Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.
Even their
Bible References
Even their
1 Samuel 2:15
Also, before they burned the fat, the priest’s servant would come and say to the man who was sacrificing, “Give the priest meat for roasting, as he will not take boiled meat from you, only raw.”
1 Samuel 8:15
He will take a tenth of your seed and of your vineyards and give to his officers and to his servants.
Proverbs 29:12 If a ruler pays attention to falsehood,
All his ministers become wicked.
All his ministers become wicked.
So did
Matthew 5:47 If you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same?
2 Corinthians 11:9
and when I was present with you and was in need, I was not a burden to anyone; for when the brethren came from Macedonia they fully supplied my need, and in everything I kept myself from being a burden to you, and will continue to do so.
2 Corinthians 12:13
For in what respect were you treated as inferior to the rest of the churches, except that I myself did not become a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong!
Because
Nehemiah 5:9
Again I said, “The thing which you are doing is not good; should you not walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the nations, our enemies?
Job 31:23 “For calamity from God is a terror to me,
And because ofHis majesty I can do nothing.
And because of
Psalm 112:1 Praise the Lord!
Howblessed is the man who fears the Lord,
Who greatlydelights in His commandments.
How
Who greatly
Psalm 147:11 The Lord favors those who fear Him,
Those who wait for His lovingkindness.
Proverbs 16:6 By lovingkindness and truth iniquity is atoned for,
And by thefear of the Lord one keeps away from evil.
And by the
Ecclesiastes 12:13
The conclusion, when all has been heard, is: fear God and keep His commandments, because this applies to every person.
Isaiah 50:10 Who is among you that fears the Lord,
That obeys the voice of Hisservant,
Thatwalks in darkness and has no light?
Let himtrust in the name of the Lord and rely on his God.
That obeys the voice of His
That
Let him
Luke 18:2
saying, “In a certain city there was a judge who did not fear God and did not respect man.