Genesis 39:8

But he refused, and said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master knows not what is with me in the house, and he has committed all that he has to my hand;

Updated King James Version

In The King James Version

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;

In Context

7And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.

9There is none greater in this house than I; neither has he kept back any thing from me but you, because you are his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?

Read all of Genesis 39

Cross References

Proverbs 1:10My son, if sinners entice you, consent you not.

Proverbs 2:16To deliver you from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flatters with her words;

Proverbs 6:20My son, keep your father's commandment, and forsake not the law of your mother:

Proverbs 6:32But whoso commits adultery with a woman lacks understanding: he that does it destroys his own soul.

Proverbs 7:25Let not yours heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.

Proverbs 18:24A man that has friends must show himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticks closer than 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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Genesis 39:8