Like Siamese Twins

From: Moody's Stories: Volume 2 By: Dwight Lyman Moody

• 1 min. read • grade level: 7

Proverbs 21:25-26²⁵The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labor. ²⁶He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not. (Proverbs 21:25‑26); Luke 12:15¹⁵And 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. (Luke 12:15); Ephesians 5:3³But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints; (Ephesians 5:3); Hebrews 13:5⁵Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. (Hebrews 13:5)

Covetousness and stealing are almost like Siamese twins — they go together so often. In fact we might add lying, and make them triplets. “The covetous person is a thief in the shell. The thief is a covetous person out of the shell. Let a covetous person see something that he desires very much; let an opportunity of taking it be offered; how very soon he will break through the shell and come out in his true character as a thief.” The Greek word translated “covetousness” means — an inordinate desire of getting. When the Gauls tasted the sweet wines of Italy, they asked where they came from, and never rested until they had overrun Italy.

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