Luke 12:15. A key component of the definition of greed is the obsession of accumulating material goods. It is easy to get caught up in materialism at the expense of God. If you are obsessed with obtaining material things, you are out of step with God. God did not create us for the sole purpose of obtaining material goods (Luke 12:15, "And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth"). God does not reward us by the amount of material goods we accumulate during our lifetime. God judges us by our relationship to Jesus Christ, our love of God, and our love of our fellowman.

BIBLE SCRIPTURE: Luke 12:15, "And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth."

Isaiah 56:11. Another key component of the definition of greed is that you are never satisfied with what you accumulate. The sin nature in all of us craves for more and more. If we have two cars, we want three. If we own a house, we want to own another one. If we have a wife, we want a mistress. If we were not constraint by our economic situation, most of us would continue to accumulate goods and would never stop. In the end we still would never be satisfied (Isaiah 56:11, "Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter").

ISAIAH 56 BIBLE SCRIPTURE: Isaiah 56:11, "Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter."

Proverbs 21:25. The definition of greed includes slothfulness. All day long a slothful person will greedily crave for the things that they desire, but they will not work for it. Their desires may only be for the basics of life, but they will not work for it (Proverbs 21:25, "The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour. He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.") A slothful, greedy person kills himself by his lack of a work ethic. A slothful person will avoid work even if it is for his basic needs. He will scheme to sustain himself at the expense of other people and even his own future. He will seek "free money" to get by for another day. He will quickly take out high interest loans that he will not pay back. He will play the lottery instead of paying a bill. He will lose his reputation by borrowing money and things from friends and family, and never paying them back. He will burden society by staying on welfare with no intention of finding work or becoming employable.

PROVERBS 21 BIBLE SCRIPTURE: Proverbs 21:25, "The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour. He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not."

Luke 11:39. Another key aspect of the definition of greed is that it is deceptive. Greedy people are scammers. They will deceive others so that they can take from people what is not theirs (Matthews 7:15, "Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves."). Many people that are greedy deceive themselves and others of their wickedness in order to continue in their life of greed (Luke 11:39, "And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness").

LUKE 11 BIBLE SCRIPTURE: Luke 11:39, "And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness."