Genesis 39:4

Authorized King James Version (1611)

And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all [that] he had he put into his hand.

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  • Gen 19:19 : 19 Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die:
  • Gen 24:2 : 2 And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:
  • Gen 18:3 : 3 And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:
  • Gen 33:10 : 10 And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand: for therefore I have seen thy face, as though I had seen the face of God, and thou wast pleased with me.
  • Gen 39:8 : 8 But he refused, and said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what [is] with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand;
  • Gen 39:21-22 : 21 But the LORD was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison. 22 And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that [were] in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer [of it].
  • Gen 41:40-41 : 40 Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou. 41 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt.
  • 1 Sam 16:22 : 22 And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight.
  • Neh 2:4-5 : 4 Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven. 5 And I said unto the king, If it please the king, and if thy servant have found favour in thy sight, that thou wouldest send me unto Judah, unto the city of my fathers' sepulchres, that I may build it.
  • Prov 14:35 : 35 ¶ The king's favour [is] toward a wise servant: but his wrath is [against] him that causeth shame.
  • Prov 16:7 : 7 ¶ When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
  • Prov 17:2 : 2 ¶ A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
  • Prov 22:29 : 29 ¶ Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean [men].
  • Prov 27:18 : 18 ¶ Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
  • Acts 20:28 : 28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
  • Gen 15:2 : 2 ¶ And Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house [is] this Eliezer of Damascus?
  • Gen 32:5 : 5 And I have oxen, and asses, flocks, and menservants, and womenservants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find grace in thy sight.
  • Gen 33:8 : 8 And he said, What [meanest] thou by all this drove which I met? And he said, [These are] to find grace in the sight of my lord.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 39:5-8
    4 verses
    88%

    5 And it came to pass from the time [that] he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field.

    6 And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand; and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was [a] goodly [person], and well favoured.

    7 ¶ And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.

    8 But he refused, and said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what [is] with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand;

  • Gen 39:1-3
    3 verses
    85%

    1 ¶ And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither.

    2 And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.

    3 And his master saw that the LORD [was] with him, and that the LORD made all that he did to prosper in his hand.

  • Acts 7:10
    82%

    10 And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.

  • Gen 39:19-23
    5 verses
    80%

    19 ¶ And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spake unto him, saying, After this manner did thy servant to me; that his wrath was kindled.

    20 And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners [were] bound: and he was there in the prison.

    21 But the LORD was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.

    22 And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that [were] in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer [of it].

    23 The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing [that was] under his hand; because the LORD was with him, and [that] which he did, the LORD made [it] to prosper.

  • Gen 41:39-44
    6 verses
    78%

    39 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, [there is] none so discreet and wise as thou [art]:

    40 Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou.

    41 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt.

    42 And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck;

    43 And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried before him, Bow the knee: and he made him [ruler] over all the land of Egypt.

    44 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I [am] Pharaoh, and without thee shall no man lift up his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.

  • Ps 105:21
    76%

    21 He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance:

  • Gen 47:25
    76%

    25 And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find grace in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's servants.

  • Gen 45:8
    74%

    8 So now [it was] not you [that] sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.

  • Gen 41:37
    74%

    37 And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants.

  • Gen 42:6
    73%

    6 And Joseph [was] the governor over the land, [and] he [it was] that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph's brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him [with] their faces to the earth.

  • Gen 45:16
    73%

    16 ¶ And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house, saying, Joseph's brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants.

  • Gen 40:3-4
    2 verses
    73%

    3 And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph [was] bound.

    4 And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.

  • Gen 43:17
    73%

    17 And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men into Joseph's house.

  • Ps 105:17
    72%

    17 He sent a man before them, [even] Joseph, [who] was sold for a servant:

  • Gen 50:4
    72%

    4 And when the days of his mourning were past, Joseph spake unto the house of Pharaoh, saying, If now I have found grace in your eyes, speak, I pray you, in the ears of Pharaoh, saying,

  • Gen 37:36
    72%

    36 And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, [and] captain of the guard.