Genesis 13:6
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“But the land was unable to support both of them while they stayed together, for they had so many possessions that they were unable to coexist.”
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“But the land was unable to support both of them while they stayed together, for they had so many possessions that they were unable to coexist.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and the land hath not suffered them to dwell together, for their substance hath been much, and they have not been able to dwell together;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 13:6 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 36:6Later, Esau took his wives and sons and daughters and all the people of his household, along with his livestock, all his other animals, and all the property he had acquired in Canaan, and he moved to a land far away from his brother Jacob.
- Genesis 36:7For their possessions were too great for them to dwell together; the land where they stayed could not support them because of their livestock.
- Ecclesiastes 5:10He who loves money is never satisfied by money, and he who loves wealth is never satisfied by income. This too is futile.
- Luke 12:17So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’
- 1 Timothy 6:9Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.
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