וַיֹּ֤אמֶר פַּרְעֹה֙ אֶל־יוֹסֵ֔ף אַחֲרֵ֨י הוֹדִ֧יעַ אֱלֹהִ֛ים אוֹתְךָ֖ אֶת־כׇּל־זֹ֑את אֵין־נָב֥וֹן וְחָכָ֖ם כָּמֽוֹךָ׃
And Pharaoh said unto Yosef, “Forasmuch as God hath shown thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou.”
Classical midrash and ethical readings of Pharaoh’s acknowledgment.
Sefaria · Bereshit Rabbah 90 (context)
אַחֲרֵי הוֹדִיעַ אֱלֹהִים אוֹתְךָ אֶת כָּל זֹאת. פַּרְעֹה הוֹדָה שֶׁהַחָכְמָה מִן הַשָּׁמַיִם.
English of Core Text: “Forasmuch as God hath shown thee all this.” Pharaoh acknowledged that the wisdom came from Heaven.
On the daf / in context: The midrashic tradition highlights that even the Egyptian king was compelled to recognize that Yosef’s insight was not human cleverness but divine disclosure.
Type of Learning: Derash on the verse (classic midrash) — not a formal named middah of the 13.
What Is Learned: True discretion and wisdom are recognized even by outsiders when they are clearly shown to be a gift from God rather than personal achievement.