Coveting

Before I left today Kate said “Oh hey, do you want these old boots I have?” and gave me an old pair of lace up leather boots that I seem to recall coveting maybe 15 years ago. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Wherefore that which is called coveting, in Exodus 20: 17, is called desire, in Deuteronomy ❋ John Bunyan (1658)

When the Bible says NOT to do something (such as coveting your neighbor's wife) it's because people tend to do it -- a lot. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The Tenth Commandment, the one about "coveting," criminalizes thought. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Just adorable, I must say, I am kind of coveting it as well. ❋ Unknown (2007)

In practice it means a set of extremely rotten values: greed, self-absorption, atomization, suspiciousness, superstition, lying (especially to ones' self), responsibility-shirking, resentment ('coveting'), and ultimately, nihilism ('rapture'). ❋ Unknown (2005)

"The gift of healing" is surely one worth "coveting," and we think must be within reach, or we should not be told so to covet it. ❋ John Kirk (N/A)

If Americans honored the commandment against "coveting," free enterprise and capitalism would collapse, let alone noone would have the drive and necessary push to achieve without coveting thy neighbors goods. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Whereas the code delivered to Bronze Age men simply tumbles the wife in with all the other property, the Catholic catechetical tradition pulled her out of the inventory and makes a rather sharp distinction between the kind of coveting that happens when you've got your eye on the neighbor's Prius and the kind of coveting that happens when you've got your eye on the neighbor's missus. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Hogan and Friends simply made up a title belt and suddenly Danny Bonaduce is "coveting" the title. ❋ Unknown (2008)

007: 008 Sin took advantage of this, and by means of the Commandment stirred up within me every kind of coveting; for apart from ❋ Richard Francis Weymouth (1862)

Certainly envying the following sin on the checklist for priests and members of religious orders would qualify as "coveting my neighbor's goods": "Have I overworked, not taking time for exercise, relaxation, prayer and reading?" ❋ Michele Somerville (2011)

And wouldn't it better to share our neighbors' stuff instead of coveting it? ❋ Claire Gordon (2011)

Southwest and JetBlue, which analysts see as coveting the rare extra access at the congested airports, declined to comment. ❋ Jack Nicas (2011)

Lifehacker reader Wei was coveting the pricey touch-screen drawing tablets produced by Wacom. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Visit The Inside Source to read full story and see what Sykes is currently coveting on eBay. ❋ Meredith Barnett (2011)

[Did you] covet your [neighbor's] [bf]? ❋ _Sam_ (2005)

[Homer Simpson] covets just [about all] the cool stuff [Flanders] Has that he doesn't. ❋ Siliva2 (2006)

My friend [texted] a [covetized] ex-boss to just say hello and he [lead] his text response with "I am dating someone''. ❋ Winsome Sorrento (2022)

The [young man] lived such a [covetousness] life, he went unchecked and eventually contolled every [aspect] of his life. ❋ Mercenary Missionary (2009)

[Jews]. ❋ Gentile (2003)

That guy is such a coveter. He has to know that [Wendy] is still [dating] [the butcher]. ❋ Jamie Baumgart (2006)

[The president] coveted some time for [fishing] and [hunting] ❋ [EU] Assassin (2017)

Girls. [Hold on] to you're [boyfriends]. [Covet] has entered the building. *[COVET]* ❋ Button&&Pistachio (2008)

two people sitting uncomfortably next to smelly bums. one guy pulls [the dinger] thing and gets out of the seat in the back left corner of the bus. Dude just got off, [coveted seat] is [now available] ❋ Cornelius Bellpepper (2010)

Rachel "Why doesnt [karli] wanna go out to dinner?" [Rhys] "Duh she's a [covetous jew]!" ❋ Rhysyboy93 (2010)