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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11 Abraham replied, “I said to myself, ‘There is surely no fear of God(A) in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.’(B)

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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.

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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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When the men of that place asked him about his wife, he said, “She is my sister,(A)” because he was afraid to say, “She is my wife.” He thought, “The men of this place might kill me on account of Rebekah, because she is beautiful.”

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And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon.

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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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12 When the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ Then they will kill me but will let you live.

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12 Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive.

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(A)In mercy and truth
Atonement is provided for iniquity;
And (B)by the fear of the Lord one departs from evil.

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Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for;
    through the fear of the Lord(A) evil is avoided.(B)

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By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.

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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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15 But the earlier governors—those preceding me—placed a heavy burden on the people and took forty shekels[a] of silver from them in addition to food and wine. Their assistants also lorded it over the people. But out of reverence for God(A) I did not act like that.

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  1. Nehemiah 5:15 That is, about 1 pound or about 460 grams

15 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.

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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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18 On the third day, Joseph said to them, “Do this and you will live, for I fear God:(A)

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

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18 “There(A) is no fear of God before their eyes.”

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18     “There is no fear of God before their eyes.”[a](A)

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  1. Romans 3:18 Psalm 36:1

18 There is no fear of God before their eyes.

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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.

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13 To fear the Lord(A) is to hate evil;(B)
    I hate(C) pride and arrogance,
    evil behavior and perverse speech.

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13 The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.

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(A)Then you will understand the fear of the Lord,
And find the knowledge of God.

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then you will understand the fear of the Lord
    and find the knowledge of God.(A)

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Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.

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