Verse 4

And having a high opinion of Joseph as his servant, he made him the overseer of his house and gave him control over all he had.

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 19:19 : 19 See now, your servant has had grace in your eyes and great is your mercy in keeping my life from destruction, but I am not able to get as far as the mountain before evil overtakes me and death;
  • Gen 24:2 : 2 And Abraham said to his chief servant, the manager of all his property, Come now, put your hand under my leg:
  • Gen 18:3 : 3 And said, My Lord, if now I have grace in your eyes, do not go away from your servant:
  • Gen 33:10 : 10 And Jacob said, Not so; but if I have grace in your eyes, take them as a sign of my love, for I have seen your face as one may see the face of God, and you have been pleased with me.
  • Gen 39:8 : 8 But he would not, and said to her, You see that my master keeps no account of what I do in his house, and has put all his property in my control;
  • Gen 39:21-22 : 21 But the Lord was with Joseph, and was good to him, and made the keeper of the prison his friend. 22 And the keeper of the prison put all the prisoners under Joseph's control, and he was responsible for whatever was done there.
  • Gen 41:40-41 : 40 You, then, are to be over my house, and all my people will be ruled by your word: only as king will I be greater than you. 41 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, See, I have put you over all the land of Egypt.
  • 1 Sam 16:22 : 22 And Saul sent to Jesse saying, Let David be with me, for he is pleasing to me.
  • Neh 2:4-5 : 4 Then the king said to me, What is your desire? So I made prayer to the God of heaven. 5 And I said to the king, If it is the king's pleasure, and if your servant has your approval, send me to Judah, to the town where the bodies of my fathers are at rest, so that I may take in hand the building of it.
  • Prov 14:35 : 35 The king has pleasure in a servant who does wisely, but his wrath is against him who is a cause of shame.
  • Prov 16:7 : 7 When a man's ways are pleasing to the Lord, he makes even his haters be at peace with him.
  • Prov 17:2 : 2 A servant who does wisely will have rule over a son causing shame, and will have his part in the heritage among brothers.
  • Prov 22:29 : 29 Have you seen a man who is expert in his business? he will take his place before kings; his place will not be among low persons.
  • Prov 27:18 : 18 Whoever keeps a fig-tree will have its fruit; and the servant waiting on his master will be honoured.
  • Acts 20:28 : 28 Give attention to yourselves, and to all the flock which the Holy Spirit has given into your care, to give food to the church of God, for which he gave his blood.
  • Gen 15:2 : 2 And Abram said, What will you give me? for I have no child and this Eliezer of Damascus will have all my wealth after me.
  • Gen 32:5 : 5 And I have oxen and asses and flocks and men-servants and women-servants: and I have sent to give my lord news of these things so that I may have grace in his eyes.
  • Gen 33:8 : 8 And he said, What were all those herds which I saw on the way? And Jacob said, They were an offering so that I might have grace in my lord's eyes.