Bible Verses About Envied
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Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.
Scripture Passages
For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.
Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?
For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron the saint of the Lord.
Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day long.
But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked;
For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images.
For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy.
For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.
Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
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.
Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
For the wicked boasteth of his heartโs desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord abhorreth.
For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
But mine enemies are lively, and they are strong: and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.
The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
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.
The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.
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.
And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.
Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.
The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
Mine eye also shall see my desire on mine enemies, and mine ears shall hear my desire of the wicked that rise up against me.
They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.
Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.
Consider mine enemies; for they are many; and they hate me with cruel hatred.
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.
Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt.
They provoked him to jealousy with strange gods, with abominations provoked they him to anger.
If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:
The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.
For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.
Mine enemies reproach me all the day; and they that are mad against me are sworn against me.
Behold, he findeth occasions against me, he counteth me for his enemy,
For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?
Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; and those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved.
He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,
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