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Genesis 4:7

World English Bible

If you do well, won’t it be lifted up? If you don’t do well, sin crouches at the door. Its desire is for you, but you are to rule over it.”

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Genesis 4:7 in other translations

If thou doest well, shall it not be lifted up? and if thou doest not well, sin coucheth at the door; and unto thee shall be its desire; but do thou rule over it.

Genesis 4:7 · American Standard Version

Genesis 4:7 in context

  1. 5but he didn’t respect Cain and his offering. Cain was very angry, and the expression on his face fell.
  2. 6Yahweh said to Cain, “Why are you angry? Why has the expression of your face fallen?
  3. 7If you do well, won’t it be lifted up? If you don’t do well, sin crouches at the door. Its desire is for you, but you are to rule over it.”
  4. 8Cain said to Abel, his brother, “Let’s go into the field.” While they were in the field, Cain rose up against Abel, his brother, and killed him.
  5. 9Yahweh said to Cain, “Where is Abel, your brother?”
    He said, “I don’t know. Am I my brother’s keeper?”