Genesis 27:24
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Again he asked, “Are you really my son Esau?” And he replied, “I am.””
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BSBPD
“Again he asked, “Are you really my son Esau?” And he replied, “I am.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And he said, Art thou my very son Esau? And he said, I am.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“And he said, Art thou my very son Esau? And he said, I am.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“and saith, `Thou art he--my son Esau?' and he saith, `I <FI>am<Fi> .'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Genesis 27:24 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 21:2“The king has given me a mission,” David replied. “He told me no one is to know about the mission or charge. And I have directed my young men to meet me at a certain place.
- 1 Samuel 21:13So he changed his behavior before them and feigned madness in their hands; he scratched on the doors of the gate and let his saliva run down his beard.
- 1 Samuel 27:10who would ask him, “What have you raided today?” And David would reply, “The Negev of Judah,” or “The Negev of Jerahmeel,” or “The Negev of the Kenites.”
- 2 Samuel 14:5“What troubles you?” the king asked her. “Indeed,” she said, “I am a widow, for my husband is dead.
- 1 Kings 13:18Then the prophet replied, “I too am a prophet like you, and an angel spoke to me by the word of the LORD, saying, ‘Bring him back with you to your house, so that he may eat bread and drink water.’” The old prophet was lying to him,
- Job 13:7Will you speak wickedly on God’s behalf or speak deceitfully for Him?
- Job 15:5For your iniquity instructs your mouth, and you choose the language of the crafty.
- Proverbs 12:19Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.
- Proverbs 12:22Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who deal faithfully are His delight.
- Proverbs 30:8Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread that is my portion.
- Zechariah 8:16These are the things you must do: Speak truth to one another, render true and sound judgments in your gates,
- Romans 3:7However, if my falsehood accentuates God’s truthfulness, to the increase of His glory, why am I still condemned as a sinner?
- Ephesians 4:25Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.
- Colossians 3:9Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices,
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