1 Samuel 18:8
"And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom?"
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- 1 Samuel 15:28
"And Samuel said unto him, The LORD hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbour of thine, that is better than thou."
Read in chapter → - Proverbs 13:10
"Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom."
Read in chapter → - 1 Samuel 20:31
"For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the ground, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. Wherefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he shall surely die."
Read in chapter → - Esther 3:5
"And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath."
Read in chapter → - James 4:5
"Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?"
Read in chapter → - Proverbs 27:4
"Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?"
Read in chapter → - 1 Samuel 16:13
"Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah."
Read in chapter → - 1 Kings 2:22
"And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother, And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also; for he is mine elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah."
Read in chapter → - Ecclesiastes 4:4
"Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit."
Read in chapter → - 1 Samuel 13:14
"But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the LORD hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the LORD hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the LORD commanded thee."
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