14 Bible Verses about Jealousy
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For within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil reasonings, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, impurity, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, folly. All these evils proceed out from within, and defile the man.
For out of the heart proceed evil reasonings, murders, fornications, adulteries, thefts, false testimonies, blasphemies. These are the things which defile the man: but to eat bread with unwashed hands does not defile the man.
But the works of carnality are manifest, which are fornication, uncleanness, debauchery, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, animosities, selfseekings, divisions, heresies, envyings, drunkenness, revellings, and things like unto these: which I tell you beforehand, as I did previously say to you, that those doing such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
Let us walk circumspectly, as in the day; not with revelries and drunkenness, not with debaucheries and impurities, not in strife and envy:
Divine love suffers long; divine love is kind; divine love envies not; does not make a display of itself, is not puffed up, does not behave itself uncomely, seeks not its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; it does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but it rejoices in the truth;read more.
it bears all things, it believes all things, it hopes all things, it endures all things.
For when we also were without understanding, being disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in sin and envy, hateful, hating one another; but when the goodness and philanthropy of God our Saviour appeared, not from works which are in righteousness, which we did, but according to his own mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and the renewal of the Holy Ghost,
But if you have bitter envy and strife in your heart, do not boast, and lie against the truth. This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but it is earthly, intellectual, and demoniacal. For where there are envy and strife, there are contention and every evil work.
And the patriarchs, envying Joseph, sold him into Egypt:
And the high priest and all those being with him, being the sect of the Sadducees, were filled with rage,
And the Jews seeing the multitudes, were filled with jealousy, and contradicted the word spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.
But the Jews giving away to jealousy, and receiving to themselves certain wicked men of those around the forum, and raising a mob, continued to put the city in an uproar; and assaulting the house of Jason, they were seeking to lead them out to the people:
for ye are yet carnal. For where there are envy and strife among you, are you not carnal, and walking about according to man?
For I fear lest, having come, I may not find you as I wish, and may not be found by you as you wish; lest perhaps strife, jealousy, animosities, selfseekings, calumniations, eavesdroppings, inflations, outfallings, are among you;
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The tribe of Gad » Assists » Assisted » Building » Altars » Jealousy
Jealousy » Divine
Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? whether are we stronger than he?
Jealousy » Examples of human » King saul
Jealousy » Instances of » Saul, of david
Jealousy » Instances of » Joseph's brothers, of joseph
Jealousy » An envious spirit
But I say, Whether does not Israel know? Moses first says, I will provoke you to jealousy with that which is no nation, and with a nation void of understanding I will anger you.
Then I say; Whether did they stumble that they may fall? it could not be so: but by their fall, salvation came to the Gentiles, in order to provoke them to jealousy.
Jealousy » Examples of human » The labourers in the vineyard
saying, These labored one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, who bore the burden of the day and the heat.
Jealousy » Examples of human » Joseph's brethren
Jealousy » Instances of » Sectional, between israel and the tribe of judah
Jealousy » Instances of » The brother of the prodigal son
And his elder son was in the field: and while coming he drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing. And calling one of the servants, asked him what these things might be. And he said to him, Because thy brother has come; and thy father has slain the fatted calf, because he received him sound. read more.
And he was angry, and did not wish to come in: and his father having gone out, continued to intreat him. And responding he said to the father, Behold, I serve thee so many years, and have never transgressed thy commandment: and thou hast never given me a kid, that I may rejoice with my friends: but when this thy son, the one devouring thy living with harlots came, thou hast slain for him the fatted calf. And he said to him, Child, thou art always with me, and all mine are thine: and it behooved me to be glad and rejoice; because this thy brother was dead, and is alive; was lost, and is found.
Jealousy » Instances of » Nathan, of adonijah
Jealousy » Instances of » Joab, of abner
Jealousy » Examples of human » The men of ephraim
Jealousy » Examples of human » The elder brother
And he was angry, and did not wish to come in: and his father having gone out, continued to intreat him. And responding he said to the father,
Jealousy » Instances of » Cain, of abel
Jealousy » Law concerning, when husband is jealous for his wife
Jealousy » Image of
Jealousy » Figurative
For I am jealous of you with the jealousy of God: for I espoused you to one husband, to present you a pure virgin to Christ;
Jealousy » Instances of » Sarah, of hagar
Jealousy » Instances of » Of jephthah
Jealousy » Instances of » Ephraimites, of gideon
Jewish » Jealousy
but when the Jews from Thessalonica knew that the word of God was preached by Paul in Berea, they came thither also, agitating and stirring up the rabbles.
And they continued to hear him until this word, and lifted up their voice, saying, Take away such a one from the earth: for it is not appropriate for him to live.
And the Jews seeing the multitudes, were filled with jealousy, and contradicted the word spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.
But the Jews giving away to jealousy, and receiving to themselves certain wicked men of those around the forum, and raising a mob, continued to put the city in an uproar; and assaulting the house of Jason, they were seeking to lead them out to the people:
Then I say; Whether did they stumble that they may fall? it could not be so: but by their fall, salvation came to the Gentiles, in order to provoke them to jealousy.
Man's » Jealousy » Wrath
Man's » Jealousy » King saul
Man's » Jealousy » The labourers in the vineyard
saying, These labored one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, who bore the burden of the day and the heat.
Man's » Jealousy » Joseph's brethren
Man's » Jealousy » The men of ephraim
Man's » Jealousy » The elder brother
And he was angry, and did not wish to come in: and his father having gone out, continued to intreat him. And responding he said to the father,
Offerings » Different kinds of » Jealousy
Topics on Jealousy
Avoiding Jealousy
1 Corinthians 3:3for ye are yet carnal. For where there are envy and strife among you, are you not carnal, and walking about according to man?
