Bible Verses about “envy”
The Bible contains 19 verses about envy across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“Love is patient and is kind; love doesn't envy. Love doesn't brag, is not proud,”
“envyings, murders, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these; of which I forewarn you, even as I also forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the Kingdom of God.”
“Now the works of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness,”
“idolatry, sorcery, hatred, strife, jealousies, outbursts of anger, rivalries, divisions, heresies,”
“Putting away therefore all wickedness, all deceit, hypocrisies, envies, and all evil speaking,”
“For where jealousy and selfish ambition are, there is confusion and every evil deed.”
“covetings, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, and foolishness.”
“For from within, out of the hearts of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, sexual sins, murders, thefts,”
“He said, "That which proceeds out of the man, that defiles the man.”
“All these evil things come from within, and defile the man."”
“Let's not become conceited, provoking one another, and envying one another.”
“For we were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.”
“The life of the body is a heart at peace, but envy rots the bones.”
“Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; but who is able to stand before jealousy?”
“Don't be envious of evil men; neither desire to be with them:”
“for you shall worship no other god: for Yahweh, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.”
“Then I saw all the labor and achievement that is the envy of a man's neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.”
“Don't let your heart envy sinners; but rather fear Yahweh all the day long.”
“For resentment kills the foolish man, and jealousy kills the simple.”