Genesis 39:8
But he refused, and sayde vnto his maisters wyfe: Beholde, my maister woteth not what he hath in the house with me, and hath committed all that he hath to my hande.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
In Context
7And after this, his maisters wyfe cast her eyes vpon Ioseph, and saide: [come] lye with me.
Cross References
Proverbs 1:10My sonne, if sinners doe intise thee, consent thou not.
Proverbs 2:16That thou mayest be deliuered also from the straunge woman, and from her that is not thine owne, which geueth sweete wordes,
Proverbs 6:20My sonne, kepe thy fathers commaundement, and forsake not the lawe of thy mother:
Proverbs 6:32But whoso committeth adultrie with a woman, lacketh vnderstanding: and he that doth it, destroyeth his owne soule.
Proverbs 7:25Let not thyne heart wander in her wayes, and be not thou deceaued in her pathes.
Proverbs 18:24A man that wyll haue frendes, must shewe hym selfe frendly: and there is a frende whiche is nearer then 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 →