James 4:5
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5 Or do you suppose that the scripture speaks to no purpose? Does the spirit that God caused to dwell[a] in us desire envy?(A)
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- 4.5 Other ancient authorities read the spirit that dwells
2 Corinthians 6:16
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16 What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we[a] are the temple of the living God, as God said,
“I will live in them[b] and walk among them,
and I will be their God,
and they shall be my people.(A)
Numbers 11:29
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29 But Moses said to him, “Are you jealous for my sake? Would that all the Lord’s people were prophets and that the Lord would put his spirit on them!”(A)
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1 Corinthians 6:19
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19 Or do you not know that your body is a temple[a] of the Holy Spirit within you, which you have from God, and that you are not your own?(A)
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- 6.19 Or sanctuary
Psalm 37:1
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Psalm 37
Exhortation to Patience and Trust
Of David.
1 Do not fret because of the wicked;
do not be envious of wrongdoers,(A)
Genesis 8:21
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21 And when the Lord smelled the pleasing odor, the Lord said in his heart, “I will never again curse the ground because of humans, for the inclination of the human heart is evil from youth; nor will I ever again destroy every living creature as I have done.(A)
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John 10:35
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35 If those to whom the word of God came were called ‘gods’—and the scripture cannot be annulled—
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Titus 3:3
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3 For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, despicable, hating one another.(A)
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Genesis 26:14
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14 He had possessions of flocks and herds and a great household, so that the Philistines envied him.(A)
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Romans 1:29
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29 They were filled with every kind of injustice, evil, covetousness, malice. Full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, craftiness, they are gossips,
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Psalm 106:16
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16 They were jealous of Moses in the camp
and of Aaron, the holy one of the Lord.(A)
Genesis 37:11
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11 So his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the matter in mind.(A)
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Genesis 30:1
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30 When Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, she envied her sister, and she said to Jacob, “Give me children, or I shall die!”(A)
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Genesis 6:5
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5 The Lord saw that the wickedness of humans was great in the earth and that every inclination of the thoughts of their hearts was only evil continually.(A)
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Genesis 4:5-6
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5 but for Cain and his offering he had no regard. So Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell.(A) 6 The Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry, and why has your countenance fallen?
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Galatians 3:8
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8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would reckon as righteous the gentiles by faith, declared the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, “All the gentiles shall be blessed in you.”(A)
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Romans 9:17
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17 For the scripture says to Pharaoh, “I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I may show my power in you and that my name may be proclaimed in all the earth.”(A)
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Acts 7:9
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9 “The patriarchs, jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt; but God was with him(A)
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John 19:37
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37 And again another passage of scripture says, “They will look on the one whom they have pierced.”(A)
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John 7:42
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42 Has not the scripture said that the Messiah[a] is descended from David and comes from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?”(A)
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- 7.42 Or the Christ
Isaiah 11:13
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13 The jealousy of Ephraim shall depart;
the hostility of Judah shall be cut off;
Ephraim shall not be jealous of Judah,
and Judah shall not be hostile toward Ephraim.(A)
Ecclesiastes 4:4
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4 Then I saw that all toil and all skill in work come from one person’s envy of another. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.(A)
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Proverbs 21:10
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10 The souls of the wicked desire evil;
their neighbors find no mercy in their eyes.(A)
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