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Proverbs 27:4
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Proverbs 27:4
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4 Wrath is cruel and anger a torrent,
But (A)who is able to stand before jealousy?
Proverbs 27:4
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Proverbs 27:4
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4 Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming,
but who can stand before jealousy?(A)
Proverbs 6:34
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Proverbs 6:34
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34 For (A)jealousy is a husband’s fury;
Therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
Proverbs 6:34
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Proverbs 6:34
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Proverbs 14:30
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Proverbs 14:30
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Proverbs 14:30
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Proverbs 14:30
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30 A heart at peace gives life to the body,
but envy rots the bones.(A)
Acts 7:9
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Acts 7:9
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The Patriarchs in Egypt
9 (A)“And the patriarchs, becoming envious, (B)sold Joseph into Egypt. (C)But God was with him
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Acts 7:9
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Acts 7:9
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9 “Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph,(A) they sold him as a slave into Egypt.(B) But God was with him(C)
James 3:14-16
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James 3:14-16
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14 But if you have (A)bitter envy and [a]self-seeking in your hearts, (B)do not boast and lie against the truth. 15 (C)This wisdom does not descend from above, but is earthly, sensual, demonic. 16 For (D)where envy and self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there.
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- James 3:14 selfish ambition
James 3:14-16
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James 3:14-16
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14 But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition(A) in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth.(B) 15 Such “wisdom” does not come down from heaven(C) but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.(D) 16 For where you have envy and selfish ambition,(E) there you find disorder and every evil practice.
Matthew 27:18
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Matthew 27:18
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18 For he knew that they had handed Him over because of (A)envy.
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Matthew 27:18
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Matthew 27:18
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18 For he knew it was out of self-interest that they had handed Jesus over to him.
Job 5:2
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Job 5:2
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2 For wrath kills a foolish man,
And envy slays a simple one.
Job 5:2
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Job 5:2
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1 John 3:12
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1 John 3:12
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12 not as (A)Cain who was of the wicked one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his works were evil and his brother’s righteous.
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1 John 3:12
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1 John 3:12
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12 Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one(A) and murdered his brother.(B) And why did he murder him? Because his own actions were evil and his brother’s were righteous.(C)
James 4:5-6
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James 4:5-6
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5 Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, (A)“The Spirit who dwells in us yearns jealously”?
6 But He gives more grace. Therefore He says:
(B)“God resists the proud,
But gives grace to the humble.”
James 4:5-6
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James 4:5-6
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5 Or do you think Scripture says without reason that he jealously longs for the spirit he has caused to dwell in us[a]?(A) 6 But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says:
Acts 17:5
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Acts 17:5
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Assault on Jason’s House
5 But the Jews [a]who were not persuaded, [b]becoming (A)envious, took some of the evil men from the marketplace, and gathering a mob, set all the city in an uproar and attacked the house of (B)Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.
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Acts 17:5
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Acts 17:5
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5 But other Jews were jealous; so they rounded up some bad characters from the marketplace, formed a mob and started a riot in the city.(A) They rushed to Jason’s(B) house in search of Paul and Silas in order to bring them out to the crowd.[a]
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- Acts 17:5 Or the assembly of the people
Genesis 37:11
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Genesis 37:11
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11 And (A)his brothers envied him, but his father (B)kept the matter in mind.
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Genesis 37:11
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Genesis 37:11
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Genesis 26:14
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Genesis 26:14
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14 for he had possessions of flocks and possessions of herds and a great number of servants. So the Philistines (A)envied him.
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Genesis 26:14
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Genesis 26:14
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