Being Envious

For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the vainglory of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee.

A soft answer turneth away wrath; But a grievous word stirreth up anger.

whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. What is your life? For ye are a vapor that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

For the word of God is living, and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and quick to discern the thoughts and intents of the heart.

And I, brethren, when I came unto you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God. — read the full passage →

A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh; But envy is the rottenness of the bones.

Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these: fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, — read the full passage →

For I, Jehovah, change not; therefore ye, O sons of Jacob, are not consumed.

for ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you jealousy and strife, are ye not carnal, and do ye not walk after the manner of men?

But solid food is for fullgrown men, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil.

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, — read the full passage →

And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy?

Let us not become vainglorious, provoking one another, envying one another.

For vexation killeth the foolish man, And jealousy slayeth the silly one.

For where jealousy and faction are, there is confusion and every vile deed.

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness:

I exhort therefore, first of all, that supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings, be made for all men; — read the full passage →

Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, — read the full passage →

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s wife, nor his man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is thy neighbor’s.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, — read the full passage →

For I am jealous over you with a godly jealousy: for I espoused you to one husband, that I might present you as a pure virgin to Christ.

For I say, through the grace that was given me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but so to think as to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to each man a measure of faith.

I say then, Did God cast off his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. — read the full passage →

Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding:

Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, Neither be thou envious against them that work unrighteousness. — read the full passage →

I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will counsel thee with mine eye upon thee.

Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,

But if ye have bitter jealousy and faction in your heart, glory not and lie not against the truth.

but having food and covering we shall be therewith content.

doing nothing through faction or through vainglory, but in lowliness of mind each counting other better than himself;

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, — read the full passage →

idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousies, wraths, factions, divisions, parties,

Let us walk becomingly, as in the day; not in revelling and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and jealousy.

Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain: and when he had sat down, his disciples came unto him: — read the full passage →

Be not thou envious against evil men; Neither desire to be with them:

In all thy ways acknowledge him, And he will direct thy paths.

For Jehovah God is a sun and a shield: Jehovah will give grace and glory; No good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John; — read the full passage →

But ye are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that ye may show forth the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

For we also once were foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.

Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are upon the earth.

There hath no temptation taken you but such as man can bear: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to endure it.

For no word from God shall be void of power.

but the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved.

Set me as a seal upon thy heart, As a seal upon thine arm: For love is strong as death; Jealousy is cruel as Sheol; The flashes thereof are flashes of fire, A very flame of Jehovah.

Then I saw all labor and every skilful work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.

For jealousy is the rage of a man; And he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

Envy thou not the man of violence, And choose none of his ways.

Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, with Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, tookmen: — read the full passage →

Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which Jehovah God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of any tree of the garden? — read the full passage →

Come now, ye that say, To-day or to-morrow we will go into this city, and spend a year there, and trade, and get gain:

Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and covet, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war; ye have not, because ye ask not. — read the full passage →

Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and covet, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war; ye have not, because ye ask not.

But if ye have bitter jealousy and faction in your heart, glory not and lie not against the truth. — read the full passage →

But if ye have bitter jealousy and faction in your heart, glory not and lie not against the truth. — read the full passage →

Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ; — read the full passage →

doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not its own, is not provoked, taketh not account of evil;

And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world for a testimony unto all the nations; and then shall the end come.

Let not thy heart envy sinners; Butbe thouin the fear of Jehovah all the day long: — read the full passage →

Let not thy heart envy sinners; Butbe thouin the fear of Jehovah all the day long:

Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, Neither be thou envious against them that work unrighteousness. — read the full passage →

These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun, — read the full passage →

And Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab. — read the full passage →

And it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag; — read the full passage →

These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, andperfect in his generations: Noah walked with God.

and he shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more; neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more: the first things are passed away.

And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat upon it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. — read the full passage →

And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand. — read the full passage →

And the great dragon was cast down, the old serpent, he that is called the Devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world; he was cast down to the earth, and his angels were cast down with him.

and madest them to be unto our God a kingdom and priests; and they reign upon the earth.

Woe unto them! for they went in the way of Cain, and ran riotously in the error of Balaam for hire, and perished in the gainsaying of Korah.

My little children, these things write I unto you that ye may not sin. And if any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: — read the full passage →

Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, — read the full passage →

Speak not one against another, brethren. He that speaketh against a brother, or judgeth his brother, speaketh against the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judgest the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.

Be subject therefore unto God; but resist the devil, and he will flee from you. — read the full passage →

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are of the Dispersion, greeting. — read the full passage →

Put them in mind to be in subjection to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready unto every good work, — read the full passage →

For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline.

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil: which some reaching after have been led astray from the faith, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

he is puffed up, knowing nothing, but doting about questionings and disputes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,

But she that giveth herself to pleasure is dead while she liveth.

Take heed to thyself, and to thy teaching. Continue in these things; for in doing this thou shalt save both thyself and them that hear thee.

and above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfectness.

For I would have you know how greatly I strive for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

for it is God who worketh in you both to will and to work, for his good pleasure.

Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will:

And youdid he make alive, when ye were dead through your trespasses and sins,

But let each man prove his own work, and then shall he have his glorying in regard of himself alone, and not of his neighbor.

idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousies, wraths, factions, divisions, parties, — read the full passage →

For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. — read the full passage →