Bible Verses About Jealousy and Envy
Scripture on the green-eyed heart — contentment over comparison, and rejoicing with others.
Envy is sorrow at another's good — and Scripture names it as rot in the bones and the fuel of every evil work. The cure is not more, but contentment and love. These verses are for the heart worn out by comparison.
A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.
Envy the rottenness of the bones.
For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
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,
Charity envieth not.
Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.
Let us not be desirous of vain glory... envying one another.
Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
Fret not thyself... neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.
Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD.
Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,
Laying aside all malice... and envies, and all evil speakings.
Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.
Rejoice with them that do rejoice.
Comparison will always find someone ahead and steal the joy of what you have. Trade envy for gratitude and learn to rejoice at another's good — it is the door back to peace.
