Genesis 37:11
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept in mind what he had said.”
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“And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept in mind what he had said.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And his brethren envied him; but his father kept the saying in mind.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and his brethren are zealous against him, and his father hath watched the matter.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 37:11 — 19 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 24:31“Come, you who are blessed by the LORD,” said Laban. “Why are you standing out here? I have prepared the house and a place for the camels.”
- Genesis 26:14He owned so many flocks and herds and servants that the Philistines envied him.
- Genesis 42:9Joseph remembered his dreams about them and said, “You are spies! You have come to see if our land is vulnerable.”
- 1 Samuel 18:8And Saul was furious and resented this song. “They have ascribed tens of thousands to David,” he said, “but only thousands to me. What more can he have but the kingdom?”
- Psalms 106:16In the camp they envied Moses, as well as Aaron, the holy one of the LORD.
- Ecclesiastes 4:4I 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.
- Isaiah 11:13Then the jealousy of Ephraim will depart, and the adversaries of Judah will be cut off. Ephraim will no longer envy Judah, nor will Judah harass Ephraim.
- Isaiah 26:11O LORD, Your hand is upraised, but they do not see it. They will see Your zeal for Your people and be put to shame. The fire set for Your enemies will consume them!
- Daniel 7:28Thus ends the matter. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts troubled me greatly, and my face turned pale. But I kept the matter to myself.”
- Matthew 27:18For he knew it was out of envy that they had handed Jesus over to him.
- Mark 15:10For he knew it was out of envy that the chief priests had handed Jesus over.
- Luke 2:19But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.
- Luke 2:51Then He went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But His mother treasured up all these things in her heart.
- Acts 7:9Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him
- Acts 13:45But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and they blasphemously contradicted what Paul was saying.
- Galatians 5:21and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
- Titus 3:3For 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.
- James 3:14But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth.
- James 4:5Or do you think the Scripture says without reason that the Spirit He caused to dwell in us yearns with envy?
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