Genesis 41:38
So Pharaoh asked them, “Where can we find a man like this who has the spirit of God in him?”
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37Pharaoh and all his officials thought Joseph's proposal was a good idea.
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Ezra 7:25You, Ezra, are to follow the wisdom of your God which you possess, shall appoint magistrates and judges to provide justice to all the people west of the Euphrates—all those who follow the laws of your God. You are to teach these laws to those who do not.
Proverbs 14:35A servant who acts wisely is appreciated by the king, but he gets angry with a servant who acts disgracefully.
Daniel 4:6So I ordered all the wise men of Babylon brought before me to explain the dream to me.
Daniel 4:18This is what I, King Nebuchadnezzar, saw in my dream. Now it's up to you, Belteshazzar, to give me the explanation as you have before. None of the wise men in my kingdom could explain it to me. But you can, because the spirit of the holy gods is in you.”
Daniel 5:14I have heard about you, that the spirit of the gods is in you, and that you were found to have understanding, insight, and great wisdom.
Daniel 6:4As a result the other chief ministers and provincial governors tried to find a pretext against Daniel as to the way he ran the kingdom. But they couldn't find any cause for complaint or any corruption, for he was trustworthy. They could not discover any evidence that Daniel was negligent or corrupt.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 41:34-46
Joseph's Exaltation. ( b. c. 1715.) 33 Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt. 34 Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint officers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years. 35 And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities. 36 And that food shall be for store to the land against the seven years of famine, which… Read the whole commentary →