Jealousy
An intense desire to protect what is rightfully one's own, or a sinful resentment of others' advantages. God describes himself as 'jealous' (Exodus 20:5, 34:14) — zealously guarding the exclusive devotion that belongs to him. This divine jealousy is righteous, like a spouse's jealousy over their partner's fidelity. Human jealousy, however, is often sinful: Cain's jealousy led to murder (Genesis 4:5-8), Saul's jealousy of David consumed him (1 Samuel 18:8-9), and the chief priests handed Jesus over 'out of self-interest' (Mark 15:10). Galatians 5:20 lists jealousy among the 'works of the flesh.' James 3:16 warns that 'where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder.'
Verses about Jealousy
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Números 5:14
And the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be defiled: or if the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be je…
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Números 5:15
Then shall the man bring his wife unto the priest, and he shall bring her offering for her, the tenth part of an ephah of barley meal; he shall pour …
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Números 5:18
And the priest shall set the woman before the Lord, and uncover the woman’s head, and put the offering of memorial in her hands, which is the jealous…
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Números 5:25
Then the priest shall take the jealousy offering out of the woman’s hand, and shall wave the offering before the Lord, and offer it upon the altar:
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Números 5:29
This is the law of jealousies, when a wife goeth aside to another instead of her husband, and is defiled;
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Números 5:30
Or when the spirit of jealousy cometh upon him, and he be jealous over his wife, and shall set the woman before the Lord, and the priest shall execut…
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Números 25:11
Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, while he was zealous for my sake am…
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Deuteronômio 29:20
The Lord will not spare him, but then the anger of the Lord and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in thi…
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Deuteronômio 32:16
They provoked him to jealousy with strange gods, with abominations provoked they him to anger.
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Deuteronômio 32:21
They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities: and I will move them to jealousy with …
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1 Reis 14:22
And Judah did evil in the sight of the Lord, and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins which they had committed, above all that their fathers…
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Salmos 78:58
For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images.
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Salmos 79:5
How long, Lord? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?
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Provérbios 6:34
For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
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Cântico dos Cânticos 8:6
Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals…
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Isaías 42:13
The Lord shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against his enemies.
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Ezequiel 8:3
And he put forth the form of an hand, and took me by a lock of mine head; and the spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and brought m…
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Ezequiel 8:5
Then said he unto me, Son of man, lift up thine eyes now the way toward the north. So I lifted up mine eyes the way toward the north, and behold nort…
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Ezequiel 16:38
And I will judge thee, as women that break wedlock and shed blood are judged; and I will give thee blood in fury and jealousy.
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Ezequiel 16:42
So will I make my fury toward thee to rest, and my jealousy shall depart from thee, and I will be quiet, and will be no more angry.