Genesis 37:20
Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.
Cross-reference
In Genesis 37:26, Judah proposes selling Joseph instead of killing him, directly continuing the murder plot from Genesis 37:20.
In Genesis 37:30, Reuben discovers Joseph is gone, reacting to the brothers' plot from Genesis 37:20 that he had tried to thwart.
In Genesis 37:33, Jacob repeats the brothers' planned lie verbatim, showing the deception succeeds and deepens the tragedy.
In Genesis 42:36, Jacob still mourns Joseph years later, revealing the lasting grief caused by the brothers' plot.
In Genesis 43:26, Joseph's brothers bow to him, fulfilling the very dreams they mocked — a direct reversal of their plot.
Proverbs 1:11 warns against those who say 'let us ambush the innocent'—exactly the brothers' murderous invitation here.
Proverbs 27:4 says wrath and anger are cruel, but 'who can stand before jealousy?' — the brothers' jealousy drove their murder plot.
Proverbs 19:21 contrasts man's plans with God's purpose, precisely illustrating how the brothers' murder plot was overruled by God's plan for Joseph.
In Mark 12:7, the tenants say 'Come, let us kill him' — the same phrasing as the brothers' plot, explicitly linking Joseph to the parable's rejected son.
Psalm 64:5 describes secret plotters who think no one sees—the same mindset as the brothers conspiring in the pit.
Proverbs 1:16 describes sinners who 'run to evil' and 'shed blood' — the brothers' plot to kill Joseph is a prime example.
Proverbs 6:17 lists 'hands that shed innocent blood' as an abomination — Joseph was innocent, and his brothers plotted to kill him.
Titus 3:3 describes our past as 'living in malice and envy, hated and hating one another' — exactly the brothers' state toward Joseph.