Genesis 40:23
But the chief cupbearer didn't remember to say anything about Joseph—in fact he forgot all about him.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.
In Context
22But he hanged the chief baker just as Joseph had said when he interpreted their dreams.
Cross References
Esther 6:3“What honor or position did Morcedai receive as a reward for doing this?” asked the king. “Nothing has been done for him,” replied the king's attendants.
Psalms 31:12I have been forgotten as if I were dead; I'm ignored like a broken pot.
Psalms 105:19until the time predicted came when the Lord tested him.
Amos 6:6You drink wine by the bowlful, and anoint yourselves with the finest oils, but you do not grieve over the ruin of Joseph's descendants.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 40:21-23
20 And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants. 21 And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand: 22 But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them. 23 Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him. Here is, 1. The verifying of Joseph's interpretation of the dreams, on the very… Read the whole commentary →