The feeling of displeasure produced
by witnessing or hearing of
the advantage or prosperity of others
Envy desires to deprive another of what he has,
jealousy desires to have the same
- Vine
It always desires and often strives
To degrade others,
Not so much because it aspires to elevation
As because it delights in obscuring
Those who are more deserving
- Unger’s Bible Dictionary
Envy will destroy us
A sound heart is life to the body,
But envy is rottenness to the bones.
- Prov. 14:30
Turn against the one you envy
1 Sam. 18:10-29
Acts 13:43-45; 17:5
Turn against your loved ones
1 Sam. 20:27-33
Acts 7:9
Turn against servants of God
1 Sam. 22:11-18
Mt. 27:17, 18
Violates the command to love our neighbor
Mt. 22:39
•To consider one another
Phil 2:1-4
•Envy destroys others
Prov. 27:4
Violates the command to love God
Mt. 22:37
•Love God, keep His commandments
Jn. 14:15; 1 Jn. 5:3
•Not a friend of Christ in disobedience
Jn. 15:13, 14
Without love, we abide in death
1 Jn. 3:14
•Envy is carnal
1 Cor. 3:3
•Carnal mindedness is death
Rom. 8:6
Envy is in bad company
Rom. 1:26-31
•Homosexuality
•Murder
•Deceit
•Haters of God
•Violent
•Inventors of evil things
Envy is demonic
Jas. 3:13-16
Envy sends souls to hell
Gal. 5:21
Remember
•King Saul’s troubles
•Envy lacks love
•It will send you to hell
Fill your life with the Fruit of the Spirit
Gal. 5:22-26
•Love
•Joy
•Peace
•Longsuffering
•Kindness
Fill your life with the Fruit of the Spirit
Gal. 5:22-26
•Goodness
•Faithfulness
•Gentleness
•Self-control
Envy will destroy us
A sound heart is life to the body,
But envy is rottenness to the bones.
- Prov. 14:30