Exodus 1:17 - American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men-children alive.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ But the midwives feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded, but let the male babies live.

Common English Bible

¹⁷ Now the two midwives respected God so they didn’t obey the Egyptian king’s order. Instead, they let the baby boys live.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ But the midwives feared God, and so they did not act according to the precept of the king of Egypt, but they kept the males safe.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁷ But the midwives feared God, and did not do as the king of Egypt had commanded; but saved the men children.

English Standard Version 2016

¹⁷ But the midwives feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but let the male children live.

Exodus 1:17 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 20:11

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.

Genesis 42:18

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

2 Samuel 24:4

Notwithstanding, the king’s word prevailed against Joab, and against the captains of the host. And Joab and the captains of the host went out from the presence of the king, to number the people of Israel.

Nehemiah 5:15

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

Esther 3:3

Then the king’s servants, that were in the king’s gate, said unto Mordecai, Why transgressest thou the king’s commandment?

Psalm 31:19

Oh how great is thy goodness, Which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee, Which thou hast wrought for them that take refuge in thee, Before the sons of men!

Exodus 1:18

And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men-children alive?

Exodus 1:21

And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them households.

Proverbs 16:6

By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for; And by the fear of Jehovah men depart from evil.

Proverbs 8:13

The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil: Pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, And the perverse mouth, do I hate.

Ecclesiastes 12:13

This is the end of the matter; all hath been heard: Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.

Ecclesiastes 8:12

Though a sinner do evil a hundred times, and prolong his days, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, that fear before him:

Daniel 6:13

Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, who is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the interdict that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.

Hosea 5:11

Ephraim is oppressed, he is crushed in judgment; because he was content to walk after man’s command.

Micah 6:16

For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab, and ye walk in their counsels; that I may make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof a hissing: and ye shall bear the reproach of my people.

Matthew 10:28

And be not afraid of them that kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Luke 12:5

But I will warn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, who after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.

Acts 5:29

But Peter and the apostles answered and said, We must obey God rather than men.

1 Samuel 22:17

And the king said unto the guard that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of Jehovah; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew that he fled, and did not disclose it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of Jehovah.