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70 Bible Verses About Envy

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    Song of Solomon 8:6

    6 Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.”

    Related Themes: Love Envy And Jealousy Marriage Heart

    Psalm 37:8

    8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.”

    Related Themes: Bitterness Anger Frustration Bitterness Frustration

    James 3:14-16

    14 But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.15 This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.16 For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.”

    Related Themes: Bitterness Envy And Jealousy Lying Strife

    Acts 17:5

    5 But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.”

    Acts 13:45

    45 But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.”

    Related Themes: Omnipotence Envy And Jealousy

    Philippians 2:3-4

    3 Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.4 Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.”

    Related Themes: Pride Humility Respecting Your Parents

    Proverbs 23:17-18

    17 Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.18 For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.”

    Related Themes: Envy And Jealousy

    James 1:19-20

    19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:20 For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.”

    Related Themes: Criticism Bitterness Frustration Patience Frustration

    Ecclesiastes 1:14

    14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.”

    Related Themes: Vanity

    Psalm 49:16

    16 Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;”

    James 4:5

    5 Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?”

    Related Themes: Lust

    Romans 13:13

    13 Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.”

    Related Themes: Dating Lust Drugs Indulgence

    Proverbs 25:27

    27 It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.”

    Related Themes: Pride Food Moderation Overeating Gluttony

    Philippians 1:15

    15 Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will:”

    Related Themes: Strife Envy And Jealousy

    Romans 13:13-14

    13 Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.14 But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.”

    Related Themes: Dating Lust Drugs Indulgence

    James 3:14

    14 But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.”

    Related Themes: Bitterness Envy And Jealousy Lying Strife

    Ecclesiastes 12:7

    7 Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.”

    Related Themes: Death Afterlife Murder Dust Earth

    Psalm 112:10

    10 The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.”

    Related Themes: Frustration

    James 5:9

    9 Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.”

    Related Themes: Complaining Criticism Judging Others Gossip Patience

    Genesis 30:1

    1 And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.”

    Romans 10:19

    19 But I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you.”

    Romans 8:28

    28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.”

    Related Themes: Suffering Frustration Sovereignty Complaining Life

    Psalm 106:16-18

    16 They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron the saint of the LORD.17 The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram.18 And a fire was kindled in their company; the flame burned up the wicked.”

    Psalm 37:1-3

    1 A Psalm of David. Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.3 Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.”

    Related Themes: Envy And Jealousy Enemies Envy And Jealousy Trust Nervousness

    James 4:6

    6 But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.”

    Related Themes: Pride Humility Grace Self-Esteem Humility

    Mark 7:21-22

    21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,22 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:”

    Related Themes: Adultery Lust Impurity Pride Heart

    James 4:2

    2 Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.”

    Related Themes: Lust Envy And Jealousy Prayer Killing

    1 Peter 2:1-2

    1 Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,2 As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:”

    Related Themes: Bitterness Gossip Lust Persecution Hypocrisy

    Acts 17:5-8

    5 But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.6 And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;7 Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus.8 And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.”

    Proverbs 6:34

    34 For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.”

    Related Themes: Envy And Jealousy Revenge Jealousy

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