What Does the Bible Say About Envy?
Key Scriptures and spiritual guidance on envy
圣经在很多地方都提到了嫉妒，警告人们远离这种负面情绪。嫉妒是一种不满和痛苦的情感，常常导致仇恨和冲突。圣经教导我们要学会满足和感恩，避免心存嫉妒。
Bible Verses About Envy
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.”
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.”
Proverbs 24:1
“Do not envy the wicked, do not desire their company;”
1 Peter 2:1
“Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind.”
Titus 3:3
“At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.”
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