Verse 19

And Joseph said unto them, Fear not, for am I in the place of God?

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  • Rom 12:19 : 19 Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, 'Vengeance is mine; I will repay,' says the Lord.
  • Heb 10:30 : 30 For we know him who has said, Vengeance belongs to me, I will repay, says the Lord. And again, The Lord will judge his people.
  • Gen 30:2 : 2 Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel, and he said, "Am I in the place of God, who has withheld from you the fruit of the womb?"
  • Gen 45:5 : 5 Now do not be grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that you sold me here; for God sent me before you to preserve life.
  • Deut 32:35 : 35 To me belong vengeance, and recompense; their foot shall slip in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.
  • 2 Kgs 5:7 : 7 And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he tore his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man sends to me to heal a man of his leprosy? Therefore consider, please, and see how he seeks a quarrel against me.
  • Job 34:19-29 : 19 How much less to Him who does not respect the persons of princes nor regard the rich more than the poor? For they all are the work of His hands. 20 In a moment they shall die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight and pass away; and the mighty shall be taken away without hand. 21 For His eyes are upon the ways of man, and He sees all his goings. 22 There is no darkness nor shadow of death where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves. 23 For He will not lay upon man more than right, that he should enter into judgment with God. 24 He shall break in pieces mighty men without number and set others in their place. 25 Therefore He knows their works, and He overturns them in the night, so that they are destroyed. 26 He strikes them as wicked men in the open sight of others, 27 Because they turned back from Him and would not consider any of His ways. 28 So that they cause the cry of the poor to come to Him, and He hears the cry of the afflicted. 29 When He gives quietness, who then can make trouble? And when He hides His face, who then can behold Him? Whether it be done against a nation or against a man only.
  • Matt 14:27 : 27 But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; do not be afraid.
  • Luke 24:37-38 : 37 But they were terrified and frightened, and supposed that they had seen a spirit. 38 And he said to them, Why are you troubled? And why do doubts arise in your hearts?