Quotes about Deception
So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe—the robe of many colors he was wearing—
- Genesis 37:23
and they took him and threw him into the pit. Now the pit was empty, with no water in it.
- Genesis 37:24
Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay a hand on him; for he is our brother, our own flesh.” And they agreed.
- Genesis 37:27
When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes,
- Genesis 37:29
returned to his brothers, and said, “The boy is gone! What am I going to do?”
- Genesis 37:30
Then they took Joseph’s robe, slaughtered a young goat, and dipped the robe in its blood.
- Genesis 37:31
They sent the robe of many colors to their father and said, “We found this. Examine it to see whether it is your son’s robe or not.”
- Genesis 37:32
His father recognized it and said, “It is my son’s robe! A vicious animal has devoured him. Joseph has surely been torn to pieces!”
- Genesis 37:33
But Onan knew that the offspring would not belong to him; so whenever he would sleep with his brother’s wife, he would spill his seed on the ground so that he would not produce offspring for his brother.
- Genesis 38:9
Then Judah said to his daughter-in-law Tamar, “Live as a widow in your father’s house until my son Shelah grows up.” For he thought, “He may die too, like his brothers.” So Tamar went to live in her father’s house.
- Genesis 38:11
When Tamar was told, “Your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep,”
- Genesis 38:13
When Judah saw her, he thought she was a prostitute because she had covered her face.
- Genesis 38:15