Exodus 18:21

Lighthouse Bible 2006

Moreover you shall provide out of all the people able men, those who fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:

Cross References

Genesis 22:12

And he said, Lay not your hand on the lad, neither do anything to him: for now I know that you fear God, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only son from me.

Genesis 42:18

And Joseph said to them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:

Genesis 47:6

The land of Egypt is before you; in the best of the land make your father and brothers to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if you know any men of activity among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.

2 Samuel 18:1

And David numbered the people that were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them.

2 Samuel 23:3

The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spoke to me, He that rules over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.

1 Kings 18:12

And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from you, that the Spirit of the LORD shall carry you where I know not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find you, he shall slay me: but I your servant fear the LORD from my youth.

1 Kings 18:3

And Ahab called Obadiah, who was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly:

Ezra 7:25

And you, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God, that is in your hand, appoint magistrates and judges, which may judge all the people that are beyond the river, all those that know the laws of your God; and teach those who know them not.

Nehemiah 5:9

Also I said, It is not good what you do: ought you not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?

Nehemiah 7:2

That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he was a faithful man, and feared God more than many did.

Job 1:1

There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and turned away from evil.

Job 29:16

I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.

Job 31:13

If I despised the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me;

Psalm 15:1

​LORD, who shall abide in your tabernacle? who shall dwell in your holy hill?

Psalm 15:5

He that does not lend his money at interest, nor take a bribe against the innocent. He that does these things shall never be moved.

Exodus 17:9

And Moses said to Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in my hand.

Exodus 18:25

And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

Proverbs 28:2

For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.

Ecclesiastes 12:13

Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.

Isaiah 16:5

And in mercy shall the throne be established: and he shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging, and seeking justice, and hastening righteousness.

Isaiah 33:15

He that walks righteously, and speaks uprightly; he that despises the gain of oppressions, that shakes his hands from holding bribes, that stops his ears from hearing of blood, and shuts his eyes from seeing evil;

Isaiah 59:4

None calls for justice, nor does any plead for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.

Jeremiah 5:1

Run to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if you can find a man, if there be any who executes justice, who seeks the truth; and I will pardon it.

Ezekiel 18:8

He that has not given out at interest, neither has taken any unjust gain, that has withdrawn his hand from iniquity, has executed true judgment between man and man,

Ezekiel 22:12

In you have they taken bribes to shed blood; you have taken interest and unjust gain, and you have greedily gained from your neighbors by extortion, and have forgotten me, says the Lord GOD.

Zechariah 7:9

Thus speaks the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and show mercy and compassions every man to his brother:

Zechariah 8:16

These are the things that you shall do; Speak every man the truth to his neighbor; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates:

Numbers 1:16

These were the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel.

Numbers 1:4

And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his fathers.

Numbers 10:4

And if they blow but with one trumpet, then the princes, which are heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather themselves to you.

Luke 18:2

Saying, There was in a city a judge, who did not fear God, neither regarded man:

Luke 18:4

And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I do not fear God, nor regard man;

Acts 20:33

I have coveted no man’s silver, or gold, or apparel.

Acts 6:3

Therefore, fellow believers, choose from among you seven men of honest reputation, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.

Deuteronomy 22:18

And the elders of that city shall take that man and chastise him;

1 Timothy 3:3

Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy for unjust gain; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;

Joshua 22:14

And with him ten princes, of each chief house a prince throughout all the tribes of Israel; and each one was a head of the house of their fathers among the thousands of Israel.

1 Samuel 8:12

And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to plow his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots.

1 Samuel 8:3

And his sons did not walk in his ways, but turned aside after money, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.