Bible Verses About
Jealousy
On the corrosion of envy and the peace of a contented heart.
“Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?”
“For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?”
“Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.”
“A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.”
“Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,”
“For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.”
“But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.”
“Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,”
“Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.”
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