Nehemiah 5:15
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15 The former governors who were before me laid heavy burdens on the people and took from them for their daily ration[a] forty shekels[b] of silver. Even their servants lorded it over the people. But I did not do so, (A)because of the fear of God.
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- Nehemiah 5:15 Compare Vulgate; Hebrew took from them for food and wine after
- Nehemiah 5:15 A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams
Nehemiah 5:9
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9 So I said, “The thing that you are doing is not good. Ought you not to walk (A)in the fear of our God (B)to prevent the taunts of the nations our enemies?
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Isaiah 50:10
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10 Who among you fears the Lord
and obeys (A)the voice of his servant?
(B)Let him who walks in darkness
and has no light
trust in the name of the Lord
and rely on his God.
Proverbs 16:6
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6 By (A)steadfast love and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for,
and by (B)the fear of the Lord one (C)turns away from evil.
2 Corinthians 11:9
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9 And when I was with you and was (A)in need, (B)I did not burden anyone, for the brothers who came from Macedonia (C)supplied my need. So I refrained and will refrain (D)from burdening you in any way.
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Matthew 5:47
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47 And if you greet only your brothers,[a] what more are you doing than others? Do not even (A)the Gentiles do the same?
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- Matthew 5:47 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters
Ecclesiastes 12:13-14
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13 The end of the matter; all has been heard. (A)Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.[a] 14 For (B)God will bring every deed into judgment, with[b] every secret thing, whether good or evil.
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- Ecclesiastes 12:13 Or the duty of all mankind
- Ecclesiastes 12:14 Or into the judgment on
Job 31:23
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2 Corinthians 12:13
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13 For in what were you less favored than the rest of the churches, except that (A)I myself did not burden you? Forgive me this wrong!
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Proverbs 29:12
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12 If a ruler listens to falsehood,
all his officials will be wicked.
Psalm 147:11
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11 but the Lord (A)takes pleasure in those who fear him,
in those who (B)hope in his steadfast love.
Psalm 112:1
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The Righteous Will Never Be Moved
112 [a] (A)Praise the Lord!
(B)Blessed is the man who fears the Lord,
who (C)greatly delights in his commandments!
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- Psalm 112:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, each line beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet
1 Samuel 8:15
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15 He will take the tenth of your grain and of your vineyards and give it to his officers and to his servants.
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1 Samuel 2:15-17
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15 Moreover, (A)before the fat was burned, the priest's servant would come and say to the man who was sacrificing, “Give meat for the priest to roast, for he will not accept boiled meat from you but only raw.” 16 And if the man said to him, “Let them burn the fat first, and then take as much as you wish,” he would say, “No, you must give it now, and if not, I will take it by force.” 17 Thus the sin of the young men was very great (B)in the sight of the Lord, (C)for the men treated the offering of the Lord with contempt.
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Luke 18:2-4
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2 He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who (A)neither feared God nor respected man. 3 And there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’ 4 For a while he refused, but afterward he said to himself, (B)‘Though I neither fear God nor respect man,
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