Genesis 12:12

The English Standar Version

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

Cross References

Genesis 20:11

Abraham said, "I did it because I thought, There is no fear of God at all in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.

Genesis 26:7

When the men of the place asked him about his wife, he said, "She is my sister," for he feared to say, "My wife," thinking, "lest the men of the place should kill me because of Rebekah," because she was attractive in appearance.

Proverbs 29:25

The fear of man lays a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is safe.

Matthew 10:28

And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.[6]

1 Samuel 27:1

Then David said in his heart, "Now I shall perish one day by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than that I should escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will despair of seeking me any longer within the borders of Israel, and I shall escape out of his hand."