Gen 41:38-57, Pro 15:23, 16:1, 25:11-12, Dan 2:46-48, Mar 12:17-18, 32-34 | ESV | STEP | And Pharaoh said to his servants , Can we find a man like this , in whom is the Spirit of God ?

as 1 Sam. 15:22; Hos. 6:6; Mic. 6:6-8; Matt. 9:13; 12:7

Genesis 41:38-57

38 And Pharaoh said to his servants, “Can we find a man like this, ^ain whom is the Spirit of God?” ^{▼▼Or of the gods} 39 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has shown you all this, there is none so discerning and wise as you are. 40 ^cYou shall be over my house, and all my people shall order themselves as you command. ^{▼▼Hebrew and according to your command all my people shall kiss the ground} Only as regards the throne will I be greater than you.” 41 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, “See, ^eI have set you over all the land of Egypt.” 42 Then Pharaoh ^ftook his signet ring from his hand and put it on Joseph’s hand, and ^gclothed him in garments of fine linen ^hand put a gold chain about his neck. 43 And he made him ride in his second chariot. ⁱAnd they called out before him, “Bow the knee!” ^{▼▼Abrek, probably an Egyptian word, similar in sound to the Hebrew word meaning to kneel} Thus he set him ^kover all the land of Egypt. 44 Moreover, Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh, and ^lwithout your consent no one shall lift up hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.” 45 And Pharaoh called Joseph’s name Zaphenath-paneah. And he gave him in marriage Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of On. So Joseph went out over the land of Egypt.

46 Joseph was thirty years old when he ^mentered the service of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh and went through all the land of Egypt. 47 During the seven plentiful years the earth produced abundantly, 48 and he gathered up all the food of these seven years, which occurred in the land of Egypt, and put the food in the cities. He put in every city the food from the fields around it. 49 And Joseph stored up grain in great abundance, ⁿlike the sand of the sea, until he ceased to measure it, for it could not be measured.

50 Before the year of famine came, ^otwo sons were born to Joseph. Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of On, bore them to him. 51 Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh. “For,” he said, “God has made me forget all my hardship and all my father’s house.” ^{▼▼ Manasseh sounds like the Hebrew for making to forget} 52 The name of the second he called Ephraim, “For God has ^qmade me fruitful in the land of my affliction.” ^{▼▼ Ephraim sounds like the Hebrew for making fruitful}

53 The seven years of plenty that occurred in the land of Egypt came to an end, 54 and ^sthe seven years of famine began to come, ^tas Joseph had said. There was famine in all lands, but in all the land of Egypt there was bread. 55 When all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread. Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians, “Go to Joseph. What he says to you, do.”

56 So when the famine had spread over all the land, Joseph opened all the storehouses ^{▼▼Hebrew all that was in them} and ^vsold to the Egyptians, for the famine was severe in the land of Egypt. 57 Moreover, all the earth came to Egypt to Joseph to buy grain, because the famine was severe ^wover all the earth.

Proverbs 15:23

23 To make an apt answer is a joy to a man,
and ^xa word in season, how good it is!

Proverbs 16:1

1 The plans of the heart belong to man,
but ^ythe answer of the tongue is from the Lord.

Proverbs 25:11-12

11 ^zA word fitly spoken
is like apples of gold in a setting of silver.
12 Like ^aaa gold ring or an ornament of gold
is a wise reprover to ^aba listening ear.

Daniel 2:46-48

Daniel Is Promoted

46 Then King Nebuchadnezzar ^acfell upon his face and ^adpaid homage to Daniel, and commanded that ^aean offering and ^afincense be offered up to him. 47 The king answered and said to Daniel, “Truly, your ^agGod is God of gods and ^ahLord of kings, and ^aia revealer of mysteries, for you have been able to reveal this mystery.” 48 Then the king gave Daniel high honors and many great ^ajgifts, and made him ruler over the whole ^akprovince of Babylon and ^alchief prefect over all the wise men of Babylon.

Mark 12:17-18

17 Jesus said to them, ^am“Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” And they marveled at him.

The Sadducees Ask About the Resurrection

18 And ^anSadducees came to him, ^aowho say that there is no resurrection. And they asked him a question, saying,

Mark 12:32-34

32 And the scribe said to him, “You are right, Teacher. You have truly said that ^aphe is one, and ^aqthere is no other besides him. 33 And to love him with all the heart and with all ^arthe understanding and with all the strength, and to love one’s neighbor as oneself, ^asis much more than all ^atwhole burnt offerings and sacrifices.” 34 And when Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” ^auAnd after that no one dared to ask him any more questions.