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Proverbs 23:17,18
"Do not let your heart envy sinners, But
be zealous for the fear of the Lord all the
day! For surely there is a hereafter, And
your hope will not be cut off. "
Proverbs 14:30
"A sound heart is life to the body, But
envy is rottenness to the bones. "
James 4:5
"Or do you think that the Scripture says
in vain, 'The Spirit who dwells in us yearns
jealously?' "
Deuteronmy 5:2
"You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife;
and you shall not desire your neighbor’s house,
his field, his male servant, his female servant,
his ox, his donkey, or anything that is your
neighbor’s."
James 3:16
"For where envy and self-seeking exist,
confusion and every evil thing are there."
Psalms 37:7
"Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently
for Him; Do not fret because of him who prospers
in his way, Because of the man who brings wicked
schemes to pass."
Psalms 10:3
"For the wicked boasts of his heart’s
desire; He blesses the greedy and renounces
the Lord."
Proverbs 3:31
"Do not envy the oppressor, And choose
none of his ways; "
Proverbs 24:1
"Do not be envious of evil men, Nor desire
to be with them; "
Proverbs 27:4
"Wrath is cruel and anger a torrent, But
who is able to stand before jealousy? "
Galatians 5:26
"Let us not become conceited, provoking
one another, envying one another."
Luke 12:22,23
"Then He said to His disciples, 'Therefore
I say to you, do not worry about your life,
what you will eat; nor about the body, what
you will put on. Life is more than food, and
the body is more than clothing.' "
James 3:14
"But if you have bitter envy and self-seeking
in your hearts, do not boast and lie against
the truth."
1 Corinthians 10:24
"Let no one seek his own, but each one
the other’s well-being."
Ecclesiates 4:4
"Again, I saw that for all toil and every
skillful work a man is envied by his neighbor.
This also is vanity and grasping for the wind."