Genesis 4:6

World English Bible (2000)

Yahweh said to Cain, "Why are you angry? Why has the expression of your face fallen?

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Referenced Verses

  • Isa 1:18 : 18 "Come now, and let us reason together," says Yahweh: "Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow. Though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
  • Luke 15:31-32 : 31 "He said to him, 'Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours. 32 But it was appropriate to celebrate and be glad, for this, your brother, was dead, and is alive again. He was lost, and is found.'"
  • Job 5:2 : 2 For resentment kills the foolish man, and jealousy kills the simple.

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