Bible Verses About Envy And Jealousy

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.

Core Bible text on envyings and kingdom inheritance.

Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,

Core Bible vice list naming jealousy.

Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.

Direct warning against envying one another.

For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.

Direct teaching that envying and strife bring evil works.

Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?

Direct mention of envying to jealousy.

For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?

Directly links jealousy and strife with fleshly behavior.

But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.

Direct warning about bitter envying and strife.

Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:

Direct vice list naming envy.

Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,

Direct command to put away envy.

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

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.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?

Proverb about jealousy’s danger, used as background support.

Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will:

Shows envy used for wrong motives in ministry.

But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.

Narrates a case of envy opposing apostolic preaching.

For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

General proverb about jealousy leading to fury and revenge.

For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

The envy also of Ephraim shall depart, and the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off: Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not vex Ephraim.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.