Genesis 16:6

Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

Abram said, “All right! She's your slave—do whatever you want with her.” Then Sarai began treating Hagar so harshly that she finally ran away.

Cross References

Jeremiah 38:5

Zedekiah replied, “Do what you want with him. I can't stop you.”

1 Peter 3:7

If you are a husband, you should be thoughtful of your wife. Treat her with honor, because she isn't as strong as you are, and she shares with you in the gift of life. Then nothing will stand in the way of your prayers.

Ecclesiastes 10:4

Don't give up your job when your boss gets angry. If you stay calm, you'll be forgiven.

Proverbs 29:19

Even when servants are smart, it takes more than words to make them obey.

Proverbs 27:8

When you are far from home, you feel like a bird without a nest.

Proverbs 15:1

A kind answer soothes angry feelings, but harsh words stir them up.

Proverbs 14:29

It's smart to be patient, but it's stupid to lose your temper.

Job 2:6

“All right!” the Lord replied. “Make Job suffer as much as you want, but just don't kill him.”

Exodus 2:15

When the king heard what Moses had done, he wanted to kill him. But Moses escaped and went to the land of Midian. One day, when Moses was sitting by a well,

Genesis 24:10

Soon after that, the servant loaded ten of Abraham's camels with valuable gifts. Then he set out for the city in northern Syria, where Abraham's brother Nahor lived.

Genesis 16:9

The angel said, “Go back to Sarai and be her slave.

Joshua 9:25

and you are strong enough to do anything to us that you want. We just ask you to do what seems right.”