Bible Verses about “jealous women”
The Bible contains 21 verses about jealous women across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“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,”
“For where jealousy and selfish ambition are, there is confusion and every evil deed.”
“But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don't boast and don't lie against the truth.”
“This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, sensual, and demonic.”
“The life of the body is a heart at peace, but envy rots the bones.”
“Set me as a seal on your heart, as a seal on your arm; for love is strong as death. Jealousy is as cruel as Sheol. Its flashes are flashes of fire, a very flame of Yahweh.”
“When Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister. She said to Jacob, "Give me children, or else I will die."”
“Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; but who is able to stand before jealousy?”
“for you are still fleshly. For insofar as there is jealousy, strife, and factions among you, aren't you fleshly, and don't you walk in the ways of men?”
“but he didn't respect Cain and his offering. Cain was very angry, and the expression on his face fell.”
“Yahweh said to Cain, "Why are you angry? Why has the expression of your face fallen?”
“For I am jealous over you with a godly jealousy. For I married you to one husband, that I might present you as a pure virgin to Christ.”
“For jealousy arouses the fury of the husband. He won't spare in the day of vengeance.”
“Her rival provoked her severely, to make her fret, because Yahweh had shut up her womb.”
“He went in to Hagar, and she conceived. When she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.”
“Sarai said to Abram, "This wrong is your fault. I gave my handmaid into your bosom, and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes. Yahweh judge between me and you."”
“and the spirit of jealousy comes on him, and he is jealous of his wife, and she is defiled: or if the spirit of jealousy comes on him, and he is jealous of his wife, and she isn't defiled:”
“"'This is the law of jealousy, when a wife, being under her husband, goes astray, and is defiled;”
“or when the spirit of jealousy comes on a man, and he is jealous of his wife; then he shall set the woman before Yahweh, and the priest shall execute on her all this law.”