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Bible verses about jealousy

Scripture warns against envy and points us to contentment and love. These verses confront jealousy.

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Proverbs 14:30 “A tranquil heart is life to the body, but envy rots the bones.” James 3:16 “For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be 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 one another.” Exodus 20:17 “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant or maidservant, or his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.””