Exodus 1:17
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17 But the midwives (A)feared God, and did not do (B)as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the male children alive.
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Acts 5:29
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29 But Peter and the other apostles answered and said: (A)“We ought to obey God rather than men.
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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.
Exodus 1:21
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21 And so it was, because the midwives feared God, (A)that He [a]provided households for them.
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- Exodus 1:21 gave them families
Luke 12:5
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5 But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear Him who, after He has killed, has power to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, (A)fear Him!
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Matthew 10:28
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28 (A)And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather (B)fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in [a]hell.
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- Matthew 10:28 Gr. Gehenna
Daniel 6:13
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13 So they answered and said before the king, “That Daniel, (A)who is [a]one of the captives from Judah, (B)does not show due regard for you, O king, or for the decree that you have signed, but makes his petition three times a day.”
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- Daniel 6:13 Lit. of the sons of the captivity
Daniel 3:16-18
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16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego answered and said to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, (A)we have no need to answer you in this matter. 17 If that is the case, our (B)God whom we serve is able to (C)deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver us from your hand, O king. 18 But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we do not serve your gods, nor will we (D)worship the gold image which you have set up.”
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Acts 4:18-20
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18 (A)So they called them and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus. 19 But Peter and John answered and said to them, (B)“Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you more than to God, you judge. 20 (C)For we cannot but speak the things which (D)we have seen and heard.”
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Ecclesiastes 12:13
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13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter:
(A)Fear God and keep His commandments,
For this is man’s all.
Ecclesiastes 8:12
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12 (A)Though a sinner does evil a hundred times, and his days are prolonged, yet I surely know that (B)it will be well with those who fear God, who fear before Him.
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Psalm 31:19
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19 (A)Oh, how great is Your goodness,
Which You have laid up for those who fear You,
Which You have prepared for those who trust in You
In the presence of the sons of men!
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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Micah 6:16
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16 For the statutes of (A)Omri are (B)kept;
All the works of Ahab’s house are done;
And you walk in their counsels,
That I may make you a [a]desolation,
And your inhabitants a hissing.
Therefore you shall bear the (C)reproach of [b]My people.”
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- Micah 6:16 Or object of horror
- Micah 6:16 So with MT, Tg., Vg.; LXX nations
Hosea 5:11
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Proverbs 24:11-12
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11 (A)Deliver those who are drawn toward death,
And hold back those stumbling to the slaughter.
12 If you say, “Surely we did not know this,”
Does not (B)He who weighs the hearts consider it?
He who keeps your soul, does He not know it?
And will He not render to each man (C)according to his deeds?
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.
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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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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