Genesis 20:11
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11 And Abraham said, “Because I thought, surely (A)the fear of God is not in this place; and (B)they will kill me on account of my wife.
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Genesis 26:7
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7 And the men of the place asked about his wife. And (A)he said, “She is my sister”; for (B)he was afraid to say, “She is my wife,” because he thought, “lest the men of the place kill me for Rebekah, because she is (C)beautiful to behold.”
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Genesis 12:12
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12 Therefore it will happen, when the Egyptians see you, that they will say, ‘This is his wife’; and they (A)will kill me, but they will let you live.
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Proverbs 16:6
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6 (A)In mercy and truth
Atonement is provided for iniquity;
And (B)by the fear of the Lord one departs from evil.
Nehemiah 5:15
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15 But the former governors who were before me laid burdens on the people, and took from them bread and wine, besides forty shekels of silver. Yes, even their servants bore rule over the people, but (A)I did not do so, because of the (B)fear of God.
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Genesis 42:18
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18 Then Joseph said to them the third day, “Do this and live, (A)for I fear God:
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Romans 3:18
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18 “There(A) is no fear of God before their eyes.”
Proverbs 8:13
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13 (A)The fear of the Lord is to hate evil;
(B)Pride and arrogance and the evil way
And (C)the perverse mouth I hate.
Proverbs 2:5
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5 (A)Then you will understand the fear of the Lord,
And find the knowledge of God.
Proverbs 1:7
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7 (A)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge,
But fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Psalm 36:1-4
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Man’s Wickedness and God’s Perfections
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David the servant of the Lord.
36 An oracle within my heart concerning the transgression of the wicked:
(A)There is no fear of God before his eyes.
2 For he flatters himself in his own eyes,
When he finds out his iniquity and when he hates.
3 The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit;
(B)He has ceased to be wise and to do good.
4 (C)He devises wickedness on his bed;
He sets himself (D)in a way that is not good;
He does not [a]abhor (E)evil.
Footnotes
- Psalm 36:4 reject, loathe
Psalm 14:4
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4 Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge,
Who eat up my people as they eat bread,
And (A)do not call on the Lord?
Job 28:28
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28 And to man He said,
‘Behold, (A)the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom,
And to depart from evil is understanding.’ ”
Genesis 22:12
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12 And He said, (A)“Do not lay your hand on the lad, or do anything to him; for (B)now I know that you fear God, since you have not (C)withheld your son, your only son, from Me.”
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