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‘Greed — for lack of a better word — is good.
Greed is right. Greed works. Greed clarifies, cuts through, and
captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit.
Greed, in all of its forms — greed for life, for money, for love, for knowledge
— has marked the upward surge of mankind.’
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To want To desire
To long for To lust
Old Testament
’avah / batsa‘ / betsa‘ / chamad
New Testament aphilarguros / epithumeo / zeloo / oregomai
pleonektes / pleonexia / philarguros
“ Covet ”
Category Example
Ability Eve
Position Joseph’s Bre
Carnal David Possessions Achan
Discontentment Uncontrolled lust Excessive desire
Envy Jealousy / Competition
Self / Family Pride Self Sufficiency / Trust
Greed
Motivations Negative Positive
Helpful Beneficial
Love Enjoyment Happiness
Health Filling emptiness
Useful
Philippians 4 v 8
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest,
whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely,
whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise,
think on these things.
Covet earnestly (1 Corinthians 12 v 31)
Godliness with contentment (1 Timothy 6 v 6)