The Poison and the Antidote: Wisdom for Envy

10/12/2025
Rev. Mike Park

Proverbs: 14:30; 23:17-18; 24:19-20; 27:4

30 A tranquil heart gives life to the flesh,
    but envy makes the bones rot.

17 Let not your heart envy sinners,
    but continue in the fear of the Lord all the day.
18 Surely there is a future,
    and your hope will not be cut off.

19 Fret not yourself because of evildoers,
    and be not envious of the wicked,
20 for the evil man has no future;
    the lamp of the wicked will be put out.

4 Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming,
    but who can stand before jealousy?