Genesis 39:8

Geneva Bible (1560)

But he refused and said to his masters wife, Beholde, my master knoweth not what he hath in the house with me, but hath committed all that he hath to mine hande.

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  • Prov 1:10 : 10 My sonne, if sinners doe intise thee, consent thou not.
  • Prov 2:10 : 10 When wisdome entreth into thine heart, and knowledge deliteth thy soule,
  • Prov 2:16-19 : 16 And it shall deliuer thee from the strange woman, euen from the stranger, which flattereth with her wordes. 17 Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the couenant of her God. 18 Surely her house tendeth to death, and her paths vnto the dead. 19 All they that goe vnto her, returne not againe, neither take they holde of the wayes of life.
  • Prov 5:3-8 : 3 For the lippes of a strange woman drop as an honie combe, and her mouth is more soft then oyle. 4 But the end of her is bitter as wormewood, and sharpe as a two edged sworde. 5 Her feete goe downe to death, and her steps take holde on hell. 6 She weigheth not the way of life: her paths are moueable: thou canst not knowe them. 7 Heare yee me nowe therefore, O children, and depart not from the wordes of my mouth. 8 Keepe thy way farre from her, and come not neere the doore of her house,
  • Prov 6:20-25 : 20 My sonne, keepe thy fathers commandement, and forsake not thy mothers instruction. 21 Binde them alway vpon thine heart, and tye them about thy necke. 22 It shall leade thee, when thou walkest: it shall watch for thee, when thou sleepest, and when thou wakest, it shall talke with thee. 23 For the commandement is a lanterne, and instruction a light: and corrections for instruction are the way of life, 24 To keepe thee from the wicked woman, & from ye flatterie of ye tongue of a strange woman. 25 Desire not her beautie in thine heart, neither let her take thee with her eye lids.
  • Prov 6:29 : 29 So he that goeth in to his neighbours wife, shall not be innocent, whosoeuer toucheth her.
  • Prov 6:32-33 : 32 But he that committeth adulterie with a woman, he is destitute of vnderstanding: he that doeth it, destroyeth his owne soule. 33 He shall finde a wounde and dishonour, and his reproch shall neuer be put away.
  • Prov 7:5 : 5 That they may keepe thee from the strange woman, euen from the stranger that is smoothe in her wordes.
  • Prov 7:25-27 : 25 Let not thine heart decline to her wayes: wander thou not in her paths. 26 For shee hath caused many to fall downe wounded, & the strong men are all slaine by her. 27 Her house is the way vnto ye graue, which goeth downe to the chambers of death.
  • Prov 9:13-18 : 13 A foolish woman is troublesome: she is ignorant, and knoweth nothing. 14 But she sitteth at the doore of her house on a seate in the hie places of the citie, 15 To call them that passe by the way, that go right on their way, saying, 16 Who so is simple, let him come hither, and to him that is destitute of wisedome, shee sayth also, 17 Stollen waters are sweete, and hid bread is pleasant. 18 But he knoweth not, that ye dead are there, and that her ghestes are in the depth of hell.
  • Prov 18:24 : 24 A man that hath friends, ought to shew him selfe friendly: for a friend is neerer then a brother.
  • Prov 22:14 : 14 The mouth of strage women is as a deepe pit: he with whom the Lord is angry, shall fall therein.
  • Prov 23:26-28 : 26 My sonne, giue mee thine heart, and let thine eyes delite in my wayes. 27 For a whore is as a deepe ditche, and a strange woman is as a narrowe pitte. 28 Also she lyeth in wait as for a praye, and she increaseth the transgressers among men.

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  • Gen 39:9-20
    12 verses
    89%

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

    10And albeit she spake to Ioseph day by day, yet he hearkened not vnto her, to lye with her, or to be in her company.

    11Then on a certaine day Ioseph entred into the house, to doe his businesse: and there was no man of the houshold in the house:

    12Therefore she caught him by his garmet, saying, Sleepe with me: but he left his garment in her hand and fled, and got him out.

    13Nowe when she sawe that he had left his garment in her hand, and was fled out,

    14She called vnto the men of her house, and tolde them, saying, Beholde, he hath brought in an Ebrewe vnto vs to mocke vs: who came in to me for to haue slept with me: but I cryed with a loude voyce.

    15And when he heard that I lift vp my voice and cryed, he left his garment with me, and fled away, and got him out.

    16So she layde vp his garment by her, vntill her lord came home.

    17Then she tolde him according to these words, saying, The Ebrew seruat, which thou hast brought vnto vs, came in to me, to mocke me.

    18But assoone as I lift vp my voyce & cried, he left his garment with me, and fled out.

    19Then when his master heard the wordes of his wife, which she tolde him, saying, After this maner did thy seruant to me, his anger was kindled.

    20And Iosephs master tooke him and put him in prison, in the place, where the kings prisoners lay bounde: and there he was in prison.

  • Gen 39:2-7
    6 verses
    84%

    2And the Lorde was with Ioseph, and he was a man that prospered and was in the house of his master the Egyptian.

    3And his master sawe that the Lorde was with him, and that the Lorde made all that hee did to prosper in his hande.

    4So Ioseph founde fauour in his sight, and serued him: and he made him ruler of his house, and put all that he had in his hand.

    5And from that time that he had made him ruler ouer his house and ouer all that he had, the Lorde blessed the Egyptians house for Iosephs sake: and the blessing of the Lorde was vpon all that he had in the house, and in the fielde.

    6Therefore he left all that he had in Iosephs hand, and tooke accompt of nothing, that was with him, saue onely of the bread, which he did eate; Ioseph was a faire person, and well fauoured.

    7Nowe therefore after these thinges, his masters wife cast her eyes vpon Ioseph, and saide, Lye with me.

  • Gen 39:22-23
    2 verses
    74%

    22And the keeper of the prison committed to Iosephs hande all the prisoners that were in the prison, and whatsoeuer they did there, that did he.

    23And the keeper of the prison looked vnto nothing that was vnder his hande, seeing that the Lord was with him: for whatsoeuer he did, the Lorde made it to prosper.

  • Gen 41:44
    72%

    44Againe Pharaoh saide vnto Ioseph, I am Pharaoh, and without thee shall no man lift vp his hand or his foote in all the land of Egypt.

  • Gen 44:7
    72%

    7And they answered him, Wherefore sayeth my lorde such wordes? God forbid that thy seruants should do such a thing.

  • Gen 44:15
    71%

    15Then Ioseph sayd vnto them, What acte is this, which ye haue done? know ye not that such a man as I, can deuine and prophecie?

  • Gen 24:37
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    37Now my master made me sweare, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife to my sonne of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell:

  • Gen 24:39
    71%

    39Then I saide vnto my master, What if the woman will not followe me?

  • Gen 44:17
    70%

    17But he answered, God forbid, that I should doe so, but the man, with whome the cuppe is founde, he shalbe my seruant, and go ye in peace vnto your father.