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.
Proverbs 29:25 - New Revised Standard Version The fear of others lays a snare, but one who trusts in the Lord is secure. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The fear of man bringeth a snare: But whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The fear of man brings a snare, but whoever leans on, trusts in, and puts his confidence in the Lord is safe and set on high. American Standard Version (1901) The fear of man bringeth a snare; But whoso putteth his trust in Jehovah shall be safe. Common English Bible People are trapped by their fear of others; those who trust the LORD are secure. Catholic Public Domain Version Whoever fears man will quickly fall. Whoever hopes in the Lord shall be lifted up. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He that feareth man, shall quickly fall: he that trusteth in the Lord, shall be set on high. |
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.
Abraham said of his wife Sarah, “She is my sister.” And King Abimelech of Gerar sent and took Sarah.
When the men of the place asked him about his wife, he said, “She is my sister”; for he was afraid to say, “My wife,” thinking, “or else the men of the place might kill me for the sake of Rebekah, because she is attractive in appearance.”
Then he was afraid; he got up and fled for his life, and came to Beer-sheba, which belongs to Judah; he left his servant there.
and when they received help against them, the Hagrites and all who were with them were given into their hands, for they cried to God in the battle, and he granted their entreaty because they trusted in him.
It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to put confidence in mortals.
Hold me up, that I may be safe and have regard for your statutes continually.
Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides forever.
You who live in the shelter of the Most High, who abide in the shadow of the Almighty,
Those who love me, I will deliver; I will protect those who know my name.
Those who are attentive to a matter will prosper, and happy are those who trust in the Lord.
The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run into it and are safe.
The greedy person stirs up strife, but whoever trusts in the Lord will be enriched.
Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
It is good that you should take hold of the one, without letting go of the other; for the one who fears God shall succeed with both.
Whom did you dread and fear so that you lied, and did not remember me or give me a thought? Have I not kept silent and closed my eyes, and so you do not fear me?
Nebuchadnezzar said, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent his angel and delivered his servants who trusted in him. They disobeyed the king's command and yielded up their bodies rather than serve and worship any god except their own God.
Then the king was exceedingly glad and commanded that Daniel be taken up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no kind of harm was found on him, because he had trusted in his God.
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.
Then the disciples approached and said to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees took offense when they heard what you said?”
“I tell you, my friends, do not fear those who kill the body, and after that can do nothing more.
He came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God; for no one can do these signs that you do apart from the presence of God.”
His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews; for the Jews had already agreed that anyone who confessed Jesus to be the Messiah would be put out of the synagogue.
You must not be partial in judging: hear out the small and the great alike; you shall not be intimidated by anyone, for the judgment is God's. Any case that is too hard for you, bring to me, and I will hear it.”
Through him you have come to trust in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are set on God.
He said to her, “If they bind me with new ropes that have not been used, then I shall become weak, and be like anyone else.”
Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned; for I have transgressed the commandment of the Lord and your words, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice.
So he changed his behavior before them; he pretended to be mad when in their presence. He scratched marks on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle run down his beard.
David said in his heart, “I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul; there is nothing better for me than to 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.”
David left neither man nor woman alive to be brought back to Gath, thinking, “They might tell about us, and say, ‘David has done so and so.’ ” Such was his practice all the time he lived in the country of the Philistines.