Nehemiah 5:9

Tree of Life Version

Then I said, “The thing that you are doing is not good! Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God, in order to avoid the reproach of our Gentile enemies?

Cross References

Genesis 20:11

Abraham said, “Because I thought, ‘There is certainly no fear of God in this place, so they’ll kill me, because of my wife.’

Genesis 42:18

Then Joseph said to them on the third day, “Do this and you will live. I fear God.

2 Samuel 12:14

However, because by this deed you have made the enemies of Adonai greatly blaspheme, so even the child born to you will surely die.”

Nehemiah 4:4

Meanwhile the people of Judah said, “The strength of the laborers is failing. There is so much rubble that we are unable to rebuild the wall.”

Nehemiah 5:10

Even I, my brothers, and my servants are lending them money and grain. Let this usury stop, now!

Nehemiah 5:15

The earlier governors, those preceding me, placed heavy burdens on the people, and took bread and wine from them, in addition to forty shekels of silver. Their attendants also lorded over the people. But I did not do so, out of fear of God.

Psalm 90:11

Who knows the power of Your anger? Your fury leads to awe of you.

Proverbs 16:29

A violent person lures his neighbor, leading him down a path that is no good.

Proverbs 17:26

Also, to punish a righteous person is not good, nor to beat up an honorable one for his integrity.

Proverbs 18:5

Showing partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice.

Proverbs 19:2

Zeal without knowledge is not good, or to act hastily and miss the way.

Proverbs 24:23

These sayings are also from the wise: Partiality in judgment is not good.

Ezekiel 36:20

Wherever they went among the nations, they profaned My holy Name, since it was said about them, ‘These are the people of Adonai, yet they had to leave His land.’

Leviticus 25:36

Take no excessive interest from him, but fear your God, so that your brother can live with you.

Acts 9:31

So Messiah’s community throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had shalom and was built up. Walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Ruach ha-Kodesh, it kept multiplying.

Romans 2:24

For as it is written, “the name of God is slandered among the nations because of you.”

1 Timothy 5:14

Therefore, I want the younger widows to get married, have children, manage a household, and give no opportunity to the enemy for slander.

Titus 2:5

to be self-controlled, pure, managing their household, kind, submitted to their own husbands, so that God’s word may not be dishonored.

1 Peter 2:12

Keep your conduct honorable among the Gentiles. Then while they speak against you as evildoers, they may—from noticing your good deeds—glorify God in the day of visitation.

1 Samuel 2:24

No, my sons! For this is not a good report that I hear Adonai’s people spreading around.