Nehemiah 5:15

Hebrew Names version (HNV)

But the former governors who were before me were chargeable to the people, and took of them bread and wine, besides forty shekels of silver; yes, even their servants bore rule over the people: but I didn't do so, because of the fear of God.

Cross References

Genesis 20:11

Avraham said, *Because I thought, 'Surely the fear of God is not in this place. They will kill me for my wife's sake.'

Genesis 42:18

Yosef said to them the third day, *Do this, and live, for I fear God.

Nehemiah 5:16

Yes, also I continued in the work of this wall, neither bought we any land: and all my servants were gathered there to the work.

Nehemiah 5:9

Also I said, The thing that you do is not good: ought you not to walk in the fear of our God, because of the reproach of the nations our enemies?

Job 31:23

For calamity from God is a terror to me. Because his majesty, I can do nothing.

Psalm 112:1

Praise the LORD! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who delights greatly in his mitzvot.

Psalm 147:11

The LORD takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his loving kindness.

Proverbs 16:6

By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for. By the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.

Proverbs 29:12

If a ruler listens to lies, all of his officials are wicked.

Isaiah 50:10

Who is among you who fears the LORD, who obeys the voice of his servant? He who walks in darkness, and has no light, let him trust in the name of the LORD, and rely on his God.

Jeremiah 32:9

I bought the field that was in `Anatot of Chanam'el my uncle's son, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver.

Lamentations 5:8

Servants rule over us: There is none to deliver us out of their hand.

Matthew 5:47

If you only greet your friends, what more do you do than others? Don't even the tax collectors do the same?

2 Corinthians 11:9

When I was present with you and was in need, I wasn't a burden on anyone, for the brothers, when they came from Macedonia, supplied the measure of my need. In everything I kept myself from being burdensome to you, and I will continue to do so.

2 Corinthians 12:13

For what is there in which you were made inferior to the rest of the assemblies, unless it is that I myself was not a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong.

1 Samuel 8:15

He will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.