The King James Version Bible

Bible Verses About Jealousy And Envy

  • But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
  • A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.
  • Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
  • For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
  • Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
  • Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and ...
  • Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
  • 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. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so ...
  • For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?
  • He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
  • Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.
  • 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.
  • Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
  • 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.
  • And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
  • And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.