What does the Bible say about jealous?

18 verses about jealous, ranked by the votes of OpenBible.info readers, with the King James text.

12 booksMost in Deuteronomy

Bible verses about jealous

Exodus 20:5 — Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; 6 votes
Exodus 34:14 — For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God: 5 votes
Deuteronomy 4:24 — For the LORD thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God. 5 votes
2 Corinthians 11:2 — For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ. 4 votes
Deuteronomy 6:15 — (For the LORD thy God is a jealous God among you) lest the anger of the LORD thy God be kindled against thee, and destroy thee from off the face of the earth. 3 votes
Joshua 24:19 — And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve the LORD: for he is an holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins. 3 votes
Proverbs 6:34 — For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance. 3 votes
Proverbs 14:30 — A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones. 3 votes
James 4:5 — Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy? 3 votes
Deuteronomy 5:9 — Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me, 2 votes
1 Kings 14:22 — And Judah did evil in the sight of the LORD, and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins which they had committed, above all that their fathers had done. 2 votes
Psalms 79:5 — How long, LORD? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire? 2 votes
Song of Solomon 8:6 — 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. 2 votes
Isaiah 42:8 — I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images. 2 votes
Ezekiel 39:25 — Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Now will I bring again the captivity of Jacob, and have mercy upon the whole house of Israel, and will be jealous for my holy name; 2 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? 2 votes
1 Corinthians 10:22 — Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he? 2 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. 2 votes

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Deuteronomy (3), Exodus (2), Proverbs (2), 1 Corinthians (2), James (2), Joshua (1), 1 Kings (1), Psalms (1), Song of Solomon (1), Isaiah (1), Ezekiel (1), 2 Corinthians (1)

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