Bible Cross References
for envy
Genesis 4:4-6
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Then Abel brought the first lamb born to one of his sheep, killed it, and gave the best parts of it as an offering. The LORD was pleased with Abel and his offering,
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but he rejected Cain and his offering. Cain became furious, and he scowled in anger.
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Then the LORD said to Cain, "Why are you angry? Why that scowl on your face?
Genesis 37:11
Joseph's brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept thinking about the whole matter.
1 Samuel 18:8
Saul did not like this, and he became very angry. He said, "For David they claim tens of thousands, but only thousands for me. They will be making him king next!"
1 Samuel 18:9
And so he was jealous and suspicious of David from that day on.
Proverbs 27:4
Anger is cruel and destructive, but it is nothing compared to jealousy.
Ecclesiastes 4:4
I have also learned why people work so hard to succeed: it is because they envy the things their neighbors have. But it is useless. It is like chasing the wind.
Matthew 27:18
He knew very well that the Jewish authorities had handed Jesus over to him because they were jealous.
Acts 13:45
When the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy; they disputed what Paul was saying and insulted him.
Titus 3:3
For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, and wrong. We were slaves to passions and pleasures of all kinds. We spent our lives in malice and envy; others hated us and we hated them.
James 3:14-16
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But if in your heart you are jealous, bitter, and selfish, don't sin against the truth by boasting of your wisdom.
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Such wisdom does not come down from heaven; it belongs to the world, it is unspiritual and demonic.
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Where there is jealousy and selfishness, there is also disorder and every kind of evil.
James 4:5
Don't think that there is no truth in the scripture that says, "The spirit that God placed in us is filled with fierce desires."
1 John 3:12
We must not be like Cain; he belonged to the Evil One and murdered his own brother Abel. Why did Cain murder him? Because the things he himself did were wrong, and the things his brother did were right.