Genesis 39:8
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“But he refused. “Look,” he said to his master’s wife, “with me here, my master does not concern himself with anything in his house, and he has entrusted everything he owns to my care.”
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“But he refused. “Look,” he said to his master’s wife, “with me here, my master does not concern himself with anything in his house, and he has entrusted everything he owns to my care.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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;”
King James Version · Public Domain“But he refused, and said unto his master’s wife, Behold, my master knoweth not what is with me in the house, and he hath put all that he hath into my hand:”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and he refuseth, and saith unto his lord's wife, `Lo, my lord hath not known what <FI>is<Fi> with me in the house, and all that he hath he hath given into my hand;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 39:8 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Proverbs 1:10My son, if sinners entice you, do not yield to them.
- Proverbs 2:10For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will delight your soul.
- Proverbs 2:16It will rescue you from the forbidden woman, from the stranger with seductive words
- Proverbs 5:3Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her speech is smoother than oil,
- Proverbs 6:20My son, keep your father’s commandment, and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
- Proverbs 6:29So is he who sleeps with another man’s wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished.
- Proverbs 6:32He who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself.
- Proverbs 7:5that they may keep you from the adulteress, from the stranger with seductive words.
- Proverbs 7:25Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways; do not stray into her paths.
- Proverbs 9:13The woman named Folly is loud; she is naive and knows nothing.
- Proverbs 18:24A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.
- Proverbs 22:14The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit; he who is under the wrath of the LORD will fall into it.
- Proverbs 23:26My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes delight in my ways.
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