14 Bible Verses about Jealousy

Do we provoke the Lord to anger? Are we stronger than he?

But I say, did not Israel know? First, Moses says, I will provoke you by that which is not a nation, and by a foolish nation will I excite you to anger.

I say then, have they stumbled that they should fall? By no means; but by their fall the nations have salvation to excite them to emulation.

saying, These last have worked but one hour, and you have made them equal with us, who have borne the burden and heat of the day.

But his older son was in the field; and when he came and approached the house he heard music and the dancers. And calling one of the servants he inquired what these things meant. And he said to him, Your brother has come; and your father has killed the fatted calf, because he has received him back in health. read more.
And he was angry, and would not go in; but his father came out and entreated him. And he answered and said to his father, Behold, l have served you so many years, and have never disobeyed your command; and you have never given me a kid, that I might rejoice with my friends; but when this your son came who has consumed his living with harlots, you killed for him the fatted calf. But he said to him, Son, you are always with me, and all mine is yours. We ought also to rejoice and be glad; for this your brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.

And he was angry, and would not go in; but his father came out and entreated him.

For I am zealous for you with a godly zeal, for I joined you, a chaste virgin, to one husband, to present to Christ;

And when the Jews in Thessalonica knew that the word of God was preached by Paul at Berea, they came there exciting the multitudes.

And they heard him to this word, and lifted up their voice saying, Take away such a man from the earth; it is not fit that he should live.

And the Jews seeing the multitudes were filled with envy, and contradicted the things said by Paul, disputing and blaspheming.

But the unbelieving Jews taking certain base men of those about the markets, and exciting a mob, disturbed the city; and coming to the house of Jason sought to bring them out to the people;

I say then, have they stumbled that they should fall? By no means; but by their fall the nations have salvation to excite them to emulation.

And all in the synagogue when they heard these things were filled with wrath;

saying, These last have worked but one hour, and you have made them equal with us, who have borne the burden and heat of the day.

And he was angry, and would not go in; but his father came out and entreated him.