"My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a…" — Genesis 27:12

Genesis 27:12 · KJV

“My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing.”

— Genesis 27:12

Verse 11

And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother {is} a hairy man, and I {am} a smooth man:

Verse 13

And his mother said unto him, Upon me {be} thy curse, my son: only obey my voice, and go fetch me {them}.

Genesis 27 — Context

And thou shalt bring {it} to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death.

And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother {is} a hairy man, and I {am} a smooth man:

My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing.

And his mother said unto him, Upon me {be} thy curse, my son: only obey my voice, and go fetch me {them}.

And he went, and fetched, and brought {them} to his mother: and his mother made savoury meat, such as his father loved.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 27:18

Cursed {be} he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen.

Genesis 27:36

And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me? {Jacob: that is, A supplanter}

2 Corinthians 6:8

By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and {yet} true;

1 Thessalonians 5:22

Abstain from all appearance of evil.

Malachi 1:14

But cursed {be} the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing: for I {am} a great King, saith the LORD of hosts, and my name {is} dreadful among the heathen. {which...: Heb. in whose flock is}

Job 12:16

With him {is} strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver {are} his.

Genesis 25:27

And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob {was} a plain man, dwelling in tents.

Jeremiah 48:10

Cursed {be} he that doeth the work of the LORD deceitfully, and cursed {be} he that keepeth back his sword from blood. {deceitfully: or, negligently}