{"id":8383,"date":"2026-05-22T16:20:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T16:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=8383"},"modified":"2026-09-25T12:25:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T12:25:34","slug":"bible-verses-about-greed-and-selfishness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/bible-verses-about-greed-and-selfishness\/","title":{"rendered":"20 versetti biblici su avidit\u00e0 ed egoismo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>The Bible forbids greed, calls it idolatry, and ties disorder among believers to envy and selfish ambition. Those three points come from Exodus 20:17, Colossians 3:5 and James 3:16; Jesus&#039; warning against &quot;all kinds of greed&quot; (Luke 12:15), 1 Timothy 6:10 on the love of money, and Philippians 2:3-4 add to them. Luke 12:15, Colossians 3:5 and Ephesians 5:3 use the same Greek word for greed, pleonexia, which Strong&#039;s lexicon glosses as greed or covetousness. The &quot;selfish ambition&quot; of James\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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