Genesis 47:23

Good News Translation

Joseph said to the people, “You see, I have now bought you and your lands for the king. Here is seed for you to sow in your fields.

Cross References

Genesis 41:27

The seven thin cows which came up later and the seven thin heads of grain scorched by the desert wind are seven years of famine.

Genesis 45:6

This is only the second year of famine in the land; there will be five more years in which there will be neither plowing nor reaping.

Genesis 47:22

The only land he did not buy was the land that belonged to the priests. They did not have to sell their lands, because the king gave them an allowance to live on.

Genesis 47:24

At the time of harvest you must give one-fifth to the king. You can use the rest for seed and for food for yourselves and your families.”

Psalm 112:5

Happy is the person who is generous with his loans, who runs his business honestly.

Psalm 41:1

Happy are those who are concerned for the poor; the Lord will help them when they are in trouble.

Proverbs 11:26

People curse someone who hoards grain, waiting for a higher price, but they praise the one who puts it up for sale.

Proverbs 12:11

A hard-working farmer has plenty to eat, but it is stupid to waste time on useless projects.

Proverbs 13:23

Unused fields could yield plenty of food for the poor, but unjust people keep them from being farmed.

Ecclesiastes 11:6

Do your planting in the morning and in the evening, too. You never know whether it will all grow well or whether one planting will do better than the other.

Isaiah 55:10

“My word is like the snow and the rain that come down from the sky to water the earth. They make the crops grow and provide seed for planting and food to eat.

Matthew 24:45

“Who, then, is a faithful and wise servant? It is the one that his master has placed in charge of the other servants to give them their food at the proper time.

2 Corinthians 9:10

And God, who supplies seed for the sower and bread to eat, will also supply you with all the seed you need and will make it grow and produce a rich harvest from your generosity.