Genesis 20:11

New International Version

Abraham replied, “I said to myself, ‘There is surely no fear of God in this place, and 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 let you live.

Genesis 20:10

And Abimelek asked Abraham, “What was your reason for doing this?”

Genesis 20:12

Besides, she really is my sister, the daughter of my father though not of my mother; and she became my wife.

Genesis 22:12

“Do not lay a hand on the boy,” he said. “Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son.”

Genesis 26:7

When the men of that place asked him about his wife, he said, “She is my sister,” because he was afraid to say, “She is my wife.” He thought, “The men of this place might kill me on account of Rebekah, because she is beautiful.”

Genesis 42:18

On the third day, Joseph said to them, “Do this and you will live, for I fear God:

Nehemiah 5:15

But the earlier governors—those preceding me—placed a heavy burden on the people and took forty shekels of silver from them in addition to food and wine. Their assistants also lorded it over the people. But out of reverence for God I did not act like that.

Job 1:1

In the land of Uz there lived a man whose name was Job. This man was blameless and upright; he feared God and shunned evil.

Job 28:28

And he said to the human race, “The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom, and to shun evil is understanding.”

Psalm 14:4

Do all these evildoers know nothing? They devour my people as though eating bread; they never call on the Lord.

Proverbs 1:7

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Proverbs 16:6

Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for; through the fear of the Lord evil is avoided.

Proverbs 2:5

then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God.

Proverbs 8:13

To fear the Lord is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech.

Romans 3:18

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