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.
Nehemiah 5:9 - King James Version (Oxford) 1769 Also I said, It is not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies? 更多版本Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Also I said, What you are doing is not good. Should you not walk in the fear of our God to prevent the taunts and reproach of the nations, our enemies? American Standard Version (1901) Also I said, The thing that ye do is not good: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God, because of the reproach of the nations our enemies? Common English Bible So I continued, “What you are doing isn’t good! Why don’t you walk in the fear of our God? This will prevent the taunts of the nations that are our enemies! Catholic Public Domain Version And I said to them: "The thing that you are doing is not good. Why are you not walking in the fear of our God, so that there may be no reproach against us from our enemies, the Gentiles? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And I said to them: The thing you do is not good. Why walk you not in the fear of our God, that we be not exposed to the reproaches of the Gentiles our enemies? English Standard Version 2016 So I said, “The thing that you are doing is not good. Ought you not to walk in the fear of our God to prevent the taunts of the nations our enemies? |
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.
Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.
Hear, O our God; for we are despised: and turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them for a prey in the land of captivity:
I likewise, and my brethren, and my servants, might exact of them money and corn: I pray you, let us leave off this usury.
But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.
A violent man enticeth his neighbour, And leadeth him into the way that is not good.
It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, To overthrow the righteous in judgment.
Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; And he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.
These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
And when they entered unto the heathen, whither they went, they profaned my holy name, when they said to them, These are the people of the LORD, and are gone forth out of his land.
Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.
Then had the churches rest throughout all Judæa and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.
For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written.
I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.
to be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.
having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make the LORD's people to transgress.