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Nehemiah 5:9

Revised Version 1885

Also I said, The thing that ye do is not good: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God, because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?

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And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake.

And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:

Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.

Hear, O our God; for we are despised: and turn back their reproach upon their own head, and give them up to spoiling in a land of captivity:

And I likewise, my brethren and my servants, do lend them money and corn on usury. I pray you, let us leave off this usury.

But the former governors that were before me were chargeable unto the people, and took of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.

Who knoweth the power of thine anger, And thy wrath according to the fear that is due unto thee?

A man of violence enticeth his neighbour, And leadeth him in a way that is not good.

Also to punish the righteous is not good, Nor to smite the noble for their uprightness.

To accept the person of the wicked is not good, Nor to turn aside the righteous in judgement.

Also, that the soul be without knowledge is not good; And he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.

These also are sayings of the wise To have respect of persons in judgement is not good.

And when they came unto the nations, whither they went, they profaned my holy name; in that men said of them, These are the people of the LORD, and are gone forth out of his land.

Take thou no usury of him or increase; but fear thy God: that thy brother may live with thee.

So the church throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria had peace, being edified; and, walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, was multiplied.

For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you, even as it is written.

I desire therefore that the younger widows marry, bear children, rule the household, give none occasion to the adversary for reviling:

to be soberminded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed:

having your behaviour seemly among the Gentiles; that, wherein they speak against you as evil-doers, they may by your good works, which they behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.

Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make the LORD'S people to transgress.




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