Bible Verses about

What Envy Does


James 3:14

But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.

Proverbs 27:4

Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?

Proverbs 3:31

Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.

1 Peter 2:1

Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,

1 Timothy 6:4

He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,

Genesis 26:14

For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.

Genesis 37:11

And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.

Isaiah 11:13

The envy also of Ephraim shall depart, and the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off: Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not vex Ephraim.

James 3:16

For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.

James 4:5

Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?

Mark 15:10

For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy.

Matthew 27:18

For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.