Signs of Jealousy

Signs of jealousy are when someone rejects everything you say all the time as well as the following other manifestations of envy.

James 3:16
"For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice."

Another sign of jealousy is copying everything you do to be better than you.

James 3:14
"But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth."

Continuing: a jealous person forces petty arguments.

Proverbs 27:4
"Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?"

1 Corinthians 3:3
"3 for you are still fleshly. For since there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not fleshly, and are you not walking like mere men?"

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

Galatians 5:22-23 "22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law."

Never allow the jealous person to cause in you unkind reactions. When we discover someone is jealous it might be good not to talk about the things we have accomplished to them, that might cause further jealousy.

1 Corinthians 13:4
"Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant"

When we know someone is jealous of us it is wise not to speak about those things that bring us great joy. Simply enjoy the peace of the Lord and the accomplishments themselves. If you have a true friend who will not be jealous then sharing with them is a joy.

My husband quotes this often to me; "sharing joy with a friend brings double the joy, sharing a grief with a friend is half a grief."

Sharing with a beloved friend the things of life can be a healing balm for our soul.