Genesis 41:38

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Then Pharaoh told them, “I don’t think we can find anyone better than Joseph to take this job! God’s Spirit is in him, making him very wise!”

Cross References

Job 32:8

But it is the spirit in people, the breath from God All-Powerful, that makes them understand.

Daniel 5:14

I have heard that the spirit of the gods is in you and that you understand secrets and are very smart and very wise.

Daniel 5:11

There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him. In the days of your father, this man showed that he could understand secrets. He showed that he was very smart and very wise. He showed that he was like the gods in these things. Your grandfather, King Nebuchadnezzar, put this man in charge of all the wise men. He ruled over all the men of magic and the Chaldeans.

Numbers 27:18

So the Lord said to Moses, “Joshua son of Nun is very wise. You will place your hand on him and make him the new leader.

Daniel 4:18

“That is what I, King Nebuchadnezzar, dreamed. Now, Belteshazzar, tell me what it means. None of the wise men in my kingdom can tell me what that dream means. But Belteshazzar, you can interpret the dream because the spirit of the holy gods is in you.”

Daniel 4:6

So I gave an order that all the wise men of Babylon be brought to me to tell me what my dream meant.

Daniel 6:3

Daniel proved himself to be a better supervisor than any of the others. He did this by his good character and great ability. The king was so impressed with Daniel that he planned to make him ruler over the whole kingdom.

Genesis 41:37

This seemed like a very good idea to Pharaoh, and all his officials agreed.

Isaiah 19:11

The leaders of the city of Zoan are fools. Pharaoh’s “wise advisors” give bad advice. They say they are wise. They say they are from the old family of the kings, but they are not as smart as they think.

Ezra 7:25

Ezra, I give you the authority to use the wisdom you have from your God and choose civil and religious judges. These men will be judges for all the people living in the area west of the Euphrates River. They will judge all the people who know the laws of your God and they will teach those who don’t know those laws.

Proverbs 14:35

Kings are pleased with intelligent officials, but they will punish shameful ones.

Proverbs 22:29

Skilled workers will always serve kings. They will never have to work for less important people.

Daniel 6:4

But when the other supervisors and the satraps heard about this, they were very jealous. They tried to find reasons to accuse Daniel. So they watched what Daniel did as he went about doing the business of the government. But they could not find anything wrong with him, so they could not accuse him of doing anything wrong. Daniel was a man people could trust. He did not cheat the king, and he worked very hard.