Introduction
What is Jealousy?
Jealousy is a feeling of resentment, insecurity, or bitterness over another person’s possessions, status, or perceived advantages.
Jealousy: An important concept of the Bible?
Jealousy is an emotion that can have a powerful hold on us. But did you know that the Bible has a lot to say about jealousy? In this blog post, we’ll take a look at some of the Bible verses that speak to the issue of jealousy, and how it can be addressed in a healthy way. We’ll also discuss how our faith can help us to better understand and navigate this challenging emotion. By the end of this post, you’ll have a better understanding of jealousy and how to address it in your own life. Thanks for reading!
Those are the best Bible scriptures about Jealousy.
They will help you to better understand grief, envy, insecurity, resentment, suspicion, possessiveness, inferiority, competition…
Jealousy: The Best Bible Verses
1. Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. — [John 8:44]
2. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. — [Colossians 3:2]
3. Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, — [1 Corinthians 13:4]
4. A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones. — [Proverbs 14:30]
5. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. — [1 John 2:16]
6. Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying. — [Romans 13:13]
7. Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy? — [James 4:5]
8. Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, — [Galatians 5:20]
9. Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, all evil speakings, — [1 Peter 2:1]
10. But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. — [James 3:14]
11. Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy? — [Proverbs 27:4]
12. For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. — [Titus 3:3]
13. 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. — [Ecclesiastes 4:4]
14. For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men? — [1 Corinthians 3:3]
15. Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will: — [Philippians 1:15]
16. For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults: — [2 Corinthians 12:20]
17. By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood. — [Hosea 4:2]
18. These are murmurers, complainers, walk ing after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men’s persons in admiration because of advantage. — [Jude 1:16]
19. For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance. — [Proverbs 6:34]
20. Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; — [1 Timothy 3:3]
21. 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. — [Isaiah 26:11]
22. He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings, — [1 Timothy 6:4]
23. Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me. — [2 Peter 1:14]
24. For he knew that for envy they had delivered him. — [Matthew 27:18]
25. For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy. — [Mark 15:10]
26. And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and intreated him. — [Luke 15:28]
27. And the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be defiled: or if the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be not defiled: — [Numbers 5:14]
28. And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas: — [Luke 23:18]
29. And I will judge thee, as women that break wedlock and shed blood are judged; and I will give thee blood in fury and jealousy. — [Ezekiel 16:38]
30. And I will set my jealousy against thee, and they shall deal furiously with thee: they shall take away thy nose and thine ears; and thy remnant shall fall by the sword: they shall take thy sons and thy daughters; and thy residue shall be devoured by the fire. — [Ezekiel 23:25]
Conclusion
We hope you enjoyed those Jealousy verses.
The Bible offers a wealth of wisdom and guidance on overcoming jealousy. By reflecting on Bible verses, we can gain insight into the nature of jealousy and how we can overcome it. With God’s help, and by abiding by the principles of love and self-control outlined in His Word, we can overcome jealousy and be freed from its effects.