Verse 11

Then Abraha answered, Because I thought thus, Surely the feare of God is not in this place, and they will slay me for my wiues sake.

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 26:7 : 7 And the men of the place asked him of his wife, and he sayd, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife, least, sayde he, the men of the place shoulde kill me, because of Rebekah: for she was beautifull to the eye.
  • Gen 12:12 : 12 Therefore it will come to passe, that when the Egyptians see thee, they will say, She is his wife: so will they kill me, but they will keepe thee aliue.
  • Prov 16:6 : 6 By mercy and trueth iniquitie shalbe forgiuen, and by the feare of the Lorde they depart from euill.
  • Gen 42:18 : 18 Then Ioseph said vnto them the third day, This do, and liue: for I feare God.
  • Neh 5:15 : 15 For the former gouernours that were before me, had bene chargeable vnto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, besides fourtie shekels of siluer: yea, and their seruants bare rule ouer the people: but so did not I, because of the feare of God.
  • Job 1:1 : 1 There was a man in the lande of Vz called Iob, & this man was an vpright and iust man, one that feared God, and eschewed euill.
  • Job 28:28 : 28 And vnto man he said, Behold, the feare of the Lord is wisedome, and to depart from euil is vnderstanding.
  • Ps 14:4 : 4 Doe not all the workers of iniquitie know that they eate vp my people, as they eate bread? They call not vpon the Lord.
  • Ps 36:1-4 : 1 To him that excelleth. A Psalme of Dauid, the seruant of the Lord. Wickednes sayeth to the wicked man, euen in mine heart, that there is no feare of God before his eyes. 2 For hee flattereth himselfe in his owne eyes, while his iniquitie is foud worthy to be hated. 3 The wordes of his mouth are iniquitie and deceit: hee hath left off to vnderstand and to doe good. 4 Hee imagineth mischiefe vpon his bed: he setteth himselfe vpon a way, that is not good, and doeth not abhorre euill.
  • Prov 1:7 : 7 The feare of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fooles despise wisedome and instruction.
  • Prov 2:5 : 5 Then shalt thou vnderstand the feare of the Lord, and finde the knowledge of God.
  • Prov 8:13 : 13 The feare of the Lord is to hate euill as pride, and arrogancie, and the euill way: and a mouth that speaketh lewde things, I doe hate.
  • Rom 3:18 : 18 The feare of God is not before their eies.
  • Gen 22:12 : 12 Then he said, Lay not thine hand vpon the childe, neither doe any thing vnto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing for my sake thou hast not spared thine onely sonne.