Genesis 41:38

New Century Version

And the king asked them, “Can we find a better man than Joseph to take this job? God’s spirit is truly in him!”

Cross References

Genesis 41:37

This seemed like a very good idea to the king, and all his officers agreed.

Ezra 7:25

And you, Ezra, use the wisdom you have from your God to choose judges and lawmakers to rule the Jewish people of Trans-Euphrates. They know the laws of your God, and you may teach anyone who does not know them.

Job 32:8

But it is the spirit in a person, the breath of the Almighty, that gives understanding.

Proverbs 14:35

A king is pleased with a wise servant, but he will become angry with one who causes him shame.

Proverbs 22:29

Do you see people skilled in their work? They will work for kings, not for ordinary people.

Isaiah 19:11

The officers of the city of Zoan are fools; the wise men who advise the king of Egypt give wrong advice. How can you say to him, ‘I am wise’? How can you say, ‘I am from the old family of the kings’?

Daniel 4:18

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

Daniel 4:6

So I ordered all the wise men of Babylon to come to me and tell me what my dream meant.

Daniel 5:11

There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods. In the days of your father, this man showed understanding, knowledge, and wisdom like the gods. Your father, King Nebuchadnezzar, put this man in charge of all the wise men, fortune-tellers, magicians, and wizards.

Daniel 5:14

I have heard that the spirit of the gods is in you, and that you are very wise and have knowledge and extraordinary understanding.

Daniel 6:3

Daniel showed that he could do the work better than the other supervisors and governors, so the king planned to put Daniel in charge of the whole kingdom.

Daniel 6:4

Because of this, the other supervisors and governors tried to find reasons to accuse Daniel about his work in the government. But they could not find anything wrong with him or any reason to accuse him, because he was trustworthy and not lazy or dishonest.

Numbers 27:18

So the Lord said to Moses, “Take Joshua son of Nun, because my Spirit is in him. Put your hand on him,