Genesis 39:16
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“So Potiphar’s wife kept Joseph’s cloak beside her until his master came home.”
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BSBPD
“So Potiphar’s wife kept Joseph’s cloak beside her until his master came home.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And she laid up his garment by her, until his lord came home.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“And she laid up his garment by her, until his master came home.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“And she placeth his garment near her, until the coming in of his lord unto his house.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Genesis 39:16 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 37:12The wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them,
- Psalms 37:32Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,
- Jeremiah 4:22“For My people are fools; they have not known Me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they know not how to do good.”
- Jeremiah 9:3“They bend their tongues like bows; lies prevail over truth in the land. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not take Me into account,” declares the LORD.
- Titus 3:3For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.
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