Genesis 29:19
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Laban replied, “Better that I give her to you than to another. Stay here with me.””
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“Laban replied, “Better that I give her to you than to another. Stay here with me.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and Laban saith, `It is better for me to give her to thee than to give her to another man; dwell with me;'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 29:19 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 12:2They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.
- Isaiah 6:5Then I said: “Woe is me, for I am ruined, because I am a man of unclean lips dwelling among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of Hosts.”
- Isaiah 6:11Then I asked: “How long, O Lord?” And He replied: “Until the cities lie ruined and without inhabitant, until the houses are left unoccupied and the land is desolate and ravaged,
- Jeremiah 29:6Take wives and have sons and daughters. Take wives for your sons and give your daughters in marriage, so that they too may have sons and daughters. Multiply there; do not decrease.
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