Where in the Bible can you find a verse about envy?

Answer 1

You can look to the stories of Cain and Abel, or Jacob and his brothers if you want examples. If you just want a verse, see Proverbs 14:30; " A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy(jealousy) the rottenness of the bones.

Answer 2

In the King James version

the word - envy - appears 20 times

1. Job 5:2 For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
2. Pro 3:31 Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
3. Pro 14:30 A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.
4. Pro 23:17 Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.
5. Pro 27:4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
6. Ecc 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. Isa 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. Isa 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. Eze 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. Mat 27:18 For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.
11. Mar 15:10 For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy.
12. Act 7:9 And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,
13. Act 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. Act 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. Rom 1:29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
16. Phi 1:15 Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will:
17. 1 Tim 6:4 He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,
18. Tit 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.
19. Jam 4:5 Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?

and

the word - envied - appears 6 times

the word - envies - appears once

the word - enviest - appears once

the word - envieth - appears once

the word - envious - appears 4 times

the word - envying - appears 5 times

the word - envyings - appears twice

Answer 3

Try Job 5:2, Proverbs 14:30, Proverbs 24:1 and Mark 7:22 to name a few.