Genesis 31:1 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

¹ Now Jacob heard that the sons of Laban were saying, “Jacob has taken all that was our father's; and from what was our father's he has gained all this wealth.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ And he heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our father's; and of that which was our father's hath he gotten all this glory.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ JACOB HEARD Laban's sons complaining, Jacob has taken away all that was our father's; he has acquired all this wealth and honor from what belonged to our father.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ And he heard the words of Laban’s sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our father’s; and of that which was our father’s hath he gotten all this glory.

Common English Bible

¹ Jacob heard that Laban’s sons were saying, “Jacob took everything our father owned and from it he produced all of this wealth.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ But afterwards, he heard the words of the sons of Laban, saying, "Jacob has taken all that was our father's, and being enlarged by his ability, he has become famous."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹ But after that he heard the words of the sons of Laban, saying: Jacob hath taken away all that was our father's, and being enriched by his substance is become great.

Genesis 31:1 Cross References

Genesis 30:43

Thus the man grew exceedingly rich, and had large flocks, maidservants and menservants, and camels and asses.

Genesis 31:2

And Jacob saw that Laban did not regard him with favor as before.

Genesis 31:43

Then Laban answered and said to Jacob, “The daughters are my daughters, the children are my children, the flocks are my flocks, and all that you see is mine. But what can I do this day to these my daughters, or to their children whom they have borne?

Genesis 45:13

You must tell my father of all my splendor in Egypt, and of all that you have seen. Make haste and bring my father down here.”

Esther 5:11

And Haman recounted to them the splendor of his riches, the number of his sons, all the promotions with which the king had honored him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and the servants of the king.

Job 31:31

if the men of my tent have not said, ‘Who is there that has not been filled with his meat?’

Psalm 17:14

from men by thy hand, O Lord, from men whose portion in life is of the world. May their belly be filled with what thou hast stored up for them; may their children have more than enough; may they leave something over to their babes.

Psalm 57:4

I lie in the midst of lions that greedily devour the sons of men; their teeth are spears and arrows, their tongues sharp swords.

Proverbs 14:30

A tranquil mind gives life to the flesh, but passion makes the bones rot.

Proverbs 27:4

Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming; but who can stand before jealousy?

Ecclesiastes 4:4

Then I saw that all toil and all skill in work come from a man's envy of his neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.

Isaiah 5:14

Therefore Sheol has enlarged its appetite and opened its mouth beyond measure, and the nobility of Jerusalem and her multitude go down, her throng and he who exults in her.

Jeremiah 9:23

Thus says the Lord: “Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, let not the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches;

Ezekiel 16:44

Behold, every one who uses proverbs will use this proverb about you, ‘Like mother, like daughter.’

Matthew 4:8

Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them;

1 Timothy 6:4

he is puffed up with conceit, he knows nothing; he has a morbid craving for controversy and for disputes about words, which produce envy, dissension, slander, base suspicions,

Titus 3:3

For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by men and hating one another;

1 Peter 1:24

for “All flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls,