There is a regular eye and a jealous eye
The green eye tries to hide because it can’t explain why
Defiling the soul and darkening the mind
Truth is cast aside as reason becomes blind

A jealous spirit binds and takes captive of those
Who wish ill on others to cause many woes
Increased misery comes back on them instead
As they are a led away with a feeling of much dread

Repent and be grateful for all you’ve been given
Because of the cross you can be set free and forgiven
The eye of the Lord runs to and fro over the earth
In His sight each person has immeasurable worth

Debbie Furey
February 27, 2022

1 Samuel 18:9 – “And from that time on Saul kept a jealous eye on David.”

Proverbs 27:4 – “Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?”

1 Corinthians 3:3 – “You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere humans?”

1 Samuel 18:5–16
Galatians 5:16–26

As I was reading first Samuel 18:9, it mentioned that Saul kept a jealous eye on David. I wondered to myself could there be jealousy showing out of one’s eyes? Then I thought back to different instances where I felt someone’s jealousy being displayed and it showed up in their eyes. It is said that the eyes are a window of the soul. Sometimes there are blinds on windows and you can’t always see in, but sometimes you can see things that are in people’s eyes when blinds are removed. You can see love, kindness, happiness in people’s eyes as well as bad things like hatred, deception, lust and yes, jealousy.