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1 John 2:15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 3

1 John 2:16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. 4

1 John 2:17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever. 5

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LUST OF THE EYES Genesis 2:15 And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. 8

LUST OF THE EYES Genesis 2:16 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: 9

LUST OF THE EYES Genesis 2:17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. 10

LUST OF THE EYES Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? 11

LUST OF THE EYES Genesis 3:2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: 12

LUST OF THE EYES Genesis 3:3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. 13

LUST OF THE EYES Genesis 3:4-5 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods , knowing good and evil. 14

LUST OF THE EYES Genesis 3:6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food , and that it was pleasant to the eyes , and a tree to be desired to make one wise , she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. 15

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COVETOUS EYES 2 Peter 2:12-13 But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption; And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you; 17

COVETOUS EYES 2 Peter 2:14-16 Having eyes full of adultery , and that cannot cease from sin ; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices ; cursed children: Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness; But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man's voice forbad the madness of the prophet. 18

EYES OF THE HEART Matthew 6:19-21 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven , where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. 19

EYES OF THE HEART Matthew 6:22-23 The light of the body is the eye : if therefore thine eye be single , thy whole body shall be full of light . But if thine eye be evil , thy whole body shall be full of darkness . If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness! 20

10 th Commandment LUST OF THE EYES Exodus 20:17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's. 21

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Never Satisfied Ecclesiastes 4:8 There is one alone , and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he , For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail. 23

Never Satisfied Ecclesiastes 5:10-11 He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase : this is also vanity. When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes? 24

Achan’s Breakin ’ Heart Joshua 7:20-21 And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done: When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them , and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it. 25

David/Bathsheba 2 Samuel 11:2-4 And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king's house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon. And David sent and inquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite? And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in unto him, and he lay with her; for she was purified from her uncleanness: and she returned unto her house. 26

David/Bathsheba 2 Samuel 11:14-17 And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah. And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die. And it came to pass, when Joab observed the city, that he assigned Uriah unto a place where he knew that valiant men were . And the men of the city went out, and fought with Joab: and there fell some of the people of the servants of David; and Uriah the Hittite died also. 27

David/Bathsheba 2 Samuel 12:18-19 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died . And the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead: for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spake unto him, and he would not hearken unto our voice: how will he then vex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead? But when David saw that his servants whispered, David perceived that the child was dead: therefore David said unto his servants , Is the child dead? And they said, He is dead. 28

Pharisees Covetous Luke 16:13-14 No servant can serve two masters : for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him. 29

Judas The Covetous Matthew 26:14-16 Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests, And said unto them , What will ye give me , and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver. And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him. 30

Judas The Covetous John 12:4-6 Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son , which should betray him, Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor? This he said, not that he cared for the poor ; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein. 31

Covetousness Makes God Mad Psalms 10:3 For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire , and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth. Isaiah 57:17 For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him: I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart. 32

Leaders to Hate Covetousness Exodus 18:19-20 Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God: And thou shalt teach them ordinances and laws, and shalt shew them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do. 33

Leaders to Hate Covetousness Exodus 18:21 Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God , men of truth, hating covetousness ; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens: 34

Leaders to Hate Covetousness Exodus 18:22 And let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear the burden with thee. 35

Leaders to Hate Covetousness Proverbs 28:16 The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days. 36