Proverbs 14:30
KJVA sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.
WEBThe life of the body is a heart at peace, but envy rots the bones.
Bible Verses About Envy
12 Bible verses about envy, quoted word for word from the King James Version (KJV) and the World English Bible (WEB). Both translations are in the public domain. Tap a chapter link to read each verse in its full context.
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Exodus 34:14
KJVFor thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:
WEBfor you shall worship no other god; for Yahweh, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.
James 3:16
KJVFor where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
WEBFor where jealousy and selfish ambition are, there is confusion and every evil deed.
Proverbs 23:17
KJVLet not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.
WEBDon’t let your heart envy sinners, but rather fear Yahweh all day long.
1 Corinthians 13:4
KJVCharity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
WEBLove is patient and is kind. Love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud,
Galatians 5:19-21
KJVNow 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 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.
WEBNow the deeds of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, strife, jealousies, outbursts of anger, rivalries, divisions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these; of which I forewarn you, even as I also forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit God’s Kingdom.
Galatians 5:26
KJVLet us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.
WEBLet’s not become conceited, provoking one another, and envying one another.
1 Peter 2:1
KJVWherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,
WEBPutting away therefore all wickedness, all deceit, hypocrisies, envies, and all evil speaking,
Proverbs 24:1
KJVBe not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.
WEBDon’t be envious of evil men, neither desire to be with them;
Titus 3:3
KJVFor we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
WEBFor we were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
Proverbs 27:4
KJVWrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
WEBWrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; but who is able to stand before jealousy?
Ecclesiastes 4:4
KJVAgain, 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.
WEBThen I saw all the labor and achievement that is the envy of a man’s neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.
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