Nehemiah 5:15

Nehemiah Denies His Allotment

¹⁴ Also, from the day that he appointed me to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the thirty and second year of Artaxerxes the king -- twelve years -- I, and my brethren, the bread of the governor have not eaten: ¹⁵ the former governors who are before me have made themselves heavy on the people, and take of them in bread and wine, besides in silver forty shekels; also, their servants have ruled over the people -- and I have not done so, because of the fear of God. ¹⁶ And also, in the work of this wall I have done mightily, even a field we have not bought, and all my servants are gathered there for the work;

Bread and Wine

Fear of God

Feared God

Shekels of Silver

Took Bread

Rule Over

Nehemiah 5:9

And I say, 'Not good is the thing that ye are doing; in the fear of our God do ye not walk, because of the reproach of the nations our enemies?

Job 31:23

For a dread unto me is calamity from God, And because of His excellency I am not able.

Matthew 5:47

and if ye may salute your brethren only, what do ye abundant? do not also the tax-gatherers so?

1 Samuel 2:15-17

Also before they make perfume with the fat -- then hath the priest's servant come in, and said to the man who is sacrificing, 'Give flesh to roast for the priest, and he doth not take of thee flesh boiled, but raw;'

1 Samuel 8:15

And your seed and your vineyards he doth tithe, and hath given to his eunuchs, and to his servants.

Psalm 112:1

Praise ye Jah! O the happiness of one fearing Jehovah, In His commands he hath delighted greatly.

Psalm 147:11

Jehovah is pleased with those fearing Him, With those waiting for His kindness.

Proverbs 16:6

In kindness and truth pardoned is iniquity, And in the fear of Jehovah Turn thou aside from evil.

Proverbs 29:12

A ruler who is attending to lying words, All his ministers are wicked.

Ecclesiastes 12:13-14

The end of the whole matter let us hear: -- 'Fear God, and keep His commands, for this is the whole of man.

Isaiah 50:10

Who is among you, fearing Jehovah, Hearkening to the voice of His servant, That hath walked in dark places, And there is no brightness for him? Let him trust in the name of Jehovah, And lean upon his God.

Luke 18:2-4

saying, 'A certain judge was in a certain city -- God he is not fearing, and man he is not regarding --

2 Corinthians 11:9

and being present with you, and having been in want, I was chargeable to no one, for my lack did the brethren supply -- having come from Macedonia -- and in everything burdenless to you I did keep myself, and will keep.

2 Corinthians 12:13

for what is there in which ye were inferior to the rest of the assemblies, except that I myself was not a burden to you? forgive me this injustice!