Jealousy: Overcoming Jealousy or Envy

INTRODUCTION AND EXPLANATION:

Study the following Scriptures and record what each says about jealousy or envy. This will help
you identify what causes your jealousy, and the consequences you may face when you become
jealous or envious. Determine what must you do to overcome jealousy or envy. Keep a daily
journal of times when you are tempted to become jealous or envious; note when it happens,
where it happens, what is happening and what you did about it. Evaluate what God wanted you
to do and if you could have done something more or better. Also evaluate if you did something
you should not have done.
1. Causes of Jealousy: Why Do You Get Jealous? After each passage write what you learn
about the causes or reasons for jealousy or envy. Identify the circumstantial causes of
jealousy and then the underlying internal cause of the jealousy.
Genesis 37:1-11
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Psalm 37:18
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Psalm 73:3
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Mark 7:21-23
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Luke 15:25-35
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Romans 13:13
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1 Corinthians 3:1-3
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Philippians 1:12-17
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1 Timothy 6:4-5
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Titus 3:3
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James 3:14, 16
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2. What Are the Consequences of Jealousy? After each passage, write the consequences or
results of jealousy. Note whether the consequence is personal, social, relational, spiritual,
physical, emotional, etc.
Genesis 37:18-36
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Genesis 39:41
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Genesis 45:1-8
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1 Samuel 18:6-11
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1 Samuel 20:30-34
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Psalm 37:1-11
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Psalm 106:16-18
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Proverbs 6:34-35
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Proverbs 14:30
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Proverbs 27:4
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Song of Solomon 8:6
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Acts 13:45
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Acts 17:1-9
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2 Corinthians 12:20
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Galatians 5:19-21
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James 3:14, 16
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James 4:1-2
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1 Peter 2:1
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3. The Cure for Jealousy: How Can Jealousy Be Overcome? Note everything these passages
teach about how sinful, destructive jealousy may be overcome.
Psalm 37:1-9
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Psalm 73:1-23
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Proverbs 23:17-18
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Song of Solomon 8:6
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Mark 9:38-40
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Mark 10:35-45
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Romans 12:1-8
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Romans 13:13-14
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1 Corinthians 4:1-7
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1 Corinthians 13:4
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2 Corinthians 10:12-18
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Galatians 5:20-26
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Galatians 6:1-5
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Philippians 1:12-21
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Philippians 4:2-13
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1 Timothy 4:7
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1 Timothy 6:11-12
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2 Timothy 3:16-17
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James 3:13-4:10
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After doing this biblical analysis of jealousy, apply what youve learned to your own experiences
by identifying and writing out what causes your jealousy. What are and have been the
consequences? What happens when you become jealous or envious; and what should you do to
overcome jealousy or envy?
Keep a daily journal of times when you are tempted to become jealous or envious; when it
happens, where it happens, what is happening and what you did that will help you to grow in this
area of your Christian life. As you keep this journal, evaluate if you did what God wanted you to
do and if you could have done something more or better. Also evaluate if you did something you
should not have done.