³ Potiphar noticed this and realized that the Lord was with Joseph, giving him success in everything he did.

²⁷ “Please listen to me,” Laban replied. “I have become wealthy, for^[a] the Lord has blessed me because of you.

¹⁴ David continued to succeed in everything he did, for the Lord was with him.

Abraham’s Covenant with Abimelech

²² About this time, Abimelech came with Phicol, his army commander, to visit Abraham. “God is obviously with you, helping you in everything you do,” Abimelech said.

¹⁵ so that no one can criticize you. Live clean, innocent lives as children of God, shining like bright lights in a world full of crooked and perverse people. ¹⁶ Hold firmly to the word of life; then, on the day of Christ’s return, I will be proud that I did not run the race in vain and that my work was not useless.

¹⁶ In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.

⁵ Uzziah sought God during the days of Zechariah, who taught him to fear God.^[a] And as long as the king sought guidance from the Lord, God gave him success.

²⁸ They replied, “We can plainly see that the Lord is with you. So we want to enter into a sworn treaty with you. Let’s make a covenant.