Genesis 20:11

New American Standard Bible 2020

Abraham said, “Because I thought, surely there is no fear of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.

Cross References

Genesis 12:12

and when the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife’; and they will kill me, but they will let you live.

Genesis 20:10

And Abimelech said to Abraham, “What have you encountered, that you have done this thing?”

Genesis 20:12

Besides, she actually is my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife;

Genesis 22:12

He said, “Do not reach out your hand against the boy, and do not do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me.”

Genesis 26:7

When the men of the place asked about his wife, he said, “She is my sister,” for he was afraid to say, “my wife,” thinking, “the men of the place might kill me on account of Rebekah, since she is beautiful.”

Genesis 42:18

Now Joseph said to them on the third day, “Do this and live, for I fear God:

Nehemiah 5:15

But the previous governors who were before me laid burdens on the people and took from them bread and wine besides forty shekels of silver; even their servants domineered the people. But I did not do so because of my fear of God.

Job 1:1

There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job; and that man was blameless, upright, fearing God and turning away from evil.

Job 28:28

“And to mankind He said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to turn away from evil is understanding.’ ”

Psalm 14:4

¶Do all the workers of injustice not know, Who devour my people as they eat bread, And do not call upon the Lord?

Proverbs 1:7

¶The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; Fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Proverbs 16:6

By mercy and truth atonement is made for wrongdoing, And by the fear of the Lord one keeps away from evil.

Proverbs 2:5

Then you will understand the fear of the Lord, And discover the knowledge of God.

Proverbs 8:13

“The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; Pride, arrogance, the evil way, And the perverted mouth, I hate.

Romans 3:18

“There is no fear of God before their eyes.”