Five Results of Greed

 

Five Results of Greed

 

1.   Family Troubles

a.   “Whoever is greedy for unjust gain troubles his own household, but he who hates bribes will live.” Proverbs 15:27

 

2.   Disappointment

​      a.“ He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor                     he who loves wealth with his income; this also is vanity.” 

  ​         Ecclesiastes 5:10

 

3.   Folly

a.   “Like a partridge that hatches eggs it did not lay,​ are those who        gain riches by unjust means.​ When their lives are half gone,              their ​   riches will desert them,​ and in the end they will prove to        be fools.” Jeremiah 17:11

 

4.    Apostasy

a.   “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs. 1 Timothy 6:10

 

5.    Misery

a.   “Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up treasure in the last days.”  James 5:3

 

Your assignment is to search the book of Proverbs for where they caution against greed and place them where they fit with these titles.