Genesis 26:14
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“He owned so many flocks and herds and servants that the Philistines envied him.”
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“He owned so many flocks and herds and servants that the Philistines envied him.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.”
King James Version · Public Domain“and he had possessions of flocks, and possessions of herds, and a great household: and the Philistines envied him.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and he hath possession of a flock, and possession of a herd, and an abundant service; and the Philistines envy him,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 26:14 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 12:16He treated Abram well on her account, and Abram acquired sheep and cattle, male and female donkeys, menservants and maidservants, and camels.
- Genesis 13:2And Abram had become extremely wealthy in livestock and silver and gold.
- Genesis 37:11And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept in mind what he had said.
- 1 Samuel 18:9And from that day forward Saul kept a jealous eye on David.
- Job 1:3and he owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and a very large number of servants. Job was the greatest man of all the people of the East.
- Job 5:2For resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.
- Job 42:12So the LORD blessed Job’s latter days more than his first. He owned 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.
- Psalms 112:3Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever.
- Psalms 112:10The wicked man will see and be grieved; he will gnash his teeth and waste away; the desires of the wicked will perish.
- Psalms 144:13Our storehouses will be full, supplying all manner of produce; our flocks will bring forth thousands, tens of thousands in our fields.
- Proverbs 10:22The blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.
- Proverbs 27:4Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?
- 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.
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