Genesis 41:39

Therefore Pharaoh said to Joseph, For God hath showed to thee all things which thou hast spoken, whether I may find a wiser man than thou, and like to thee? (And so Pharaoh said to Joseph, For God hath shown to thee all the things which thou hast spoken, I know that I cannot find a wiser man than thou, or anyone even like thee!)

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art:

In Context

38and he spake to them, Whether we be able to find such a man which is full of God’s spirit? (and Pharaoh said to them, Could we find any other man who is so full of God’s spirit as this man is?)

40Therefore thou shalt be over mine house (hold), and all the people shall obey to the behest of thy mouth; I shall pass thee only by one throne of the realm (or only by my throne of the kingdom shall I be greater than thee).

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Cross References

Genesis 41:25Joseph answered, The dream of the king is one (or The dreams of the king be one dream); God hath showed to Pharaoh what things he shall do.

Genesis 41:33Now therefore purvey the king a wise man and a ready (one), and make the king him sovereign to the land of Egypt, (And so now, let the king find a wise and able man, and make him the ruler over all the land of Egypt,)

Proverbs 12:8A man shall be known by his teaching; but he that is vain and heartless, shall be open to despising.

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 →

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