Day 8 – Envy
“For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.” Job 5:2
A study on the age-old 7 Deadly Sins and 7 Virtues.
“For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.” Job 5:2
“And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, than was Haman full of wrath” Esther 3:5
“The soul of a lazy man desires, and has nothing” Proverbs 13:4a
“He who loves silver will not be satisfied with silver; nor he who loves abundance, with increase. This also is vanity” Ecclesiastes 5:10
“Do not mix with winebibbers, or with gluttonous eaters of meat; for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe a man with rags” Proverbs 23:20-21
“Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul, having your conduct honourable among the Gentiles, that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by your good works which they observe, glorify God in the day of visitation.” 1 Peter 2:11-12 NKJV
“But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust and enticed.” James 1:14 (KJV)
“Temptation comes from our own desires, which entice us and drag us away. These desires give birth to sinful actions. And when sin is allowed to grow, it gives birth to death. So don’t be misled, my dear brothers and sisters.” James 1:14-16 NLT