What does the Bible say about avarice?

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The Bible warns that avarice is a spiritually destructive love of gain that never satisfies, corrupts godly character, and must be replaced by contentment and trust in God. Ecclesiastes 4:7-8 portrays the lonely futility of endless labor for wealth, while Ecclesiastes 5:10-11 teaches that those who love money are not satisfied by it. Church leaders especially must be above greed, gentle, self-controlled, and free from the love of money, as 1 Timothy 3:2-3 and Titus 1:7 show. First Timothy 6:5-10 contrasts godliness with schemes for profit and warns that the love of money leads into many sins. Joshua 17:14-18 also calls God’s people to faithful labor rather than grasping complaint.

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