Jealousy often grows out of comparison — measuring your life against someone else's and finding the gap unbearable. Scripture calls envy something that "rotteth the bones," a vivid picture of how quietly corrosive it can be.
The antidote offered isn't pretending not to notice what others have, but contentment — a state Paul says he had to learn, which suggests it isn't automatic for anyone.
If comparison is weighing on you today, let these verses redirect your focus. Try the Bible Verse Memory Game on the Verses4Emotions homepage.
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