Genesis 20:11

New English Translation

Abraham replied, “Because I thought, ‘Surely no one fears God in this place. They will kill me because of my wife.’

Cross References

Genesis 12:12

When the Egyptians see you they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ Then they will kill me but will keep you alive.

Genesis 20:10

Then Abimelech asked Abraham, “What prompted you to do this thing?”

Genesis 20:12

What’s more, she is indeed my sister, my father’s daughter, but not my mother’s daughter. She became my wife.

Genesis 22:12

“Do not harm the boy!” the angel said. “Do not do anything to him, for now I know that you fear God because you did not withhold your son, your only son, from me.”

Genesis 26:7

When the men of that place asked him about his wife, he replied, “She is my sister.” He was afraid to say, “She is my wife,” for he thought to himself, “The men of this place will kill me to get Rebekah because she is very beautiful.”

Genesis 42:18

On the third day Joseph said to them, “Do as I say and you will live, for I fear God.

Nehemiah 5:15

But the former governors who preceded me had burdened the people and had taken food and wine from them, in addition to forty shekels of silver. Their associates were also domineering over the people. But I did not behave in this way, due to my fear of God.

Job 1:1

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

Job 28:28

And he said to mankind, ‘The fear of the Lord – that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”

Psalm 14:4

All those who behave wickedly do not understand – those who devour my people as if they were eating bread, and do not call out to the Lord.

Proverbs 1:7

Fearing the Lord is the beginning of moral knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Proverbs 16:6

Through loyal love and truth iniquity is appeased; through fearing the Lord one avoids evil.

Proverbs 2:5

then you will understand how to fear the Lord, and you will discover knowledge about God.

Proverbs 8:13

The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride and the evil way and perverse utterances.

Romans 3:18

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