God hates covetousness

Colossians 3:5
Ephesians 5:3
Exodus 20:3, 17
Deuteronomy 5:21
Matthew 5:28

Covetousness leads to further sin and sorrow

Joshua 7:10-26
2 Samuel 11
James 1:15
The pleasure of covetousness is very short-lived

Covetousness leads to a reliance on the abundance of possessions

Luke 12:13-21, 29-34

Covetousness is curable

Hebrews 13:5