Genesis 39:12

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And pulling at his coat, she said, Come to my bed; but slipping out of his coat, he went running away.

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  • Eccl 7:26 : 26 And I saw a thing more bitter than death, even the woman whose heart is full of tricks and nets, and whose hands are as bands. He with whom God is pleased will get free from her, but the sinner will be taken by her.
  • Prov 5:8 : 8 Go far away from her, do not come near the door of her house;
  • Prov 6:5 : 5 Make yourself free, like the roe from the hand of the archer, and the bird from him who puts a net for her.
  • Prov 7:13-27 : 13 So she took him by his hand, kissing him, and without a sign of shame she said to him: 14 I have a feast of peace-offerings, for today my oaths have been effected. 15 So I came out in the hope of meeting you, looking for you with care, and now I have you. 16 My bed is covered with cushions of needlework, with coloured cloths of the cotton thread of Egypt; 17 I have made my bed sweet with perfumes and spices. 18 Come, let us take our pleasure in love till the morning, having joy in love's delights. 19 For the master of the house is away on a long journey: 20 He has taken a bag of money with him; he is coming back at the full moon. 21 With her fair words she overcame him, forcing him with her smooth lips. 22 The simple man goes after her, like an ox going to its death, like a roe pulled by a cord; 23 Like a bird falling into a net; with no thought that his life is in danger, till an arrow goes into his side. 24 So now, my sons, give ear to me; give attention to the sayings of my mouth; 25 Let not your heart be turned to her ways, do not go wandering in her footsteps. 26 For those wounded and made low by her are great in number; and all those who have come to their death through her are a great army. 27 Her house is the way to the underworld, going down to the rooms of death.
  • 2 Tim 2:22 : 22 But keep yourself from those desires of the flesh which are strong when the body is young, and go after righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those whose prayers go up to the Lord from a clean heart.
  • 1 Pet 2:11 : 11 My loved ones, I make this request with all my heart, that, as those for whom this world is a strange country, you will keep yourselves from the desires of the flesh which make war against the soul;
  • 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 39:10 : 10 And day after day she went on requesting Joseph to come to her and be her lover, but he would not give ear to her.
  • Ezek 16:30-31 : 30 How feeble is your heart, says the Lord, seeing that you do all these things, the work of a loose and overruling woman; 31 For you have made your arched room at the top of every street, and your high place in every open place; though you were not like a loose woman in getting together your payment.
  • Prov 1:15 : 15 My son, do not go with them; keep your feet from their ways:
  • 1 Cor 15:33 : 33 Do not be tricked by false words: evil company does damage to good behaviour.
  • Mark 14:51-52 : 51 And a certain young man went after him, with only a linen cloth about his body; and they put their hands on him; 52 But he got away unclothed, without the linen cloth.
  • 1 Sam 15:27 : 27 And when Samuel was turning round to go away, Saul took the skirt of his robe in his hand, and the cloth came away.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 39:13-20
    8 verses
    93%

    13And when she saw that he had got away, letting her keep his coat,

    14She sent for the men of her house and said to them, See, he has let a Hebrew come here and make sport of us; he came to my bed, and I gave a loud cry;

    15And hearing it he went running out without his coat.

    16And she kept his coat by her, till his master came back.

    17Then she gave him the same story, saying, The Hebrew servant whom you have taken into our house came in to make sport of me;

    18And when I gave a loud cry he went running out without his coat.

    19And hearing his wife's account of what his servant had done, he became very angry.

    20And Joseph's master took him and put him in prison, in the place where the king's prisoners were kept in chains, and he was there in the prison-house.

  • Gen 39:6-11
    6 verses
    82%

    6And he gave Joseph control of all his property, keeping no account of anything, but only the food which was put before him. Now Joseph was very beautiful in form and face.

    7And after a time, his master's wife, looking on Joseph with desire, said to him, Be my lover.

    8But 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;

    9So that no one has more authority in this house than I have; he has kept nothing back from me but you, because you are his wife; how then may I do this great wrong, sinning against God?

    10And day after day she went on requesting Joseph to come to her and be her lover, but he would not give ear to her.

    11Now one day he went into the house to do his work; and not one of the men of the house was inside.

  • Mark 14:52
    74%

    52But he got away unclothed, without the linen cloth.

  • Gen 38:19
    73%

    19Then she got up and went away and took off her veil and put on her widow's clothing.

  • Gen 37:23
    71%

    23So when Joseph came to his brothers, they took off his long coat which he had on;

  • Gen 38:15
    70%

    15When Judah saw her he took her to be a loose woman of the town, because her face was covered.

  • 2 Sam 13:14
    70%

    14But he would not give attention to what she said: but being stronger than she, he took her by force, and had connection with her.

  • Num 5:13
    69%

    13By taking as her lover another man, and keeps it secret so that her husband has no knowledge of it, and there is no witness against her, and she is not taken in the act;

  • 2 Sam 13:17
    69%

    17Then he gave a cry to the servant who was waiting on him and said, Put this woman out, and let the door be locked after her.

  • Gen 37:17
    69%

    17And the man said, They have gone away from here, for they said in my hearing, Let us go to Dothan. So Joseph went after them and came up with them at Dothan.

  • Gen 39:1
    69%

    1Now Joseph was taken down to Egypt; and Potiphar the Egyptian, a captain of high position in Pharaoh's house, got him for a price from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there.

  • Deut 22:28
    69%

    28If a man sees a young virgin, who has not given her word to be married to anyone, and he takes her by force and has connection with her, and discovery is made of it;