1 Samuel, 18

21. for he thought, "I shall promise her to him and it will be a snare to him. The Philistines will kill him." So, Saul said to David a second time, "You shall now be my son-in-law."

Kapcsolódó versek 1 Samuel, 18:

Chapter 18 of 1 Samuel narrates the establishment of the friendship between David and Jonatas, son of King Saul, as well as the envy and jealousy that Saul begins to nourish about David, due to his growing popularity with the people and his victories military. The verses selected below deal with topics such as friendship, envy and jealousy.

Proverbs 17:17: "At all times the friend loves; and in anguish the brother is made." This verse highlights the importance of true friendship, which remains constant at all times, especially in difficult times.

Proverbs 14:30: "The serene heart is the life of the flesh, but envy is the rot of bones." Here, the author highlights the negative effect of envy on a person's emotional and spiritual health.

Proverbs 27:4: "Anger is cruel and fury is impetuous, but who can face jealousy?" This verse points to the destructive nature of jealousy and the difficulty of dealing with it.

Galatians 5:19-21: "Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are: prostitution, impurity, lust, idolatry, sneaks, enmities, porns, jealousy, wrath, discord, dissections, factions, envy, drunkenness, gluttony , and things like these, which I declare you, as I have already said to you, that those who commit such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. " This biblical passage points to the gravity of jealousy as a work of the flesh, which opposes the nature of God and eternal life.

1 Corinthians 13:4-7: "Love is patient, it is benign; love does not burn in jealousy, does not ufan, do not teach itself, do not behave inconveniently, does not seek its own interests, not irritated, not suspicious evil; do not rejoice in injustice, but rejoice with the truth; everything suffers, everything believes, expects, everything supports. " These verses talk about the characteristics of true love, which include the absence of jealousy and envy.