Nehemiah 5:15

New American Bible - revised edition

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.

Cross References

Genesis 20:11

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.

Genesis 42:18

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

Nehemiah 5:16

In addition, though I had acquired no land of my own, I did my part in this work on the wall, and all my attendants were gathered there for the work.

Nehemiah 5:9

I continued: “What you are doing is not good. Should you not conduct yourselves out of fear of our God rather than fear of the reproach of our Gentile enemies?

Job 31:23

For I dread calamity from God, and his majesty will overpower me.

Psalm 112:1

Hallelujah! Blessed the man who fears the Lord, who greatly delights in his commands.

Psalm 147:11

Rather the Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him, those who put their hope in his mercy.

Proverbs 16:6

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

Proverbs 29:12

If rulers listen to lying words, their servants all become wicked.

Isaiah 50:10

Who among you fears the Lord, heeds his servant’s voice? Whoever walk in darkness, without any light, Yet trust in the name of the Lord and rely upon their God!

Jeremiah 32:9

So I bought the field in Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel, weighing out for him the silver, seventeen shekels of silver.

Lamentations 5:8

Servants rule over us, with no one to tear us from their hands.

Matthew 5:47

And if you greet your brothers only, what is unusual about that? Do not the pagans do the same?

2 Corinthians 11:9

And when I was with you and in need, I did not burden anyone, for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied my needs. So I refrained and will refrain from burdening you in any way.

2 Corinthians 12:13

In what way were you less privileged than the rest of the churches, except that on my part I did not burden you? Forgive me this wrong!

1 Samuel 8:15

He will tithe your crops and grape harvests to give to his officials and his servants.