Bible Verses about “being envious”
Found 28 verses (ordered by relevance) about “being envious” in the KJV version of the Bible
“¶ Charity suffereth long, [and] is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,”
“‹But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.›”
“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.”
“Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are [these]; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,”
“Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,”
“[Let your] conversation [be] without covetousness; [and be] content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.”
“For all that [is] in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.”
“¶ A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.”
“For the word of God [is] quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and [is] a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.”
“Whereas ye know not what [shall be] on the morrow. For what [is] your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.”
“But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know [them], because they are spiritually discerned.”
“But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.”
“¶ A sound heart [is] the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.”
“Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.”
“For I [am] the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.”
“For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.”
“But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.”
“But God hath revealed [them] unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.”
“For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.”
“Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.”
“But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, [even] the hidden [wisdom], which God ordained before the world unto our glory:”
“And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.”
“And my speech and my preaching [was] not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:”
“That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.”
“Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known [it], they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.”
“¶ Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:”
“For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.”
“¶ And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.”