Genesis 40:23
Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.
Cross-reference
In Genesis 41:9, the chief cupbearer finally remembers Joseph and mentions him to Pharaoh — the direct resolution of this forgetfulness.
In Psalm 105:19, it notes that Joseph's imprisonment continued until God's word came true — the forgetfulness here was part of God's timing.
Hebrews 13:3 commands remembering prisoners, contrasting the cupbearer's forgetfulness of Joseph here.
In Ecclesiastes 9:15, a poor wise man saves a city but is forgotten — the same pattern of a deliverer being neglected after his help.
In Esther 6:3, the king asks what honor was given to Mordecai for saving his life — a parallel where a good deed was initially overlooked, then remembered.
In Job 19:14, Job laments that his relatives and friends have forgotten him — the same experience of being forgotten by those he helped.
In Psalm 31:12, David says he is forgotten like a dead man, out of mind — echoing the chief cupbearer's forgetfulness of Joseph here.
In Ecclesiastes 9:16, wisdom is despised and the poor man's words go unheeded — matching how Joseph's accurate interpretation was ignored here.