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envy

Meaning of “envy”

Sense 1: Resentful desire at another's good. Sense 2: As a verb, to feel such jealousy.

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20 occurrences19 verses13 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Job 5:2

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Acts 7:9
And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Acts 7:9 · retained source text

And the Patriarchs moued with enuie, sold Ioseph into Egypt: but God was with him,

1611 marginal noteGen. 37.28.

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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Acts 13:45 · retained source text

But when the Iewes saw the multitudes, they were filled with enuie, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting, and blaspheming.

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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Acts 17:5 · retained source text

¶ But the Iewes which beleeued not, mooued with enuie, tooke vnto them certaine lewd fellowes of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the citie on an vprore, and assaulted the house of Iason, and sought to bring them out to the people.

Romans 1:29
Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Romans 1:29 · retained source text

Being filled with all vnrighteousnes, fornication, wickednesse, couetousnes, maliciousnes, full of enuie, murther, debate, deceit, malignitie, whisperers,

Philippians 1:15
Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will:
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1611 witness · Philippians 1:15 · retained source text

Some in deed preach Christ, euen of enuie and strife, and some also of good will.

1 Timothy 6:4
He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Timothy 6:4 · retained source text

Hee is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions, and strifes of wordes, whereof commeth enuie, strife, railings, euill surmisings,

1611 marginal noteOr, a foole.

1611 marginal noteOr, sicke.

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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Titus 3:3 · retained source text

For we our selues also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceiued, seruing diuers lusts and pleasures, liuing in malice and enuy, hatefull, and hating one another.

James 4:5
Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · James 4:5 · retained source text

Doe ye thinke that the Scripture saith in vaine, the spirit that dwelleth in vs lusteth to enuy?

1611 marginal noteOr, enuiously.

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