Bible Verses For Jealousy

Struggling with feelings of jealousy can be overwhelming and isolating, yet the Bible offers comforting guidance and wisdom to help us overcome these emotions. In this post, we’ll explore some powerful Bible verses that address jealousy, providing encouragement to seek God’s peace, contentment, and love. Whether you’re facing jealousy in relationships, friendships, or in your journey through life, these verses remind us of God’s desire for our hearts to be free from envy, trusting in His plan for us instead.

Bible Verses For Jealousy

James 3:16 – “For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice.”

Proverbs 14:30 – “A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones.”

Galatians 5:26 – “Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other.”

1 Corinthians 13:4 – “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.”

James 4:2-3 – “You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight.”

Exodus 20:17 – “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”

1 Peter 2:1 – “Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind.”

Ecclesiastes 4:4 – “And I saw that all toil and all achievement spring from one person’s envy of another. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.”

Galatians 5:19-21 – “The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage… I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.”

Psalm 37:1-3 – “Do not fret because of those who are evil or be envious of those who do wrong; for like the grass they will soon wither.”

James 4:5-6 – “Or do you think Scripture says without reason that he jealously longs for the spirit he has caused to dwell in us? But he gives us more grace.”

Romans 13:13 – “Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.”

Philippians 2:3 – “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves.”

1 Corinthians 3:3 – “You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly?”

Romans 12:21 – “Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.”

Galatians 5:24 – “Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.”

Proverbs 27:4 – “Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?”

1 Corinthians 10:13 – “No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful.”

2 Corinthians 12:20 – “For I am afraid that when I come I may not find you as I want you to be, and you may not find me as you want me to be.”

Psalm 73:2-3 – “But as for me, my feet had almost slipped; I had nearly lost my foothold. For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.”

Mark 7:21-23 – “For it is from within, out of a person’s heart, that evil thoughts come… envy, slander, arrogance and folly. All these evils come from inside and defile a person.”

Proverbs 23:17-18 – “Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always be zealous for the fear of the Lord.”

Matthew 27:18 – “For he knew it was out of self-interest that they had handed Jesus over to him.”

Romans 12:15 – “Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.”

Genesis 30:1 – “When Rachel saw that she was not bearing Jacob any children, she became jealous of her sister.”

Titus 3:3 – “At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures.”

2 Timothy 3:2-3 – “People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive… without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good.”

Proverbs 3:31 – “Do not envy the violent or choose any of their ways.”

1 Samuel 18:6-9 – “Saul was very angry… And from that time on Saul kept a close eye on David.”

Proverbs 24:1-2 – “Do not envy the wicked, do not desire their company; for their hearts plot violence, and their lips talk about making trouble.”

Song of Solomon 8:6 – “Place me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm; for love is as strong as death, its jealousy unyielding as the grave.”

Matthew 6:24 – “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other.”

1 Corinthians 12:26 – “If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.”

Galatians 6:4-5 – “Each one should test their own actions. Then they can take pride in themselves alone, without comparing themselves to someone else.”

Romans 8:6 – “The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace.”

Luke 12:15 – “Then he said to them, ‘Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed.'”

John 3:27 – “John answered, ‘A person can receive only what is given them from heaven.'”

Galatians 5:22-23 – “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.”

Hebrews 13:5 – “Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have.”

Psalm 119:36 – “Turn my heart toward your statutes and not toward selfish gain.”

Matthew 20:15 – “Don’t I have the right to do what I want with my own money? Or are you envious because I am generous?”

Colossians 3:2 – “Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.”

Matthew 5:8 – “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.”

2 Corinthians 10:12 – “We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves.”

Ephesians 4:31-32 – “Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger… Be kind and compassionate to one another.”

Romans 8:5 – “Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires.”

Psalm 73:25 – “Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you.”

Job 5:2 – “Resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.”

Proverbs 24:19-20 – “Do not fret because of evildoers or be envious of the wicked, for the evildoer has no future hope.”

1 Peter 3:9 – “Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing.”

Galatians 6:9 – “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”

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