Gen 3:1-13, 1Sa 24:9, Pro 17:9, Rom 1:29, 2Cor 12:20 | ESV | STEP | Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made . He said to the woman , Did God actually say , You shall not eat of any tree in the garden ?

Genesis 3:1-13

The Fall

1 Now ^athe serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made.

He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You ^{▼▼In Hebrew you is plural in verses 1–5} shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?” 2 And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden, 3 but God said, ^c‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.’” 4 ^dBut the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. 5 For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” 6 So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, ^{▼▼Or to give insight} she took of its fruit ^fand ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, ^gand he ate. 7 ^hThen the eyes of both were opened, ⁱand they knew that they were naked. And they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loincloths.

8 And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool ^{▼▼Hebrew wind} of the day, and the man and his wife ^khid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden. 9 But the Lord God called to the man and said to him, “Where are you?” ^{▼▼In Hebrew you is singular in verses 9 and 11} 10 And he said, “I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, ^mbecause I was naked, and I hid myself.” 11 He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?” 12 The man said, ⁿ“The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate.” 13 Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this that you have done?” The woman said, ^o“The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”

1 Samuel 24:9

9 And David said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the words of men who say, ‘Behold, David seeks your harm’?

Proverbs 17:9

9 Whoever ^pcovers an offense seeks love,
but he who repeats a matter ^qseparates close friends.

Romans 1:29

29 They were filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness. They are gossips,

2 Corinthians 12:20

20 For I fear that perhaps ^rwhen I come I may find you not as I wish, and that you may find me not as you wish—that perhaps there may be quarreling, jealousy, anger, hostility, slander, gossip, conceit, and disorder.