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What does the Bible say about envy and jealousy?

15 verses about envy and jealousy, ranked by the votes of OpenBible.info readers, with the King James text.

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Bible verses about envy and jealousy

James 3:16 — For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. 7 votes
Proverbs 14:30 — A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones. 6 votes
James 3:14 — But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. 5 votes
James 4:2 — Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. 5 votes
Proverbs 27:4 — Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy? 4 votes
1 Corinthians 10:13 — There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. 4 votes
Galatians 5:19 — Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, 4 votes
Romans 12:21 — Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good. 3 votes
1 Corinthians 3:3 — For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men? 3 votes
Exodus 20:17 — 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. 2 votes
Psalms 25:4 — Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths. 2 votes
Proverbs 10:12 — Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins. 2 votes
Ecclesiastes 4:4 — Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit. 2 votes
1 Corinthians 13:1 — Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. 2 votes
1 John 4:8 — He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. 2 votes

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Proverbs (3), 1 Corinthians (3), James (3), Exodus (1), Psalms (1), Ecclesiastes (1), Romans (1), Galatians (1), 1 John (1)

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