Envy

Nave's Topical Bible

Topic from Nave's Topical Bible (Orville J. Nave, 1897) — public domain.

• Galatians 5:26 NT

  Let’s not become conceited, provoking one another, and envying one another.

• 1 Timothy 6:4 NT

  he is conceited, knowing nothing, but obsessed with arguments, disputes, and word battles, from which come envy, strife, insulting, evil suspicions,

• 1 Timothy 6:5 NT

  constant friction of people of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain. Withdraw yourself from such.

• Titus 3:3 NT

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

• James 3:14 NT

  But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don’t boast and don’t lie against the truth.

• James 3:16 NT

  For where jealousy and selfish ambition are, there is confusion and every evil deed.

• James 4:5 NT

  Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, “The Spirit who lives in us yearns jealously”?

• James 5:9 NT

  Don’t grumble, brothers, against one another, so that you won’t be judged. Behold, the judge stands at the door.

• 1 Peter 2:1 NT

  Putting away therefore all wickedness, all deceit, hypocrisies, envies, and all evil speaking,

• Genesis 4:4-8 OT

  Abel also brought some of the firstborn of his flock and of its fat. Yahweh respected Abel and his offering, but he didn’t respect Cain and his offering. Cain was very angry, and the expression on his face fell. Yahweh said to Cain, “Why…

• Genesis 16:5 OT

  Sarai said to Abram, “This wrong is your fault. I gave my servant into your bosom, and when she saw that she had conceived, she despised me. May Yahweh judge between me and you.”

• Genesis 16:6 OT

  But Abram said to Sarai, “Behold, your maid is in your hand. Do to her whatever is good in your eyes.” Sarai dealt harshly with her, and she fled from her face.

• Genesis 21:9 OT

  Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, mocking.

• Genesis 21:10 OT

  Therefore she said to Abraham, “Cast out this servant and her son! For the son of this servant will not be heir with my son, Isaac.”

• Genesis 26:14 OT

  He had possessions of flocks, possessions of herds, and a great household. The Philistines envied him.

• Genesis 30:1 OT

  When Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister. She said to Jacob, “Give me children, or else I will die.”

• Genesis 30:15 OT

  Leah said to her, “Is it a small matter that you have taken away my husband? Would you take away my son’s mandrakes, also?” Rachel said, “Therefore he will lie with you tonight for your son’s mandrakes.”

• Genesis 31:1 OT

  Jacob heard Laban’s sons’ words, saying, “Jacob has taken away all that was our father’s. He has obtained all this wealth from that which was our father’s.”

• Genesis 37:4-11 OT

  His brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, and they hated him, and couldn’t speak peaceably to him. Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it to his brothers, and they hated him all the more. He said to them,…

• Genesis 37:19 OT

  They said to one another, “Behold, this dreamer comes.

• Genesis 37:20 OT

  Come now therefore, and let’s kill him, and cast him into one of the pits, and we will say, ‘An evil animal has devoured him.’ We will see what will become of his dreams.”

• Acts 7:9 NT

  “The patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into Egypt. God was with him,

• Numbers 11:28-30 OT

  Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Moses, one of his chosen men, answered, “My lord Moses, forbid them!” Moses said to him, “Are you jealous for my sake? I wish that all Yahweh’s people were prophets, that Yahweh would put his Spirit on…

• Numbers 12:1-10 OT

  Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite woman whom he had married; for he had married a Cushite woman. They said, “Has Yahweh indeed spoken only with Moses? Hasn’t he spoken also with us?” And Yahweh heard it. Now the…