Verse 6

Abram said to Sarai,“Since your servant is under your authority, do to her whatever you think best.” Then Sarai treated Hagar harshly, so she ran away from Sarai.

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 13:8-9 : 8 Abram said to Lot,“Let there be no quarreling between me and you, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen, for we are close relatives. 9 Is not the whole land before you? Separate yourself now from me. If you go to the left, then I’ll go to the right, but if you go to the right, then I’ll go to the left.”
  • Gen 24:10 : 10 Then the servant took ten of his master’s camels and departed with all kinds of gifts from his master at his disposal. He journeyed to the region of Aram Naharaim and the city of Nahor.
  • Exod 2:15 : 15 When Pharaoh heard about this event, he sought to kill Moses. So Moses fled from Pharaoh and settled in the land of Midian, and he settled by a certain well.
  • Job 2:6 : 6 So the LORD said to Satan,“All right, he is in your power; only preserve his life.”
  • Ps 106:41-42 : 41 He handed them over to the nations, and those who hated them ruled over them. 42 Their enemies oppressed them; they were subject to their authority.
  • Prov 14:29 : 29 Someone with great understanding is slow to anger, but the one who has a quick temper exalts folly.
  • Prov 15:1 : 1 A gentle response turns away anger, but a harsh word stirs up wrath.
  • Prov 15:17-18 : 17 Better a meal of vegetables where there is love than a fattened ox where there is hatred. 18 A quick-tempered person stirs up dissension, but one who is slow to anger calms a quarrel.
  • Prov 27:8 : 8 Like a bird that wanders from its nest, so is a person who wanders from his home.
  • Prov 29:19 : 19 A servant cannot be corrected by words, for although he understands, there is no answer.
  • Eccl 10:4 : 4 If the anger of the ruler flares up against you, do not resign from your position, for a calm response can undo great offenses.
  • Jer 38:5 : 5 King Zedekiah said to them,“Very well, you can do what you want with him. For I cannot do anything to stop you.”
  • 1 Pet 3:7 : 7 Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as the weaker partners and show them honor as fellow heirs of the grace of life. In this way nothing will hinder your prayers.