Envy - My Word of God - KJV Bible Keyword Search

Proverbs 14:30

KJV: A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.

NKJV: A sound heart is life to the body, But envy is rottenness to the bones.

NIV: A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones.

Interpretation: Envy destroys a person like rottenness destroys bones. The verse shows that envy harms the person who feels it. Envy is destructive to physical and spiritual health. The verse teaches that envy brings decay and destruction. We should avoid envy because it destroys us from within.

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Proverbs 27:4

KJV: Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?

NKJV: Wrath is cruel and anger is outrageous, But who is able to stand before envy?

NIV: Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?

Interpretation: Envy is more powerful and destructive than wrath or anger. The verse shows that envy is extremely dangerous. Envy can destroy relationships and lives. The verse teaches that envy is harder to resist than anger. We must guard against envy because it is so destructive.

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Ecclesiastes 4:4

KJV: 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.

NKJV: Again, I saw that for all toil and every skillful work a man is envied by his neighbor. This also is vanity and grasping for the wind.

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.

Interpretation: People work hard because of envy of their neighbors. The verse shows that envy drives much human effort. Envy makes people work to outdo others. The verse teaches that envy makes work meaningless. Envy is empty and brings no lasting satisfaction.

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James 3:16

KJV: For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.

NKJV: For where envy and self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there.

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

Interpretation: Envy brings confusion and every evil work. The verse shows that envy leads to many problems. Envy creates disorder and strife. The verse teaches that envy opens the door to all kinds of evil. We must avoid envy because it brings chaos and sin.

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1 Corinthians 13:4

KJV: Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

NKJV: Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up;

NIV: Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

Interpretation: Love does not envy others. The verse shows that envy is the opposite of love. True love is content and does not want what others have. The verse teaches that envy has no place in love. We should replace envy with love.

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Keyword: Envy