Gen 30:1
And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.
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For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one. {envy: or, indignation}
And when the LORD saw that Leah {was} hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel {was} barren.
And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.
A sound heart {is} the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.
For ye are yet carnal: for whereas {there is} among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men? {divisions: or, factions} {as men: Gr. according to man?}
For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy? {to envy: or, enviously?}
Cursed {be} the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed.
For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, {and} hating one another.
(For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)
And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions:
Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told {you} in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
And Moses said unto him, Enviest thou for my sake? would God that all the LORD'S people were prophets, {and} that the LORD would put his spirit upon them!
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. {every...: Heb. all the rightness of work} {for this...: Heb. this is the envy of a man from his neighbour}
He left Judaea, and departed again into Galilee.
But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I {am} not better than my fathers. {for himself: Heb. for his life}
And if thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found favour in thy sight; and let me not see my wretchedness.
They envied Moses also in the camp, {and} Aaron the saint of the LORD.
After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day.
Who {is} he {that} will plead with me? for now, if I hold my tongue, I shall give up the ghost.
Why died I not from the womb? {why} did I {not} give up the ghost when I came out of the belly?
Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter {in} soul;
And they journeyed from Bethel; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour. {a little...: Heb. a little piece of ground}
Lo, children {are} an heritage of the LORD: {and} the fruit of the womb {is his} reward.
And when the LORD saw that Leah {was} hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel {was} barren.
Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me?
The grave; and the barren womb; the earth {that} is not filled with water; and the fire {that} saith not, {It is} enough.
And he said, What then {is} to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old.
Leah {was} tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.
For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one. {envy: or, indignation}
But Sarai was barren; she {had} no child.
And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were {now} well stricken in years.
For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
Wherefore the people did chide with Moses, and said, Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said unto them, Why chide ye with me? wherefore do ye tempt the LORD?
Because they provoked his spirit, so that he spake unadvisedly with his lips.
And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Benoni: but his father called him Benjamin. {Benoni: that is, The son of my sorrow} {Benjamin: that is, The son of the right hand}
And Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house {is} this Eliezer of Damascus?
Charity suffereth long, {and} is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, {vaunteth...: or, is not rash}
Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy? {to envy: or, enviously?}