Job 23:15

Bible in Basic English (1941)

For this cause I am in fear before him, my thoughts of him overcome me.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 119:120 : 120 My flesh is moved for fear of you; I give honour to your decisions.
  • Hab 3:16 : 16 Hearing it, my inner parts were moved, and my lips were shaking at the sound; my bones became feeble, and my steps were uncertain under me: I gave sounds of grief in the day of trouble, when his forces came up against the people in bands.
  • Job 10:15 : 15 That, if I was an evil-doer, the curse would come on me; and if I was upright, my head would not be lifted up, being full of shame and overcome with trouble.
  • Job 23:3 : 3 If only I had knowledge of where he might be seen, so that I might come even to his seat!
  • Job 31:23 : 23 For the fear of God kept me back, and because of his power I might not do such things.
  • Ps 77:3 : 3 I will keep God in memory, with sounds of grief; my thoughts are troubled, and my spirit is overcome. (Selah.)

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