Bible Verses about 'Envy'

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• Do not envy the violent,
  and do not choose any of their ways,
  for the perverse are an abomination to the Lord,
  but the upright are in his confidence.
  Proverbs 3:31-32 trust righteousness planning
• For where there is envy and selfish ambition, there will also be disorder and wickedness of every kind.
  James 3:16 sin selfishness evil
• Then I saw that all toil and all skill in work come from one person’s envy of another. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.
  Ecclesiastes 4:4 work neighbor desires
• Now the works of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, debauchery, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, anger, quarrels, dissensions, factions, envy, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these. I am warning you, as I warned you before: those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
  Galatians 5:19-21 body sin sexuality
• And he said, “It is what comes out of a person that defiles. For it is from within, from the human heart, that evil intentions come: sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, avarice, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, pride, folly. All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.”
  Mark 7:20-23 sin purification temptation
• Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable; it keeps no record of wrongs.
  1 Corinthians 13:4-5 love patience anger