Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy? / Open rebuke is better than secret love.

Envy and wrath shorten the life

And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him, / And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.

Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy? / But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.

He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.

Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.