Envy

Wrath kills a foolish man, and envy slays a simple one. (Job 5:2)

A painting by the Renaissance artist Glotto...depicted Envy with long ears that could hear every bit of news of another's success. He also gave to Envy the tongue of a serpent to poison the reputation of the one being envied. But if you could look at the painting carefully, you would notice that the tongue coils back and stings the eyes of the figure itself,...destroying itself with its own venomous evil.

If we resent the success and accomplishments of others and...[strike] out at them with damaging words or insidious innuendoes, we have a problem with jealousy. God wants to administer the antidote of love. That alone will keep us from becoming jealousy's victim.