Quotes About Jealousy

“I was sure that you thoroughly hated her,” said her father, “so I gave her to one of the men who accompanied you. Is not her younger sister more beautiful than she? Please take her instead.”

He had two wives, one named Hannah and the other Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none.

Now when Davidís oldest brother Eliab heard him speaking to the men, his anger burned against David. “Why have you come down here?” he asked. “And with whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride and wickedness of heart—you have come down to see the battle!”

And as the women danced, they sang out: “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands.”

And Saul was furious and resented this song. “They have ascribed tens of thousands to David,” he said, “but only thousands to me. What more can he have but the kingdom?”

And from that day forward Saul kept a jealous eye on David.

and he hurled it, thinking, “I will pin David to the wall.” But David eluded him twice.

When Saul saw that David was very successful, he was afraid of him.

Now Saulís daughter Michal loved David, and when this was reported to Saul, it pleased him.

When Saul realized that the LORD was with David and that his daughter Michal loved David,

he grew even more afraid of David. So from then on Saul was Davidís enemy.

Then Saul ordered his son Jonathan and all his servants to kill David. But Jonathan delighted greatly in David,

But Saul sent the messengers back to see David and told them, “Bring him up to me in his bed so I can kill him.”

For as long as the son of Jesse lives on this earth, neither you nor your kingship shall be established. Now send for him and bring him to me, for he must surely die!”

Then Saul said to his servants, “Listen, men of Benjamin! Is the son of Jesse giving all of you fields and vineyards and making you commanders of thousands or hundreds?

Is this not the David about whom they sing in their dances: ëSaul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousandsí?”

And Judah did evil in the sight of the LORD, and by the sins they committed they provoked Him to jealous anger more than all their fathers had done.

Yet none of this satisfies me as long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the kingís gate.”

They enraged Him with their high places and provoked His jealousy with their idols.

How long, O LORD? Will You be angry forever? Will Your jealousy burn like fire?

For jealousy enrages a husband, and he will show no mercy in the day of vengeance.

Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?

Set me as a seal over your heart, as a seal upon your arm. For love is as strong as death, its jealousy as unrelenting as Sheol. Its sparks are fiery flames, the fiercest blaze of all.

Then the jealousy of Ephraim will depart, and the adversaries of Judah will be cut off. Ephraim will no longer envy Judah, nor will Judah harass Ephraim.