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Bible Verses about Envy

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Compiled by The BibleStudyTools Staff on 09/19/2019

What does the Bible say about Envy? Discover the top Bible verses about Envy from the Old and New Testaments. Read through the biblical references of Envy to learn more about its meaning and significance. May you find some insight from these related scripture quotes!

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1 Corinthians 13:4

Love is Patient, Love is Kind
4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
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Galatians 5:26

26 Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other.
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James 3:16

16 For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice.
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James 3:14

14 But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth.
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Romans 1:29

29 They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips,
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1 Peter 2:1

1 Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind.
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Galatians 5:19-21

19 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery;
20 idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions
21 and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.
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Galatians 5:21

21 and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.
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Titus 3:3

3 At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.
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1 Timothy 6:4

4 they are conceited and understand nothing. They have an unhealthy interest in controversies and quarrels about words that result in envy, strife, malicious talk, evil suspicions
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James 3:14-16

14 But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth.
15 Such “wisdom” does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.
16 For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice.
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1 Peter 2:1-2

1 Peter 2:2
1 Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind.
2 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,
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Philippians 1:15

15 It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill.
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1 Timothy 6:4-5

4 they are conceited and understand nothing. They have an unhealthy interest in controversies and quarrels about words that result in envy, strife, malicious talk, evil suspicions
5 and constant friction between people of corrupt mind, who have been robbed of the truth and who think that godliness is a means to financial gain.
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Romans 1:28-32

28 Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done.
29 They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips,
30 slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents;
31 they have no understanding, no fidelity, no love, no mercy.
32 Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them.
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Galatians 5:19-26

Is God's fruit showing through you? - Galatians 5:22-23
19 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery;
20 idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions
21 and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
25 Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.
26 Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other.
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James 3:14-15

14 But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth.
15 Such “wisdom” does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.
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Proverbs 14:30

30 A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones.
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Job 5:2

2 Resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.
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Ecclesiastes 4:4

4 And I saw that all toil and all achievement spring from one person’s envy of another. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
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Proverbs 3:31

31 Do not envy the violent or choose any of their ways.
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Proverbs 23:17

17 Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always be zealous for the fear of the LORD.
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Proverbs 24:1

1 Do not envy the wicked, do not desire their company;
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Job 5:2-3

2 Resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.
3 I myself have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly his house was cursed.
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Proverbs 27:4

4 Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?
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1 Corinthians 3:3

3 You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere humans?
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Romans 13:13

13 Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.
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Matthew 27:18

18 For he knew it was out of self-interest that they had handed Jesus over to him.
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Acts 13:45

45 When the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy. They began to contradict what Paul was saying and heaped abuse on him.
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Psalms 37:1

1 Do not fret because of those who are evil or be envious of those who do wrong;
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Acts 7:9

9 “Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him
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Mark 15:10

10 knowing it was out of self-interest that the chief priests had handed Jesus over to him.
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Acts 17:5

5 But other Jews were jealous; so they rounded up some bad characters from the marketplace, formed a mob and started a riot in the city. They rushed to Jason’s house in search of Paul and Silas in order to bring them out to the crowd.
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James 4:5

5 Or do you think Scripture says without reason that he jealously longs for the spirit he has caused to dwell in us ?
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Genesis 26:14

14 He had so many flocks and herds and servants that the Philistines envied him.
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John 8:32

John 8:32
32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
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Psalms 73:3

3 For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
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Isaiah 26:11

11 LORD, your hand is lifted high, but they do not see it. Let them see your zeal for your people and be put to shame; let the fire reserved for your enemies consume them.
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Ezekiel 35:11

11 therefore as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, I will treat you in accordance with the anger and jealousy you showed in your hatred of them and I will make myself known among them when I judge you.
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Exodus 20:17

17 “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”
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1 Timothy 3:15

15 if I am delayed, you will know how people ought to conduct themselves in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.
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Esther 5:13

13 But all this gives me no satisfaction as long as I see that Jew Mordecai sitting at the king’s gate.”
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Galatians 5:1

Galatians 5:1
1 It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.
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Jude 1:24

24 To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy—
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Psalms 73:17-20

17 till I entered the sanctuary of God; then I understood their final destiny.
18 Surely you place them on slippery ground; you cast them down to ruin.
19 How suddenly are they destroyed, completely swept away by terrors!
20 They are like a dream when one awakes; when you arise, Lord, you will despise them as fantasies.
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Genesis 31:1

1 Jacob heard that Laban’s sons were saying, “Jacob has taken everything our father owned and has gained all this wealth from what belonged to our father.”
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Numbers 16:3

3 They came as a group to oppose Moses and Aaron and said to them, “You have gone too far! The whole community is holy, every one of them, and the LORD is with them. Why then do you set yourselves above the LORD’s assembly?”
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Psalms 106:16

16 In the camp they grew envious of Moses and of Aaron, who was consecrated to the LORD.
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