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Want to know what the Bible says about Jealousy And Envy? Here are 155 Bible verses about Jealousy And Envy from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.

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Song of Solomon 8:6 NIV
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.
It burns like blazing fire,
    like a mighty flame.
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Ecclesiastes 4:4 NIV
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.
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Psalm 37:1 NIV
Do not fret because of those who are evil
    or be envious of those who do wrong;
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James 4:7 NIV
Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
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Job 5:2 NIV
Resentment kills a fool,
    and envy slays the simple.
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John 8:32 NIV
Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
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1 Peter 4:8 NIV
Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.
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Exodus 20:17 NIV
“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.”
153
James 3:14 NIV
But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth.
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