Genesis 39:8

American Standard Version (1901)

But he refused, and said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master knoweth not what is with me in the house, and he hath put all that he hath into my hand:

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  • Prov 1:10 : 10 My son, if sinners entice thee, Consent thou not.
  • Prov 2:10 : 10 For wisdom shall enter into thy heart, And knowledge shall be pleasant unto thy soul;
  • Prov 2:16-19 : 16 To deliver thee from the strange woman, Even from the foreigner that flattereth with her words; 17 That forsaketh the friend of her youth, And forgetteth the covenant of her God: 18 For her house inclineth unto death, And her paths unto the dead; 19 None that go unto her return again, Neither do they attain unto the paths of life:
  • Prov 5:3-8 : 3 For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, And her mouth is smoother than oil: 4 But in the end she is bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a two-edged sword. 5 Her feet go down to death; Her steps take hold on Sheol; 6 So that she findeth not the level path of life: Her ways are unstable, [and] she knoweth [it] not. 7 Now therefore, [my] sons, hearken unto me, And depart not from the words of my mouth. 8 Remove thy way far from her, And come not nigh the door of her house;
  • Prov 6:20-25 : 20 My son, keep the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother: 21 Bind them continually upon thy heart; Tie them about thy neck. 22 When thou walkest, it shall lead thee; When thou sleepest, it shall watch over thee; And when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee. 23 For the commandment is a lamp; And the law is light; And reproofs of instruction are the way of life: 24 To keep thee from the evil woman, From the flattery of the foreigner's tongue. 25 Lust not after her beauty in thy heart; Neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
  • Prov 6:29 : 29 So he that goeth in to his neighbor's wife; Whosoever toucheth her shall not be unpunished.
  • Prov 6:32-33 : 32 He that committeth adultery with a woman is void of understanding: He doeth it who would destroy his own soul. 33 Wounds and dishonor shall he get; And his reproach shall not be wiped away.
  • Prov 7:5 : 5 That they may keep thee from the strange woman, From the foreigner that flattereth with her words.
  • Prov 7:25-27 : 25 Let not thy heart decline to her ways; Go not astray in her paths. 26 For she hath cast down many wounded: Yea, all her slain are a mighty host. 27 Her house is the way to Sheol, Going down to the chambers of death.
  • Prov 9:13-18 : 13 The foolish woman is clamorous; [She is] simple, and knoweth nothing. 14 And she sitteth at the door of her house, On a seat in the high places of the city, 15 To call to them that pass by, Who go right on their ways: 16 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither; And as for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him, 17 Stolen waters are sweet, And bread [eaten] in secret is pleasant. 18 But he knoweth not that the dead are there; That her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
  • Prov 18:24 : 24 He that maketh many friends [doeth it] to his own destruction; But there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
  • Prov 22:14 : 14 The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: He that is abhorred of Jehovah shall fall therein.
  • Prov 23:26-28 : 26 My son, give me thy heart; And let thine eyes delight in my ways. 27 For a harlot is a deep ditch; And a foreign woman is a narrow pit. 28 Yea, she lieth in wait as a robber, And increaseth the treacherous among men.

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  • Gen 39:9-20
    12 verses
    89%

    9he is not greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back anything from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?

    10And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, [or] to be with her.

    11And it came to pass about this time, that he went into the house to do his work; and there was none of the men of the house there within.

    12And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.

    13And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and was fled forth,

    14that she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, saying, See, he hath brought in a Hebrew unto us to mock us: he came in unto me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice:

    15and it came to pass, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment by me, and fled, and got him out.

    16And she laid up his garment by her, until his master came home.

    17And she spake unto him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, whom thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me:

    18and it came to pass, as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment by me, and fled out.

    19And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spake unto him, saying, After this manner did thy servant to me; that his wrath was kindled.

    20And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, the place where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.

  • Gen 39:2-7
    6 verses
    84%

    2And Jehovah was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.

    3And his master saw that Jehovah was with him, and that Jehovah made all that he did to prosper in his hand.

    4And Joseph found favor in his sight, and he ministered unto him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.

    5And it came to pass from the time that he made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that Jehovah blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of Jehovah was upon all that he had, in the house and in the field.

    6And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand; and he knew not aught [that was] with him, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was comely, and well-favored.

    7And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.

  • Gen 39:22-23
    2 verses
    74%

    22And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it.

    23The keeper of the prison looked not to anything that was under his hand, because Jehovah was with him; and that which he did, Jehovah made it to prosper.

  • Gen 41:44
    72%

    44And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I am Pharaoh, and without thee shall no man lift up his hand or his foot in all the land of Egypt.

  • Gen 44:7
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    7And they said unto him, Wherefore speaketh my lord such words as these? Far be it from thy servants that they should do such a thing.

  • Gen 44:15
    71%

    15And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? know ye not that such a man as I can indeed divine?

  • Gen 24:37
    71%

    37And my master made me swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell:

  • Gen 24:39
    71%

    39And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me.

  • Gen 44:17
    70%

    17And he said, Far be it from me that I should do so: the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my bondman; but as for you, get you up in peace unto your father.