- feared God:
- "But the formerª governorsª that¹ [had been] beforeª me were chargeableª° unto¹ the people,ª and had takenª° of¹ them breadª and wine,ª besideª fortyª shekelsª of silver;ª yea,¹ even² their servantsª bare ruleª° over¹ the people:ª but so¹ didª° not¹ I,¹ becauseª¹ of the fearª of God.ª" {Neh 5:15} + "And Josephª saidª° unto¹ them the thirdª day,ª This¹ do,ª° and live;ª° [for] I¹ fearª¹ God:ª" {Gen 42:18} + "Moreover thou¹ shalt provideª° out of all¹¹ the peopleª ableª men,²¹ such as fearª God,ª men²¹ of truth,ª hatingª° covetousness;ª and placeª° [such] over¹ them, [to be] rulersª of thousands,ª [and] rulersª of hundreds,ª rulersª of fifties,ª and rulersª of tens:ª" {Exd 18:21} + "The Godª of Israelª said,ª° the Rockª of Israelª spakeª° to me, He that ruleth²° over¹ menª [must be] just,ª rulingª° in the fearª of God.ª" {2Sm 23:3} + "And Ahabª calledª°¹ Obadiah,ª which¹ [was] the governor¹ of [his] house.ª (Now Obadiahª feared²¹¹¹ the LORDª greatly:ª" {1Kg 18:3} + "And it shall come to pass,¹ [as soon as] I¹ am gone²°¹ from¹¹ thee, that the Spiritª of the LORDª shall carryª° thee whither¹¹ I knowª° not;¹ and [so] when I comeª° and tellª° Ahab,ª and he cannot¹ findª° thee, he shall slayª° me: but I thy servantª fearª°¹ the LORDª from my youth.ª¹" {1Kg 18:12} + "There was¹ a manª in the landª of Uz,ª whose nameª [was] Job;ª and that¹ manª was¹ perfectª and upright,ª and one that fearedª God,ª and eschewedª° evil.ª¹" {Job 1:1} + "The LORDª is exalted;ª° for¹ he dwellethª° on high:ª he hath filledª° Zionª with judgmentª and righteousness.ª ... And wisdomª and knowledgeª shall be¹ the stabilityª of thy times,ª [and] strengthª of salvation:ª the fearª of the LORDª [is] his treasure.ª" {Isa 33:5-6}
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