tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538057051911243767.post1481921018778865712..comments2024-03-23T23:55:50.572-04:00Comments on Bible Love Notes: The Destroying Monsters of Jealousy and EnvyGail @ http://biblelovenotes.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17462629145629813283noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538057051911243767.post-83734365934780869602020-05-28T10:09:59.201-04:002020-05-28T10:09:59.201-04:00Proverb 14: 30. Telling us that envy rots the bone...Proverb 14: 30. Telling us that envy rots the bone<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00428966721793198009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538057051911243767.post-12228992455360466252019-09-21T18:31:01.490-04:002019-09-21T18:31:01.490-04:00Hi Karenay,
Yours is the second comment I've g...Hi Karenay,<br />Yours is the second comment I've gotten to this effect, which usually means that there are others who feel the same, so I've added this information to the bottom of the devotion to explain:<br /><br />Some people teach that jealousy is fear you'll lose something you have and envy is wanting something you don't have. However, the two words historically have been used as synonyms in conversation and Scripture, and the Merriam Webster Dictionary does not make this distinction between the words. This is also true in the Hebrew and Greek. Some words are best translated jealousy or envy and other words can be translated either way. From my limited study, it appears that jealousy may be used in Scripture as a more active or angry form of envy.<br /><br />Whatever your definitions, this devotion addresses both the sinful from of jealousy and the sin of envy. Gail @ http://biblelovenotes.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17462629145629813283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538057051911243767.post-86358739562402011482019-09-20T14:23:21.455-04:002019-09-20T14:23:21.455-04:00You seem to use jealousy and envy inter-changeably...You seem to use jealousy and envy inter-changeably. I believe there is a difference. The main difference between envy and jealousy is that envy is the emotion of coveting what someone else has, while jealousy is the emotion related to fear that something you have will be taken away by someone else.Karenayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06299778273838030841noreply@blogger.com