Bible Verses about “jealousy”
The Bible contains 18 verses about jealousy across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what [is] that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.”
“¶ Charity suffereth long, [and] is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,”
“Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;”
“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 us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.”
“For where envying and strife [is], there [is] confusion and every evil work.”
“Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that [is] thy neighbour's.”
“But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.”
“This wisdom descendeth not from above, but [is] earthly, sensual, devilish.”
“¶ A sound heart [is] the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.”
“Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love [is] strong as death; jealousy [is] cruel as the grave: the coals thereof [are] coals of fire, [which hath a] most vehement flame.”
“Wrath [is] cruel, and anger [is] outrageous; but who [is] able to stand before envy?”
“For ye are yet carnal: for whereas [there is] among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?”
“For jealousy [is] the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.”
“And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,”
“For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.”