Genesis 39:17

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Then she told him the same story: ‘The Hebrew slave you brought to us came to make a fool of me,

Cross References

Exodus 23:1

‘You must not spread a false report. Do not join  the wicked to be a malicious witness.

Matthew 26:65

Then the high priest tore his robes and said, ‘He has blasphemed!  Why do we still need witnesses? See, now you’ve heard the blasphemy.

Proverbs 19:9

A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies perishes.

Proverbs 19:5

A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies will not escape.

Proverbs 12:19

Truthful lips endure for ever, but a lying tongue, only a moment.

1 Kings 18:17

When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, ‘Is that you, the one ruining Israel? ’

Exodus 20:16

Do not give false testimony against your neighbour.

Genesis 39:14

she called her household servants. ‘Look,’ she said to them, ‘my husband brought a Hebrew man to make fools of us. He came to me so he could sleep with me, and I screamed as loud as I could.

Genesis 39:16

She put Joseph’s garment beside her until his master came home.

Genesis 39:18

but when I screamed for help,  he left his garment beside me and ran outside.’

Proverbs 26:28

A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.