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?
Bible Verses About Jealousy
12 Bible verses about jealousy, 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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1 Corinthians 3:3
KJVFor ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?
WEBfor you are still fleshly. For insofar as there is jealousy, strife, and factions among you, aren’t you fleshly, and don’t you walk in the ways of men?
Exodus 20:17
KJVThou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s.
WEB“You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.”
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.
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.
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.
1 Corinthians 13:4-5
KJVCharity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
WEBLove is patient and is kind. Love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud, doesn’t behave itself inappropriately, doesn’t seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil;
Song of Solomon 8:6
KJVSet 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.
WEBSet me as a seal on your heart, as a seal on your arm; for love is strong as death. Jealousy is as cruel as Sheol. Its flashes are flashes of fire, a very flame of Yah.
Acts 7:9
KJVAnd the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,
WEB“The patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into Egypt. God was with him
Romans 13:13
KJVLet us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.
WEBLet’s walk properly, as in the day; not in reveling and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and lustful acts, and not in strife and jealousy.
Proverbs 6:34
KJVFor jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
WEBFor jealousy arouses the fury of the husband. He won’t spare in the day of vengeance.
Job 5:2
KJVFor wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
WEBFor resentment kills the foolish man, and jealousy kills the simple.
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