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Neh 5:15

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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ParallelNeh 5:9

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?

ParallelIsa 50:10

Who {is} among you that feareth the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh {in} darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the LORD, and stay upon his God.

ParallelPro 16:6

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

ParallelEcc 12:13

Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this {is} the whole {duty} of man. {Let...: or, The end of the matter, even all that hath been heard, is}

Parallel2Co 11:9

And when I was present with you, and wanted, I was chargeable to no man: for that which was lacking to me the brethren which came from Macedonia supplied: and in all {things} I have kept myself from being burdensome unto you, and {so} will I keep {myself}.

ParallelMat 5:47

And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more {than others}? do not even the publicans so?

ParallelJob 31:23

For destruction {from} God {was} a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.

Parallel1Sa 8:15

And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants. {officers: Heb. eunuchs}

Parallel2Co 12:13

For what is it wherein ye were inferior to other churches, except {it be} that I myself was not burdensome to you? forgive me this wrong.

ParallelPsa 112:1

Praise ye the LORD. Blessed {is} the man {that} feareth the LORD, {that} delighteth greatly in his commandments. {Praise...: Heb. Hallelujah}

ParallelPsa 147:11

The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.

ParallelPro 29:12

If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants {are} wicked.

Parallel1Sa 2:15

Also before they burnt the fat, the priest's servant came, and said to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest; for he will not have sodden flesh of thee, but raw.

ParallelLuk 18:2

Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man: {in a city: Gr. in a certain city}

ParallelPro 3:7

Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.

ParallelGen 42:18

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

ParallelPro 16:6

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

Parallel1Th 2:9

For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.

ParallelLev 19:14

Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I {am} the LORD.

ParallelAct 9:31

Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea 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.

ParallelLam 5:8

Servants have ruled over us: {there is} none that doth deliver {us} out of their hand.

Parallel2Ch 19:7

Wherefore now let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take heed and do {it}: for {there is} no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.

ParallelGen 22:12

And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only {son} from me.

ParallelJob 1:8

And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that {there is} none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? {considered: Heb. set thy heart on}

ParallelExo 1:17

But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.

ParallelExo 20:20

And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.

ParallelGen 20:11

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.

ParallelPro 28:16

The prince that wanteth understanding {is} also a great oppressor: {but} he that hateth covetousness shall prolong {his} days.

ParallelZep 1:9

In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshold, which fill their masters' houses with violence and deceit.

ParallelMal 3:5

And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in {his} wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger {from his right}, and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts. {oppress: or, defraud}

ParallelEph 5:21

Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

ParallelCol 3:22

Servants, obey in all things {your} masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:

ParallelPsa 19:9

The fear of the LORD {is} clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD {are} true {and} righteous altogether. {true: Heb. truth}

ParallelPsa 119:161

SCHIN. Princes have persecuted me without a cause: but my heart standeth in awe of thy word.

Parallel1Sa 2:16

And {if} any man said unto him, Let them not fail to burn the fat presently, and {then} take {as much} as thy soul desireth; then he would answer him, {Nay}; but thou shalt give {it me} now: and if not, I will take {it} by force. {presently: Heb. as on the day}

ParallelGen 39:9

{There is} none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou {art} his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?

ParallelPsa 26:11

But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: redeem me, and be merciful unto me.

ParallelDeu 25:18

How he met thee by the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, {even} all {that were} feeble behind thee, when thou {wast} faint and weary; and he feared not God.

ParallelLev 25:17

Ye shall not therefore oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I {am} the LORD your God.

ParallelLev 25:36

Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.

ParallelEze 18:8

He {that} hath not given forth upon usury, neither hath taken any increase, {that} hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true judgment between man and man,

Parallel2Co 11:9

And when I was present with you, and wanted, I was chargeable to no man: for that which was lacking to me the brethren which came from Macedonia supplied: and in all {things} I have kept myself from being burdensome unto you, and {so} will I keep {myself}.

Parallel1Ki 18:3

And Ahab called Obadiah, which {was} the governor of {his} house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly: {Obadiah: Heb. Obadiahu} {the governor...: Heb. over his house}

ParallelNeh 4:16

And it came to pass from that time forth, {that} the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; and the rulers {were} behind all the house of Judah.

ParallelNeh 7:2

That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he {was} a faithful man, and feared God above many.

ParallelPro 14:16

A wise {man} feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.

ParallelNeh 5:9

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?