Genesis 4:5

But in Cain and his offering he had no pleasure. And Cain was angry and his face became sad.

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In The King James Version

But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.

In Context

4And Abel gave an offering of the young lambs of his flock and of their fat. And the Lord was pleased with Abel's offering;

6And the Lord said to Cain, Why are you angry? and why is your face sad?

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Cross References

Genesis 31:2And Jacob saw that Laban's feeling for him was no longer what it had been before.

Genesis 39:19And hearing his wife's account of what his servant had done, he became very angry.

Job 5:2For wrath is the cause of death to the foolish, and he who has no wisdom comes to his end through passion.

Psalms 20:3\20:2\May he send you help from the holy place, and give you strength from Zion;

Ecclesiastes 4:4And I saw that the cause of all the work and of everything which is done well was man's envy of his neighbour. This again is to no purpose and a desire for wind.

Matthew 20:15Have I not the right to do as seems good to me in my house? or is your eye evil, because I am good?

Matthew Henry on Genesis 4:4-6

3 And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord . 4 And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering: 5 But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. Here we have, I. The devotions of Cain and Abel. In process of time, when they had made some improvement in their respective callings (Heb. At the end of… Read the whole commentary →

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