Genesis 31:1

NASB

Genesis 31:1

Now Jacob heard the words of Laban’s sons, saying, “Jacob has taken away all that was our father’s, and from what belonged to our father he has made all this wealth.”

Ecclesiastes 4:4

I have seen that every labor and every skill which is done is the result of rivalry between a man and his neighbor. This too is vanity and striving after wind.

Genesis 31:8-9

If he spoke thus, ‘The speckled shall be your wages,’ then all the flock brought forth speckled; and if he spoke thus, ‘The striped shall be your wages,’ then all the flock brought forth striped.

Genesis 45:13

Now you must tell my father of all my splendor in Egypt, and all that you have seen; and you must hurry and bring my father down here.”

Then Haman recounted to them the glory of his riches, and the number of his sons, and every instance where the king had magnified him and how he had promoted him above the princes and servants of the king.

Job 31:24-25

“If I have put my confidence in gold,
And called fine gold my trust,

Job 31:31

“Have the men of my tent not said,
‘Who can find one who has not been satisfied with his meat’?

Psalm 17:14

From men with Your hand, O Lord,
From men of the world, whose portion is in this life,
And whose belly You fill with Your treasure;
They are satisfied with children,
And leave their abundance to their babes.

Psalm 49:16-17

Do not be afraid when a man becomes rich,
When the glory of his house is increased;

Psalm 57:4

My soul is among lions;
I must lie among those who breathe forth fire,
Even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows
And their tongue a sharp sword.

Psalm 64:3-4

Who have sharpened their tongue like a sword.
They aimed bitter speech as their arrow,

Psalm 120:3-5

What shall be given to you, and what more shall be done to you,
You deceitful tongue?

Proverbs 14:30

A tranquil heart is life to the body,
But passion is rottenness to the bones.

Proverbs 27:4

Wrath is fierce and anger is a flood,
But who can stand before jealousy?

Isaiah 5:14

Therefore Sheol has enlarged its throat and opened its mouth without measure;
And Jerusalem’s splendor, her multitude, her din of revelry and the jubilant within her, descend into it.

Jeremiah 9:23

Thus says the Lord, “Let not a wise man boast of his wisdom, and let not the mighty man boast of his might, let not a rich man boast of his riches;

Ezekiel 16:44

“Behold, everyone who quotes proverbs will quote this proverb concerning you, saying, ‘Like mother, like daughter.’

Matthew 4:8

Again, the devil *took Him to a very high mountain and *showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory;

1 Timothy 6:4

he is conceited and understands nothing; but he has a morbid interest in controversial questions and disputes about words, out of which arise envy, strife, abusive language, evil suspicions,

Titus 3:3

For we also once were foolish ourselves, disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various lusts and pleasures, spending our life in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.

1 Peter 1:24

For,
“All flesh is like grass,
And all its glory like the flower of grass.
The grass withers,
And the flower falls off,

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Genesis 31:1

And he heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our father's; and of that which was our father's hath he gotten all this glory.

Jacob

Glory

General references

Genesis 31:9

Job 31:24

Bible References

Jacob

“Have the men of my tent not said,
‘Who can find one who has not been satisfied with his meat’?

My soul is among lions;
I must lie among those who breathe forth fire,
Even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows
And their tongue a sharp sword.

Who have sharpened their tongue like a sword.
They aimed bitter speech as their arrow,

What shall be given to you, and what more shall be done to you,
You deceitful tongue?

A tranquil heart is life to the body,
But passion is rottenness to the bones.

Wrath is fierce and anger is a flood,
But who can stand before jealousy?

I have seen that every labor and every skill which is done is the result of rivalry between a man and his neighbor. This too is

vanity and striving after wind.

“Behold, everyone who quotes proverbs will quote this proverb concerning you, saying, ‘Like mother, like daughter.’

For we also once were foolish ourselves, disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various lusts and pleasures, spending our life in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.

Glory

Now you must tell my father of all my splendor in Egypt, and all that you have seen; and you must hurry and bring my father down here.”

Then Haman recounted to them the glory of his riches, and the

number of his sons, and every instance where the king had magnified him and how he had

promoted him above the princes and servants of the king.

“If I have put my confidence in gold,
And called fine gold my trust,

Do not be afraid when a man becomes rich,
When the glory of his house is increased;

I have seen that every labor and every skill which is done is the result of rivalry between a man and his neighbor. This too is

vanity and striving after wind.

Therefore Sheol has enlarged its throat and opened its mouth without measure;
And Jerusalem’s splendor, her multitude, her din of revelry and the jubilant within her, descend into it.

Thus says the Lord, “Let not a wise man boast of his wisdom, and let not the mighty man boast of his might, let not a rich man boast of his riches;

Again, the devil *took Him to a very high mountain and *showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory;

he is conceited and understands nothing; but he has a morbid interest in controversial questions and disputes about words, out of which arise envy, strife, abusive language, evil suspicions,

For,
“All flesh is like grass,
And all its glory like the flower of grass.
The grass withers,
And the flower falls off,

General references

Thus God has taken away your father’s livestock and given them to me.

“If I have put my confidence in gold,
And called fine gold my trust,