19 Bijbelverzen over jaloezie en afgunst

The Bible lists jealousy and envy among the sins of people, and it also uses the word of God and of love. Envy “rots the bones” of the one who holds it (Proverbs 14:30), and where it runs through a community there is “disorder and every evil practice” (James 3:16). God is called “a jealous God” (Exodus 20:5). Galatians 5:19-21 lists jealousy and envy among “the acts of the flesh”, and the stories show them at work: Rachel jealous of…