Verse 23

Joseph said to the people,“Since I have bought you and your land today for Pharaoh, here is seed for you. Cultivate the land.

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 41:27 : 27 The seven lean, bad-looking cows that came up after them represent seven years, as do the seven empty heads of grain burned with the east wind. They represent seven years of famine.
  • Gen 45:6 : 6 For these past two years there has been famine in the land and for five more years there will be neither plowing nor harvesting.
  • Ps 41:1 : 1 For the music director; a psalm of David. How blessed is the one who treats the poor properly! When trouble comes, may the LORD deliver him.
  • Ps 107:36-37 : 36 He allowed the hungry to settle there, and they established a city in which to live. 37 They cultivated fields, and planted vineyards, which yielded a harvest of fruit.
  • Ps 112:5 : 5 It goes well for the one who generously lends money, and conducts his business honestly.
  • Prov 11:26 : 26 People will curse the one who withholds grain, but they will praise the one who sells it.
  • Prov 12:11 : 11 The one who works his field will have plenty of food, but whoever chases daydreams lacks sense.
  • Prov 13:23 : 23 Abundant food may come from the field of the poor, but it is swept away by injustice.
  • Eccl 11:6 : 6 Sow your seed in the morning, and do not stop working until the evening; for you do not know which activity will succeed– whether this one or that one, or whether both will prosper equally.
  • Isa 28:24-25 : 24 Does a farmer just keep on plowing at planting time? Does he keep breaking up and harrowing his ground? 25 Once he has leveled its surface, does he not scatter the seed of the caraway plant, sow the seed of the cumin plant, and plant the wheat, barley, and grain in their designated places?
  • Isa 55:10 : 10 The rain and snow fall from the sky and do not return, but instead water the earth and make it produce and yield crops, and provide seed for the planter and food for those who must eat.
  • Matt 24:45 : 45 The Faithful and Wise Slave“Who then is the faithful and wise slave, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the other slaves their food at the proper time?
  • 2 Cor 9:10 : 10 Now God who provides seed for the sower and bread for food will provide and multiply your supply of seed and will cause the harvest of your righteousness to grow.