Exodus 1:9
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And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we:“Look,” he said to his people, “the Israelites have become too numerous and too powerful for us.
In other translations
And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we:“Look,” he said to his people, “the Israelites have become too numerous and too powerful for us.
Hebrew words
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Related verses
- Psalm 105:24-2524 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.24 And the LORD made His people very fruitful, more numerous than their foes, 25 whose hearts He turned to hate His people, to conspire against His servants.
- James 3:14-1614 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.14 But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth. 15 Such wisdom does not come from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. 16 For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every evil practice.
- Ecclesiastes 4:4Again, 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.I saw that all labor and success spring from a man’s envy of his neighbor. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
- Proverbs 14:28In the multitude of people is the king’s honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.A large population is a king’s splendor, but a lack of subjects is a prince’s ruin.
- Titus 3:3For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.
- Proverbs 27:4Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?
- Numbers 22:4-54 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:4 So the Moabites said to the elders of Midian, “This horde will devour everything around us, as an ox licks up the grass of the field.” Since Balak son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time, 5 he sent messengers to Balaam son of Beor at Pethor, which is by the Euphrates in the land of his people. “Behold, a people has come out of Egypt,” said Balak. “They cover the face of the land and have settled next to me.
- James 4:5Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?Or do you think the Scripture says without reason that the Spirit He caused to dwell in us yearns with envy?
- Job 5:2For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.For resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.
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