Luke 12:15

Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling

And he said to them, See ye, and beware of all covetousness; for the life of a man is not in the abundance of the things, which he wieldeth.

Cross References

1 Kings 2:40

And Shimei rose up, and saddled his ass, and went to Achish, into Gath, to seek his servants; and he brought them again from Gath.

Job 2:4

To whom Satan answered, and said, A man shall give skin for skin, and all things that he hath for his life;

Psalm 10:3

For why the sinner is praised in the desires of his soul; and the wicked is blessed. The sinner hath stirred the Lord to wrath;

Psalm 37:16

Better is a little thing to a just [or rightwise] man; than many riches of sinners.

Psalm 62:10

Do not ye have hope in wicked-ness, and do not ye covet ravens; if riches be plenteous, do not ye set the heart thereto.

Proverbs 15:16

Better is a little with the dread of the Lord, than many treasures and unfillable.

Proverbs 16:16

Wield thou wisdom, for it is better than gold; and get thou prudence, for it is preciouser than silver.

Proverbs 28:16

A duke needy of prudence shall oppress many men by false challenge; but the days of him that hateth avarice shall be made long.

Jeremiah 6:13

For from the less unto the greater, all study to avarice; and all do guile, from the prophet unto the priest.

Ezekiel 33:31

and they come to thee, as if my people entereth, and my people sit before thee, and they hear thy words, and do not those [or them]; for they turn those [or them] into the song of their mouth, and their heart pursueth their avarice;

Micah 2:2

They coveted fields, and took violently; and ravished houses, and falsely challenged a man and his house, a man and his heritage.

Habakkuk 2:9

Woe to him that gathereth evil covetousness to his house, that his nest be on high, and guesseth him for to be delivered of the hand of evil.

Mark 7:22

thefts, avarices, [or covetousness, or over-hard keeping of goods], wickednesses, guile, unchastity, evil eye, blasphemies, pride, folly.

Luke 12:16

And he told to them a likeness, and said, The field of a rich man brought forth plenteous fruits.

Luke 16:14

But the Pharisees, that were covetous, heard all these things, and they scorned him.

Luke 21:34

But take ye heed to yourselves, lest peradventure your hearts be grieved with gluttony, and drunken-ness, and busynesses of this life, and that day come suddenly on you;

Luke 8:14

But that that fell among thorns, be these that heard, and of busy-nesses, and riches, and lusts of life they go forth, and be strangled, and bring forth no fruit.

1 Corinthians 6:10

neither thieves, neither avaricious [or covetous] men, neither men full of drunkenness, neither cursers, neither raveners, shall wield the kingdom of God.

Colossians 3:5

Therefore slay ye your members, which be on the earth, fornication, uncleanness, lechery, evil covetousness, and avarice, which is service of maumets [or simulacra];

2 Timothy 3:2

and men shall be loving them-selves, covetous, high of bearing, proud, blasphemers, not obedient to father and mother, unkind, cursed,

Hebrews 13:5

Be your manners without covetousness, satisfied with present things; for he said, I shall not leave thee, neither forsake,

Joshua 7:21

for among the spoils I saw a red mantle full good, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a golden rule of fifty shekels; and I coveted those, and took away, and I hid those in the earth, against the midst of my tabernacle; and I covered the silver with the earth delved.

2 Peter 2:14

and have eyes full of adultery, and unceasing trespass, deceiving unsteadfast souls, and have the heart exercised to covetousness; the sons of cursing,

2 Peter 2:3

and they shall make merchandise of you in covetousness by feigned words. To whom doom now a while ago ceaseth not, and the perdition of them nappeth not.