Nehemiah 6:13

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Summary

Therefore was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might reproach me.

That i should

And sin

James 4:17

And that they

Nehemiah 6:6

Proverbs 22:1

Ecclesiastes 7:1

Report, that

General references

Proverbs 16:29

Bible References

That i should

A man who flatters his neighbor
Is spreading a net for his steps.

“Listen to Me, you who know righteousness,
A people in whose heart is My law;
Do not fear the reproach of man,
Nor be dismayed at their revilings.

“Of whom were you worried and fearful
When you lied, and did not remember Me

Nor give Me a thought?

Was I not silent even for a long time
So you do not fear Me?

Now, gird up your loins and arise, and speak to them all which I command you. Do not be dismayed before them, or I will dismay you before them.

And you, son of man, neither fear them nor fear their words, though thistles and thorns are with you and you sit on scorpions; neither fear their words nor be dismayed at their presence, for they are a rebellious house.

“Now you, son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people who are prophesying from their own inspiration. Prophesy against them

Do not fear those who kill the body but are unable to kill the soul; but rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in

hell.

For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline.

But for the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and immoral persons and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their part will be in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”

And sin

Therefore, to one who knows the right thing to do and does not do it, to him it is sin.

And that they

In it was written, “It is reported among the nations, and Gashmu says, that you and the Jews are planning to rebel; therefore you are rebuilding the wall. And you are to be their king, according to these reports.

A good name is to be more desired than great wealth,
Favor is better than silver and gold.

A good name is better than a good ointment,
And the day of one’s death is better than the day of one’s birth.

Report, that

Then they said, “Come and let us devise plans against Jeremiah. Surely the law is not going to be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the sage, nor the divine word to the prophet! Come on and let us strike at him with our tongue, and let us give no heed to any of his words.”

For I have heard the whispering of many,
“Terror on every side!

Denounce him; yes, let us denounce him!”

All my trusted friends,

Watching for my fall, say:
“Perhaps he will be deceived, so that we may prevail against him
And take our revenge on him.”

Then the commissioners and satraps began trying to find a ground of accusation against Daniel in regard to government affairs; but they could find no ground of accusation or evidence of corruption, inasmuch as he was faithful, and no negligence or corruption was to be found in him.

Then the Pharisees went and plotted together how they might trap Him in what He said.

Now the chief priests and the whole

Council kept trying to obtain false testimony against Jesus, so that they might put Him to death.

They put forward false witnesses who said, “This man incessantly speaks against this holy place and the Law;

But what I am doing I will continue to do, so that I may cut off opportunity from those who desire an opportunity to be regarded just as we are in the matter about which they are boasting.

Therefore, I want younger widows to get married, bear children, keep house, and give the enemy no occasion for reproach;

sound in speech which is beyond reproach, so that the opponent will be put to shame, having nothing bad to say about us.

General references

A man of violence entices his neighbor
And leads him in a way that is not good.