Genesis 40:2

Pharaoh was angry with his two officers, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker,

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KJV

And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.

ASV

And Pharaoh was wroth against his two officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.

YLT

and Pharaoh is wroth against his two eunuchs, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers,

DBT

And Pharaoh was wroth with his two chamberlains — with the chief of the cup-bearers and with the chief of the bakers;

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John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed

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Proverbs 16:14
The wrath of a king is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it.
Genesis 41:10
Pharaoh was once angry with his servants, and he put me and the chief baker in the custody of the captain of the guard.
Psalms 76:10
Even the wrath of man shall praise You; with the survivors of wrath You will clothe Yourself.
Proverbs 19:12
A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
1 Chronicles 27:27
Shimei the Ramathite was in charge of the vineyards. Zabdi the Shiphmite was in charge of the produce of the vineyards for the wine vats.
Proverbs 27:4
Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?
Acts 12:20
Now Herod was in a furious dispute with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they convened before him. Having secured the support of Blastus, the king’s chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their region depended on the king’s country for food.
Proverbs 19:19
A man of great anger must pay the penalty; if you rescue him, you will have to do so again.
Genesis 12:15
When Pharaoh’s officials saw Sarai, they commended her to him, and she was taken into the palace of Pharaoh.
Nehemiah 1:11
O Lord, may Your ear be attentive to my prayer and to the prayers of Your servants who delight to revere Your name. Give Your servant success this day, I pray, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.” (At that time I was the cupbearer to the king.)

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About this book

The Creation of Light — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

Genesis — The book of beginnings. Creation, fall, flood, covenant, election, providence — eleven generational seams stitch one unbroken story from heaven-and-earth to a coffin in Egypt.

Canon: Old Testament
Author: Moses — by traditional attribution; the book is the first of the Pentateuch
Date: Composed c. 15th–13th century BC; draws on older patriarchal sources (the toledoth framework is internal)

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first — the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Proverbs 16:14
The wrath of a king is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it.
leads to
- Proverbs 20:2
  The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him forfeits his own life.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Proverbs 27:4
Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?
leads to
- Proverbs 6:34
  For jealousy enrages a husband, and he will show no mercy in the day of vengeance.
- Proverbs 14:30
  A tranquil heart is life to the body, but envy rots the bones.
- James 3:14–16
  But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth.
Through
Proverbs 19:12
A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
leads to
- Hosea 14:5
  I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the lily and take root like the cedars of Lebanon.
- Luke 12:4–5
  I tell you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more.
- Proverbs 16:14–15
  The wrath of a king is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it.
Through
Psalms 76:10
Even the wrath of man shall praise You; with the survivors of wrath You will clothe Yourself.
leads to
- Romans 9:17
  For the Scripture says to Pharaoh: “I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power in you, and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth.”

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