Genesis 20:11

New American Bible - revised edition

Abraham answered, “I thought there would be no fear of God in this place, and so they would kill me on account of my wife.

Cross References

Proverbs 16:6

By steadfast loyalty guilt is expiated, and by the fear of the Lord evil is avoided.

Proverbs 2:5

Then will you understand the fear of the Lord; the knowledge of God you will find;

Nehemiah 5:15

The earlier governors, my predecessors, had laid a heavy burden on the people, taking from them each day forty silver shekels for their food; then, too, their attendants oppressed the people. But I, because I feared God, did not do this.

Genesis 26:7

When the men of the place asked questions about his wife, he answered, “She is my sister.” He was afraid that, if he called her his wife, the men of the place would kill him on account of Rebekah, since she was beautiful.

Genesis 12:12

When the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘She is his wife’; then they will kill me, but let you live.

Job 28:28

And to mortals he said: See: the fear of the Lord is wisdom; and avoiding evil is understanding.

Genesis 42:18

On the third day Joseph said to them: “Do this, and you shall live; for I am a God-fearing man.

Genesis 22:12

“Do not lay your hand on the boy,” said the angel. “Do not do the least thing to him. For now I know that you fear God, since you did not withhold from me your son, your only one.”

Romans 3:18

There is no fear of God before their eyes.”

Proverbs 8:13

[The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil;] Pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth I hate.

Proverbs 1:7

Fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and discipline.

Psalm 14:4

Will these evildoers never learn? They devour my people as they devour bread; they do not call upon the Lord.

Job 1:1

In the land of Uz there was a blameless and upright man named Job, who feared God and avoided evil.

Genesis 20:10

What did you have in mind,” Abimelech asked him, “that you would do such a thing?”

Genesis 20:12

Besides, she really is my sister, but only my father’s daughter, not my mother’s; and so she became my wife.