Genesis 4:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 4:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 4:7 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall b..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 4:7 — KJV
“If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him. be accepted: or, have the excellency unto...: or, subject unto thee”
— Genesis 4:7 (KJV)
Genesis 4:7 in Context — About the Book of Genesis
Genesis is the book of beginnings — creation, the fall, the flood, and the call of Abraham. It answers the oldest questions: where we came from, why the world is broken, and how God begins His rescue plan through one family. Every major theme in the Bible is planted here as a seed.
Cross-References for Genesis 4:7
“Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. to thy...: or, subject to thy husband”
Shares key themes with Genesis 4:7: shalt, desire, rule
“Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:”
Shares key themes with Genesis 4:7: shalt, rule, over
“Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 4:7: shalt, rule, over
“When thou art come unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, and shalt possess it, and shalt dwell therein, and shalt say, I will set a king over me, like as all the nations that are about me;”
Shares key themes with Genesis 4:7: well, shalt, over
“And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 4:7: shalt, sin, over
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