Exodus 1:17

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The midwives, however, feared God and did not obey the king of Egypt's command; they let the boys live.

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  • Acts 5:29 : 29 But Peter and the apostles replied, 'We must obey God rather than men.'
  • Prov 16:6 : 6 Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for; through the fear of the Lord evil is avoided.
  • Dan 3:16-18 : 16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego replied to the king, 'Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to answer you concerning this matter. 17 If the God we serve exists, he is able to rescue us from the blazing fiery furnace and deliver us from your hand, O king. 18 But even if he does not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden statue you have set up.'
  • Dan 6:13 : 13 So they approached the king and said, 'Did you not sign a decree that for thirty days, anyone who petitions any god or man except you, O king, will be thrown into the lions’ den?' The king answered, 'The decree stands, in accordance with the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed.'
  • Exod 1:21 : 21 And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families of their own.
  • Neh 5:15 : 15 The former governors who were before me placed heavy burdens on the people, taking food and wine from them, in addition to forty shekels of silver. Even their servants oppressed the people. But because of the fear of God, I did not act like that.
  • Ps 31:19 : 19 Let lying lips be silenced, those that speak arrogantly against the righteous with pride and contempt.
  • Eccl 8:12 : 12 Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and lives a long time, I know that it will be well with those who fear God, who honor Him.
  • Eccl 12:13 : 13 Now that all has been heard, here is the conclusion: Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind.
  • Matt 10:28 : 28 Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather, fear the one who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
  • Luke 12:5 : 5 But I will warn you whom you should fear: Fear the one who, after killing, has the authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear Him!
  • Acts 4:18-20 : 18 So they called them and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus. 19 But Peter and John replied, 'Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, you must judge.' 20 'For we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.'
  • Hos 5:11 : 11 Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment, because he was determined to follow human commands.
  • Mic 6:16 : 16 You have followed the statutes of Omri and all the practices of the house of Ahab; you have walked in their counsels. Therefore, I will make you a desolation, and your inhabitants an object of scorn; you will bear the reproach of My people.
  • Prov 8:13 : 13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior, and perverse speech.
  • Prov 24:11-12 : 11 Rescue those being taken to death and hold back those stumbling toward slaughter, if you can. 12 If you say, 'We did not know about this,' won't the one who examines hearts perceive it? Won't the one who guards your soul know? He will repay everyone according to their deeds.
  • Gen 20:11 : 11 Abraham replied, 'I thought, Surely there is no fear of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.'
  • Gen 42:18 : 18 On the third day, Joseph said to them, 'Do this, and you will live; for I fear God.'

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Exod 1:18-22
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    92%

    18So the king of Egypt summoned the midwives and asked them, "Why have you done this and allowed the boys to live?"

    19The midwives answered Pharaoh, "The Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women; they are vigorous and give birth before the midwives arrive."

    20So God was good to the midwives, and the people multiplied and became very numerous.

    21And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families of their own.

    22Then Pharaoh commanded all his people, "Every boy that is born you must throw into the Nile, but let every girl live.

  • Exod 1:15-16
    2 verses
    85%

    15The king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, whose names were Shiphrah and Puah,

    16"When you help the Hebrew women give birth and observe them on the birthing stools, if it is a boy, kill him; but if it is a girl, let her live."

  • Heb 11:23
    74%

    23By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden by his parents for three months, because they saw that he was a beautiful child, and they were not afraid of the king's order.

  • Acts 7:18-19
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    73%

    18Then another king arose in Egypt, one who did not know Joseph.

    19This king dealt deceitfully with our people and oppressed our ancestors by forcing them to abandon their infants, so they would not survive.

  • 1 Kgs 3:27
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    27Then the king gave his ruling: 'Give the living child to the first woman. Do not kill him; she is his mother.'

  • Num 31:17-18
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    72%

    17Now, kill every male among the children, and kill every woman who has had sexual relations with a man.

    18But you may keep alive for yourselves all the young women who have not known a man by lying with him.

  • Exod 9:20
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    20Those officials of Pharaoh who feared the word of the Lord hurried to bring their slaves and their livestock inside.

  • Exod 13:15
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    15When Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, the LORD killed every firstborn in Egypt, both human and animal. This is why I sacrifice to the LORD every male that first opens the womb and redeem every firstborn of my sons.'

  • Num 31:15
    72%

    15And Moses said to them, 'Have you spared all the women?'

  • Exod 5:21
    71%

    21They said to them, "May the Lord see and judge you, because you have made us obnoxious in the eyes of Pharaoh and his officials and have put a sword in their hand to kill us."

  • Exod 2:2
    71%

    2The woman became pregnant and gave birth to a son. When she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him for three months.

  • Exod 2:6-9
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    71%

    6She opened it and saw the child—behold, the baby was crying. She felt compassion for him and said, 'This is one of the Hebrew children.'

    7Then his sister said to Pharaoh's daughter, 'Shall I go and call a Hebrew woman to nurse the child for you?'

    8Pharaoh's daughter said to her, 'Go.' So the girl went and called the child's mother.

    9Pharaoh's daughter said to her, 'Take this child and nurse him for me, and I will pay you.' So the woman took the child and nursed him.

  • Num 33:4
    70%

    4Meanwhile, the Egyptians were burying all their firstborn, whom the LORD had struck down among them, and the LORD had also executed judgments against their gods.

  • Exod 14:5
    70%

    5When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, Pharaoh and his officials changed their minds about the Israelites. They said, “What have we done? We have let the Israelites go and lost their services!”

  • Gen 42:18
    70%

    18On the third day, Joseph said to them, 'Do this, and you will live; for I fear God.'

  • Exod 14:30-31
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    70%

    30On that day, the LORD saved Israel from the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians lying dead on the shore.

    31When Israel saw the mighty hand of the LORD displayed against the Egyptians, the people feared the LORD and put their trust in Him and in Moses, His servant.

  • Acts 7:21
    70%

    21When he was abandoned, Pharaoh's daughter adopted him and brought him up as her own son.

  • Exod 2:15
    69%

    15When Pharaoh heard about this, he tried to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and went to live in the land of Midian, where he sat down by a well.

  • Exod 1:12-13
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    69%

    12Yet, the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and spread; so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites.

    13The Egyptians forced the Israelites to work as slaves.

  • Exod 12:29
    69%

    29At midnight, the LORD struck every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the prisoner in the dungeon, and every firstborn of the livestock.

  • Exod 1:8
    69%

    8Then a new king, who did not know about Joseph, arose to power in Egypt.

  • Exod 5:15
    69%

    15Then the Israelite overseers went and appealed to Pharaoh: "Why are you treating your servants this way?"

  • Exod 1:10
    69%

    10Come, let us deal shrewdly with them; otherwise, they will multiply further, and in the event of war, they may join our enemies, fight against us, and leave the country."

  • Exod 13:17
    69%

    17When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them along the road through the country of the Philistines, though it was shorter. For God said, 'If they face war, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.'

  • Exod 2:23
    69%

    23During that long period, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned under their slavery and cried out, and their cry for help because of their slavery rose up to God.