Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (
a.) Malignant; mischievous; spiteful.
2. (a.) Feeling or exhibiting envy; actuated or directed by, or proceeding from, envy; -- said of a person, disposition, feeling, act, etc.; jealously pained by the excellence or good fortune of another; maliciously grudging; -- followed by of, at, and against; as, an envious man, disposition, attack; envious tongues.
3. (a.) Inspiring envy.
4. (a.) Excessively careful; cautious.
Greek
4190. poneros -- toilsome, bad ... Word Origin from poneo (to toil) Definition toilsome, bad NASB Word Usage bad (5),
crimes (1),
envious (1), envy* (1), evil (50), evil one (5), evil things (1
... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4190.htm - 8k2206. zeloo -- to be jealous
... NASB Word Usage am jealous (1), becoming jealous (1), desire earnestly (2), eagerly
seek (1), eagerly sought (1), earnestly desire (1), envious (1), jealous (2 ...
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Strong's Hebrew
7065. qanah -- to be jealous or zealous... Word Origin denominative verb from qinah Definition to be jealous or zealous NASB
Word Usage became
envious (1), became jealous (1), been very zealous (2
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How the Kindly-Disposed and the Envious are to be Admonished.
... THE Book of Pastoral Rule, and Selected Epistles, OF GREGORY THE GREAT BISHOP OF
ROME, Chapter X. How the kindly-disposed and the envious are to be admonished. ...
/.../leo/writings of leo the great/chapter x how the kindly-disposed.htm
Whether Envy is a Mortal Sin?
... i): "I myself have seen and known even a baby envious, it could not speak, yet it
turned pale and looked bitterly on its foster-brother." Therefore envy is not ...
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Whether Envy is a Kind of Sorrow?
... v, 46) of the envious man that "self-inflicted pain wounds the pining spirit, which
is racked by the prosperity of another." Therefore envy is not a kind of ...
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Psalm XXXVII.
... 3. "Be not envious because of evil-doers, neither be envious against the workers
of iniquity" (ver.1). "For they shall soon wither like the grass, and shall ...
/.../augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm xxxvii.htm
Letter xvi. Charity.
... themselves. This is a sure indication of an envious disposition. ... tyrannical.
An envious disposition argues, 1. A want of self-respect. ...
/.../a practical directory for young christian females/letter xvi charity.htm
The Ending of the Book Brings an Exhortation to Avoid Ill-Will...
... 152. My sons, avoid wicked men, guard against the envious. There is this
difference between a wicked and an envious man: the wicked ...
/.../ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/chapter xxx the ending of.htm
Treatise x. On Jealousy and Envy.
... 1. To be jealous of what you see to be good, and to be envious of those who are
better than yourself, seems, beloved brethren, in the eyes of some people to be ...
/.../cyprian/the treatises of cyprian/treatise x on jealousy and.htm
Of the Advantage and Use of the World and of the Seasons.
... If He is willing and is unable, He is feeble, which is not in accordance with the
character of God; if He is able and unwilling, He is envious, which is ...
/.../chap xiii of the advantage and.htm
Endurance of the World's Censure.
... been fulfilled? So it was in the beginning. Cain, for instance, was envious
of his brother Abel, and slew him. Enoch walked with ...
/.../newman/parochial and plain sermons vol viii/sermon x endurance of the.htm
The New Commandment
... she becomes like to a hostess dying of starvation at a well-spread table, while
her guests enjoy the richest fare, and perhaps case envious glances at the ...
/.../martin/the story of a soul/chapter x the new commandment.htm
Thesaurus
Envious (16 Occurrences)... etc.; jealously pained by the excellence or good fortune of another; maliciously
grudging; -- followed by of, at, and against; as, an
envious man, disposition
.../e/envious.htm - 11kEnvy (56 Occurrences)
... 4. (n.) Public odium; ill repute. 5. (n.) An object of envious notice or feeling. ...
"We are jealous of our own; we are envious of another man's possessions. ...
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Grudge (11 Occurrences)
... 3. (vi) To be covetous or envious; to show discontent; to murmur; to complain; to
repine; to be unwilling or reluctant. 4. (vi) To feel compunction or grief. ...
/g/grudge.htm - 13k
Doers (34 Occurrences)
... (See NAS RSV NIV). Psalms 37:1 By David. Don't fret because of evildoers,
neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness. ...
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Fret (9 Occurrences)
... Psalms 37:1 By David. Don't fret because of evildoers, neither be envious against
those who work unrighteousness. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). ...
/f/fret.htm - 13k
Evildoers (46 Occurrences)
... (See RSV NIV). Psalms 37:1 By David. Don't fret because of evildoers, neither be
envious against those who work unrighteousness. (WEB KJV NAS). ...
/e/evildoers.htm - 18k
Evil (1503 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Evil eye. (Proverbs 23:6), figuratively, the envious or
covetous. (Comp. Deuteronomy 15:9; Matthew 20:15.). Noah Webster's Dictionary. ...
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Evil-doers (122 Occurrences)
... (BBE). Psalms 37:1 Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, Neither be thou envious
against them that work unrighteousness. (ASV DBY JPS). ...
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Generosity (6 Occurrences)
... Generosity (6 Occurrences). Matthew 20:15 Have I not a right to do what I choose
with my own property? Or are you envious because I am generous?' (See RSV). ...
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Generous (17 Occurrences)
... Generous (17 Occurrences). Matthew 20:15 Have I not a right to do what I choose
with my own property? Or are you envious because I am generous?' (WEY NAS NIV). ...
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Resources
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