14 Bible Verses about Jealousy
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for out of the heart of men proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murthers, thefts, avarice, malice, deceit, lasciviousness, envy, slander, pride, folly; all these evils come from within and defile the man.
For out of the heart proceed wicked disputings, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false-witnessings, slanders: these defile a man, but to eat without washing the hands doth not defile him.
Now the works of the flesh are manifest, such as, adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, enmities, strifes, emulations, animosities, contentions, divisions, heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and the like: of which I forewarn you, as I have also told you before, that they who practise such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
Let us behave decently as being in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in lewdness and lasciviousness, not in strife and envying.
Charity beareth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity is not insolent, is not puffed up, doth not behave indecently, is not selfish, is not easily provoked, suspecteth no evil, rejoiceth not at injustice, but rejoiceth in the truth:read more.
covereth all faults, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
For we also were formerly foolish, disobedient, going astray, enslaved to various disorderly appetites and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. But when the kindness and love of God our Saviour towards man appeared, not for works of righteousness which we had done, but according to his own mercy He saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the holy Spirit;
but if ye have bitter envy and strife in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth; this is not the wisdom, that cometh down from above, but is earthly, sensual, and diabolical: for where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
And the patriarchs, envying him, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,
Then the high priest rose up, and all that were with him, (being of the sect of the sadducees,) and were filled with rage:
But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and contradicted the things which were spoken by Paul, opposing and reviling him.
But the unbelieving Jews being filled with envy, collected some loose profligate fellows, and making a tumult set all the city in an uproar: and assaulting Jason's house, they sought for them in order to bring them out to the populace.
Because ye are still carnal: for while there is among you envy and strife and divisions, are ye not carnal, and do ye not walk as men?
For I am afraid least when I come, I should not find you such as I could wish, and I should be found to you such as ye would not: least there should be contentions, emulations, animosities, strifes, thwartings, whisperings, swellings, tumults: and least,
From Thematic Bible
The tribe of Gad » Assists » Assisted » Building » Altars » Jealousy
Jealousy » Divine
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 again, Did not Israel know this? when first Moses saith, "I will move you to jealousy by those who are not a people, I will provoke you to anger by a foolish nation:"
Say I then, Have they stumbled, that they should fall irrecoverably? God forbid! but this I say, that by their fall salvation is come to the Gentiles to excite them to emulation.
Jealousy » Examples of human » The labourers in the vineyard
saying, These last have worked but one hour, and thou hast made them equal to us, who have borne the burthen and heat of the day.
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
But his elder son was out in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing: and he called one of the servants to him, and asked what these things meant. And he said to him, Thy brother is come, and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and well: but he was angry, and would not go in. read more.
Therefore his father came out and desired him. But he answered and said to his father, Behold so many years as I serve thee, nor have I ever transgressed thy command, and yet thou hast never given me a kid, to be merry with my friends: but as soon as this thy son was come, who hath eaten up thy substance with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf. And he said unto him, Son, thou art always with me, and all that I have is thine. But it was fit we should be merry and rejoice; for this thy brother was dead, and is come to life again, 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
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 over you with a godly jealousy, having espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste 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 of Thessalonica knew that the word of God was preached by Paul at Berea, they came thither also, to stir up the people.
And they heard him to this word, and then they exalted their voice, saying, Away with such a fellow from the earth; for it is not fit that he should live.
But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and contradicted the things which were spoken by Paul, opposing and reviling him.
But the unbelieving Jews being filled with envy, collected some loose profligate fellows, and making a tumult set all the city in an uproar: and assaulting Jason's house, they sought for them in order to bring them out to the populace.
Say I then, Have they stumbled, that they should fall irrecoverably? God forbid! but this I say, that by their fall salvation is come to the Gentiles to excite them to emulation.
Man's » Jealousy » Wrath
Man's » Jealousy » King saul
Man's » Jealousy » The labourers in the vineyard
saying, These last have worked but one hour, and thou hast made them equal to us, who have borne the burthen and heat of the day.
Man's » Jealousy » Joseph's brethren
Man's » Jealousy » The men of ephraim
Man's » Jealousy » The elder brother
Offerings » Different kinds of » Jealousy
Topics on Jealousy
Avoiding Jealousy
1 Corinthians 3:3Because ye are still carnal: for while there is among you envy and strife and divisions, are ye not carnal, and do ye not walk as men?
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