Philippians 2:14 Do all things without murmurings and disputing: 15 That you may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom you shine as lights in the world.
Thus, rather than have unfounded rumors swirling around in the New York Times, Joseph would carry himself with dignity and reserve, so as not to give the appearance of any approval to Mrs. Potiphar’s advances. And therefore, if The Lord did not specifically send persons to a time and place, that could turn out to be satan’s enchanted ground, try to avoid going in the first place. Prevention is better than cure.
Thus, rather than tempt the devil to tempt you, persons are to use common sense and not place themselves in harms way, if it can be avoided. For example, if brother so and so was to invite sister so and so up to his hotel room to do, let’s say, Bible study in the wee hours of the morning, even though we are not to judge anybody the very appearance of it does not make for a good look, nor would it smell right. Such a sight will certainly cause questions to start swirling around.
No one should suspect that foul play took place, but just the sight of sister so and so, coming out of the hotel room of brother so and so, at 3 am in the wee hours of the morning, would give the appearance of evil, even if they were indeed studying the Bible. We do not know. And worse yet, if the wife of brother so and so just happened to pass by when sister so and so was now leaving the room at 3:00 am in the morning the wife of brother so and so would obviously have two valid questions to ask.
1st Corinthians 13:5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeks not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!