Just wondering ... Where is it in scripture that envy is a vice?
Thous Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbors Goods.
Exodus 20:17 (NKJV)
You shall not covet your neighbors house; you shall not covet your neighbors wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbors.
cov·et [kuhv-it]
verb (used with object)
1. to desire wrongfully, inordinately, or without due regard for the rights of others: to covet another's property.
Just did a Bible search for "envy". Got 35 matches.
Thou shalt not covet
(to desire wrongfully, inordinately, or without due regard for the rights of others: to covet another’s property.)
(Synonyms - aspire to, begrudge, choose, crave, desiderate, envy, fancy, hanker for, have eye on, have hots for, itch for, long for, lust after, spoil for, thirst for, want, wish for, yearn for, yen for)
Thou shalt not covet (or envy).