What Does the Bible Say About Envy?

Key Scriptures and spiritual guidance on envy

聖書は嫉妬について多くの場所で言及しています。嫉妬は他人の成功や幸福を羨むことであり、聖書ではそのような感情を避けるように教えています。嫉妬は心に苦しみをもたらし、人々の関係を損なう可能性があります。

Proverbs 14:30

“A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones.”

James 3:16

“For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice.”

1 Corinthians 13:4

“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.”

Galatians 5:26

“Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other.”

Proverbs 23:17

“Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always be zealous for the fear of the Lord.”

James 4:5

“Or do you think Scripture says without reason that he jealously longs for the spirit he has caused to dwell in us?”

Proverbs 27:4

“Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?”

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