Genesis 31:1

Good News Translation (US Version)

Jacob heard that Laban's sons were saying, “Jacob has taken everything that belonged to our father. He got all his wealth from what our father owned.”

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 4:4

I have also learned why people work so hard to succeed: it is because they envy the things their neighbors have. But it is useless. It is like chasing the wind.

1 Peter 1:24

As the scripture says, “All human beings are like grass, and all their glory is like wild flowers. The grass withers, and the flowers fall,

Titus 3:3

For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, and wrong. We were slaves to passions and pleasures of all kinds. We spent our lives in malice and envy; others hated us and we hated them.

1 Timothy 6:4

is swollen with pride and knows nothing. He has an unhealthy desire to argue and quarrel about words, and this brings on jealousy, disputes, insults, evil suspicions,

Matthew 4:8

Then the Devil took Jesus to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in all their greatness.

Ezekiel 16:44

The Lord said, “People will use this proverb about you, Jerusalem: ‘Like mother, like daughter.’

Jeremiah 9:23

The Lord says, “The wise should not boast of their wisdom, nor the strong of their strength, nor the rich of their wealth.

Isaiah 5:14

The world of the dead is hungry for them, and it opens its mouth wide. It gulps down the nobles of Jerusalem along with the noisy crowd of common people.

Proverbs 27:4

Anger is cruel and destructive, but it is nothing compared to jealousy.

Proverbs 14:30

Peace of mind makes the body healthy, but jealousy is like a cancer.

Psalm 57:4

I am surrounded by enemies, who are like lions hungry for human flesh. Their teeth are like spears and arrows; their tongues are like sharp swords.

Psalm 17:14

save me from those who in this life have all they want. Punish them with the sufferings you have stored up for them; may there be enough for their children and some left over for their children's children!

Job 31:31

All those who work for me know that I have always welcomed strangers.

Esther 5:11

He boasted to them about how rich he was, how many sons he had, how the king had promoted him to high office, and how much more important he was than any of the king's other officials.

Genesis 45:13

Tell my father how powerful I am here in Egypt and tell him about everything that you have seen. Then hurry and bring him here.”

Genesis 30:43

In this way Jacob became very wealthy. He had many flocks, slaves, camels, and donkeys.

Genesis 31:2

He also saw that Laban was no longer as friendly as he had been earlier.

Genesis 31:43

Laban answered Jacob, “These young women are my daughters; their children belong to me, and these flocks are mine. In fact, everything you see here belongs to me. But since I can do nothing to keep my daughters and their children,