A man that maketh haste to be rich, and envieth others, is ignorant that poverty shall come upon him.
There is none worse than he that envieth himself, and this is the reward of his wickedness: 14:7.
He that envieth sinners, therefore, cannot be of a good spirit, nor can the fear of God grow in his heart.
And the reason is, because he that envieth a sinner, hath forgotten himself, that he is as bad; and how can he then fear God?
Only one thing truly need the Christian envy--the large, rich, generous soul which "envieth not.
Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself.
The answer, covering eleven octavo pages of small type, is a model for all controversialists, and especially for any whom duty compels to rebuke the minister who has failed to learn the charity which envieth not.
It forbids that evil be done the neighbor, either in desire or in deed: "Charity envieth not, dealeth not perversely.
Sir 14:10 A wicked eye envieth [his] bread, and he is a niggard at his table.
Sir 14:6 There is none worse than he that envieth himself; and this is a recompence of his wickedness.
Only one thing truly need the Christian envy, the large, rich, generous soul which "envieth not.
He that is below envieth him that riseth, And he that is above, him that's below despiseth, So every man his plot and counter-plot deviseth.
Meanwhile I wonder at so proud a back, Whiles the empty guts loud rumblen for long lack: The belly envieth the back's bright glee, And murmurs at such inequality.
Though it be under the feet of others, and beneath its own due place, yet it envieth not, it can lie contentedly so.
But charity envieth not where it may lie quietly low.
A man that hath no virtue in himself, ever envieth virtue in others.
For their fortune seemeth but due unto them; and no man envieth the payment of a debt, but rewards and liberality rather.
Meanwhile I wonder at so proud a back, Whilst, the empty guts loud rumbling for long lack, The belly envieth the back's bright glee, And murmurs at such inequality.
Who enviethnone whom chance doth raise Or vice, who never understood How deepest wounds are given with praise; Not rules of State, but rules of good.
For their fortune seemeth, but due unto them; and no man envieth the payment of a debt, but rewards and liberality rather.
Nobility of birth commonly abateth industry; and he that is not industrious, envieth him that is.
Only one thing truly needs the Christian envy, the large, rich, generous soul which "envieth not.
He that envieth your happiness, knoweth by sad experience the way to misery; and therefore tempteth you to be proud, that you may come, by the same way, to the same end that he himself is come to.
Where is he who "envieth not" the possessions of his neighbor, or the honors and emoluments of office enjoyed by others?
Look at these words: "Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "envieth" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
