Seven Deadly Sins - Envy

The sixth of the "seven deadly sins" is envy.

It has always seemed to me that envy and covetousness are the same things. (You can read my post about Covetousness here.) Then, I wondered. Are they the same thing? What's the difference?

Covetousness is defined as "inordinately or wrongly desirous of wealth or possessions." (Dictionary)
Envy is defined as "a feeling of discontent or covetousness with regard to another's advantages, success, or possessions, etc." (Dictionary)

So, they're closely related, but not exactly the same.

What does The Bible say about envy?

Job 5:2 - Resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.

Proverbs 14:30 - A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones.

Ecclesiastes 4:4-6 - And I saw that all toil and all achievement spring from one person's envy of another. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind. Fools fold their hands and ruin themselves. Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind.

Mark 7:21-23 - For it is from within, out of a person's heart, that evil thoughts come--sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance, and folly. All these evils come from inside and defile a person.

1 Corinthians 13:4 - Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

James 3:14-16 - But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth. Such "wisdom" does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. For where you have envy and selfish ambition ,there you find disorder and every evil practice.

Galatians 5:26 - Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other.

We must be wary of the things we feel toward others. We should not envy someone for what they have, or what they have accomplished. Rather, thank God for all the blessings He has given to us, even if they seem unequal in our minds.