Bible Verses About Envy
19 Scriptures on Envy in the (kjv)

1 Timothy 6:4

He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,

Acts 13:45

But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.

Acts 17:5

But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.

Acts 7:9

And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,

Ecclesiastes 9:6

Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any [thing] that is done under the sun.

Ezekiel 35:11

Therefore, [as] I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will even do according to thine anger, and according to thine envy which thou hast used out of thy hatred against them; and I will make myself known among them, when I have judged thee.

Isaiah 11:13

The envy also of Ephraim shall depart, and the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off: Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not vex Ephraim.

Isaiah 26:11

LORD, [when] thy hand is lifted up, they will not see: [but] they shall see, and be ashamed for [their] envy at the people; yea, the fire of thine enemies shall devour them.

James 4:5

Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?

Job 5:2

For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.

Mark 15:10

For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy.

Matthew 27:18

For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.

Philippians 1:15

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

Proverbs 14:30

A sound heart [is] the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.

Proverbs 23:17

Let not thine heart envy sinners: but [be thou] in the fear of the LORD all the day long.

Proverbs 27:4

Wrath [is] cruel, and anger [is] outrageous; but who [is] able to stand before envy?

Proverbs 3:31

Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.

Romans 1:29

Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,

Titus 3:3

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

Scriptures on Envy