Exodus 1:9
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9 He said to his people, “Look, the Israelite people are more numerous and more powerful than we.(A)
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Psalm 105:24-25
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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)
James 3:14-16
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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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Ecclesiastes 4:4
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4 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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Titus 3:3
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3 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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Proverbs 27:4
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4 Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming,
but who is able to stand before jealousy?
Proverbs 14:28
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28 The glory of a king is a multitude of people;
without people a prince is ruined.
Numbers 22:4-5
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4 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) 5 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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James 4:5
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5 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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- 4.5 Other ancient authorities read the spirit that dwells
Job 5:2
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2 Surely vexation kills the fool,
and jealousy slays the simple.(A)
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