Genesis 39:10

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Genesis 39:8–12 · Berean Standard Bible

8 But 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.

9 No one in this house is greater than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. So how could I do such a great evil and sin against God?”

10 Although Potiphar’s wife spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to go to bed with her or even be near her.

11 One day, however, Joseph went into the house to attend to his work, and not a single household servant was inside.

12 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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Genesis 39:8

But 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.

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Proverbs 5:3

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Proverbs 6:25

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Proverbs 6:26

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Proverbs 7:5

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Proverbs 7:13

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Proverbs 9:14

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Proverbs 9:16

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Proverbs 22:14

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Proverbs 23:27

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Proverbs 1:15

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Proverbs 5:8

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1 Corinthians 6:18

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1 Corinthians 15:33

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1 Thessalonians 5:22

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1 Timothy 5:14

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2 Timothy 2:22

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1 Peter 2:11

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