Genesis 20:11

World Messianic Bible British Edition

Abraham said, “Because I thought, ‘Surely the fear of God is not in this place. They will kill me for my wife’s sake.’

Cross References

Genesis 12:12

It will happen that when the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ They will kill me, but they will save you alive.

Genesis 20:10

Abimelech said to Abraham, “What did you see, that you have done this thing?”

Genesis 20:12

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

Genesis 22:12

He said, “Don’t lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him. For now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.”

Genesis 26:7

The men of the place asked him about his wife. He said, “She is my sister,” for he was afraid to say, “My wife”, lest, he thought, “the men of the place might kill me for Rebekah, because she is beautiful to look at.”

Genesis 42:18

Joseph said to them the third day, “Do this, and live, for I fear God.

Nehemiah 5:15

But the former governors who were before me were supported by the people, and took bread and wine from them, plus forty shekels of silver; yes, even their servants ruled over the people, but I didn’t do so, because of the fear of God.

Job 1:1

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

Job 28:28

To man he said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom. To depart from evil is understanding.’”

Psalm 14:4

Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge, who eat up my people as they eat bread, and don’t call on the LORD?

Proverbs 1:7

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.

Proverbs 16:6

By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for. By the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.

Proverbs 2:5

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

Proverbs 8:13

The fear of the LORD is to hate evil. I hate pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth.

Romans 3:18

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