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Genesis 4:6

And the LORD said unto Cain, Why are you angry? and why is your countenance fallen?

Updated King James Version

In The King James Version

And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?

In Context

5But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell.

7If you do well, shall you not be accepted? and if you do not well, sin lies at the door. And unto you shall be his desire, and you shall rule over him.

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 13:11And David was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzza: wherefore that place is called Perezuzza to this day.

Isaiah 1:18Come now, and let us reason together, says the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

Jeremiah 2:31O generation, see all of you the word of the LORD. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? a land of darkness? wherefore say my people, We are lords; we will come no more unto you?

Jonah 4:9And God said to Jonah, Do you well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, even unto death.

Matthew 20:15Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is yours eye evil, because I am good?

John 4:1When therefore the LORD knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,

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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