Quotes about Trust
“What pledge should I give you?” he asked. She answered, “Your seal and your cord, and the staff in your hand.” So he gave them to her and slept with her, and she became pregnant by him.
— Genesis 38:18
And the LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, serving in the household of his Egyptian master.
— Genesis 39:2
When his master saw that the LORD was with him and made him prosper in all he did,
— Genesis 39:3
Joseph found favor in his sight and became his personal attendant. Potiphar put him in charge of his household and entrusted him with everything he owned.
— Genesis 39:4
So Potiphar left all that he owned in Joseph’s care; he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate. Now Joseph was well-built and handsome,
— Genesis 39:6
and after some time his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and said, “Sleep with me.”
— Genesis 39:7
But he refused. “Look,” he said to his master’s wife, “with me here, my master does not concern himself with anything in his house, and he has entrusted everything he owns to my care.
— Genesis 39:8
No one in this house is greater than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. So how could I do such a great evil and sin against God?”
— Genesis 39:9
One day, however, Joseph went into the house to attend to his work, and not a single household servant was inside.
— Genesis 39:11
When she saw that he had left his cloak in her hand and had run out of the house,
— Genesis 39:13
she called her household servants. “Look,” she said, “this Hebrew has been brought to us to make sport of us. He came to me so he could sleep with me, but I screamed as loud as I could.
— Genesis 39:14
So Potiphar’s wife kept Joseph’s cloak beside her until his master came home.
— Genesis 39:16