Genesis 39:17
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then she told him the same story: “The Hebrew slave you brought us came to me to make sport of me,”
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“Then she told him the same story: “The Hebrew slave you brought us came to me to make sport of me,”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And she spake unto him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, which thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me:”
King James Version · Public Domain“And she spake unto him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, whom thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me:”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And she speaketh unto him according to these words, saying, `The Hebrew servant whom thou hast brought unto us, hath come in unto me to play with me;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 39:17 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 39:14she called her household servants. “Look,” she said, “this Hebrew has been brought to us to make sport of us. He came to me so he could sleep with me, but I screamed as loud as I could.
- Exodus 20:16You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
- Exodus 23:1“You shall not spread a false report. Do not join the wicked by being a malicious witness.
- 1 Kings 18:17When Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is that you, O troubler of Israel?”
- 1 Kings 21:9In the letters she wrote: “Proclaim a fast and give Naboth a seat of honor among the people.
- Psalms 37:14The wicked have drawn the sword and bent the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright.
- Psalms 55:3at the voice of the enemy, at the pressure of the wicked. For they release disaster upon me and revile me in their anger.
- Psalms 120:2Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips and a deceitful tongue.
- Proverbs 12:19Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.
- Proverbs 19:5A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies will not escape.
- Proverbs 19:9A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who pours out lies will perish.
- Matthew 26:65At this, the high priest tore his clothes and declared, “He has blasphemed! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy.
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