Genesis 39:12

Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 39

“And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.”Genesis 39:12

What Does Genesis 39:12 Mean?

Genesis 39:12 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 39, verse 12 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 15 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (15)

These passages are connected to Genesis 39:12 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

2 Timothy 2:22“Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.”1 Corinthians 6:18“Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.”Proverbs 7:13“So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him,”Proverbs 5:8“Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:”Proverbs 6:5“Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.”Ecclesiastes 7:26“And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.”1 Peter 2:11“Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;”Genesis 39:8“But he refused, and said unto his master’s wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand;”Genesis 39:10“And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her.”Mark 14:51“And there followed him a certain young man, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body; and the young men laid hold on him:”1 Corinthians 15:33“Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.”Proverbs 1:15“My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:”Ezekiel 16:30“How weak is thine heart, saith the LORD GOD, seeing thou doest all these things, the work of an imperious whorish woman;”1 Samuel 15:27“And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent.”Mark 14:52“And he left the linen cloth, and fled from them naked.”

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