For it is easy to understand that if it is forbidden to covet another's possessions it is also forbidden to covet those things that can be obtained by means of those possessions.
The Apostle includes all in the "prudence of the flesh," because we covet the external things of the world on account of the flesh.
Further, pride is apparently the same as vainglory, since both covet excellence.
You must work and not be idle, because work is both honorable and a light to the unbeliever: and you must not covet that which belongs to another and much less beg or take anything.
Masters nowadays covet to bring about All for themselves, and let their servants go without.
Yea, manhood, in all wise: And covet to Christ's service, Both to matins and to mass.
I mean To make you Empress of my Earthly Fortunes, Regent of my desires, for did you covet To be a real Queen, I could advance you.
What the poet says here is this: it is better not to wish for or covet wealth as a means for the performance of sacrifices than to covet it for performing sacrifices.
One should notcovet honour and achievements and fame.
He should covet a bed and a seat that are removed from the haunts of men.
The amrita here that thesecovet is, of course, the Sacrificial libation.
All persons, however, of high birth covet the acquisition of sovereignty.
Covet ye, therefore, my words, and love them, and you shall have instruction.
She preventeth them that covet her, so that she first sheweth herself unto them.
Our rulers cannot well hope to extend a power already autocratic, and we take care to leave them nothing to covet in the way of wealth.
This can alone be taught by a communication with civilized beings: the sight of men well clothed will induce the naked savage to covet clothing, and will create a WANT; the supply of this demand will be the first step towards commerce.
The savage must learn to WANT; he must learn to be ambitious; and to covet more than the mere animal necessities of food and drink.
I feel to covet a good supper; an' I'm ashamed to own it, a man o' my property!
Some suppose this story was told to serve as an admonition to Mohammed, who, it seems, was apt to covetwhat was another's.
Cast not thine eyes on the good things which we have bestowed on several of the unbelievers, so as to covet the same:k neither be thou grieved on their account.
Covet not that which GOD hath bestowed on some of you preferably to others.
That is, do not envy or covet their pomp and prosperity in this world.
And in the life to come will be a severe punishment for those who covet worldly grandeur; 20 and pardon from GOD, and favor for those who renounce it: for this present life is no other than a deceitful provision.
To gain a clear distinction between the ninth and tenth commandments on this scheme it has usually been felt to be necessary to follow the Deuteronomic text, and make the ninth commandment, Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife.
O Reynard," quoth the wolf, "thou was wont to show me fondness and covet my friendliness and fear the greatness of my strength.
Then I perceive it is not best to covet things that are now, but to wait for things to come.
So she began, and said, Truly, Sir, my want of experience is that which makes me covet to be in silence, and that also that fills me with fears of coming short at last.
They therefore that have any regard to morality, civility, or to ceremonial comeliness, covet to be of the church of God, or to appropriate that glorious title to themselves.
The hill, though high, I covet to ascend, The difficulty will not me offend; For I perceive the way to life lies here.
For which to strive, no strife can grow up there From Faction; for none sure will claim in hell Precedence, none, whose portion is so small Of present pain, that with ambitious mind Will covet more.
To covet wealth is base and sordid, but to covet honour is treated as the mark of a generous and exalted nature.
He diligently endeavours also, habitually to preserve a just sense of the real worth of human distinction and applause, knowing that he shall covet them less when he has learned not to over-rate their value.
The cabin was witness of a scene which a painter well might covet for a study.
He did not covet the favors and caresses of the world.
Mrs. Lyndsay had one golden rule, which I respectfully point out to ladies who covet popularity and power: she never spoke ill of any one whom she wished to injure.
For at least the beauty of what we see is ours for the moment, on the simple condition that we do not covet the thing which gives to our eyes that beauty.
Waife, striking his staff upon the floor; "I covet his acquaintance.
While we indiscreetly covet liberty, we entangle ourselves in most grievous bondage.
Let them fight for money and for lordships, that laugh to scorn the saying of Christ: Blessed be the poor men in spirit; that is to say, be they poor or rich, blessed be they that covet no riches in this world.
Turkey, you'd bettercovet a butterfly-net from somewhere.
Turkey, go an' covet a stump and a box-rope from somewhere.
Life was to him a huge dare, and all the perils of finance the hazards of a monstrous gamble, which alone were able to supply him with that overwhelming quality of sensation that such men covet in life.
He is a speculator, a great speculator, and he has been made the victim of greater speculators who covet his territory.
The ambition--if we must use the word--which would covet such a career is at the very antipodes of that of the vulgar adventurer who simply seeks power in order to gratify his own sense of importance.
For children especially who would not covet this gladness in religion?
