Genesis 44:4 · KJV
“{And} when they were gone out of the city, {and} not {yet} far off, Joseph said unto his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good?”
— Genesis 44:4
As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses.
{Is} not this {it} in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing. {divineth: or, maketh trial?}
Genesis 44 — Context
And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack's mouth of the youngest, and his corn money. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.
3As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses.
4{And} when they were gone out of the city, {and} not {yet} far off, Joseph said unto his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good?
5{Is} not this {it} in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing. {divineth: or, maketh trial?}
6And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these same words.
Cross References
John 10:32
Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?
Psalms 35:12
They rewarded me evil for good {to} the spoiling of my soul. {spoiling: Heb. depriving}
1 Samuel 24:17
And he said to David, Thou {art} more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.
Psalms 109:5
And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
Proverbs 17:13
Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
Deuteronomy 2:16
So it came to pass, when all the men of war were consumed and dead from among the people,
2 Chronicles 20:11
Behold, {I say, how} they reward us, to come to cast us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to inherit.