Genesis 39:12

New International Reader's Version

Potiphar’s wife grabbed him by his coat. “Come to bed with me!” she said. But he left his coat in her hand. And he ran out of the house.

Cross References

Genesis 39:10

She spoke to Joseph day after day. But he told her he wouldn’t go to bed with her. He didn’t even want to be with her.

Genesis 39:11

One day Joseph went into the house to take care of his duties. None of the family servants was inside.

Genesis 39:13

She saw that he had left his coat in her hand and had run out of the house.

Genesis 39:8

But he refused. “My master has put me in charge,” he told her. “Now he doesn’t have to worry about anything in the house. He trusts me to take care of everything he owns.

2 Samuel 13:11

She took it to him so he could eat it. But he grabbed her. He said, “My sister, come to bed with me.”

Proverbs 1:15

My son, don’t go along with them. Don’t even set your feet on their paths.

Proverbs 5:8

Stay on a path far away from that evil woman. Don’t even go near the door of her house.

Proverbs 6:5

As a deer frees itself from a hunter, free yourself. As a bird frees itself from a trapper, free yourself.

Ecclesiastes 7:26

A woman who hunts a man down is more painful than death. Her heart is like a trap. Her hands are like chains. A man who pleases God will try to get away from her. But she will trap a sinner.

1 Corinthians 15:33

Don’t let anyone fool you. “Bad companions make a good person bad.”

2 Timothy 2:22

Run away from the evil things that young people long for. Try hard to do what is right. Have faith, love and peace. Do these things together with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.

1 Peter 2:11

Dear friends, you are outsiders and those who wander in this world. So I’m asking you not to give in to your sinful desires. They fight against your soul.

1 Samuel 15:27

Samuel turned to leave. But Saul grabbed the hem of his robe, and it tore.