Genesis 39:4

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Joseph found favor in his master's eyes and became his personal servant. Potiphar put him in charge of his household and entrusted everything he owned to his care.

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  • Gen 19:19 : 19 "Your servant has found favor in your eyes, and you have shown great kindness to me by sparing my life. But I can’t flee to the mountains; this disaster will overtake me, and I’ll die.
  • Gen 24:2 : 2 Abraham said to his servant, the eldest in his household who managed all he owned, "Please, place your hand under my thigh.
  • Gen 18:3 : 3 He said, 'My Lord, if I have found favor in Your sight, please do not pass by Your servant.'
  • Gen 33:10 : 10 Jacob said, 'No, please, if I have found favor in your eyes, accept this gift from me. Seeing your face is like seeing the face of God, now that you have accepted me.'
  • Gen 39:8 : 8 But Joseph refused and said to his master's wife, "Look, my master does not concern himself with anything in the house; he has entrusted everything he owns to my care.
  • Gen 39:21-22 : 21 But the LORD was with Joseph and showed him kindness, granting him favor in the eyes of the prison warden. 22 The warden put Joseph in charge of all the prisoners, and he was responsible for whatever happened there.
  • Gen 41:40-41 : 40 'You shall be in charge of my house, and all my people are to submit to your commands. Only with respect to the throne will I be greater than you.' 41 Pharaoh also said to Joseph, 'See, I have set you over all the land of Egypt.'
  • 1 Sam 16:22 : 22 Then Saul sent word to Jesse, saying, "Allow David to remain in my service, for he has found favor in my sight."
  • Neh 2:4-5 : 4 The king said to me, "What is it you want?" Then I prayed to the God of heaven, 5 and I said to the king, "If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor in your sight, send me to Judah, to the city where my ancestors are buried, so that I can rebuild it."
  • Prov 14:35 : 35 A king delights in a wise servant, but his anger falls on a disgraceful one.
  • Prov 16:7 : 7 When the Lord is pleased with a person’s ways, He makes even their enemies to be at peace with them.
  • Prov 17:2 : 2 A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and will share in the inheritance among the brothers.
  • Prov 22:29 : 29 Do you see someone skilled in their work? They will serve before kings; they will not serve before obscure people.
  • Prov 27:18 : 18 Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and whoever takes care of their master will be honored.
  • Acts 20:28 : 28 Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, among whom the Holy Spirit has appointed you as overseers, to shepherd the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.
  • Gen 15:2 : 2 Abram said, "Lord GOD, what will You give me, since I remain childless and the one who will inherit my estate is Eliezer of Damascus?"
  • Gen 32:5 : 5 He instructed them: 'This is what you are to say to my lord Esau: Your servant Jacob says, I have been living as a foreigner with Laban and have stayed until now.'
  • Gen 33:8 : 8 'What do you mean by all these camps I met?' Esau inquired. Jacob replied, 'To find favor in the eyes of my lord.'

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 39:5-8
    4 verses
    88%

    5From the time he put Joseph in charge of his household and all that he owned, the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house on account of Joseph. The LORD's blessing was on everything Potiphar had, both in the house and in the field.

    6So Potiphar left everything he had in Joseph's care; with Joseph in charge, he paid no attention to anything except the food he ate. Now Joseph was handsome in form and appearance.

    7After some time, his master's wife looked at Joseph with desire and said, "Sleep with me."

    8But Joseph refused and said to his master's wife, "Look, my master does not concern himself with anything in the house; he has entrusted everything he owns to my care.

  • Gen 39:1-3
    3 verses
    85%

    1Joseph was brought down to Egypt, and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had brought him there.

    2The LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, serving in the house of his Egyptian master.

    3His master saw that the LORD was with him and that the LORD gave him success in everything he did.

  • Acts 7:10
    82%

    10God rescued him from all his troubles, and He granted him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler over Egypt and all his household.

  • Gen 39:19-23
    5 verses
    80%

    19When his master heard the story that his wife told him, saying, "This is how your servant treated me," his anger burned.

    20So Joseph's master took him and put him in the prison where the king's prisoners were held, and he remained there.

    21But the LORD was with Joseph and showed him kindness, granting him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.

    22The warden put Joseph in charge of all the prisoners, and he was responsible for whatever happened there.

    23The warden paid no attention to anything under Joseph's care, because the LORD was with him and gave him success in whatever he did.

  • Gen 41:39-44
    6 verses
    78%

    39So Pharaoh said to Joseph, 'Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one as discerning and wise as you.'

    40'You shall be in charge of my house, and all my people are to submit to your commands. Only with respect to the throne will I be greater than you.'

    41Pharaoh also said to Joseph, 'See, I have set you over all the land of Egypt.'

    42Then Pharaoh removed his signet ring from his hand and placed it on Joseph's hand. He clothed him in garments of fine linen and put a gold chain around his neck.

    43He had Joseph ride in the chariot of his second-in-command, and they called out before him, 'Bow down!' So he was put in charge of all the land of Egypt.

    44Pharaoh also said to Joseph, 'I am Pharaoh, but without your permission, no one will lift a hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.'

  • Ps 105:21
    76%

    21He made him lord of his household and ruler of all his possessions.

  • Gen 47:25
    76%

    25They replied, 'You have saved our lives! May we find favor in the eyes of my lord, and we will be servants to Pharaoh.'

  • Gen 45:8
    74%

    8So then, it was not you who sent me here, but God. He made me like a father to Pharaoh, lord over all his household, and a ruler throughout Egypt.

  • Gen 41:37
    74%

    37This plan seemed good in the eyes of Pharaoh and all his officials.

  • Gen 42:6
    73%

    6Now Joseph was the ruler over the land, the one who sold grain to all its people. Joseph's brothers came and bowed down to him with their faces to the ground.

  • Gen 45:16
    73%

    16The news reached Pharaoh' palace

  • Gen 40:3-4
    2 verses
    73%

    3He put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, in the prison where Joseph was confined.

    4The captain of the guard assigned Joseph to them, and he attended to them. After some time, they were kept in custody.

  • Gen 43:17
    73%

    17The steward did as Joseph said and brought the men to Joseph's house.

  • Ps 105:17
    72%

    17He sent a man ahead of them—Joseph, who was sold as a slave.

  • Gen 50:4
    72%

    4When the days of mourning were over, Joseph spoke to Pharaoh's household, saying, 'If I have found favor with you, please convey this message to Pharaoh.

  • Gen 37:36
    72%

    36Meanwhile, the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and the captain of the guard.