Genesis 39:8

Bishops' Bible (1568)

But he refused, and sayde vnto his maisters wyfe: Beholde, my maister woteth not what he hath in the house with me, and hath committed all that he hath to my hande.

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 1:10 : 10 My sonne, if sinners entice thee, consent not vnto them.
  • Prov 2:10 : 10 When wisdome entreth into thine heart, and thy soule deliteth in knowledge:
  • Prov 2:16-19 : 16 That thou mayest be deliuered also from the straunge woman, and from her that is not thine owne, which geueth sweete wordes, 17 Forsaketh the husbande of her youth, & forgetteth the couenaunt of her God. 18 For her house is enclined vnto death, and her pathes vnto hell. 19 All they that go in vnto her, come not agayne, neither take they holde of the way of lyfe.
  • Prov 5:3-8 : 3 For the lippes of a straunge woman are a dropping hony combe, and her throte is more glistering then oyle: 4 But at the laste she is as bitter as wormewood, and as sharpe as a two edged sworde. 5 Her feete go downe vnto death, and her steppes pearce thorowe vnto hell. 6 Perchaunce thou wylt ponder the path of her lyfe: so vnstedfast are her wayes that thou canst not know them. 7 Heare me nowe therefore O ye chyldren, and depart not from the wordes of my mouth. 8 Kepe thy way farre from her, & come not nigh the doores of her house.
  • Prov 6:20-25 : 20 My sonne, kepe thy fathers commaundement, and forsake not the lawe of thy mother: 21 Tye them continually in thyne heart, and bynde them about thy necke. 22 That shall leade thee when thou goest, preserue thee when thou art asleepe, and when thou awakest talke with thee. 23 For the commaundement is a lanterne, and the lawe a light: yea chastening and nurture is the way of life: 24 That they may kepe thee from the euyll woman, and from the flattering tongue of the straunge woman. 25 Lust not after her beautie in thyne heart, lest thou be taken with her fayre lokes.
  • Prov 6:29 : 29 Euen so, whosoeuer goeth in to his neyghbours wife and toucheth her, can not be vngiltie.
  • Prov 6:32-33 : 32 But whoso committeth adultrie with a woman, lacketh vnderstanding: and he that doth it, destroyeth his owne soule. 33 He getteth him selfe a plague and dishonour, and his reproche shall neuer be put out:
  • Prov 7:5 : 5 That they may kepe thee from the straunge woman, and from the forraine woman which geueth sweete wordes.
  • Prov 7:25-27 : 25 Let not thyne heart wander in her wayes, and be not thou deceaued in her pathes. 26 For many one hath she wounded and cast downe, yea many a strong man hath ben slaine by the meanes of her. 27 Her house is the way vnto hell, and bryng men downe into the chaumbers of death.
  • Prov 9:13-18 : 13 A foolishe retchlesse woman full of wordes, and suche a one as hath no knowledge, 14 Sitteth at the doore of her house, and in the hye places of the citie, 15 To call such as go by, and that walke straight in their wayes. 16 Who so is ignoraunt sayeth she let hym come hyther: and to the vnwyse she saith, 17 Stolen waters are sweete, & the bread that is priuily eaten, hath a good taste. 18 And he doth not consider that they are but dead whiche be there, and that her ghestes are in the deepe of hell.
  • Prov 18:24 : 24 A man that wyll haue frendes, must shewe hym selfe frendly: and there is a frende whiche is nearer then a brother.
  • Prov 22:14 : 14 The mouth of straunge women is a deepe pit: wherein he falleth that the Lorde is angrye withall.
  • Prov 23:26-28 : 26 My sonne geue me thyne heart, and let thyne eyes haue pleasure in my wayes: 27 For an whore is a deepe graue, and a straunge woman is a narowe pit. 28 She lyeth in wayte as for a pray, and increaseth the transgressours amongst men.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Gen 39:9-20
    12 verses
    89%

    9 There is no man greater in the house then I, neither hath he kept any thyng from me but only thee, because thou art his wyfe: how then can I do euen this so great a wickednes, & sinne against God?

    10 And after this maner spake she to Ioseph day by day: but he hearkened not vnto her to sleepe neare her, or to be in her company.

    11 And on a certaine conuenient day, Ioseph entred into the house to do his businesse, and there was none of the housholde by, in the house.

    12 Then she caught him by the garment, saying: lye with me. And he left his garment in her hande, and fledde, and got hym out.

    13 And when she sawe that he had lefte his garment in her hande, and was fled out:

    14 She called vnto the men of her house, and tolde them, saying: See, he hath brought in an Hebrue vnto vs, to do vs shame: for he came in to me to haue lyen with me, and I began to crie with a loude voyce:

    15 And when he hearde that I lyft vp my voyce and cryed, he left his garment with me, & fled away, and got hym out.

    16 And she layed vp his garment by her, vntyll her Lorde came home.

    17 And she tolde him with these wordes, saying: This Hebrue seruaunt whiche thou hast brought vnto vs, came vnto me to do me shame.

    18 But assoone as I lyft vp my voyce and cryed, he left his garment with me, and fledde out.

    19 When his maister hearde the wordes of his wyfe whiche she tolde hym, saying, after this maner dyd thy seruaunt to me: he waxed wroth.

    20 And Iosephes maister toke hym, and put hym in pryson, euen into the place where the kynges prysoners laye bounde: and there continued he in prison.

  • Gen 39:2-7
    6 verses
    84%

    2 And God was with Ioseph, and he became a luckie man, continuyng in the house of his maister the Egyptian.

    3 And his maister saw that God was with hym, and that God made all that he dyd to prosper in his hande.

    4 And Ioseph founde grace in his maisters syght, and serued hym: And he made hym ouerseer of his house, & put all that he had in his hande.

    5 And it came to passe from the tyme that he had made hym ouerseer of his house, and ouer all that he had, the Lorde blessed the Egyptians house for Iosephes sake: and the blessyng of the Lorde was vpon all that he had in the house and in the fielde.

    6 And therfore he left all that he had in Iosephes hande: and he knewe nothyng with hym, saue onlye the breade which he dyd eate. And Ioseph was a goodly person, and a well fauoured.

    7 And after this, his maisters wyfe cast her eyes vpon Ioseph, and saide: come lye with me.

  • Gen 39:22-23
    2 verses
    74%

    22 And the keper of the prison committed to Iosephes hande all the prisoners that were in the prison house, and what so euer was done there, that dyd he.

    23 And the keper of the prison loked vnto nothyng that was vnder his hande, seyng that the Lord was with hym: For whatsoeuer he dyd, the Lorde made it to prosper.

  • 44 And moreouer Pharao said vnto Ioseph: I am Pharao, and without thee shal no man lyft vp his hande or foote in all the lande of Egypt.

  • 7 And they aunswered him: wherfore sayeth my Lorde suche wordes? God forbid that thy seruauntes should do so.

  • 15 And Ioseph sayde vnto them: what deede is this that ye haue done? Wote ye not that suche a man as I do consult with propheciers?

  • 37 And my maister made me sweare, saying: thou shalt not take a wyfe to my sonne amongest the daughters of the Chanaanites, in whose lande I dwell:

  • 39 And I sayde vnto my maister: peraduenture the woman wyll not folowe me.

  • 17 And he aunswered, God forbid that I shoulde do so: but the man with who the cup is found, he shalbe my seruaunt, and get ye hence vp in peace vnto your father.