Bible Verses About Jealousy And Envy

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

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

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

And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.

A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s.

For the Lord thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God.

13 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.
3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.
4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
8 Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.

And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,

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.

For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.

For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.

Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.

Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.

Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,

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

Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?

For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.

For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?

Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day long.

And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

For thou shalt worship no other god: for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:

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.

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.

Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

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.

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.

19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

13 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.
3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.
4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
8 Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.

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.

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

Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.

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

Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?

Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day long.

A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.

Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

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

For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.

And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.

Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.

For thou shalt worship no other god: for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s.

Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

For the Lord thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God.

And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,

For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.

And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.

Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,

He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.