Gen 31:8-9, Job 31:31, Psa 57:4, 64:3-4, 120:3-5, Pro 14:30, 27:4, Ecc 4:4 | ESV | STEP | If he said , The spotted shall be your wages , then all the flock bore spotted ; and if he said , The striped shall be your wages , then all the flock bore striped .

Genesis 31:8-9

8 If he said, ^a‘The spotted shall be your wages,’ then all the flock bore spotted; and if he said, ‘The striped shall be your wages,’ then all the flock bore striped. 9 Thus God has ^btaken away the livestock of your father and given them to me.

Job 31:31

31 if the men of my tent have not said,
‘Who is there that has not been filled with his ^cmeat?’

Psalms 57:4

4 My soul is in the midst of ^dlions;
I lie down amid fiery beasts—
the children of man, whose ^eteeth are spears and arrows,
whose ^ftongues are sharp swords.

Psalms 64:3-4

3 who ^gwhet their tongues like swords,
who ^haim bitter words like arrows,
4 shooting from ⁱambush at the blameless,
shooting at him suddenly and ^jwithout fear.

Psalms 120:3-5

3 What shall be given to you,
^kand what more shall be done to you,
you deceitful tongue?
4 ^lA warrior’s ^msharp arrows,
with glowing ⁿcoals of the broom tree!
5 Woe to me, that I sojourn in ^oMeshech,
that I dwell among ^pthe tents of ^qKedar!

Proverbs 14:30

30 A tranquil ^{▼▼Or healing} heart gives ^slife to the flesh,
but ^tenvy ^{▼▼Or jealousy} makes ^vthe bones rot.

Proverbs 27:4

4 Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming,
but who can stand before ^wjealousy?

Ecclesiastes 4:4

4 Then I saw that all toil and all skill in work come from a man’s envy of his neighbor. This also is ^xvanity ^{▼▼The Hebrew term hebel can refer to a “vapor” or “mere breath”; also verses 7, 8, 16 (see note on 1:2)} and a striving after wind.