- Rachel envied:
- Envy and jealousy are most tormenting passions to the breast which harbours them, vexatious to all around, and introductory to much impatience and ungodliness. "Who is able to stand before envy?" "And his brethrenª enviedª° him; but his fatherª observedª°¹ the saying.ª" {Gen 37:11} + "And when the timeª was¹ that Elkanahª offered,ª° he gaveª° to Peninnahª his wife,ª and to all¹ her sonsª and her daughters,ª portions:ª ... Then saidª° Elkanahª her husbandª to her, Hannah,ª why¹ weepestª° thou? and why¹ eatestª° thou not?¹ and why¹ is thy heartª grieved?²°¹ [am] not¹ I¹ betterª to thee than tenª¹ sons?ª" {1Sm 1:4-8} + "They enviedª° Mosesª also in the camp,ª [and] Aaronª the saintª of the LORD.ª" {Psa 106:16} + "A soundª heartª [is] the lifeª of the flesh:ª but envyª the rottennessª of the bones.ª" {Prv 14:30} + "Again, I¹ consideredª°¹ all¹ travail,ª and every¹ rightª work,ª that¹ for this¹ a manª is enviedª of his neighbour.ª¹ This¹ [is] also¹ vanityª and vexationª of spirit.ª" {Ecc 4:4} + "Forª ye areª° yetª carnal:ª forª whereasª [there is] amongª youª envying,ª andª strife,ª andª divisions,ª are¹ ye²° notª carnal,ª andª walkª° asª men?ª" {1Co 3:3} + "Envyings,ª murders,ª drunkenness,ª revellings,ª andª suchª like:ª of the whichª I tell²° you² before,ª°¹ asª I have²° alsoª told [you] in time past,²°¹ thatª they which doª° such thingsª shall²° notª inheritª° the kingdomª of God.ª" {Gal 5:21} + "Forª we¹ ourselves² alsoª wereª°²° sometimesª foolish,ª disobedient,ª deceived,ª° servingª° diversª lustsª andª pleasures,ª livingª° inª maliceª andª envy,ª hateful,ª [and] hatingª° one another.ª" {Tts 3:3} + "Butª ifª ye haveª° bitterª envyingª andª strifeª inª yourª hearts,ª gloryª° not,ª andª lie¹ not²° againstª the¹ truth.ª" {Jms 3:14} + "² Do ye¹ thinkª° thatª the¹ scriptureª saithª° in vain,ª The¹ spiritª thatª dwellethª° inª usª lustethª° toª envy?ª" {Jms 4:5}
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