Genesis 34:23

American Standard Version (1901)

Shall not their cattle and their substance and all their beasts be ours? only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us.

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  • Prov 1:12-13 : 12 Let us swallow them up alive as Sheol, And whole, as those that go down into the pit; 13 We shall find all precious substance; We shall fill our houses with spoil;
  • Prov 23:4-5 : 4 Weary not thyself to be rich; Cease from thine own wisdom. 5 Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? For [riches] certainly make themselves wings, Like an eagle that flieth toward heaven.
  • Prov 28:20 : 20 A faithful man shall abound with blessings; But he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished.
  • John 2:16 : 16 and to them that sold the doves he said, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house a house of merchandise.
  • John 6:26-27 : 26 Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw signs, but because ye ate of the loaves, and were filled. 27 Work not for the food which perisheth, but for the food which abideth unto eternal life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him the Father, even God, hath sealed.
  • Acts 19:24-26 : 24 For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Diana, brought no little business unto the craftsmen; 25 whom he gathered together, with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this business we have our wealth. 26 And ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they are no gods, that are made with hands:
  • 1 Tim 6:6-9 : 6 But godliness with contentment is great gain: 7 for we brought nothing into the world, for neither can we carry anything out; 8 but having food and covering we shall be therewith content. 9 But they that are minded to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and hurtful lusts, such as drown men in destruction and perdition. 10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil: which some reaching after have been led astray from the faith, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 34:20-22
    3 verses
    85%

    20And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,

    21These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for, behold, the land is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.

    22Only on this condition will the men consent unto us to dwell with us, to become one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised.

  • Gen 34:8-18
    11 verses
    82%

    8And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you, give her unto him to wife.

    9And make ye marriages with us; give your daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you.

    10And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.

    11And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me find favor in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give.

    12Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me: but give me the damsel to wife.

    13And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father with guile, and spake, because he had defiled Dinah their sister,

    14and said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach unto us.

    15Only on this condition will we consent unto you: if ye will be as we are, that every male of you be circumcised;

    16then will we give our daughters unto you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people.

    17But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone.

    18And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son.

  • Gen 34:24-26
    3 verses
    78%

    24And unto Hamor and unto Shechem his son hearkened all that went out of the gate of his city; and every male was circumcised, all that went out of the gate of his city.

    25And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city unawares, and slew all the males.

    26And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem's house, and went forth.

  • Gen 34:4
    73%

    4And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife.

  • Gen 34:28-29
    2 verses
    73%

    28They took their flocks and their herds and their asses, and that which was in the city, and that which was in the field;

    29and all their wealth, and all their little ones and their wives, took they captive and made a prey, even all that was in the house.

  • Gen 31:16
    73%

    16For all the riches which God hath taken away from our father, that is ours and our children's: now then, whatsoever God hath said unto thee, do.

  • Deut 3:7
    72%

    7But all the cattle, and the spoil of the cities, we took for a prey unto ourselves.

  • Num 32:26
    71%

    26Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be there in the cities of Gilead;

  • Gen 36:7
    71%

    7For their substance was too great for them to dwell together; and the land of their sojournings could not bear them because of their cattle.

  • Deut 2:35
    71%

    35only the cattle we took for a prey unto ourselves, with the spoil of the cities which we had taken.

  • Josh 2:14
    71%

    14And the men said unto her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not this our business; and it shall be, when Jehovah giveth us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee.

  • Num 32:16
    71%

    16And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:

  • Gen 14:24
    71%

    24save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men that went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion.

  • Gen 34:2
    71%

    2And Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her; and he took her, and lay with her, and humbled her.