Genesis 4:5

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but he didn’t approve of Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry and was disappointed.

Cross References

Genesis 31:2

He also noticed that Laban did not appear as friendly to him as before.

Genesis 31:5

He said to them, “I have seen that your father isn’t as friendly to me as he was before, but the God of my father has been with me.

Genesis 39:19

When Potiphar heard his wife’s story, especially when she said, “This is what your slave did to me,” he became very angry.

Job 15:13

when you turn against God and spit these words out of your mouth?

Job 5:2

Certainly, anger kills a stubborn fool, and jealousy murders a gullible person.

Psalm 20:3

He will remember all your grain offerings and look with favor on your burnt offerings. Selah

Proverbs 19:3

The stupidity of a person turns his life upside down, and his heart rages against the Lord.

Proverbs 29:10

Bloodthirsty people hate an innocent person, but decent people seek ⌞to protect⌟ his life.

Ecclesiastes 4:4

Then I saw that all hard work and skillful effort come from rivalry. Even this is pointless. ⌞It’s like⌟ trying to catch the wind.

Isaiah 3:9

The look on their faces will be held against them. They boast about their sins, which are like ⌞those of the people of⌟ Sodom. They don’t even bother to hide them. How horrible it will be for these people, because they have brought disaster on themselves.

Numbers 16:15

Moses became angry and said to the Lord, “Don’t accept their offering. I haven’t taken anything from them, not even a donkey. And I haven’t mistreated any of them.”

Matthew 20:15

Can’t I do what I want with my own money? Or do you resent my generosity towards others?’

Acts 13:45

When the Jews saw the crowds, they became very jealous. They used insulting language to contradict whatever Paul said.

Hebrews 11:4

Faith led Abel to offer God a better sacrifice than Cain’s sacrifice. Through his faith Abel received God’s approval, since God accepted his sacrifices. Through his faith Abel still speaks, even though he is dead.

Jude 1:11

How horrible it will be for them! They have followed the path of Cain. They have rushed into Balaam’s error to make a profit. They have rebelled like Korah and destroyed themselves.

1 Samuel 16:7

But the Lord told Samuel, “Don’t look at his appearance or how tall he is, because I have rejected him. God does not see as humans see. Humans look at outward appearances, but the Lord looks into the heart.”