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Gen 16:6 — But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid [is] in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

Abram		Gen 13:8,9; Pro 14:29; Pro 15:1,17,18; 1Pe 3:7
in		Gen 24:10; Job 2:6; Psa 106:41,42; Jer 38:5
as it pleaseth thee		Heb. that which is good in thine eyes.
dealt hardly with her		Heb. afflicted her. Pro 29:19
fled		Exd 2:15; Pro 27:8; Ecc 10:4

Correlating Passages

Abram

	Gen 13:8	And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we [be] brethren.
	Gen 13:9	[Is] not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if [thou wilt take] the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if [thou depart] to the right hand, then I will go to the left.
	Pro 14:29	[He that is] slow to wrath [is] of great understanding: but [he that is] hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
	Pro 15:1	A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
	Pro 15:17	Better [is] a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.
	Pro 15:18	A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but [he that is] slow to anger appeaseth strife.
	1Pe 3:7	Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with [them] according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.

	Gen 24:10	And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master [were] in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.
	Job 2:6	And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, he [is] in thine hand; but save his life.
	Psa 106:41	And he gave them into the hand of the heathen; and they that hated them ruled over them.
	Psa 106:42	Their enemies also oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their hand.
	Jer 38:5	Then Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he [is] in your hand: for the king [is] not [he that] can do [any] thing against you.

dealt hardly with her

Pro 29:19

A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not answer.

fled

	Exd 2:15	Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well.
	Pro 27:8	As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so [is] a man that wandereth from his place.
	Ecc 10:4	If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.

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Scott, Thomas. "Genesis 16:6," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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