He had flocks of sheep, herds of cattle, and many slaves, and the Philistines were envious of him.
James 4:5 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Or do you think it’s without reason that the Scripture says: The spirit he made to dwell in us envies intensely? , Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Or do you suppose that the Scripture is speaking to no purpose that says, The Spirit Whom He has caused to dwell in us yearns over us and He yearns for the Spirit [to be welcome] with a jealous love? [Jer. 3:14; Hos. 2:19ff.] American Standard Version (1901) Or think ye that the scripture speaketh in vain? Doth the spirit which he made to dwell in us long unto envying? Common English Bible Or do you suppose that scripture is meaningless? Doesn’t God long for our faithfulness in the life he has given to us? Catholic Public Domain Version Or do you think that Scripture says in vain: "The spirit which lives within you desires unto envy?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Or do you think that the scripture saith in vain: To envy doth the spirit covet which dwelleth in you? |
He had flocks of sheep, herds of cattle, and many slaves, and the Philistines were envious of him.
When Rachel saw that she was not bearing Jacob any children, she envied her sister. ‘Give me sons, or I will die! ’ she said to Jacob.
His brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the matter in mind.
But Onan knew that the offspring would not be his, so whenever he slept with his brother’s wife, he released his semen on the ground so that he would not produce offspring for his brother.
When the Lord saw that human wickedness was widespread on the earth and that every inclination of the human mind was nothing but evil all the time,
When the Lord smelled the pleasing aroma, he said to himself, ‘I will never again curse the ground because of human beings, even though the inclination of the human heart is evil from youth onward. And I will never again strike down every living thing as I have done.
A wicked person desires evil; he has no consideration for his neighbour.
I saw that all labour and all skilful work is due to one person’s jealousy of another. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind. ,
Ephraim’s envy will cease; Judah’s harassing will end. Ephraim will no longer be envious of Judah, and Judah will not harass Ephraim.
But Moses asked him, ‘Are you jealous on my account? If only all the Lord’s people were prophets and the Lord would place his Spirit on them! ’
God is not a man, that he might lie, or a son of man, that he might change his mind. Does he speak and not act, or promise and not fulfil?
If he called those to whom the word of God came “gods” #– #and the Scripture cannot be broken #– #
Also, another Scripture says: They will look at the one they pierced. ,
Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Messiah comes from David’s offspring and from the town of Bethlehem, where David lived? ’
‘The patriarchs became jealous of Joseph and sold him into Egypt, but God was with him
They are filled with all unrighteousness, evil, greed, and wickedness. They are full of envy, murder, quarrels, deceit, and malice. They are gossips,
For the Scripture tells Pharaoh, I raised you up for this reason, so that I may display my power in you and that my name may be proclaimed in the whole earth. ,
Don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God? You are not your own,
And what agreement does the temple of God have with idols? For we are the temple of the living God, as God said: I will dwell and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people. ,
Now the Scripture saw in advance that God would justify the Gentiles by faith and proclaimed the gospel in advance to Abraham, saying, All the nations will be blessed through you. ,
For we too were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, enslaved by various passions and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, detesting one another.