Question 148

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1 Kings 21:4

4So Ahab went to his palace, sullen and angry because Naboth the Jezreelite had told him, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” He lay down on his bed, turned his face away, and refused to eat.

Esther 5:13

13Yet none of this satisfies me as long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.”

1 Corinthians 10:10

10And do not complain, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroying angel.

Galatians 5:26

26Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying one another.

James 3:14

14But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth.

James 3:16

16For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every evil practice.

Psalms 112:9-10

9He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn will be lifted high in honor.

10The wicked man will see and be grieved; he will gnash his teeth and waste away; the desires of the wicked will perish.

Nehemiah 2:10

10But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about this, they were deeply disturbed that someone had come to seek the well-being of the Israelites.

Romans 7:7-8

7What then shall we say? Is the law sin? Certainly not! Indeed, I would not have been mindful of sin if not for the law. For I would not have been aware of coveting if the law had not said, “Do not covet.”

8But sin, seizing its opportunity through the commandment, produced in me every kind of covetous desire. For apart from the law, sin is dead.

Romans 13:9

9The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

Colossians 3:5

5Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry.

Deuteronomy 5:21

21You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife. You shall not covet your neighbor’s house or field, or his manservant or maidservant, or his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”