Genesis 39:12
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“She grabbed Joseph by his cloak and said, “Sleep with me!” But leaving his cloak in her hand, he escaped and ran outside.”
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“She grabbed Joseph by his cloak and said, “Sleep with me!” But leaving his cloak in her hand, he escaped and ran outside.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and she catcheth him by his garment, saying, `Lie with me;' and he leaveth his garment in her hand, and fleeth, and goeth without.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 39:12 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 39:8But he refused. “Look,” he said to his master’s wife, “with me here, my master does not concern himself with anything in his house, and he has entrusted everything he owns to my care.
- Genesis 39:10Although Potiphar’s wife spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to go to bed with her or even be near her.
- 1 Samuel 15:27As Samuel turned to go, Saul grabbed the hem of his robe, and it tore.
- 2 Samuel 13:11And when she had brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said, “Come lie with me, my sister!”
- Proverbs 1:15my son, do not walk the road with them or set foot upon their path.
- Proverbs 5:8Keep your path far from her; do not go near the door of her house,
- Proverbs 6:5Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler.
- Proverbs 7:13She seizes him and kisses him; she brazenly says to him:
- Ecclesiastes 7:26And I find more bitter than death the woman who is a snare, whose heart is a net, and whose hands are chains. The man who pleases God escapes her, but the sinner is ensnared.
- Ezekiel 16:30How weak-willed is your heart, declares the Lord GOD, while you do all these things, the acts of a shameless prostitute!
- Mark 14:51One young man who had been following Jesus was wearing a linen cloth around his body. They caught hold of him,
- 1 Corinthians 15:33Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”
- 2 Timothy 2:22Flee from youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, together with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
- 1 Peter 2:11Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.
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