Genesis 39:23

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And the keeper of the prison gave no attention to anything which was under his care, because the Lord was with him; and the Lord made everything he did go well.

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  • Gen 39:2-3 : 2 And the Lord was with Joseph, and he did well; and he was living in the house of his master the Egyptian. 3 And his master saw that the Lord was with him, making everything he did go well.
  • 1 Sam 2:30 : 30 For this reason the Lord God of Israel has said, Truly I did say that your family and your father's people would have their place before me for ever: but now the Lord says, Let it not be so; I will give honour to those by whom I am honoured, and those who have no respect for me will be of small value in my eyes.
  • Ps 1:3 : 3 He will be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, which gives its fruit at the right time, whose leaves will ever be green; and he will do well in all his undertakings.
  • Isa 43:2 : 2 When you go through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they will not go over you: when you go through the fire, you will not be burned; and the flame will have no power over you.
  • Dan 6:22 : 22 Then Daniel said to the king, O King, have life for ever.
  • Gen 40:3-4 : 3 And he put them in prison under the care of the captain of the army, in the same prison where Joseph himself was shut up. 4 And the captain put them in Joseph's care, and he did what was needed for them; and they were kept in prison for some time.
  • Gen 49:23-24 : 23 He was troubled by the archers; they sent out their arrows against him, cruelly wounding him: 24 But their bows were broken by a strong one, and the cords of their arms were cut by the Strength of Jacob, by the name of the Stone of Israel:
  • Ps 37:3-9 : 3 Have faith in the Lord, and do good; be at rest in the land, and go after righteousness. 4 So will your delight be in the Lord, and he will give you your heart's desires. 5 Put your life in the hands of the Lord; have faith in him and he will do it. 6 And he will make your righteousness be seen like the light, and your cause like the shining of the sun. 7 Take your rest in the Lord, waiting quietly for him; do not be angry because of the man who does well in his evil ways, and gives effect to his bad designs. 8 Put an end to your wrath and be no longer bitter; do not give way to angry feeling which is a cause of sin. 9 For the evil-doers will be cut off: but those who have faith in the Lord will have the earth for their heritage. 10 For in a short time the evil-doer will be gone: you will go searching for his place, and it will not be there. 11 But the gentle will have the earth for their heritage; they will take their delight in peace without measure.

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  • Gen 39:19-22
    4 verses
    89%

    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.

    21But the Lord was with Joseph, and was good to him, and made the keeper of the prison his friend.

    22And the keeper of the prison put all the prisoners under Joseph's control, and he was responsible for whatever was done there.

  • Gen 39:1-8
    8 verses
    87%

    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.

    2And the Lord was with Joseph, and he did well; and he was living in the house of his master the Egyptian.

    3And his master saw that the Lord was with him, making everything he did go well.

    4And 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.

    5And from the time when he made him overseer and gave him control of all his property, the blessing of the Lord was with the Egyptian, because of Joseph; the blessing of the Lord was on all he had, in the house and in the field.

    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;

  • Gen 40:3-4
    2 verses
    75%

    3And he put them in prison under the care of the captain of the army, in the same prison where Joseph himself was shut up.

    4And the captain put them in Joseph's care, and he did what was needed for them; and they were kept in prison for some time.

  • Gen 40:14-15
    2 verses
    74%

    14But keep me in mind when things go well for you, and be good to me and say a good word for me to Pharaoh and get me out of this prison:

    15For truly I was taken by force from the land of the Hebrews; and I have done nothing for which I might be put in prison.

  • Acts 7:10
    72%

    10And made him free from all his troubles, and gave him wisdom and the approval of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler over Egypt and all his house.

  • Gen 40:23
    71%

    23But the wine-servant did not keep Joseph in mind or give a thought to him.

  • Gen 45:8
    71%

    8So now it was not you who sent me here, but God: and he has made me as a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land of Egypt.

  • Ps 105:21
    70%

    21He made him lord of his house, and ruler over everything he had;

  • Gen 41:39
    70%

    39And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Seeing that God has made all this clear to you, there is no other man of such wisdom and good sense as you:

  • Gen 41:37
    70%

    37And this seemed good to Pharaoh and to all his servants.

  • Jer 39:12
    70%

    12Take him and keep an eye on him and see that no evil comes to him; but do with him whatever he says to you.

  • Gen 41:44
    70%

    44Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, I am Pharaoh; and without your order no man may do anything in all the land of Egypt.

  • Gen 41:41
    70%

    41And Pharaoh said to Joseph, See, I have put you over all the land of Egypt.

  • 2 Kgs 18:7
    70%

    7And the Lord was with him; he did well in all his undertakings: and he took up arms against the king of Assyria and was his servant no longer.

  • Gen 37:36
    70%

    36And in Egypt the men of Midian gave him for a price to Potiphar, a captain of high position in Pharaoh's house.

  • Gen 39:11
    70%

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

  • Gen 40:21
    70%

    21And he put the chief wine-servant back in his old place; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.

  • Gen 41:13
    69%

    13And it came about as he said: I was put back in my place, and the bread-maker was put to death by hanging.

  • Gen 40:1
    69%

    1Now after these things the chief servant who had the care of the wine, and the chief bread-maker in Pharaoh's house, did something against Pharaoh's orders;

  • Ps 105:19
    69%

    19Till the time when his word came true; he was tested by the word of the Lord.

  • Ps 105:17
    69%

    17He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was given as a servant for a price:

  • Gen 41:10
    69%

    10Pharaoh had been angry with his servants, and had put me in prison in the house of the captain of the army, together with the chief bread-maker;

  • Gen 40:7
    69%

    7And he said to the servants of Pharaoh who were in prison with him, Why are you looking so sad?