Take into the boat with you a male and a female of every kind of animal and of every kind of bird, in order to keep them alive.

He gave Joseph the Egyptian name Zaphenath Paneah, and he gave him a wife, Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, a priest in the city of Heliopolis. Joseph was thirty years old when he began to serve the king of Egypt. He left the king's court and traveled all over the land.

This is only the second year of famine in the land; there will be five more years in which there will be neither plowing nor reaping.

So it was not really you who sent me here, but God. He has made me the king's highest official. I am in charge of his whole country; I am the ruler of all Egypt.

You plotted evil against me, but God turned it into good, in order to preserve the lives of many people who are alive today because of what happened.

People curse someone who hoards grain, waiting for a higher price, but they praise the one who puts it up for sale.

If your goals are good, you will be respected, but if you are looking for trouble, that is what you will get.

he said, "Sirs, please do not pass by my home without stopping; I am here to serve you.

Esau said, "Then let me leave some of my men with you." But Jacob answered, "There is no need for that for I only want to gain your favor."

Ruth answered, "You are very kind to me, sir. You have made me feel better by speaking gently to me, even though I am not the equal of one of your servants."