25 Bible Verses About Envy (NIV)
This is a hand-curated and ranked list of the most relevant Bible verses about Envy (NIV). Verses are ranked by number of votes.
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Bible Verses About Envy
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Exodus 34:14
14 Do not worship any other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.
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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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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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James 3:16
16 For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice.
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Galatians 5:19-21
19 The acts of the sinful nature 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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1 Corinthians 13:4
4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
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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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Mark 7:20-23
20 He went on: "What comes out of a man is what makes him 'unclean.' 21 For from within, out of men's hearts, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, 22 greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly. 23 All these evils come from inside and make a man 'unclean.'"
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1 Timothy 6:4
4 he is conceited and understands nothing. He has an unhealthy interest in controversies and quarrels about words that result in envy, strife, malicious talk, evil suspicions
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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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Proverbs 29:11
11 A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control.
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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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Psalm 37:7
7 Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; do not fret when men succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.
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Proverbs 27:4
4 Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?
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Mark 15:10
10 knowing it was out of envy that the chief priests had handed Jesus over to him.
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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 men?
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Philippians 2:3-4
3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. 4 Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.
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Galatians 6:4
4 Each one should test his own actions. Then he can take pride in himself, without comparing himself to somebody else,
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2 Corinthians 12:20
20 For I am afraid that when I come I may not find you as I want you to be, and you may not find me as you want me to be. I fear that there may be quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, factions, slander, gossip, arrogance and disorder.
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Ecclesiastes 4:4
4 And I saw that all labor and all achievement spring from man's envy of his neighbor. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
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