Genesis 31:31
Jacob answered, “I was afraid, for I thought you would take your daughters from me by force.
Genesis 20:11
Abraham replied, “I thought, ‘There is absolutely no fear of God in this place.
Genesis 31:26-27
Then Laban said to Jacob, “What have you done? You have deceived me and taken my daughters away like prisoners of war!
Proverbs 29:25
but the one who trusts in the Lord is protected.
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And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Peradventure thou wouldest take by force thy daughters from me.
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Genesis 31:26
Then Laban said to Jacob, “What have you done? You have deceived me and taken my daughters away like prisoners of war!
Genesis 20:11
Abraham replied, “I thought, ‘There is absolutely no fear of God in this place. They will kill me because of my wife.’
Proverbs 29:25 The fear of man is a snare,
but the one who trusts in the Lord is protected.
but the one who trusts in the Lord is protected.