Genesis 31:1

New Living Translation

But Jacob soon learned that Laban’s sons were grumbling about him. “Jacob has robbed our father of everything!” they said. “He has gained all his wealth at our father’s expense.”

Cross References

Genesis 30:43

As a result, Jacob became very wealthy, with large flocks of sheep and goats, female and male servants, and many camels and donkeys.

Genesis 31:2

And Jacob began to notice a change in Laban’s attitude toward him.

Genesis 31:43

Then Laban replied to Jacob, “These women are my daughters, these children are my grandchildren, and these flocks are my flocks—in fact, everything you see is mine. But what can I do now about my daughters and their children?

Genesis 45:13

Go tell my father of my honored position here in Egypt. Describe for him everything you have seen, and then bring my father here quickly.”

Esther 5:11

and boasted to them about his great wealth and his many children. He bragged about the honors the king had given him and how he had been promoted over all the other nobles and officials.

Job 31:31

“My servants have never said, ‘He let others go hungry.’

Psalm 17:14

By the power of your hand, O Lord, destroy those who look to this world for their reward. But satisfy the hunger of your treasured ones. May their children have plenty, leaving an inheritance for their descendants.

Psalm 57:4

I am surrounded by fierce lions who greedily devour human prey— whose teeth pierce like spears and arrows, and whose tongues cut like swords.

Proverbs 14:30

A peaceful heart leads to a healthy body; jealousy is like cancer in the bones.

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.

Isaiah 5:14

The grave is licking its lips in anticipation, opening its mouth wide. The great and the lowly and all the drunken mob will be swallowed up.

Jeremiah 9:23

This is what the Lord says: “Don’t let the wise boast in their wisdom, or the powerful boast in their power, or the rich boast in their riches.

Ezekiel 16:44

Everyone who makes up proverbs will say of you, ‘Like mother, like daughter.’

Matthew 4:8

Next the devil took him to the peak of a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.

1 Timothy 6:4

Anyone who teaches something different is arrogant and lacks understanding. Such a person has an unhealthy desire to quibble over the meaning of words. This stirs up arguments ending in jealousy, division, slander, and evil suspicions.

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.

1 Peter 1:24

As the Scriptures say, “People are like grass; their beauty is like a flower in the field. The grass withers and the flower fades.