Exodus 1:10
Let's deal wisely with them before they become so many that if there's a war they'll side with our enemies and fight us, and flee the country.”
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1 Samuel 29:4But the Philistine commanders got angry with Achish, and told him, “Send him back to the place he came from, to the town you assigned to him. He can't go with us into battle. What if he turns on us during the fighting? What a great way for him to please his master—by handing over the heads of our men!
Psalms 10:2The wicked chase down the poor with impunity. May they be trapped by the evil schemes they themselves invented.
Psalms 105:25He made the Egyptians change their minds and hate his people and act deceptively towards them.
Proverbs 16:25There's a way that seems to be right, but in the end it's the way of death.
Acts 7:19He took advantage of our people and treated our ancestors badly, forcing them to abandon their babies so they would die.
1 Corinthians 3:18Don't deceive yourselves. If there's any one of you who thinks they're worldly wise, they should become fools so they can become truly 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 →