Exodus 1:9

New Living Translation

He said to his people, “Look, the people of Israel now outnumber us and are stronger than we are.

Cross References

Genesis 26:16

Finally, Abimelech ordered Isaac to leave the country. “Go somewhere else,” he said, “for you have become too powerful for us.”

Genesis 46:3

“I am God, the God of your father,” the voice said. “Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for there I will make your family into a great nation.

Job 5:2

Surely resentment destroys the fool, and jealousy kills the simple.

Exodus 5:5

Look, there are many of your people in the land, and you are stopping them from their work.”

Proverbs 14:28

A growing population is a king’s glory; a prince without subjects has nothing.

Proverbs 27:4

Anger is cruel, and wrath is like a flood, but jealousy is even more dangerous.

Ecclesiastes 4:4

Then I observed that most people are motivated to success because they envy their neighbors. But this, too, is meaningless—like chasing the wind.

Titus 3:3

Once we, too, were foolish and disobedient. We were misled and became slaves to many lusts and pleasures. Our lives were full of evil and envy, and we hated each other.

James 4:5

Do you think the Scriptures have no meaning? They say that God is passionate that the spirit he has placed within us should be faithful to him.