Exodus 1:10
Come, let us wisely oppress them, lest they multiply: and if any war shall rise against us, join with our enemies, and having overcome us, depart out of the land.
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1 Samuel 29:4But the princes of the Philistines were angry with him, and they said to him: Let this man return, and abide in his place, which thou hast appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest he be an adversary to us, when we shall begin to fight: for how can he otherwise appease his master, but with our heads?
Psalms 105:25He turned their heart to hate his people: and to deal deceitfully with his servants.
Proverbs 16:25There is a way that seemeth to a man right: and the ends thereof lead to death.
Acts 7:19This same dealing craftily with our race, afflicted our fathers, that they should expose their children, to the end they might not be kept alive.
1 Corinthians 3:18Let no man deceive himself: if any man among you seem to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
Matthew Henry on Exodus 1:9-15
8 Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph. 9 And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we: 10 Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land. 11 Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities,… Read the whole commentary →