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Envious (16 Occurrences)
... etc.; jealously pained by the excellence or good fortune of another; maliciously
grudging; -- followed by of, at, and against; as, an envious man, disposition ...
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Envy (56 Occurrences)
... 4. (n.) Public odium; ill repute. 5. (n.) An object of envious notice or feeling. ...
"We are jealous of our own; we are envious of another man's possessions. ...
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Grudge (11 Occurrences)
... 3. (vi) To be covetous or envious; to show discontent; to murmur; to complain; to
repine; to be unwilling or reluctant. 4. (vi) To feel compunction or grief. ...
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Doers (34 Occurrences)
... (See NAS RSV NIV). Psalms 37:1 By David. Don't fret because of evildoers,
neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness. ...
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Fret (9 Occurrences)
... Psalms 37:1 By David. Don't fret because of evildoers, neither be envious against
those who work unrighteousness. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Evildoers (46 Occurrences)
... (See RSV NIV). Psalms 37:1 By David. Don't fret because of evildoers, neither be
envious against those who work unrighteousness. (WEB KJV NAS). ...
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Evil (1503 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Evil eye. (Proverbs 23:6), figuratively, the envious or
covetous. (Comp. Deuteronomy 15:9; Matthew 20:15.). Noah Webster's Dictionary. ...
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Evil-doers (122 Occurrences)
... (BBE). Psalms 37:1 Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, Neither be thou envious
against them that work unrighteousness. (ASV DBY JPS). ...
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Generosity (6 Occurrences)
... Generosity (6 Occurrences). Matthew 20:15 Have I not a right to do what I choose
with my own property? Or are you envious because I am generous?' (See RSV). ...
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Generous (17 Occurrences)
... Generous (17 Occurrences). Matthew 20:15 Have I not a right to do what I choose
with my own property? Or are you envious because I am generous?' (WEY NAS NIV). ...
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Bible Concordance

Envious (16 Occurrences)

Matthew 20:15 Have I not a right to do what I choose with my own property? Or are you envious because I am generous?'
(WEY NAS NIV)

Matthew 27:18 For he knew that it was from envious hatred that Jesus had been brought before him.
(WEY)

Romans 10:19 But I say, Had Israel no knowledge? First Moses says, You will be moved to envy by that which is not a nation, and by a foolish people I will make you angry.
(See NIV)

Romans 11:11 So I say, Were their steps made hard in order that they might have a fall? In no way: but by their fall salvation has come to the Gentiles, so that they might be moved to envy.
(See NIV)

James 4:2 You are burning with desire, and have not your desire, so you put men to death; you are full of envy, and you are not able to get your desire, so you are fighting and making war; you have not your desire, because you do not make request for it.
(See NAS)

Genesis 30:1 And Rachel seeth that she hath not borne to Jacob, and Rachel is envious of her sister, and saith unto Jacob, 'Give me sons, and if there is none -- I die.'
(YLT)

Deuteronomy 32:21 They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God. They have provoked me to anger with their vanities. I will move them to jealousy with those who are not a people. I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.
(See NIV)

1 Samuel 2:32 You shall see the affliction of my habitation, in all the wealth which God shall give Israel; and there shall not be an old man in your house forever.
(See RSV)

Psalms 37:1 By David. Don't fret because of evildoers, neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 73:2 As nothing, have my steps slipped, For I have been envious of the boastful,
(YLT)

Psalms 73:3 For I was envious of the arrogant, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Psalms 106:16 And they are envious of Moses in the camp, Of Aaron, Jehovah's holy one.
(YLT NAS NIV)

Proverbs 3:31 Be not envious of a man of violence, Nor fix thou on any of his ways.
(YLT)

Proverbs 23:17 Let not thy heart be envious at sinners, But -- in the fear of Jehovah all the day.
(YLT)

Proverbs 24:1 Don't be envious of evil men; neither desire to be with them:
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Proverbs 24:19 Don't fret yourself because of evildoers; neither be envious of the wicked:
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (a.) Malignant; mischievous; spiteful.

2. (a.) Feeling or exhibiting envy; actuated or directed by, or proceeding from, envy; -- said of a person, disposition, feeling, act, etc.; jealously pained by the excellence or good fortune of another; maliciously grudging; -- followed by of, at, and against; as, an envious man, disposition, attack; envious tongues.

3. (a.) Inspiring envy.

4. (a.) Excessively careful; cautious.

Greek

4190. poneros -- toilsome, bad
... Word Origin from poneo (to toil) Definition toilsome, bad NASB Word Usage bad (5),
crimes (1), envious (1), envy* (1), evil (50), evil one (5), evil things (1 ...
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2206. zeloo -- to be jealous
... NASB Word Usage am jealous (1), becoming jealous (1), desire earnestly (2), eagerly
seek (1), eagerly sought (1), earnestly desire (1), envious (1), jealous (2 ...
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Strong's Hebrew

7065. qanah -- to be jealous or zealous
... Word Origin denominative verb from qinah Definition to be jealous or zealous NASB
Word Usage became envious (1), became jealous (1), been very zealous (2 ...
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Library

How the Kindly-Disposed and the Envious are to be Admonished.
... THE Book of Pastoral Rule, and Selected Epistles, OF GREGORY THE GREAT BISHOP OF
ROME, Chapter X. How the kindly-disposed and the envious are to be admonished. ...
/.../leo/writings of leo the great/chapter x how the kindly-disposed.htm

Whether Envy is a Mortal Sin?
... i): "I myself have seen and known even a baby envious, it could not speak, yet it
turned pale and looked bitterly on its foster-brother." Therefore envy is not ...
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Whether Envy is a Kind of Sorrow?
... v, 46) of the envious man that "self-inflicted pain wounds the pining spirit, which
is racked by the prosperity of another." Therefore envy is not a kind of ...
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Psalm XXXVII.
... 3. "Be not envious because of evil-doers, neither be envious against the workers
of iniquity" (ver.1). "For they shall soon wither like the grass, and shall ...
/.../augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm xxxvii.htm

Letter xvi. Charity.
... themselves. This is a sure indication of an envious disposition. ... tyrannical.
An envious disposition argues, 1. A want of self-respect. ...
/.../a practical directory for young christian females/letter xvi charity.htm

The Ending of the Book Brings an Exhortation to Avoid Ill-Will...
... 152. My sons, avoid wicked men, guard against the envious. There is this
difference between a wicked and an envious man: the wicked ...
/.../ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/chapter xxx the ending of.htm

Treatise x. On Jealousy and Envy.
... 1. To be jealous of what you see to be good, and to be envious of those who are
better than yourself, seems, beloved brethren, in the eyes of some people to be ...
/.../cyprian/the treatises of cyprian/treatise x on jealousy and.htm

Of the Advantage and Use of the World and of the Seasons.
... If He is willing and is unable, He is feeble, which is not in accordance with the
character of God; if He is able and unwilling, He is envious, which is ...
/.../chap xiii of the advantage and.htm

Endurance of the World's Censure.
... been fulfilled? So it was in the beginning. Cain, for instance, was envious
of his brother Abel, and slew him. Enoch walked with ...
/.../newman/parochial and plain sermons vol viii/sermon x endurance of the.htm

The New Commandment
... she becomes like to a hostess dying of starvation at a well-spread table, while
her guests enjoy the richest fare, and perhaps case envious glances at the ...
/.../martin/the story of a soul/chapter x the new commandment.htm

Subtopics

Envious

Related Terms

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