Envy

Short description: Pain at the sight of another's good fortune

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Envy (from Latin invidia) is an emotion which occurs when a person lacks another's superior quality, achievement, or possession and either desires it or wishes that the other lacked it.[1]

Aristotle defined envy as pain at the sight of another's good fortune, stirred by "those who have what we ought to have".[2] Bertrand Russell said that envy was one of the most potent causes of unhappiness.[3] Not only is the envious person rendered unhappy by their envy, Russell argued, but that person may also wish to inflict misfortune on others to reduce their status.

## Contents

* 1 Types of envy
* 2 Socioevolutionary view
* 3 Schadenfreude
* 4 Regarding possessions or status
* 5 Overcoming
* 6 Benefits
* 7 In adolescence
* 8 In adulthood
* 9 Narcissism
* 10 In philosophy
* 11 Religious views
* 11.1 In Buddhism
* 11.2 In Christianity
* 11.3 In Hinduism
* 11.4 In Islam
* 11.5 In Judaism
* 12 Cultural references
* 13 See also
* 14 References
* 15 Bibliography
* 16 Further reading
* 17 External links

## Types of envy

Psychologists have suggested that real or malicious envy should be distinguished from "benign envy"—malicious envy being proposed as an unpleasant emotion that causes the envious person to want to bring down the better-off even at their own cost, while benign envy involves recognition of other's being better-off, but causes the person to aspire to be as good. Benign envy is still a negative emotion in the sense that it feels negative. [4][5] However, Sherry Turkle considers that the advent of social media and selfie culture is creating an alienating sense of "self-envy" psyche in users, and posits this further affects problem areas attached to attachments.[6] Envy and gloating have parallel structures as emotions.[7][8]

According to researchers, benign envy can provide emulation, improvement motivation, positive thoughts about the other person, and admiration.[9] This type of envy, if dealt with correctly, can positively affect a person's future by motivating them to be a better person and to succeed.[10] Human instinct is to avoid negative aspects in life such as the negative emotion, envy.[citation needed] However, it is possible to turn this negative emotional state into a motivational tool that can help a person to become successful in the future.[11]

## Socioevolutionary view

Invidia, allegorical painting by Giotto di Bondone, ca. 1305-1306

One theory that helps explain envy and its effects on human behavior is the socioevolutionary theory. Based upon Charles Darwin's 1859 theory of evolution by natural selection, modern socioevolutionary theory predicts that humans behave in ways that enhance the reproduction of their genes. Consistent with envy being a motivation, it may boost attention and memory.[12] Based on a model of evolved responses to those who are better off, Sznycer has argued that envy increases support for economic redistribution.[13]

## Schadenfreude

Main article: Philosophy:Schadenfreude

Schadenfreude means taking pleasure in the misfortune of others and can be understood as an outgrowth of envy in certain situations.

Envy and schadenfreude are very similar and are linked emotional states. Both emotions are considered very complex and are oftentimes viewed as antisocial behaviors.[14]

The two social emotions, envy and schadenfreude, act together as sister emotions during the developmental stages in adolescents. Both emotions have a strong presence during these early stages in a child's life.[citation needed]

In previous studies,[which?] it has been shown that envy becomes less prevalent as a child gets older. Researchers[who?] believe that this results from an increase in the regulation of envious type emotions as a person ages and gains more wisdom about life. Depending on age, the correlation of envy and schadenfreude increases. For example, a younger child is more likely to make spiteful decisions when they feel envious towards a person.[citation needed]

## Regarding possessions or status

Hieronymus Bosch, The Seven Deadly Sins and the Four Last Things (Invidia)

Often, envy involves a motive to "outdo or undo the rival's advantages".[15] In part, this type of envy may be based on materialistic possessions rather than psychological states. Basically, people find themselves experiencing an overwhelming emotion due to someone else owning or possessing desirable items that they do not. Feelings of envy in this situation would occur in the forms of emotional pain, a lack of self-worth, and a lowered self-esteem and well-being.

In Old Money, Nelson W. Aldrich Jr. states:[16]

> Envy is so integral and painful a part of what animates human behavior in market societies that many people have forgotten the full meaning of the word, simplifying it into one of the symptoms of desire. It is that (a symptom of desire), which is why it flourishes in market societies: democracies of desire, they might be called, with money for ballots, stuffing permitted. But envy is more or less than desire. It begins with the almost frantic sense of emptiness inside oneself, as if the pump of one's heart were sucking on air. One has to be blind to perceive the emptiness, of course, but that's what envy is, a selective blindness. Invidia, Latin for envy, translates as "nonsight", and Dante had the envious plodding along under cloaks of lead, their eyes sewn shut with leaden wire. What they are blind to is what they have, God-given and humanly nurtured, in themselves.

## Overcoming

Envy may negatively affect the closeness and satisfaction of relationships. Overcoming envy might be similar to dealing with other negative emotions (anger, resentment, etc.). Individuals experiencing anger often seek professional treatment (anger management) to help understand why they feel the way they do and how to cope. Subjects experiencing envy often have a skewed perception on how to achieve true happiness. By helping people to change these perceptions, they will be more able to understand the real meaning of fortune and satisfaction with what they do have. According to Lazarus, "coping is an integral feature of the emotion process".[17] There are very few theories that emphasize the coping process for emotions as compared to the information available concerning the emotion itself.

There are numerous styles of coping, of which there has been a significant amount of research done; for example, avoidant versus approach. Coping with envy can be similar to coping with anger. The issue must be addressed cognitively in order to work through the emotion. According to the research done by Salovey and Rodin (1988), "more effective strategies for reducing initial envy appear to be stimulus-focused rather than self-focused".[18] Salovey and Rodin (1988) also suggest "self-bolstering (e.g., "thinking about my good qualities") may be an effective strategy for moderating these self-deprecating thoughts and muting negative affective reactions".[18] Further research needs to be done in order to better understand envy, as well as to help people cope with this emotion.

## Benefits

Russell believed that envy may be a driving force behind the movement of economies and must be endured to achieve the "keep up with the Joneses" system. He believed this is what helps to maintain "democracy" as a system in which no one can achieve more than anyone else.[19] Attended to, envy may inform a person about who they admire and what they want. Benign envy may lead a person to work harder to achieve more success.[20]

## In adolescence

Children show evidence of envy at an early age. Adults can be just as envious; however, they tend to be better at concealing the emotion. Envy plays a significant role in the development of adolescents. Comparing oneself is a universal aspect of human nature. No matter the age or culture, social comparison happens all over the globe. Comparison can range from physical attributes, material possessions, and intelligence.[21] However, children are more likely to envy over material objects such as shoes, video games, high value mobile phones, etc. Children believe these material objects are correlated to their status.

Social status has been found to have a strong connection with self-esteem.[22] An adolescent's self-esteem is very fragile during early years and is heavily impacted by peer opinion. If a child is comfortable with who they are and self-confident they are less likely to become envious of others' material objects, because they do not self-identify with materials. Material objects are not the only things that adolescents become envious over; however, it is the most prevalent.

As children get older they develop stronger non-materialistic envy such as romantic relationships, physical appearance, achievement, and popularity. Sometimes envious feelings are internalized in children, having a negative impact on their self-esteem. Envy comes from comparing; these comparisons can serve as a reminder that they have failed social norms and do not fit in with their peers. A feeling of inadequacy can arise and become destructive to a child's happiness and cause further internal damage.

A child's identity is formed during their early years. Identity development is considered the central task during adolescence.[23] When children grow up understanding who they are, they are able to better define what their strengths and weaknesses are while comparing themselves to others.[24] Comparison can have two outcomes: it can be healthy in aiding in self-improvement or it can be unhealthy and result in envy/jealousy which can develop into depression. This is why self-exploration and identity development are critical in adolescent years.

It is important to identify healthy and unhealthy envy in a child at an early age. If a child is showing signs of unhealthy envy, it is best to teach the child productive ways to handle these emotions. It is much easier to teach a child how to control their emotions while they are young rather than allowing them to develop a habit that is hard to break when they are older.

## In adulthood

The things that drive people mad with envy change throughout their lifetime. Studies have shown that the younger the person, the more likely they are to be envious of others.[25] Adults under the age of 30 are more likely to experience envy compared to those 30 years and older. However, what people become envious over differs across adulthood.

Younger adults, under the age of 30, have been found to envy others social status, relationships, and attractiveness.[25] This starts to fade when a person hits their 30s. Typically, at this point in life, the person begins to accept who they are as an individual and compare themselves to others less often. However, they still envy others, just over different aspects in life, such as career or salary.[26] Studies have shown a decrease in envy as a person ages; however, envious feelings over money was the only thing that consistently increased as a person got older.[25] As a person ages, they begin to accept their social status. Nonetheless, envious feelings will be present throughout a person's life. It is up to the individual whether they will let these envious feelings motivate or destroy them.

## Narcissism

Individuals with narcissistic personality disorder are often envious of others or believe others are envious of them.[27] A narcissist may secure a sense of superiority in the face of another person's ability by using contempt to minimize the other person.[28]

## In philosophy

Aristotle, in Rhetoric, defined envy (φθόνος phthonos) as "the pain caused by the good fortune of others",[29][30] while Kant, in Metaphysics of Morals, defined it as "a reluctance to see our own well-being overshadowed by another's because the standard we use to see how well off we are is not the intrinsic worth of our own well-being but how it compares with that of others".

## Religious views

### In Buddhism

In Buddhism, the term irshya is commonly translated as either envy or jealousy. Irshya is defined as a state of mind in which one is highly agitated to obtain wealth and honor for oneself, but unable to bear the excellence of others.

The term mudita (sympathetic joy) is defined as taking joy in the good fortune of others. This virtue is considered the antidote to envy and the opposite of schadenfreude.

### In Christianity

Both in the Old and New Testament there are various descriptions of envy and events related to it, mostly with a dramatic outcome.

Envy is one of the Seven deadly sins in Roman Catholicism. In the Book of Genesis envy is said to be the motivation behind Cain murdering his brother, Abel, as Cain envied Abel because God favored Abel's sacrifice over Cain's.

Envy is among the things that comes from the heart, defiling a person.[31] The whole body is full of darkness when the eye, the lamp of body, is bad.[32] He who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished, said Solomon.[33] Envy ruins the body's health, making bones rot[34] and prohibiting the inheritance of the kingdom of God.[35] Sometimes, as a punishment, people are left in their sins, falling prey to envy and other heavy sins.[36]

Envy is credited as the basis of all toil and skills of people.[37] For example, mankind will choose occupations to gain wealth, fame and pleasures to equal or exceed their neighbours. Envy is, therefore, a sin deeply ingrained in human nature.[37] It comes into being when man lacks certain things, a circumstance that exists when God is not approached for provision or when the provision is used for one's own selfish passions and pleasures.[38]

Envy may be caused by wealth[39] (Isaac, envied by the Philistines),[40] by the brightness of wealth, power and beauty (Assyria kingdom envied of other kingdoms),[41] by political and military rising (Saul eyed David from the moment he heard the women song of joy),[42] fertility (Leah, envied of Rachel),[43] social ascent (Joseph whom his brothers were jealous of),[44][45] countless miracles and healings (the apostles envied of high priest and the Sadducees),[46] popularity (Paul and Barnabas, envied of unfaithful Jewish from Antioch),[47] the success of Christianization of many Thessalonians (Paul and Silas, envied of unfaithful Jews from Thessalonica),[48] virtues and true power to heal, to make miracles and to teach people (Jesus envied of the chief priests).[49][50]

In the NT, Jewish Christians are admonished to not look with evil eye at the last converts ("Gentiles" or Pagan Christians) to avoid therefore becoming the last ones, missing the kingdom of God.[51] They should be happy for anyone saved, like Christ, who came to save the lost, as the shepherd seeking the lost sheep.[52][53] Zacchaeus, the chief tax collector, was among the lost ones and he succeeded in bringing salvation to him and to his house.[54]

Sometimes arisen out of sophistry,[55] envy cannot coexist with true and spiritual wisdom, but with false, earthly, unspiritual, demonic wisdom.[56]

Throwing away envy is a crucial condition in our path to salvation.[57][58][59] Envy was seen by the Apostle Paul as a real danger even within the first Christian communities.[60][61] Envy should remain a sin of the past, defeated by God's teaching,[62][63] which, as in the tenth commandment, forbids us from coveting our neighbour's things, woman, and servants,[64][65] and urges us to rejoice with those who rejoice and weep with those who weep, as Apostle Paul said,[66] and to love our neighbours as ourselves.[67] Because brotherly, Christian love banishes definitively envy from our hearts.[68]

* The Seven Deadly Sins - Envy, engraving by Jacques Callot. The snake and the dog are both symbols for envy.[citation needed]

* Cain killing Abel, painting by Bartolomeo Manfredi, c. 1610, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Austria

* Envy Arch in the nave with a gothic fresco from 1511 of a man with a dog-head, which symbolizes envy (Dalbyneder Church [da; da; Dalbyneder Kirke], Denmark)

### In Hinduism

"One who does not envy but is a compassionate friend to all ... such a devotee is very dear to Me." - Lord Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 12, Verse 15.

In Hinduism, envy is considered a disastrous emotion. Hinduism maintains that anything which causes the mind to lose balance with itself leads to misery. This concept is put forth in the epic Mahabharata, wherein Duryodhana launches the Kurukshetra war out of envy of the perceived prosperity of his cousins. He is known to have remarked:

"Father! The prosperity of the Pandavas (cousins) is burning me deeply! I cannot eat, sleep or live in the knowledge that they are better off than me!"

Thus, Hinduism teaches that envy can be overcome simply by recognizing that the man or woman who is the object of one's envy is merely enjoying the fruits of their past karmic actions and that one should not allow such devious emotions to take control of their mind, lest they suffer the same fate as the antagonists of the Mahabharata.

### In Islam

In Islam, envy (ḥasad حسد in Arabic) is an impurity of the heart and can destroy one's good deeds.[citation needed] One must be content with what God has willed and believe in the justice of the creator. A Muslim should not allow his envy to inflict harm upon the envied person. [citation needed]

Muhammad said, "Do not envy each other, do not hate each other, do not oppose each other, and do not cut relations, rather be servants of Allah as brothers. It is not permissible for a Muslim to disassociate from his brother for more than three days such that they meet and one ignores the other, and the best of them is the one who initiates the salaam." Sahih al-Bukhari [Eng. Trans. 8/58 no. 91], Sahih Muslim [Eng. Trans. 4/1360 no. 6205, 6210]

A Muslim may wish for himself a blessing like that which someone else has, without wanting it to be taken away from the other person. This is permissible and is not called ḥasad. Rather, it is called ghibṭa.

"There is to be no envy except in two cases: (towards) a person to whom Allah has granted wisdom, and who rules by this and teaches it to the people, and (towards) a person to whom Allah has granted wealth and property along with the power to spend it in the cause of the Truth." [Al-Bukhaari & Muslim]

### In Judaism

In Judaism (in the Hebrew Bible 'jealousy', is a key feature of God's personality – He is furious in jealousy (for His own people's undivided worship). YeHoVaH is jealous for His own. [citation needed] The God of Israel is, "slow to anger and great in compassion" (Exodus 34:6) but when His jealousy and anger had accumulated there was an outburst of punishment. (Exodus 34:6; Numbers 14:18; Psalm 103:8; Ps 86:15; Ps 145:8; Jonah 4:2; Nahum 1:3; Nehemiah 9:17; Joel 2:13 etc.) While jealousy is branded as a negative and unwanted emotion generally in society today and also in Christianity, which had developed out of Judaism, in the Biblical (so-called Old Testament) context it is a strong aspect of God's character and therefore not a flawed characteristic – unlike envy, which God does denounce. (Exodus 20:14; Deuteronomy 5:9 and verse 18)

We envy people when we want what they have. We are jealous when we want to keep for ourselves what belongs exclusively to us. Therefore, we see the frightening permission God gave husbands who became jealous of their wives, to make them take a curse upon themselves, in case they had slept with another man while they belonged to their husband. (Numbers 5:11 – 31)

This points to the intimacy and exclusivity He is interested in, from His own people. Ephraim 'committed harlotry' against YHVH and thereby defiled the nation of Israel. Therefore, He withdrew Himself from them, to their detriment: "Woe to those when I depart from them!" (Hosea 9:12), He warns. "They will cry to YHVH, but he will hide His face from them". (Micah 3:4) A wounded Lover speaking. "You paid, but were not paid; for your harlotry. Therefore, oh harlot, hear the Word of YHVH: I shall set My jealousy against you and they will deal furiously with you." (Ezekiel 23:25) YHVH showed Ezekiel how the people in Jerusalem set up 'an image that provokes jealousy'. (Ezekiel 8:11, 12, 1 Kings 14:22, 2 Chronicles 14:2)

God also loves like a jealous lover: He told Moses to make a breastplate for Aaron the priest, to wear when he goes into the Most Holy Place. On the breastplate he had to display the names of all the tribes of Israel, so He could see it whenever Aaron went in to work where YHVH's Presence was (Exodus 28:29). Somewhere else He says, I have your name engraved in the palm of My hand. (Isaiah 49:16) The God of Israel wants with His people a marriage of faithfulness, fairness, kindness and compassion – and that they should know Him. (Hosea 2:21,22)

He is even jealous for the land itself, the land of Israel. (Joel 2:18) "I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy.. YHVH will yet comfort Zion and will yet choose Jerusalem.. For I will be to her a wall of fire all around; and the glory in her midst." (Zechariah 1:14, 17, Zechariah 2:9)

The Hebrew Bible says Judah provoked YHVH to jealousy with all their sins and their false gods. (1 Kings 14:22) There is a notable difference in meaning between jealousy (of something that is one's own) and envy (which is covetousness of another one's possessions). (Exodus 20: 14; Proverbs 27:4)

## Cultural references

In English-speaking cultures, envy is often associated with the color green, as in "green with envy", and yellow.[69] Yellow is the color of ambivalence and contradiction; a color associated with optimism and amusement; but also with betrayal, duplicity, and jealousy.[69] The phrase "green-eyed monster" refers to an individual whose current actions appear motivated by jealousy, not envy. This is based on a line from Shakespeare's Othello. Shakespeare mentions it also in The Merchant of Venice when Portia states: "How all the other passions fleet to air, as doubtful thoughts and rash embraced despair and shuddering fear and green-eyed jealousy!"

The character Envy from Fullmetal Alchemist series is one of the seven homunculi named after the seven deadly sins.

The character of Zelena on ABC's Once Upon a Time takes on the title "The Wicked Witch of the West" after envy itself dyes her skin in the episode "It's Not Easy Being Green".

In the parable "Garden of Statues",[70] a character goes mad with envy because of all the attention his sculptor neighbor is getting.

In Nelson W. Aldrich Jr.'s Old Money, he states that people who suffer from a case of malicious envy are blind to what good things they already have, thinking they have nothing, causing them to feel emptiness and despair.[16]

## See also

* Competition
* Envy-freeness
* Jealousy
* Narcissism
* Penis envy
* Resentment
* Self-envy
* Seven deadly sins
* Spite (sentiment)
* Womb and vagina envy

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39. ↑ "Psalm73.3 ESV - For I was envious of the arrogant when - Bible Gateway". Bible Gateway. http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm73.3&version=ESV.
40. ↑ "Genesis 26.12-16 ESV - And Isaac sowed in that land and reaped - Bible Gateway". Bible Gateway. http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis 26.12-16&version=ESV.
41. ↑ "Ezekiel31.1-9 ESV - Pharaoh to Be Slain - In the eleventh - Bible Gateway". Bible Gateway. http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel31.1-9&version=ESV.
42. ↑ "1Samuel18.5-9 ESV - And David went out and was successful - Bible Gateway". Bible Gateway. http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1Samuel18.5-9&version=ESV.
43. ↑ "Genesis 30.1-2 ESV - When Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no - Bible Gateway". Bible Gateway. http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis 30.1-2&version=ESV.
44. ↑ "Genesis 37.1-11 ESV - Joseph's Dreams - Jacob lived in the - Bible Gateway". Bible Gateway. http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis 37.1-11&version=ESV.
45. ↑ "Acts 7.9 ESV, - "And the patriarchs, jealous of - Bible Gateway". Bible Gateway. http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts 7.9&version=ESV.
46. ↑ "Acts 5.12-20 ESV - Many Signs and Wonders Done - Now many - Bible Gateway". Bible Gateway. http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts 5.12-20&version=ESV.
47. ↑ "Acts13.44-47 ESV - The next Sabbath almost the whole city - Bible Gateway". Bible Gateway. http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts13.44-47&version=ESV.
48. ↑ "Acts 17.1-5 ESV - Paul and Silas in Thessalonica - Now - Bible Gateway". Bible Gateway. http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts 17.1-5&version=ESV.
49. ↑ "Mark15.6-15 ESV - Pilate Delivers Jesus to Be Crucified - Bible Gateway". Bible Gateway. http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark15.6-15&version=ESV.
50. ↑ "Matthew 27.15-26 ESV - The Crowd Chooses Barabbas - Now at the - Bible Gateway". Bible Gateway. http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew 27.15-26&version=ESV.
51. ↑ "Matthew20.1-16 ESV - Laborers in the Vineyard - "For the - Bible Gateway". Bible Gateway. http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew20.1-16&version=ESV.
52. ↑ "Matthew18.10-14 ESV - The Parable of the Lost Sheep - "See - Bible Gateway". Bible Gateway. http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew18.10-14&version=ESV.
53. ↑ "Luke9.51-56 ESV - A Samaritan Village Rejects Jesus - Bible Gateway". Bible Gateway. http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke9.51-56&version=ESV.
54. ↑ "Luke 19.1-10 ESV - Jesus and Zacchaeus - He entered - Bible Gateway". Bible Gateway. http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke 19.1-10&version=ESV.
55. ↑ "1 Timothy 6.4-5 ESV - he is puffed up with conceit and - Bible Gateway". Bible Gateway. http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1 Timothy 6.4-5&version=ESV.
56. ↑ "James 3.13-16 ESV - Wisdom from Above - Who is wise and - Bible Gateway". Bible Gateway. http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James 3.13-16&version=ESV.
57. ↑ "1 Peter 2.1-2 ESV - A Living Stone and a Holy People - So - Bible Gateway". Bible Gateway. http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1 Peter 2.1-2&version=ESV.
58. ↑ "Job 31". Bible Gateway. http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+31&version=ESV.
59. ↑ "Obadiah1.12 ESV - But do not gloat over the day of your - Bible Gateway". Bible Gateway. http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Obadiah1.12&version=ESV.
60. ↑ "2 Corinthians 12.20 ESV - For I fear that perhaps when I come I - Bible Gateway". Bible Gateway. http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2 Corinthians 12.20&version=ESV.
61. ↑ "Galatians5.25-26 ESV - If we live by the Spirit, let us also - Bible Gateway". Bible Gateway. http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Galatians5.25-26&version=ESV.
62. ↑ "Titus 3.1-7 ESV - Be Ready for Every Good Work - Remind - Bible Gateway". Bible Gateway. http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Titus 3.1-7&version=ESV.
63. ↑ "Romans 13.12-14 ESV - The night is far gone; the day is at - Bible Gateway". Bible Gateway. http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans 13.12-14&version=ESV.
64. ↑ "Exodus 20.17 ESV - "You shall not covet your neighbor's - Bible Gateway". Bible Gateway. http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus 20.17&version=ESV.
65. ↑ "Deuteronomy5.21 ESV - "'And you shall not covet your - Bible Gateway". Bible Gateway. http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy5.21&version=ESV.
66. ↑ "Romans12.15 ESV - Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep - Bible Gateway". Bible Gateway. http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans12.15&version=ESV.
67. ↑ "Matthew22.34-40 ESV - The Great Commandment - But when the - Bible Gateway". Bible Gateway. http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew22.34-40&version=ESV.
68. ↑ "1Corinthians13.1-10 ESV - The Way of Love - If I speak in the - Bible Gateway". Bible Gateway. http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1Corinthians13.1-10&version=ESV.
69. ↑ 69.0 69.1 Eva Heller (2000), Psychologie de la couleur- effets et symboliques, p. 33.
70. ↑ "Garden of Statues". http://www.shonmehta.com/2014/08/garden-of-statues_10.html.

## Bibliography

* Bible, English Standard Version Revised, 1971

## Further reading

* Epstein, Joseph. (2003) Envy: The seven deadly sins. New York, Oxford University Press.
* Salovey, P. (1991) The Psychology of Jealousy and Envy
* Schoeck, H. (1969) Envy: A theory of social behavior. New York: Harcourt, Brace and World.
* Smith, R.H. (2008) Envy: Theory and research. New York, Oxford University Press.
* Westhues, Kenneth (2004) The Envy of Excellence: Administrative Mobbing of High-Achieving Professors. Lewiston, New York: Edwin Mellen Press.
* Lindholm, Charles (2016) Generous Envy. Digital Development Debates, issue 17 "Sharing".

## External links

* Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry

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Narcissism

Types|

* Collective
* Egomania
* Flying monkeys
* Healthy
* Malignant
* Narcissistic personality disorder
* Spiritual
* Workplace

Characteristics|

* Betrayal
* Boasting
* Egocentrism
* Egotism
* Empathy (lack of)
* Envy
* Entitlement (exaggerated sense of)
* Fantasy
* Grandiosity
* Hubris
* Magical thinking
* Manipulative
* Narcissistic abuse
* Narcissistic elation
* Narcissistic rage and narcissistic injury
* Narcissistic mortification
* Narcissistic supply
* Narcissistic withdrawal
* Perfectionism
* Self-esteem
* Self-righteousness
* Shamelessness
* Superficial charm
* Superiority complex
* True self and false self
* Vanity

Defences|

* Denial
* Idealization and devaluation
* Distortion
* Projection
* Splitting

Cultural phenomena|

* Control freak
* Don Juanism
* Dorian Gray syndrome
* My way or the highway
* Selfie

Related articles|

* Codependency
* Counterdependency
* Dark triad
* Ego ideal
* "Egomania" (film)
* Egotheism
* Empire-building
* God complex
* History of narcissism
* Messiah complex
* Micromanagement
* Narcissism of small differences
* Narcissistic leadership
* Narcissistic parent
* Narcissistic Personality Inventory
* Narcissus (mythology)
* On Narcissism (Freud essay)
* Sam Vaknin
* Self-love
* Self-serving bias
* Spoiled child
* The Culture of Narcissism (Lasch book)
* Workplace bullying

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[[Philosophy:EEmotions (Contrasting and categorization of emotions|list]])

Emotions|

* Acceptance
* Adoration
* Aesthetic emotions
* Affection
* Agitation
* Agony
* Amusement
* Anger
* Angst
* Anguish
* Annoyance
* Anticipation
* Anxiety
* Apathy
* Arousal
* Attraction
* Awe
* Boredom
* Calmness
* Compassion
* Confidence
* Contempt
* Contentment
* Courage
* Cruelty
* Curiosity
* Defeat
* Depression
* Desire
* Despair
* Disappointment
* Disgust
* Distrust
* Ecstasy
* Embarrassment
* Vicarious
* Empathy
* Enthrallment
* Enthusiasm
* Envy
* Euphoria
* Excitement
* Fear
* Flow (psychology)
* Frustration
* Gratification
* Gratitude
* Greed
* Grief
* Guilt
* Happiness
* Hatred
* Hiraeth
* Homesickness
* Hope
* Horror
* Hostility
* Humiliation
* Hygge
* Hysteria
* Indulgence
* Infatuation
* Insecurity
* Inspiration
* Interest
* Irritation
* Isolation
* Jealousy
* Joy
* Kindness
* Loneliness
* Longing
* Love
* Limerence
* Lust
* Mono no aware
* Neglect
* Nostalgia
* Outrage
* Panic
* Passion
* Pity
* Self-pity
* Pleasure
* Pride
* Grandiosity
* Hubris
* Insult
* Vanity
* Rage
* Regret
* Social connection
* Rejection
* Remorse
* Resentment
* Sadness
* Melancholy
* Saudade
* Schadenfreude
* Sehnsucht
* Self-confidence
* Sentimentality
* Shame
* Shock
* Shyness
* Sorrow
* Spite
* Stress
* Suffering
* Surprise
* Sympathy
* Tenseness
* Trust
* Wonder
* Worry

World views|

* Cynicism
* Defeatism
* Nihilism
* Optimism
* Pessimism
* Reclusion
* Weltschmerz

Related|

* Emotional intelligence

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Seven virtues in Christian ethics

Four
cardinal virtues|

* Prudence (Prudentia)
* Justice (Iustitia)
* Fortitude (Fortitudo)
* Temperance (Temperantia)

* Sources: Plato
* Republic, Book IV
* Cicero
* Ambrose
* Augustine of Hippo
* Thomas Aquinas

Faith, Hope and Love, as portrayed by Mary Lizzie Macomber (1861–1916)

Three
theological virtues|

* Faith (Fides)
* Hope (Spes)
* Love (Caritas)

* Sources: Paul the Apostle
* 1 Corinthians 13

Seven deadly sins|

* Lust (Luxuria)
* Gluttony (Gula)
* Greed (Avaritia)
* Sloth (Acedia)
* Wrath (Ira)
* Envy (Invidia)
* Pride (Superbia)

* Source: Prudentius, Psychomachia

* People: Evagrius Ponticus
* John Cassian
* Pope Gregory I
* Dante Alighieri
* Peter Binsfeld

Related concepts|

* Ten Commandments
* Great Commandment
* Eschatology
* Sin
* Original sin
* Old Covenant
* Hamartiology

* Christian philosophy

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[[Philosophy:EEmotions (Contrasting and categorization of emotions|list]])

Emotions|

* Acceptance
* Adoration
* Aesthetic emotions
* Affection
* Agitation
* Agony
* Amusement
* Anger
* Angst
* Anguish
* Annoyance
* Anticipation
* Anxiety
* Apathy
* Arousal
* Attraction
* Awe
* Boredom
* Calmness
* Compassion
* Confidence
* Contempt
* Contentment
* Courage
* Cruelty
* Curiosity
* Defeat
* Depression
* Desire
* Despair
* Disappointment
* Disgust
* Distrust
* Ecstasy
* Embarrassment
* Vicarious
* Empathy
* Enthrallment
* Enthusiasm
* Envy
* Euphoria
* Excitement
* Fear
* Flow (psychology)
* Frustration
* Gratification
* Gratitude
* Greed
* Grief
* Guilt
* Happiness
* Hatred
* Hiraeth
* Homesickness
* Hope
* Horror
* Hostility
* Humiliation
* Hygge
* Hysteria
* Indulgence
* Infatuation
* Insecurity
* Inspiration
* Interest
* Irritation
* Isolation
* Jealousy
* Joy
* Kindness
* Loneliness
* Longing
* Love
* Limerence
* Lust
* Mono no aware
* Neglect
* Nostalgia
* Outrage
* Panic
* Passion
* Pity
* Self-pity
* Pleasure
* Pride
* Grandiosity
* Hubris
* Insult
* Vanity
* Rage
* Regret
* Social connection
* Rejection
* Remorse
* Resentment
* Sadness
* Melancholy
* Saudade
* Schadenfreude
* Sehnsucht
* Self-confidence
* Sentimentality
* Shame
* Shock
* Shyness
* Sorrow
* Spite
* Stress
* Suffering
* Surprise
* Sympathy
* Tenseness
* Trust
* Wonder
* Worry

World views|

* Cynicism
* Defeatism
* Nihilism
* Optimism
* Pessimism
* Reclusion
* Weltschmerz

Related|

* Emotional intelligence

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