Genesis 20:6

God's Word

“Yes, I know that you did this with a clear conscience,” God said to him in the dream. “In fact, I kept you from sinning against me. That’s why I didn’t let you touch her.

Cross References

Genesis 20:18

(The Lord had made it impossible for any woman in Abimelech’s household to have children because of Abraham’s wife Sarah.)

Genesis 26:11

So Abimelech ordered his people, “Anyone who touches this man or his wife will be put to death.”

Genesis 3:3

except the tree in the middle of the garden. God said, ‘You must never eat it or touch it. If you do, you will die!’ ”

Genesis 31:24

God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream at night and said to him, “Be careful not to say anything at all to Jacob.”

Genesis 31:7

Your father has cheated me. He has changed my wages 10 times. But God hasn’t let him harm me.

Genesis 35:5

As they moved on, God made the people of the cities that were all around them terrified so that no one pursued them.

Genesis 39:9

No one in this house is greater than I. He’s kept nothing back from me except you, because you’re his wife. How could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?”

Psalm 51:4

I have sinned against you, especially you. I have done what you consider evil. So you hand down justice when you speak, and you are blameless when you judge.

Psalm 81:12

So I let them go their own stubborn ways and follow their own advice.

Psalm 84:11

The Lord God is a sun and shield. The Lord grants favor and honor. He does not hold back any blessing from those who live innocently.

Exodus 34:24

I will force nations out of your way and will expand ⌞your country’s⌟ borders. No one will want to take away your land while you’re gone three times a year to the Lord’s festivals.

Proverbs 21:1

The king’s heart is like streams of water. Both are under the Lord’s control. He turns them in any direction he chooses.

Proverbs 6:29

So it is with a man who has sex with his neighbor’s wife. None who touch her will escape punishment.

Leviticus 6:2

“If any of you sin against the Lord by failing to do your duty, if you lie to your neighbor about something you were supposed to take care of or if you lie about something stolen or seized from your neighbor, you are sinning and will be guilty.

Matthew 27:19

While Pilate was judging the case, his wife sent him a message. It said, “Leave that innocent man alone. I’ve been very upset today because of a dream I had about him.”

1 Corinthians 7:1

Now, concerning the things that you wrote about: It’s good for men not to get married.

2 Corinthians 6:17

The Lord says, “Get away from unbelievers. Separate yourselves from them. Have nothing to do with anything unclean. Then I will welcome you.”

2 Thessalonians 2:11

That’s why God will send them a powerful delusion so that they will believe a lie.

2 Thessalonians 2:7

The mystery of this sin is already at work. But it cannot work effectively until the person now holding it back gets out of the way.

1 Samuel 25:26

“The Lord has kept you from spilling innocent blood and from getting a victory by your own efforts. Now, sir, I solemnly swear, as the Lord and you live, may your enemies and those who are trying to harm you end up like Nabal.

1 Samuel 25:34

But I solemnly swear—as the Lord God of Israel, who has kept me from harming you, lives—if you hadn’t come to meet me quickly, Nabal certainly wouldn’t have had one of his men left at dawn.”