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COVET,

1. To desire or wish for, with eagerness to desire earnestly to obtain or possess in a good sense.

Covet earnestly the best gifts. 1 Corinthians 12 .

2. To desire inordinately to desire that which it is unlawful to obtain or possess in a bad sense.

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbors house, wife or servant. Exodus 20 .

COVET, To have an earnest desire. 1 Timothy 6 .

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Entry for 'Covet'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​kjd/​c/covet.html.
 
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