How do we know that covetousness is a sin?

In Scripture, covetousness is condemned as idolatry that leads to spiritual ruin. James 4:3 reveals that asking with wrong motives, to satisfy one's own desires, leads to not receiving from God. Additionally, Ephesians 5:5 states that no covetous person has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ. Christ warns us about the dangers of coveting earthly possessions in Luke 12:15, emphasizing that life does not consist in the abundance of possessions. The consistent biblical teaching shows that covetousness distracts believers from God’s true blessings and leads them away from the path to eternal life.