1 Kings 21:6 He told her, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite. I said, ‘Give me your vineyard—I’ll pay you for it or, if you’d rather, I’ll give you another vineyar...

21:6 MSG

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The Message - He told her, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite. I said, ‘Give me your vineyard—I’ll pay you for it or, if you’d rather, I’ll give you another vineyard in exchange.’ And he said, ‘I’ll never give you my vineyard.’”
新标点和合本 - 他回答说：“因我向耶斯列人拿伯说：‘你将你的葡萄园给我，我给你价银，或是你愿意，我就把别的葡萄园换给你’；他却说：‘我不将我的葡萄园给你。’”
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 他对王后说：“我向耶斯列人拿伯说：‘把你的葡萄园按价钱卖给我，或是你愿意，我可以把别的葡萄园换给你。’他却说：‘我不把我的葡萄园给你。’”
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 他对王后说：“我向耶斯列人拿伯说：‘把你的葡萄园按价钱卖给我，或是你愿意，我可以把别的葡萄园换给你。’他却说：‘我不把我的葡萄园给你。’”
当代译本 - 亚哈回答说：“我要耶斯列人拿伯将他的葡萄园卖给我，如果他愿意，我也可以用别的葡萄园跟他交换，可是他不肯。”
圣经新译本 - 亚哈回答她说：“因为我对耶斯列人拿伯说：‘把你的葡萄园让给我，我付你银子；或者你喜欢的话，我可以用另一个葡萄园与你交换’；可是他说：‘我不能把我的葡萄园让给你。’”
中文标准译本 - 亚哈回答：“因为我与耶斯列人拿伯商议，对他说：‘把你的葡萄园按银价卖给我吧，或者如果你愿意，我可以给你另一个葡萄园作交换’；他却说：‘我不能把我的葡萄园让给你。’”
现代标点和合本 - 他回答说：“因我向耶斯列人拿伯说：‘你将你的葡萄园给我，我给你价银，或是你愿意，我就把别的葡萄园换给你’，他却说：‘我不将我的葡萄园给你。’”
和合本（拼音版） - 他回答说：“因我向耶斯列人拿伯说：‘你将你的葡萄园给我，我给你价银，或是你愿意，我就把别的葡萄园换给你’，他却说：‘我不将我的葡萄园给你。’”
New International Version - He answered her, “Because I said to Naboth the Jezreelite, ‘Sell me your vineyard; or if you prefer, I will give you another vineyard in its place.’ But he said, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’ ”
New International Reader's Version - He answered her, “Because I spoke to Naboth from Jezreel. I said, ‘Sell me your vineyard. Or, if you prefer, I’ll give you another vineyard in its place.’ But he said, ‘I won’t sell you my vineyard.’ ”
English Standard Version - And he said to her, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite and said to him, ‘Give me your vineyard for money, or else, if it please you, I will give you another vineyard for it.’ And he answered, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’”
New Living Translation - “I asked Naboth to sell me his vineyard or trade it, but he refused!” Ahab told her.
Christian Standard Bible - “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite,” he replied. “I told him, ‘Give me your vineyard for silver, or if you wish, I will give you a vineyard in its place.’ But he said, ‘I won’t give you my vineyard! ’”
New American Standard Bible - So he said to her, “It is because I was speaking to Naboth the Jezreelite and saying to him, ‘Give me your vineyard for money; or else, if it pleases you, I will give you a vineyard in place of it.’ But he said, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’ ”
New King James Version - He said to her, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite, and said to him, ‘Give me your vineyard for money; or else, if it pleases you, I will give you another vineyard for it.’ And he answered, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’ ”
Amplified Bible - And he said to her, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite and said to him, ‘Give me your vineyard for money; or if you prefer, I will give you another vineyard for it.’ But he answered, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’ ”
American Standard Version - And he said unto her, Because I spake unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and said unto him, Give me thy vineyard for money; or else, if it please thee, I will give thee another vineyard for it: and he answered, I will not give thee my vineyard.
King James Version - And he said unto her, Because I spake unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and said unto him, Give me thy vineyard for money; or else, if it please thee, I will give thee another vineyard for it: and he answered, I will not give thee my vineyard.
New English Translation - He answered her, “While I was talking to Naboth the Jezreelite, I said to him, ‘Sell me your vineyard for silver, or if you prefer, I will give you another vineyard in its place.’ But he said, ‘I will not sell you my vineyard.’”
World English Bible - He said to her, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite, and said to him, ‘Give me your vineyard for money; or else, if it pleases you, I will give you another vineyard for it.’ He answered, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’”
新標點和合本 - 他回答說：「因我向耶斯列人拿伯說：『你將你的葡萄園給我，我給你價銀，或是你願意，我就把別的葡萄園換給你』；他卻說：『我不將我的葡萄園給你。』」
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 他對王后說：「我向耶斯列人拿伯說：『把你的葡萄園按價錢賣給我，或是你願意，我可以把別的葡萄園換給你。』他卻說：『我不把我的葡萄園給你。』」
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 他對王后說：「我向耶斯列人拿伯說：『把你的葡萄園按價錢賣給我，或是你願意，我可以把別的葡萄園換給你。』他卻說：『我不把我的葡萄園給你。』」
當代譯本 - 亞哈回答說：「我要耶斯列人拿伯將他的葡萄園賣給我，如果他願意，我也可以用別的葡萄園跟他交換，可是他不肯。」
聖經新譯本 - 亞哈回答她說：“因為我對耶斯列人拿伯說：‘把你的葡萄園讓給我，我付你銀子；或者你喜歡的話，我可以用另一個葡萄園與你交換’；可是他說：‘我不能把我的葡萄園讓給你。’”
呂振中譯本 - 他告訴她說：『因為我告訴耶斯列人拿伯說：「你將你的葡萄園給我來換取銀子；或是你若樂意，我就將別的葡萄園換給你」；他卻說：「我不能將我的葡萄園給你」』
中文標準譯本 - 亞哈回答：「因為我與耶斯列人拿伯商議，對他說：『把你的葡萄園按銀價賣給我吧，或者如果你願意，我可以給你另一個葡萄園作交換』；他卻說：『我不能把我的葡萄園讓給你。』」
現代標點和合本 - 他回答說：「因我向耶斯列人拿伯說：『你將你的葡萄園給我，我給你價銀，或是你願意，我就把別的葡萄園換給你』，他卻說：『我不將我的葡萄園給你。』」
文理和合譯本 - 曰、我謂耶斯列人拿伯曰、以爾葡萄園給我以易金、或爾欲之、易以他園、彼曰、不以我之葡萄園給爾、
文理委辦譯本 - 曰、我告耶斯烈人拿泊云、爾之葡萄園、或予以金、或易以他園、任爾所擇。彼曰不以我園予爾。
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 亞哈謂之曰、我告耶斯烈人拿伯云、以爾葡萄園鬻我、我予爾以金、爾若欲他葡萄園、我則予爾以易之、彼曰、我不以我葡萄園予爾、
Nueva Versión Internacional - —Porque le dije a Nabot el jezrelita que me vendiera su viñedo o que, si lo prefería, se lo cambiaría por otro; pero él se negó.
현대인의 성경 - “나봇에게 그의 포도원을 팔거나 내 포도원과 바꾸자고 했더니 그가 거절하였소.”
Новый Русский Перевод - Он ответил ей: – Потому что я сказал Навоту из Изрееля: «Продай мне виноградник, или, если хочешь, я дам тебе вместо него другой». А он сказал: «Я не отдам тебе виноградник».
Восточный перевод - Он ответил ей: – Потому что я сказал Навоту из Изрееля: «Продай мне виноградник или, если хочешь, я дам тебе вместо него другой». А он сказал: «Я не отдам тебе виноградник».
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Он ответил ей: – Потому что я сказал Навоту из Изрееля: «Продай мне виноградник или, если хочешь, я дам тебе вместо него другой». А он сказал: «Я не отдам тебе виноградник».
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Он ответил ей: – Потому что я сказал Навоту из Изрееля: «Продай мне виноградник или, если хочешь, я дам тебе вместо него другой». А он сказал: «Я не отдам тебе виноградник».
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Il lui répondit : J’ai parlé à Naboth de Jizréel et je lui ai proposé de lui acheter sa vigne ou, s’il préférait, de l’échanger contre une autre. Mais il a répondu : « Je ne te céderai pas ma vigne ! »
リビングバイブル - 「ナボテに、『ぶどう畑を売ってくれ、何ならほかの土地と交換してもいい』と頼んだのだが、あっさり断られてしまったのだ。」イゼベルは言いました。
Nova Versão Internacional - Ele respondeu-lhe: “Porque eu disse a Nabote, de Jezreel: ‘Venda-me a sua vinha; ou, se preferir, eu darei a você outra vinha no lugar dessa.’ Mas ele disse: ‘Não te darei minha vinha’ ”.
Hoffnung für alle - »Weil dieser Nabot aus Jesreel mir seinen Weinberg nicht geben will!«, antwortete Ahab. »Ich wollte ihm einen ansehnlichen Betrag dafür bezahlen. Ich bot ihm auch an, den Weinberg gegen einen anderen zu tauschen, falls er das lieber möchte. Aber er lehnte stur ab.«
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - A-háp đáp: “Vì ta có bảo Na-bốt bán hoặc đổi vườn nho cho ta, nhưng nó không chịu!”
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - อาหับตรัสตอบว่า “เพราะเราได้กล่าวกับนาโบทคนยิสเรเอลว่า ‘จงขายสวนองุ่นของเจ้าให้เรา หรือถ้าเจ้าพอใจ เราจะแลกสวนองุ่นของเจ้ากับอีกที่หนึ่ง’ แต่เขากล่าวว่า ‘ข้าพระบาทจะไม่ถวายสวนองุ่นของข้าพระบาทแก่ฝ่าพระบาท’ ”
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ท่านตอบนางว่า “เพราะว่าเราคุยกับนาโบทชาวยิสเรเอล และบอกเขาว่า ‘ยกสวนองุ่นของเจ้าให้เรา แลกเป็นเงิน ถ้าไม่เอา เราจะให้สวนองุ่นที่ดีกว่าแทน ถ้าเจ้าต้องการ’ และเขาตอบเราว่า ‘ข้าพเจ้าจะไม่ยกสวนองุ่นของข้าพเจ้าให้แก่ท่าน’”

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1 Timothy 6:9 - But if it’s only money these leaders are after, they’ll self-destruct in no time. Lust for money brings trouble and nothing but trouble. Going down that path, some lose their footing in the faith completely and live to regret it bitterly ever after.
Esther 5:9 - Haman left the palace that day happy, beaming. And then he saw Mordecai sitting at the King’s Gate ignoring him, oblivious to him. Haman was furious with Mordecai. But he held himself in and went on home. He got his friends together with his wife Zeresh and started bragging about how much money he had, his many sons, all the times the king had honored him, and his promotion to the highest position in the government. “On top of all that,” Haman continued, “Queen Esther invited me to a private dinner she gave for the king, just the three of us. And she’s invited me to another one tomorrow. But I can’t enjoy any of it when I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the King’s Gate.”
Esther 5:14 - His wife Zeresh and all his friends said, “Build a gallows seventy-five feet high. First thing in the morning speak with the king; get him to order Mordecai hanged on it. Then happily go with the king to dinner.” Haman liked that. He had the gallows built. * * *
Esther 6:12 - Then Mordecai returned to the King’s Gate, but Haman fled to his house, thoroughly mortified, hiding his face. When Haman had finished telling his wife Zeresh and all his friends everything that had happened to him, his knowledgeable friends who were there and his wife Zeresh said, “If this Mordecai is in fact a Jew, your bad luck has only begun. You don’t stand a chance against him—you’re as good as ruined.”
1 Kings 21:3 - But Naboth told Ahab, “Not on your life! So help me God, I’d never sell the family farm to you!” Ahab went home in a black mood, sulking over Naboth the Jezreelite’s words, “I’ll never turn over my family inheritance to you.” He went to bed, stuffed his face in his pillow, and refused to eat.
James 4:2 - You wouldn’t think of just asking God for it, would you? And why not? Because you know you’d be asking for what you have no right to. You’re spoiled children, each wanting your own way.
James 4:4 - You’re cheating on God. If all you want is your own way, flirting with the world every chance you get, you end up enemies of God and his way. And do you suppose God doesn’t care? The proverb has it that “he’s a fiercely jealous lover.” And what he gives in love is far better than anything else you’ll find. It’s common knowledge that “God goes against the willful proud; God gives grace to the willing humble.”
James 4:7 - So let God work his will in you. Yell a loud no to the Devil and watch him make himself scarce. Say a quiet yes to God and he’ll be there in no time. Quit dabbling in sin. Purify your inner life. Quit playing the field. Hit bottom, and cry your eyes out. The fun and games are over. Get serious, really serious. Get down on your knees before the Master; it’s the only way you’ll get on your feet.
Proverbs 14:30 - A sound mind makes for a robust body, but runaway emotions corrode the bones.

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The Message - He told her, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite. I said, ‘Give me your vineyard—I’ll pay you for it or, if you’d rather, I’ll give you another vineyard in exchange.’ And he said, ‘I’ll never give you my vineyard.’”
新标点和合本 - 他回答说：“因我向耶斯列人拿伯说：‘你将你的葡萄园给我，我给你价银，或是你愿意，我就把别的葡萄园换给你’；他却说：‘我不将我的葡萄园给你。’”
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 他对王后说：“我向耶斯列人拿伯说：‘把你的葡萄园按价钱卖给我，或是你愿意，我可以把别的葡萄园换给你。’他却说：‘我不把我的葡萄园给你。’”
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 他对王后说：“我向耶斯列人拿伯说：‘把你的葡萄园按价钱卖给我，或是你愿意，我可以把别的葡萄园换给你。’他却说：‘我不把我的葡萄园给你。’”
当代译本 - 亚哈回答说：“我要耶斯列人拿伯将他的葡萄园卖给我，如果他愿意，我也可以用别的葡萄园跟他交换，可是他不肯。”
圣经新译本 - 亚哈回答她说：“因为我对耶斯列人拿伯说：‘把你的葡萄园让给我，我付你银子；或者你喜欢的话，我可以用另一个葡萄园与你交换’；可是他说：‘我不能把我的葡萄园让给你。’”
中文标准译本 - 亚哈回答：“因为我与耶斯列人拿伯商议，对他说：‘把你的葡萄园按银价卖给我吧，或者如果你愿意，我可以给你另一个葡萄园作交换’；他却说：‘我不能把我的葡萄园让给你。’”
现代标点和合本 - 他回答说：“因我向耶斯列人拿伯说：‘你将你的葡萄园给我，我给你价银，或是你愿意，我就把别的葡萄园换给你’，他却说：‘我不将我的葡萄园给你。’”
和合本（拼音版） - 他回答说：“因我向耶斯列人拿伯说：‘你将你的葡萄园给我，我给你价银，或是你愿意，我就把别的葡萄园换给你’，他却说：‘我不将我的葡萄园给你。’”
New International Version - He answered her, “Because I said to Naboth the Jezreelite, ‘Sell me your vineyard; or if you prefer, I will give you another vineyard in its place.’ But he said, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’ ”
New International Reader's Version - He answered her, “Because I spoke to Naboth from Jezreel. I said, ‘Sell me your vineyard. Or, if you prefer, I’ll give you another vineyard in its place.’ But he said, ‘I won’t sell you my vineyard.’ ”
English Standard Version - And he said to her, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite and said to him, ‘Give me your vineyard for money, or else, if it please you, I will give you another vineyard for it.’ And he answered, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’”
New Living Translation - “I asked Naboth to sell me his vineyard or trade it, but he refused!” Ahab told her.
Christian Standard Bible - “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite,” he replied. “I told him, ‘Give me your vineyard for silver, or if you wish, I will give you a vineyard in its place.’ But he said, ‘I won’t give you my vineyard! ’”
New American Standard Bible - So he said to her, “It is because I was speaking to Naboth the Jezreelite and saying to him, ‘Give me your vineyard for money; or else, if it pleases you, I will give you a vineyard in place of it.’ But he said, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’ ”
New King James Version - He said to her, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite, and said to him, ‘Give me your vineyard for money; or else, if it pleases you, I will give you another vineyard for it.’ And he answered, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’ ”
Amplified Bible - And he said to her, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite and said to him, ‘Give me your vineyard for money; or if you prefer, I will give you another vineyard for it.’ But he answered, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’ ”
American Standard Version - And he said unto her, Because I spake unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and said unto him, Give me thy vineyard for money; or else, if it please thee, I will give thee another vineyard for it: and he answered, I will not give thee my vineyard.
King James Version - And he said unto her, Because I spake unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and said unto him, Give me thy vineyard for money; or else, if it please thee, I will give thee another vineyard for it: and he answered, I will not give thee my vineyard.
New English Translation - He answered her, “While I was talking to Naboth the Jezreelite, I said to him, ‘Sell me your vineyard for silver, or if you prefer, I will give you another vineyard in its place.’ But he said, ‘I will not sell you my vineyard.’”
World English Bible - He said to her, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite, and said to him, ‘Give me your vineyard for money; or else, if it pleases you, I will give you another vineyard for it.’ He answered, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’”
新標點和合本 - 他回答說：「因我向耶斯列人拿伯說：『你將你的葡萄園給我，我給你價銀，或是你願意，我就把別的葡萄園換給你』；他卻說：『我不將我的葡萄園給你。』」
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 他對王后說：「我向耶斯列人拿伯說：『把你的葡萄園按價錢賣給我，或是你願意，我可以把別的葡萄園換給你。』他卻說：『我不把我的葡萄園給你。』」
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 他對王后說：「我向耶斯列人拿伯說：『把你的葡萄園按價錢賣給我，或是你願意，我可以把別的葡萄園換給你。』他卻說：『我不把我的葡萄園給你。』」
當代譯本 - 亞哈回答說：「我要耶斯列人拿伯將他的葡萄園賣給我，如果他願意，我也可以用別的葡萄園跟他交換，可是他不肯。」
聖經新譯本 - 亞哈回答她說：“因為我對耶斯列人拿伯說：‘把你的葡萄園讓給我，我付你銀子；或者你喜歡的話，我可以用另一個葡萄園與你交換’；可是他說：‘我不能把我的葡萄園讓給你。’”
呂振中譯本 - 他告訴她說：『因為我告訴耶斯列人拿伯說：「你將你的葡萄園給我來換取銀子；或是你若樂意，我就將別的葡萄園換給你」；他卻說：「我不能將我的葡萄園給你」』
中文標準譯本 - 亞哈回答：「因為我與耶斯列人拿伯商議，對他說：『把你的葡萄園按銀價賣給我吧，或者如果你願意，我可以給你另一個葡萄園作交換』；他卻說：『我不能把我的葡萄園讓給你。』」
現代標點和合本 - 他回答說：「因我向耶斯列人拿伯說：『你將你的葡萄園給我，我給你價銀，或是你願意，我就把別的葡萄園換給你』，他卻說：『我不將我的葡萄園給你。』」
文理和合譯本 - 曰、我謂耶斯列人拿伯曰、以爾葡萄園給我以易金、或爾欲之、易以他園、彼曰、不以我之葡萄園給爾、
文理委辦譯本 - 曰、我告耶斯烈人拿泊云、爾之葡萄園、或予以金、或易以他園、任爾所擇。彼曰不以我園予爾。
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 亞哈謂之曰、我告耶斯烈人拿伯云、以爾葡萄園鬻我、我予爾以金、爾若欲他葡萄園、我則予爾以易之、彼曰、我不以我葡萄園予爾、
Nueva Versión Internacional - —Porque le dije a Nabot el jezrelita que me vendiera su viñedo o que, si lo prefería, se lo cambiaría por otro; pero él se negó.
현대인의 성경 - “나봇에게 그의 포도원을 팔거나 내 포도원과 바꾸자고 했더니 그가 거절하였소.”
Новый Русский Перевод - Он ответил ей: – Потому что я сказал Навоту из Изрееля: «Продай мне виноградник, или, если хочешь, я дам тебе вместо него другой». А он сказал: «Я не отдам тебе виноградник».
Восточный перевод - Он ответил ей: – Потому что я сказал Навоту из Изрееля: «Продай мне виноградник или, если хочешь, я дам тебе вместо него другой». А он сказал: «Я не отдам тебе виноградник».
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Он ответил ей: – Потому что я сказал Навоту из Изрееля: «Продай мне виноградник или, если хочешь, я дам тебе вместо него другой». А он сказал: «Я не отдам тебе виноградник».
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Он ответил ей: – Потому что я сказал Навоту из Изрееля: «Продай мне виноградник или, если хочешь, я дам тебе вместо него другой». А он сказал: «Я не отдам тебе виноградник».
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Il lui répondit : J’ai parlé à Naboth de Jizréel et je lui ai proposé de lui acheter sa vigne ou, s’il préférait, de l’échanger contre une autre. Mais il a répondu : « Je ne te céderai pas ma vigne ! »
リビングバイブル - 「ナボテに、『ぶどう畑を売ってくれ、何ならほかの土地と交換してもいい』と頼んだのだが、あっさり断られてしまったのだ。」イゼベルは言いました。
Nova Versão Internacional - Ele respondeu-lhe: “Porque eu disse a Nabote, de Jezreel: ‘Venda-me a sua vinha; ou, se preferir, eu darei a você outra vinha no lugar dessa.’ Mas ele disse: ‘Não te darei minha vinha’ ”.
Hoffnung für alle - »Weil dieser Nabot aus Jesreel mir seinen Weinberg nicht geben will!«, antwortete Ahab. »Ich wollte ihm einen ansehnlichen Betrag dafür bezahlen. Ich bot ihm auch an, den Weinberg gegen einen anderen zu tauschen, falls er das lieber möchte. Aber er lehnte stur ab.«
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - A-háp đáp: “Vì ta có bảo Na-bốt bán hoặc đổi vườn nho cho ta, nhưng nó không chịu!”
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - อาหับตรัสตอบว่า “เพราะเราได้กล่าวกับนาโบทคนยิสเรเอลว่า ‘จงขายสวนองุ่นของเจ้าให้เรา หรือถ้าเจ้าพอใจ เราจะแลกสวนองุ่นของเจ้ากับอีกที่หนึ่ง’ แต่เขากล่าวว่า ‘ข้าพระบาทจะไม่ถวายสวนองุ่นของข้าพระบาทแก่ฝ่าพระบาท’ ”
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ท่านตอบนางว่า “เพราะว่าเราคุยกับนาโบทชาวยิสเรเอล และบอกเขาว่า ‘ยกสวนองุ่นของเจ้าให้เรา แลกเป็นเงิน ถ้าไม่เอา เราจะให้สวนองุ่นที่ดีกว่าแทน ถ้าเจ้าต้องการ’ และเขาตอบเราว่า ‘ข้าพเจ้าจะไม่ยกสวนองุ่นของข้าพเจ้าให้แก่ท่าน’”

1 Timothy 6:9 - But if it’s only money these leaders are after, they’ll self-destruct in no time. Lust for money brings trouble and nothing but trouble. Going down that path, some lose their footing in the faith completely and live to regret it bitterly ever after.
Esther 5:9 - Haman left the palace that day happy, beaming. And then he saw Mordecai sitting at the King’s Gate ignoring him, oblivious to him. Haman was furious with Mordecai. But he held himself in and went on home. He got his friends together with his wife Zeresh and started bragging about how much money he had, his many sons, all the times the king had honored him, and his promotion to the highest position in the government. “On top of all that,” Haman continued, “Queen Esther invited me to a private dinner she gave for the king, just the three of us. And she’s invited me to another one tomorrow. But I can’t enjoy any of it when I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the King’s Gate.”
Esther 5:14 - His wife Zeresh and all his friends said, “Build a gallows seventy-five feet high. First thing in the morning speak with the king; get him to order Mordecai hanged on it. Then happily go with the king to dinner.” Haman liked that. He had the gallows built. * * *
Esther 6:12 - Then Mordecai returned to the King’s Gate, but Haman fled to his house, thoroughly mortified, hiding his face. When Haman had finished telling his wife Zeresh and all his friends everything that had happened to him, his knowledgeable friends who were there and his wife Zeresh said, “If this Mordecai is in fact a Jew, your bad luck has only begun. You don’t stand a chance against him—you’re as good as ruined.”
1 Kings 21:3 - But Naboth told Ahab, “Not on your life! So help me God, I’d never sell the family farm to you!” Ahab went home in a black mood, sulking over Naboth the Jezreelite’s words, “I’ll never turn over my family inheritance to you.” He went to bed, stuffed his face in his pillow, and refused to eat.
James 4:2 - You wouldn’t think of just asking God for it, would you? And why not? Because you know you’d be asking for what you have no right to. You’re spoiled children, each wanting your own way.
James 4:4 - You’re cheating on God. If all you want is your own way, flirting with the world every chance you get, you end up enemies of God and his way. And do you suppose God doesn’t care? The proverb has it that “he’s a fiercely jealous lover.” And what he gives in love is far better than anything else you’ll find. It’s common knowledge that “God goes against the willful proud; God gives grace to the willing humble.”
James 4:7 - So let God work his will in you. Yell a loud no to the Devil and watch him make himself scarce. Say a quiet yes to God and he’ll be there in no time. Quit dabbling in sin. Purify your inner life. Quit playing the field. Hit bottom, and cry your eyes out. The fun and games are over. Get serious, really serious. Get down on your knees before the Master; it’s the only way you’ll get on your feet.
Proverbs 14:30 - A sound mind makes for a robust body, but runaway emotions corrode the bones.