Verse 17

But the midwives feared God and did not do what the king of Egypt had told them; they let the boys live.

Referenced Verses

  • Acts 5:29 : 29 But Peter and the apostles replied,“We must obey God rather than people.
  • Prov 16:6 : 6 Through loyal love and truth iniquity is appeased; through fearing the LORD one avoids evil.
  • Dan 3:16-18 : 16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied to King Nebuchadnezzar,“We do not need to give you a reply concerning this. 17 If our God whom we are serving exists, he is able to rescue us from the furnace of blazing fire, and he will rescue us, O king, from your power as well. 18 But if he does not, let it be known to you, O king, that we don’t serve your gods, and we will not pay homage to the golden statue that you have erected.”
  • Dan 6:13 : 13 Then they said to the king,“Daniel, who is one of the captives from Judah, pays no attention to you, O king, or to the edict that you issued. Three times daily he offers his prayer.”
  • Exod 1:21 : 21 And because the midwives feared God, he made households for them.
  • Neh 5:15 : 15 But the former governors who preceded me had burdened the people and had taken food and wine from them, in addition to forty shekels of silver. Their associates were also domineering over the people. But I did not behave in this way, due to my fear of God.
  • Ps 31:19 : 19 How great is your favor, which you store up for your loyal followers! In plain sight of everyone you bestow it on those who take shelter in you.
  • Eccl 8:12 : 12 Even though a sinner might commit a hundred crimes and still live a long time, yet I know that it will go well with God-fearing people– for they stand in fear before him.
  • Eccl 12:13 : 13 Having heard everything, I have reached this conclusion: Fear God and keep his commandments, because this is the whole duty of man.
  • Matt 10:28 : 28 Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the one who is able to 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 the killing, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him!
  • Acts 4:18-20 : 18 And they called them in and ordered them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus. 19 But Peter and John replied,“Whether it is right before God to obey you rather than God, you decide, 20 for it is impossible for us not to speak about what we have seen and heard.”
  • Hos 5:11 : 11 Ephraim will be oppressed, crushed under judgment, because he was determined to pursue worthless idols.
  • Mic 6:16 : 16 You follow Omri’s edicts, and all the practices of Ahab’s dynasty; you follow their policies. Therefore I will make you an appalling sight, the city’s inhabitants will be taunted derisively, and nations will mock all of you.”
  • Prov 8:13 : 13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride and the evil way and perverse utterances.
  • Prov 24:11-12 : 11 Deliver those being taken away to death, and hold back those slipping to the slaughter. 12 If you say,“But we did not know about this,” won’t the one who evaluates hearts discern it? Won’t the one who guards your life realize and repay each person according to his deeds?
  • Gen 20:11 : 11 Abraham replied,“Because I thought,‘Surely no one fears God in this place. They will kill me because of my wife.’
  • Gen 42:18 : 18 On the third day Joseph said to them,“Do as I say and you will live, for I fear God.