Is discontent a sin?
Yes.

The foolishness of man perverteth his way, and his heart fretteth against the Lord,
Proverbs 19:3

Can it make our condition better?
No.

For which of you can by taking thought can add one cubit to his stature,
Matthew 6:27

And will it certainly make it worse?
Yes.

All this availeth me nothing so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting in the king’s gate,
Esther 5:13

Is it a sin to undervalue present mercies?
Yes.

As those did who despised the pleasant land,
Psalm 106:24

Or to aggravate present afflictions?
Yes.

As Hezekiah, who said, I reckoned till morning, that as a lion, so will he break all my bones,
Isaiah 38:13

Is a discontented spirit from Satan?
Yes.

Yea hath God said ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden,
Genesis 3:1

Is a brand of ignominy affixed to it?
Yes.

These are murmurers, complainers,
Jude 16

And is a curse entailed upon it?
Yes.

Let them wander up and down for meat, and grudge if they be not satisfied,
Psalm 59:15

Is envy a sin?
Yes.

Let us walk honestly as in the day, not in strife and envying,
Romans 13:13

Is it a sin for the wicked to envy the just?
Yes.

They shall see and be ashamed, for their envy at thy people,
Isaiah 26:11

Or for the just to envy the wicked?
Yes.

Envy not the oppresser,
Proverbs 3:31

And is it a sin to envy for the sake of others?
Yes.

Envyest thou for my sake?
Numbers 11:29

Is covetousness a great sin?
Yes.

Covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints,
Ephesians 5:3

And a great vexation?
Yes.

For he that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver,
Ecclesiastes 5:10

Is it a hurt to our families?
Yes.

He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house,
Proverbs 15:27

And an injury to our neighbours?
Yes.

Thus Ahab’s covetousness caused Naboth’s murder,
1 Kings 21:1

And above all an affront to God?
Yes.

For it is he that maketh poor and maketh rich,
1 Samuel 2:7

Is it a sin that rarely goes unpunished in this world?
Yes.

For the iniquity of his covetousness I was wroth and smote him,
Isaiah 57:17

But will it be severely punished in the world to come?
Yes.

For the covetous shall not inherit the kingdom of God,
1 Corinthians 6:9

Should we therefore strive against it?
Yes.

Thou, O man of God, flee these things,
1 Timothy 6:11

And pray against it?
Yes.

Incline my heart unto thy testimonies and not to covetousness,
Psalm 119:36

May we desire unlawful enjoyments?
No.

We must not lust after evil things,
1 Corinthians 10:6

Or lawful enjoyments inordinately?
No.

Labour not for the meat that perisheth,
John 6:27

Doth all sin begin in the desires of the heart?
Yes.

For sinners walk in the way of their heart,
Ecclesiastes 11:9

Should we therefore keep a constant watch over it?
Yes.

Keep thine heart with all diligence, for out of it are the issues of life,
Proverbs 4:23