Exodus 1:9

New International Reader's Version

“Look,” he said to his people. “The Israelites are far too many for us.

Cross References

Genesis 26:16

Then Abimelek said to Isaac, “Move away from us. You have become too powerful for us.”

Genesis 46:3

“I am God. I am the God of your father,” he said. “Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt. There I will make you into a great nation.

Job 5:2

Anger kills foolish people. Jealousy destroys those who are childish.

Exodus 5:5

Pharaoh continued, “There are large numbers of your people in the land. But you are stopping them from working.”

Proverbs 14:28

A large population is a king’s glory. But a prince without followers is destroyed.

Proverbs 27:4

Anger is mean, and great anger overpowers you. But who can face jealousy?

Ecclesiastes 4:4

I also saw that a person works hard and accomplishes a lot. But they do it only because they want what another person has. That doesn’t have any meaning either. It’s like chasing the wind.

Titus 3:3

At one time we too acted like fools. We didn’t obey God. We were tricked. We were controlled by all kinds of desires and pleasures. We were full of evil. We wanted what belongs to others. People hated us, and we hated one another.

James 4:5

Don’t you know what Scripture says? God wants the spirit in us to belong only to him. God caused this spirit to live in us. Don’t you think Scripture has a reason for saying this?