Mark 7:22 thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness.
What is an evil eye?
The "evil eye" is a very eastern idiom that includes more than one single idea as shown by the distinction made in the list of Mark 7:22. It includes the following:
That is, the "evil eye" is a perverted outlook that seeks to turn every opportunity, even by unfair and dishonest means, to the advantage of the person. It was this depraved mind that Christ came to change:
Rom 12:2, 9 - Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind ... Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good.
Mark 7:22 New International Version
adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly.
envy,
ὀφθαλμὸς (ophthalmos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3788: The eye; fig: the mind's eye. From optanomai; the eye; by implication, vision; figuratively, envy.
"Evil eye" is a figure of speech for envy.
Similar usage is found in Proverbs 28:22:
New American Standard Bible
A man with an evil eye hastens after wealth And does not know that want will come upon him.
New King James Version
A man with an evil eye hastens after riches, And does not consider that poverty will come upon him.