Nehemiah 5:9
Nehemiah · Old Testament · Chapter 5
“Also I said, It is not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?”Nehemiah 5:9
What Does Nehemiah 5:9 Mean?
Nehemiah 5:9 is found in the book of Nehemiah, chapter 5, verse 9 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Nehemiah 5:9 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Nehemiah 5:15“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.”Leviticus 25:36“Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.”Acts 9:31“Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.”Proverbs 16:6“By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.”Titus 2:8“Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.”Exodus 18:21“Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:”1 Samuel 17:26“And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?”2 Samuel 12:14“Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.”2 Chronicles 13:5“Ought ye not to know that the LORD God of Israel gave the kingdom over Israel to David for ever, even to him and to his sons by a covenant of salt?”Proverbs 18:5“It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.”Romans 2:24“For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written.”1 Peter 2:12“Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.”Genesis 13:7“And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram’s cattle and the herdmen of Lot’s cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land.”Genesis 42:18“And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:”Leviticus 25:17“Ye shall not therefore oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy God:for I am the LORD your God.”Deuteronomy 25:18“How he met thee by the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, even all that were feeble behind thee, when thou wast faint and weary; and he feared not God.”Psalms 89:41“All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours.”Ephesians 5:21“Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.”Titus 2:5“To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.”Genesis 20:11“And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife’s sake.”
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