Genesis 39:8

And without consenting at all to the wicked act, he said to her: “Behold, my lord has delivered all things to me, and he does not know what he has in his own house.

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In The King James Version

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;

In Context

7And so, after many days, his mistress cast her eyes on Joseph, and she said, “Sleep with me.”

9Neither is there anything which is not in my power, or that he has not delivered to me, except you, for you are his wife. How then can I do this evil act and sin against my God?”

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Cross References

Proverbs 1:10My son, if sinners should entice you, do not consent to them.

Proverbs 2:16So may you be rescued from the foreign woman, and from the outsider, who softens her speech,

Proverbs 6:20My son, preserve the precepts of your father, and do not dismiss the law of your mother.

Proverbs 6:32But whoever is an adulterer, because of the emptiness of his heart, will destroy his own soul.

Proverbs 7:25Do not let your mind be pulled into her ways. And do not be deceived by her paths.

Proverbs 18:24A man amiable to society shall be more friendly than a brother.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 39:8-13

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; 9 There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God? 10 And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph… Read the whole commentary →

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