Genesis 39:10

As she spoke to Joseph day by day, he didn’t listen to her, to lie by her, or to be with her.

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In The King James Version

And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her.

In Context

9No one is greater in this house than I am, and he has not kept back anything from me but you, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?”

11About this time, he went into the house to do his work, and there were none of the men of the house inside.

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Cross References

Genesis 39:8But he refused, and said to his master’s wife, “Behold, my master doesn’t know what is with me in the house, and he has put all that he has into my hand.

Proverbs 2:16to deliver you from the strange woman, even from the foreigner who flatters with her words,

Proverbs 5:8Remove your way far from her. Don’t come near the door of her house,

Proverbs 7:5that they may keep you from the strange woman, from the foreigner who flatters with her words.

Proverbs 9:14She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,

Proverbs 22:14The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit. He who is under the LORD’s wrath will fall into it.

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 →

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