Selfish greed, condemned by Jesus (Luke 12: 15) and regarded by Paul as the kind of specific command that makes people aware of their sinfulness (Rom. 7: 7).
Citation for covetousness
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MLA
"covetousness." In A Dictionary of the Bible. Ed. W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online. May 23, 2013. <http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e448>.
Chicago
"covetousness." In A Dictionary of the Bible. , edited by W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online, http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e448 (accessed May 23, 2013).