Genesis 46:3-4 New International Version (NIV) 3 “I am God, the God of your father,” he said. “Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there. 4 I will go down to Egypt with you, and I will surely bring you back again. And Joseph’s...

Genesis 44:32-33 New International Version (NIV) 32 Your servant guaranteed the boy’s safety to my father. I said, ‘If I do not bring him back to you, I will bear the blame before you, my father, all my life!’ 33 “Now then, please let your servant remain here as my...

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...