10 Bible Verses about Envy
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For we ourselves were once senseless, disobedient, astray, enslaved to all manner of passions and pleasures; we spent our days in malice and envy, we were hateful, and we hated one another.
Love is very patient, very kind. Love knows no jealousy; love makes no parade, gives itself no airs,
But the Jews were aroused to jealousy; they got hold of some idle rascals to form a mob and set the town in an uproar; they attacked Jason's house in the endeavour to bring them out before the populace,
Some of them, it is true, are actually preaching Christ from envy and rivalry, others from goodwill;
till they are filled with all manner of wickedness, depravity, lust, and viciousness, filled to the brim with envy, murder, quarrels, intrigues, and malignity ??slanderers,
Now the deeds of the flesh are quite obvious, such as sexual vice, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, magic, quarrels, dissension, jealousy, temper, rivalry, factions, party-spirit, envy, [murder], drinking bouts, revelry, and the like; I tell you beforehand as I have told you already, that people who indulge in such practices will never inherit the Realm of God.
is a conceited, ignorant creature, with a morbid passion for controversy and argument which only leads to envy, dissension, insults, insinuations,
So off with all malice, all guile and insincerity and envy and slander of every kind! Like newly-born children, thirst for the pure, spiritual milk to make you grow up to salvation.
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Envy » Forbidden
Love is very patient, very kind. Love knows no jealousy; love makes no parade, gives itself no airs,
let us live decorously as in the open light of day ??no revelry or bouts of drinking, no debauchery or sensuality, no quarrelling or jealousy.
let us have no vanity, no provoking, no envy of one another.
Envy » Forbidden » Examples of
Envy » Who not to envy
Envy » Not envying
let us live decorously as in the open light of day ??no revelry or bouts of drinking, no debauchery or sensuality, no quarrelling or jealousy.
So off with all malice, all guile and insincerity and envy and slander of every kind!
let us have no vanity, no provoking, no envy of one another.
Envy » Prosperity of the wicked should not excite
Envy » A proof of carnal-mindedness
But I could not discuss things with you, my brothers, as spiritual persons; I had to address you as worldlings, as mere babes in Christ.
you are still worldly. For with jealousy and quarrels in your midst, are you not worldly, are you not behaving like ordinary men?
Envy » Instances of » Priests, of jesus
whereupon the high priests and the Pharisees called a meeting of the Sanhedrin. "Whatever is to be done?" they said. "The fellow is performing a number of Signs.
Envy » What envy does
Envy » A work of the flesh
envy, [murder], drinking bouts, revelry, and the like; I tell you beforehand as I have told you already, that people who indulge in such practices will never inherit the Realm of God.
What, do you consider this is an idle word of scripture? ??'He yearns jealously for the spirit he set within us.')
Envy » Instances of » Joseph's brethren, of joseph
Envy » Hurtful to the envious
Envy » Instances of » Korah, dathan, and abiram, of moses
Envy » Exemplified
But when the Jews saw the crowds they were filled with jealousy; they began to contradict what Paul said and to abuse him.
But the Jews were aroused to jealousy; they got hold of some idle rascals to form a mob and set the town in an uproar; they attacked Jason's house in the endeavour to bring them out before the populace,
Envy » Instances of » Saul, of david
Envy » Instances of » Sarah, of hagar
Envy » Who has envy among them
you are still worldly. For with jealousy and quarrels in your midst, are you not worldly, are you not behaving like ordinary men?
Envy » Exemplified » Joshua
Envy » Excited by good deeds of others
Envy » Instances of » Jews, of paul and barnabas
But when the Jews saw the crowds they were filled with jealousy; they began to contradict what Paul said and to abuse him.
But the Jews were aroused to jealousy; they got hold of some idle rascals to form a mob and set the town in an uproar; they attacked Jason's house in the endeavour to bring them out before the populace,
Envy » Exemplified » Joseph's brethren
Envy » Exemplified » Edomites
Envy » Exemplified » saul
Envy » The place where envy exists
Who among you is wise and learned? Let him show by his good conduct, with the modesty of wisdom, what his deeds are. But if you are cherishing bitter jealousy and rivalry in your hearts, do not pride yourselves on that ??and be false to the truth. That is not the wisdom which comes down from above, it is an earthly wisdom, sensuous, devilish; read more.
for wherever jealousy and rivalry exist, there disorder reigns and every evil.
Envy » Produced by foolish disputations
is a conceited, ignorant creature, with a morbid passion for controversy and argument which only leads to envy, dissension, insults, insinuations,
Envy » Hinders growth in grace
So off with all malice, all guile and insincerity and envy and slander of every kind! Like newly-born children, thirst for the pure, spiritual milk to make you grow up to salvation.
Envy » None can stand before
Envy » Exemplified » Princes of babylon
Envy » Exemplified » Laban's sons
Envy » Punishment of
Envy » The wicked » Being Full of
till they are filled with all manner of wickedness, depravity, lust, and viciousness, filled to the brim with envy, murder, quarrels, intrigues, and malignity ??slanderers,
Envy » Instances of » Joshua, of eldad and medad
Envy » Exemplified » Haman
Envy » Exemplified » Cain
Envy » Instances of » Miriam and aaron, of moses
Envy » Exemplified » Chief priests
Envy » Inconsistent with » The gospel
But if you are cherishing bitter jealousy and rivalry in your hearts, do not pride yourselves on that ??and be false to the truth.
Envy » Leads to every evil work
Envy » The wicked » Live in
For we ourselves were once senseless, disobedient, astray, enslaved to all manner of passions and pleasures; we spent our days in malice and envy, we were hateful, and we hated one another.
Envy » What lusts to envy
What, do you consider this is an idle word of scripture? ??'He yearns jealously for the spirit he set within us.')
Envy » Instances of » Philistines, of isaac
Envy » Instances of » Leah, of rachel
Envy » Instances of » Cain, of abel
Envy » Instances of » Laban's sons, of jacob
Envy » Instances of » Haman, of mordecai
Envy » Instances of » Rachel, of leah
Envy » Instances of » The princes of babylon, of daniel
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1 Peter 2:1So off with all malice, all guile and insincerity and envy and slander of every kind!