Christianity: Envy

[Livingmylifetothefullest]

Is there a scripture in the Bible that references "envy" or something close to it?

 

[sprnatural48]

yes.
Prov 14:30
A soft heart is the life of the flesh : but envy the rottenness of the bones

and Prov. 27:4

Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy

 

[Poohbear]

1. Job 5:2
   For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
2. Proverbs 3:31
   Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
   
3. Proverbs 14:30
   A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.
4. Proverbs 23:17
   Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.
5. Proverbs 27:4
   Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
6. Ecclesiastes 9:6
   Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun.
7. Isaiah 11:13
   The envy also of Ephraim shall depart, and the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off: Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not vex Ephraim.
8. Isaiah 26:11
   LORD, when thy hand is lifted up, they will not see: but they shall see, and be ashamed for their envy at the people; yea, the fire of thine enemies shall devour them.
9. Ezekiel 35:11
   Therefore, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will even do according to thine anger, and according to thine envy which thou hast used out of thy hatred against them; and I will make myself known among them, when I have judged thee.
10. Matthew 27:18
    For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.
11. Mark 15:10
    For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy.
12. Acts 7:9
    And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,
13. Acts 13:45
    But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.
14. Acts 17:5
    But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.
15. Romans 1:29
    Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
16. Romans 13:13
    Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.
17. 1 Corinthians 3:3
    For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?
18. 2 Corinthians 12:20
    For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:
    
19. Galatians 5:21
    Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
20. Galatians 5:26
    Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.
21. Philippians 1:15
    Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will:
22. 1 Timothy 6:4
    He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,
23. Titus 3:3
    For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
24. James 3:14
    But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
25. James 3:16
    For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
26. James 4:5
    Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?

 

[CoilyFields]

I think that pretty much covers it! lol