Exodus 1:17

Israel And Oppression In Egypt

¹⁶ "When ye midwife the women of the Hebrews and see in the birth time that it is a boy, kill it. But if it be a maid, let it live." ¹⁷ Notwithstanding, the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them: but saved the men children. ¹⁸ Then the king of Egypt called for the midwives and said unto them, "Why have ye dealt on this manner and have saved the men children?"

Fear of God

Feared God

Egypt

Acts 5:29

Peter and the other apostles answered, and said, "We ought more to obey God than men.

Proverbs 16:6

With loving mercy and faithfulness, sins be forgiven; and whoso searcheth the LORD eschewth evil.

Daniel 3:16-18

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered the king, an said, "O Nebuchadnezzar, we ought not to consent unto thee in this matter. For why?

Daniel 6:13

Then answered they, and said unto the king, "Daniel one of the prisoners of Judah, O king, regardeth neither thee nor thy statute that thou hast made, but maketh his petition three times a day."

Genesis 20:11

And Abraham answered, "I thought that peradventure the fear of God was not in this place, and that they should slay me for my wife's sake:

Genesis 42:18

And Joseph said unto the third day, "This do and live, for I fear God.

Exodus 1:21

and - because the midwives feared God - he made them houses.

Nehemiah 5:15

For the old captains that were before me, had been chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, and forty sicles of silver: yea and their servants had oppressed the people. But so did not I, and that because of the fear of God.

Psalm 31:19

O how plentiful is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee, and that thou hast prepared for them that put their trust in thee, even before the sons of men!

Proverbs 8:13

With me is the fear of the LORD, and the eschewing of evil. As for pride, disdain, and evil way, and a mouth that speaketh wicked things, I utterly abhor them.

Proverbs 24:11-12

Deliver them that go unto death, and are led away to be slain, and be not negligent therein.

Ecclesiastes 8:12

But though an evil person offend a hundredth times, and have a long life: yet am I sure, that it shall go well with them that fear God, because they have him before their eyes.

Ecclesiastes 12:13

Let us hear the conclusion of all things: Fear God, and keep his commandments, for that toucheth all men;

Hosea 5:11

Ephraim is oppressed, and can have no right of the law. For why? They follow the doctrines of men.

Micah 6:16

Ye keep the ordinances of Omri, and all the customs of the house of Ahab: Ye follow their pleasures, therefore will I make thee waste, and cause thy inhabiters to be abhorred, O my people: and thus shalt thou bear thine own shame.

Matthew 10:28

And fear ye not them which kill the body, and be not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body into hell.

Luke 12:5

But I will show you, whom ye shall fear. Fear him which after he hath killed, hath power to cast into hell. Yea I say unto you, him fear.

Acts 4:18-20

And they called them, and commanded them that in no wise they should speak or teach in the name of Jesus.