Quotes About Envy

We welcome into our homes the machines that vacuum the thoughts out of our heads and pump in someone else's. John Berger in Ways of Seeing said that television advertisers succeeded by persuading viewers to envy themselves as they would be if they bought the product. These programmes do something similar, by persuading the viewer to envy himself as he would be if his life were that little bit more exciting and melodramatic than it actually is. They can make things seem normal that are not.

He owned so many flocks and herds and servants that the Philistines envied him.

When Rachel saw that she was not bearing any children for Jacob, she envied her sister. “Give me children, or I will die!” she said to Jacob.

We were binding sheaves of grain in the field, and suddenly my sheaf rose and stood upright, while your sheaves gathered around and bowed down to mine.”

“Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits. We can say that a vicious animal has devoured him. Then we shall see what becomes of his dreams!”

You shall not covet your neighborís house. You shall not covet your neighborís wife, or his manservant or maidservant, or his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”

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.

So Ahab said to Naboth, “Give me your vineyard to use as a vegetable garden, since it is next to my palace. I will give you a better vineyard in its place—or if you prefer, I will give you its value in silver.”

Ahab answered, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite and told him, ëGive me your vineyard for silver, or if you wish, I will give you another vineyard in its place.í And he replied, ëI will not give you my vineyard!í”

And when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, he got up and went down to take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.

Haman recounted to them his glorious wealth, his many sons, and all the ways the king had honored and promoted him over the other officials and servants.

For resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.

Of David. Do not fret over those who do evil; do not envy those who do wrong.

Why do you gaze in envy, O mountains of many peaks? This is the mountain God chose for His dwelling, where the LORD will surely dwell forever.

For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

In the camp they envied Moses, as well as Aaron, the holy one of the LORD.

Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways;

A tranquil heart is life to the body, but envy rots the bones.

Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always continue in the fear of the LORD.

Do not envy wicked men or desire their company;

Do not fret over evildoers, and do not be envious of the wicked.

I saw that all labor and success spring from a manís envy of his neighbor. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

Their love, their hate, and their envy have already vanished, and they will never again have a share in all that is done under the sun.