Envy

Archimandrite Nikifor’s Biblical Encyclopedia

—sorrow or resentment at another person’s good and a desire to possess or diminish it. Envy violates the commandment against coveting and is opposed to love, which “does not envy” (1 Cor. 13:4). Scripture treats it not as harmless comparison but as a passion capable of producing rivalry, slander, and violence (Gen. 37:11; Mark 15:10; Jas. 3:14-16).

Scripture cited

1 Corinthians 13:4 Genesis 37:11 Mark 15:10

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