Genesis 44:18-34 New International Version (NIV) 18 Then Judah went up to him and said: “Pardon your servant, my lord, let me speak a word to my lord. Do not be angry with your servant, though you are equal to Pharaoh himself. 19 My lord asked his servants, ‘Do you...

Genesis 44:16-34 New International Version (NIV) 16 “What can we say to my lord?” Judah replied. “What can we say? How can we prove our innocence? God has uncovered your servants’ guilt. We are now my lord’s slaves—we ourselves and the one who was found to have the...

Psalm 25:16-17 New International Version (NIV) 16 Turn to me and be gracious to me,     for I am lonely and afflicted. 17 Relieve the troubles of my heart     and free me from my anguish. Do the problems in life go from bad to worse? Know that God is the only one who...

Psalm 25:14 New International Version (NIV) 14 The Lord confides in those who fear him;     he makes his covenant known to them. The Lord is a friend to those who fear him. God offers intimate and lasting friendship to those who revere him and to those who hold him in...

Psalm 25:12 New International Version (NIV) 12 Who, then, are those who fear the Lord?     He will instruct them in the ways they should choose. To fear the Lord is to recognize God's attributes. He is holy, almighty, righteous, pure, all-knowing, all-powerful, and...

Genesis 43:12 New International Version (NIV) 12 Take double the amount of silver with you, for you must return the silver that was put back into the mouths of your sacks. Perhaps it was a mistake. Joseph's brothers arrived home from Egypt only to find in their grain...

Genesis 43:9 New International Version (NIV) 9 I myself will guarantee his safety; you can hold me personally responsible for him. If I do not bring him back to you and set him here before you, I will bear the blame before you all my life. Judah accepted full...