Proverbs 23:17,18 "Do not let your heart envy sinners, But be zealous for the fear of the Lord all the day;! For surely there is a hereafter, And your hope will not be cut off. " |
Proverbs 14:30 "A sound heart is life to the body, But envy is rottenness to the bones. " |
James 4:5 "Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, 'The Spirit who dwells in us yearns jealously?' " |
Deuteronmy 5:2 "You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife; and you shall not desire your neighbor’s house, his field, his male servant, his female servant, his ox, his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor’s." |
James 3:16 "For where envy and self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there." |
Psalms 37:7 "Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him; Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass." |
Psalms 10:3 "For the wicked boasts of his heart’s desire; He blesses the greedy and renounces the Lord." |
Proverbs 3:31 "Do not envy the oppressor, And choose none of his ways; " |
Proverbs 24:1 "Do not be envious of evil men, Nor desire to be with them; " |
Proverbs 27:4 "Wrath is cruel and anger a torrent, But who is able to stand before jealousy? " |
Galatians 5:26 "Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another." |
Luke 12:22,23 "Then He said to His disciples, 'Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; nor about the body, what you will put on. Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing.' " |
James 3:14 "But if you have bitter envy and self-seeking in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth." |
1 Corinthians 10:24 "Let no one seek his own, but each one the other’s well-being." |
Ecclesiates 4:4
"Again, I saw that for all toil and every skillful work a man is envied by his neighbor. This also is vanity and grasping for the wind." |