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He said to his people, “Look, the Israelite people are more numerous and more powerful than we.(A)

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“Look,” he said to his people, “the Israelites have become far too numerous(A) for us.(B)

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24 And the Lord made his people very fruitful
    and made them stronger than their foes,(A)
25 whose hearts he then turned to hate his people,
    to deal craftily with his servants.(B)

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24 The Lord made his people very fruitful;
    he made them too numerous(A) for their foes,
25 whose hearts he turned(B) to hate his people,
    to conspire(C) against his servants.

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14 But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not be arrogant and lie about the truth. 15 This is not wisdom that comes down from above but is earthly, unspiritual, devilish.(A) 16 For where there is envy and selfish ambition, there will also be disorder and wickedness of every kind.(B)

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14 But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition(A) in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth.(B) 15 Such “wisdom” does not come down from heaven(C) but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.(D) 16 For where you have envy and selfish ambition,(E) there you find disorder and every evil practice.

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Then I saw that all toil and all skill in work come from one person’s envy of another. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.(A)

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And I saw that all toil and all achievement spring from one person’s envy of another. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.(A)

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For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, despicable, hating one another.(A)

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At one time(A) we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.

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Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming,
    but who is able to stand before jealousy?

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Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming,
    but who can stand before jealousy?(A)

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28 The glory of a king is a multitude of people;
    without people a prince is ruined.

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28 A large population is a king’s glory,
    but without subjects a prince is ruined.(A)

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And Moab said to the elders of Midian, “This horde will now lick up all that is around us, as an ox licks up the grass of the field.” Now Balak son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time.(A) He sent messengers to Balaam son of Beor at Pethor, which is on the Euphrates,[a] in the land of Amaw,[b] to summon him, saying, “A people has come out of Egypt; they have spread over the face of the earth, and they have settled next to me.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 22.5 Heb the river
  2. 22.5 Or land of his kinsfolk

The Moabites(A) said to the elders of Midian,(B) “This horde is going to lick up everything(C) around us, as an ox licks up the grass of the field.(D)

So Balak son of Zippor, who was king of Moab at that time, sent messengers to summon Balaam son of Beor,(E) who was at Pethor, near the Euphrates River,(F) in his native land. Balak said:

“A people has come out of Egypt;(G) they cover the face of the land and have settled next to me.

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Or do you suppose that the scripture speaks to no purpose? Does the spirit that God caused to dwell[a] in us desire envy?(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 4.5 Other ancient authorities read the spirit that dwells

Or do you think Scripture says without reason that he jealously longs for the spirit he has caused to dwell in us[a]?(A)

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Footnotes

  1. James 4:5 Or that the spirit he caused to dwell in us envies intensely; or that the Spirit he caused to dwell in us longs jealously

Surely vexation kills the fool,
    and jealousy slays the simple.(A)

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Resentment(A) kills a fool,
    and envy slays the simple.(B)

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