Devine Scripture

Genesis 39:8

Genesis chapter 39 · verse 8 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

But he refused, and said unto his master’s wife, Behold, my master knoweth not what is with me in the house, and he hath put all that he hath into my hand:

KJV

King James Version · 1611

But he refused, and said unto his master’s wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand;

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

But he refused, and said unto his master’s wife, Behold, my master knoweth not what is with me in the house, and he hath put all that he hath into my hand:

Context

v.7And it came to pass after these things, that his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.

v.8This passage

v.9he is not greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back anything from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Proverbs 6:20

    My son, keep the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:

  • Proverbs 6:29

    So he that goeth in to his neighbor’s wife; Whosoever toucheth her shall not be unpunished.

  • Proverbs 1:10

    My son, if sinners entice thee, Consent thou not.

  • Proverbs 18:24

    He that maketh many friends doeth it to his own destruction; But there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

  • Proverbs 2:16

    To deliver thee from the strange woman, Even from the foreigner that flattereth with her words;

  • Proverbs 7:25

    Let not thy heart decline to her ways; Go not astray in her paths.