Exodus 1:9

Authorized King James Version (1611)

And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel [are] more and mightier than we:

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  • Ps 105:24-25 : 24 And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies. 25 ¶ He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly with his servants.
  • Jas 3:14-16 : 14 But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. 15 This wisdom descendeth not from above, but [is] earthly, sensual, devilish. 16 For where envying and strife [is], there [is] confusion and every evil work.
  • Jas 4:5 : 5 Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?
  • Num 22:4-5 : 4 And Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now shall this company lick up all [that are] round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor [was] king of the Moabites at that time. 5 He sent messengers therefore unto Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor, which [is] by the river of the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me:
  • Prov 14:28 : 28 ¶ In the multitude of people [is] the king's honour: but in the want of people [is] the destruction of the prince.
  • Prov 27:4 : 4 Wrath [is] cruel, and anger [is] outrageous; but who [is] able to stand before envy?
  • Eccl 4:4 : 4 ¶ Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This [is] also vanity and vexation of spirit.
  • Titus 3:3 : 3 For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, [and] hating one another.
  • Job 5:2 : 2 For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.

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