Verse 15

But the former{H7223} governors{H6346} that were before{H6440} me were chargeable{H3513} unto the people,{H5971} and took{H3947} of them bread{H3899} and wine,{H3196} besides{H310} forty{H705} shekels{H8255} of silver;{H3701} yea, even{H1571} their servants{H5288} bare rule{H7980} over the people:{H5971} but so did{H6213} not I, because{H6440} of the fear{H3374} of God.{H430}

Referenced Verses

  • Neh 5:9 : 9 Also I said,{H559} The thing that{H1697} ye do{H6213} is not good:{H2896} ought ye not to walk{H3212} in the fear{H3374} of our God,{H430} because of the reproach{H2781} of the nations{H1471} our enemies?{H341}
  • Job 31:23 : 23 For calamity{H343} from God{H410} is a terror{H6343} to me, And by reason of his majesty{H7613} I can{H3201} do nothing.
  • Matt 5:47 : 47 And{G2532} if{G1437} ye salute{G782} your{G5216} brethren{G80} only,{G3440} what{G5101} do{G4160} ye more{G4053} [than others?] do{G4160} not{G3780} even{G2532} the Gentiles{G5057} the same?{G3779}
  • Luke 18:2-4 : 2 saying,{G3004} There was{G2258} in{G1722} a{G5100} city{G4172} a judge,{G2923} who{G5100} feared{G5399} not{G3361} God,{G2316} and{G2532} regarded{G1788} not{G3361} man:{G444} 3 and{G1161} there was{G2258} a widow{G5503} in{G1722} that{G1565} city;{G4172} and{G2532} she came{G2064} oft unto{G4314} him,{G846} saying,{G3004} Avenge{G1556} me{G3165} of{G575} mine{G3450} adversary.{G476} 4 And{G2532} he would{G2309} not{G3756} for{G1909} a{G5023} while:{G5550} but{G1161} afterward{G3326} he said{G2036} within{G1722} himself,{G1438} {G2532} Though{G1487} I{G2532} fear{G5399} not{G3756} God,{G2532} nor{G3756} regard{G1788} man;{G444}
  • 2 Cor 11:9 : 9 and{G2532} when I was present{G3918} with{G4314} you{G5209} and{G2532} was in want,{G5302} I was not{G3756} a burden on{G2655} any man;{G3762} for{G1063} the brethren,{G80} when they came{G2064} from{G575} Macedonia,{G3109} supplied{G4322} the measure of my{G3450} want;{G5303} and{G2532} in{G1722} everything{G3956} I kept{G5083} myself{G1683} from being burdensome{G4} unto you,{G5213} and{G2532} [so] will I keep{G5083} [myself].
  • 2 Cor 12:13 : 13 For{G1063} what{G5101} is{G2076} there wherein{G3739} ye were made inferior{G2274} to{G5228} the rest{G3062} of the churches,{G1577} except{G1487} {G3361} [it be] that{G3754} I{G1473} myself{G846} was{G2655} not{G3756} a burden{G2655} to you?{G5216} forgive{G5483} me{G3427} this{G3778} wrong.{G93}
  • 1 Sam 2:15-17 : 15 Yea, before they burnt{H6999} the fat,{H2459} the priest's{H3548} servant{H5288} came,{H935} and said{H559} to the man{H376} that sacrificed,{H2076} Give{H5414} flesh{H1320} to roast{H6740} for the priest;{H3548} for he will not have{H3947} boiled{H1310} flesh{H1320} of thee, but raw.{H2416} 16 And if the man{H376} said{H559} unto him, They will surely{H6999} burn{H6999} the fat{H2459} first,{H3117} and then take{H3947} as much as thy soul{H5315} desireth;{H183} then he would say,{H559} Nay, but thou shalt give{H5414} it me now: and if not, I will take{H3947} it by force.{H2394} 17 And the sin{H2403} of the young men{H5288} was very{H3966} great{H1419} before{H6440} Jehovah;{H3068} for the men{H582} despised{H5006} the offering{H4503} of Jehovah.{H3068}
  • 1 Sam 8:15 : 15 And he will take the tenth{H6237} of your seed,{H2233} and of your vineyards,{H3754} and give{H5414} to his officers,{H5631} and to his servants.{H5650}
  • Ps 112:1 : 1 Praise{H1984} ye Jehovah.{H3050} Blessed{H835} is the man{H376} that feareth{H3372} Jehovah,{H3050} That delighteth{H2654} greatly{H3966} in his commandments.{H4687}
  • Ps 147:11 : 11 Jehovah{H3068} taketh pleasure{H7521} in them that fear{H3373} him, In those that hope{H3176} in his lovingkindness.{H2617}
  • Prov 16:6 : 6 By mercy{H2617} and truth{H571} iniquity{H5771} is atoned{H3722} for; And by the fear{H3374} of Jehovah{H3068} men depart{H5493} from evil.{H7451}
  • Prov 29:12 : 12 If a ruler{H4910} hearkeneth{H7181} to falsehood,{H1697} All his servants{H8334} are wicked.{H7563}
  • Eccl 12:13-14 : 13 This is the end{H5490} of the matter;{H1697} all hath been heard:{H8085} fear{H3372} God,{H430} and keep{H8104} his commandments;{H4687} for this is the whole duty of man.{H120} 14 For God{H430} will bring{H935} every work{H4639} into judgment,{H4941} with every hidden thing,{H5956} whether it be good,{H2896} or whether it be evil.{H7451}
  • Isa 50:10 : 10 Who is among you that feareth{H3373} Jehovah,{H3068} that obeyeth{H8085} the voice{H6963} of his servant?{H5650} he that walketh{H1980} in darkness,{H2825} and hath no light,{H5051} let him trust{H982} in the name{H8034} of Jehovah,{H3068} and rely{H8172} upon his God.{H430}