Bible Verses about 'Envy'

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• Do not envy a man of violence
  and do not choose any of his ways,
  for the devious person is an abomination to the Lord,
  but the upright are in his confidence.
  Proverbs 3:31-32trustrighteousnessplanning
• Then I saw that all toil and all skill in work come from a man's envy of his neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.
  Ecclesiastes 4:4workneighbordesires
• For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice.
  James 3:16sinselfishnessevil
• Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful.
  1 Corinthians 13:4-5lovepatienceanger
• Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
  Galatians 5:19-21bodysinsexuality
• And he said, “What comes out of a person is what defiles him. For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.”
  Mark 7:20-23sinpurificationtemptation