Genesis 39:17 - New International Version (Anglicised)

¹⁷ Then she told him this story: ‘That Hebrew slave you brought us came to me to make sport of me.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ And she spake unto him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, which thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ Then she told him the same story, saying, The Hebrew servant whom you brought among us came to me to mock and insult me.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ And she spake unto him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, whom thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me:

Common English Bible

¹⁷ and she told him the same thing: “The Hebrew slave whom you brought to us, to ridicule me, came to me;

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ And she said: "The Hebrew servant, whom you have brought in to me, approached me to abuse me.

Genesis 39:17 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 39:14

she called her household servants. ‘Look,’ she said to them, ‘this Hebrew has been brought to us to make sport of us! He came in here to sleep with me, but I screamed.

Genesis 39:16

She kept his cloak beside her until his master came home.

Genesis 39:18

But as soon as I screamed for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house.’

1 Kings 18:17

When he saw Elijah, he said to him, ‘Is that you, you troubler of Israel?’

Psalm 37:14

The wicked draw the sword and bend the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright.

Psalm 55:3

because of what my enemy is saying, because of the threats of the wicked; for they bring down suffering on me and assail me in their anger.

Exodus 20:16

You shall not give false testimony against your neighbour.

Exodus 23:1

‘Do not spread false reports. Do not help a guilty person by being a malicious witness.

Proverbs 12:19

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

Proverbs 19:5

A false witness will not go unpunished, and whoever pours out lies will not go free.

Proverbs 19:9

A false witness will not go unpunished, and whoever pours out lies will perish.

Proverbs 26:28

A lying tongue hates those it hurts, and a flattering mouth works ruin.

Matthew 26:65

Then the high priest tore his clothes and said, ‘He has spoken blasphemy! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy.