And it came to pass when Abram approached Egypt, that he said to Sarai his wife, I know that you are a beautiful woman.

Say, therefore, I am his sister, that it may be well with me on account of you, and my soul shall live because of you.

And Abraham said concerning Sarah his wife, She is my sister, for he feared to say, She is my wife, lest at any time the men of the city should kill him for her sake. So Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah.

And Abraham said, Why I said, Surely there is not the worship of God in this place, and they will slay me because of my wife.

And the men of the place questioned him concerning Rebecca his wife, and he said, She is my sister (for he feared to say, She is my wife, lest at any time the men of the place should kill him because of Rebecca, because she was beautiful).

And Aaron said to Moses, Be not angry, [my] lord, for you know the impulsiveness of this people.

And I said to them, If anyone has golden ornaments, take them off; and they gave them to me, and I cast them into the fire, and this calf came out.

And Saul said to Samuel, I have sinned, in that I have transgressed the word of the Lord and your direction; for I feared the people, and I listened to their voice.

And David said in his heart, Now shall I be one day delivered [for death] into the hands of Saul; and there is nothing better for me unless I should escape into the land of the Philistines, and Saul should cease from seeking me through every coast of Israel. So I shall escape out of his hand.

And I have not saved man or woman alive to bring them to Gath, saying, Lest they carry a report to Gath against us, saying, These things David does. And this was his manner all the days that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines.

And Elijah feared, and rose, and departed for his life. And he came to Beersheba, [to] the land of Judah, and he left his servant there.

Through dread of whom have you feared, and lied against Me, and have not remembered, nor considered Me, nor regarded Me; yea, though when I see you I pass them by, yet you have not feared Me.

And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both the soul and the body in hell.

Then His disciples approached and said to Him, " You know that when the Pharisees heard this message they were offended?"

Now Peter sat outside in the courtyard. And a servant girl came to him, saying, "You also were with Jesus of Galilee."

And when he had gone out to the gateway, another [girl] saw him and said to them there, "This [man] was with Jesus the Nazarene."

And after a little [while], those standing by came up and said to Peter, "Surely you also are one of them, for your accent gives you away."

This [man] came to Him by night and said to Him, "Rabbi, we know that You have come from God [as] a teacher; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him."

These things his parents said because they feared the Jews, for the Jews had agreed already that if anyone should confess that He was Christ, he would be excommunicated.

Nevertheless even from among the rulers many believed in Him, but because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, lest they should be excommunicated;

From this [point] Pilate was seeking to release Him, but the Jews kept crying out, saying, "If you release this [Man], you are no friend of Caesar's. Whoever makes himself a king speaks against Caesar."

Therefore Pilate, having heard this saying, led Jesus outside and sat down on the judgment seat in a place that is called [The] Pavement, but in Hebrew, Gabbatha.

But when Peter came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he was to be blamed.

And the rest of the Jews joined him in hypocrisy, so that even Barnabas was carried away with their hypocrisy.

At my first defense no one stood with me, but all forsook me. May it not be reckoned to them.

But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the proclamation might be fulfilled, and all the Gentiles might hear, and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

[He who is] skillful in business finds good, but he that trusts in God is most blessed.

The name of the Lord is of great strength; and the righteous running to it are exalted.

For all the words of God are tried in the fire, and He defends those that reverence Him.

and they prevailed against them; and the Hagrites were given into their hands, [they] and all their tents, for they cried to God in the battle, and He hearkened to them, because they trusted on Him.

[It is] better to trust in the Lord than to trust in man.

A Song of Degrees. They that trust in the Lord [shall be] as Mount Zion: he that dwells in Jerusalem shall never be moved.

It is well for you to hold fast by this; also by this defile not your hand; for to them that fear God all things shall come forth [well].

And King Nebuchadnezzar answered and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, [and] Abed-Nego, who has sent His angel, and delivered His servants, because they trusted in Him; and they have changed the king's word, and delivered their bodies to be burned, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.

Then the king was very glad for him, and he commanded to bring Daniel out of the den. So Daniel was brought out of the den, and there was found no hurt upon him, because he believed in his God.

who through Him believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.

I am poor and sorrowful; but the salvation of Your countenance has helped me.

For he has hoped in Me, and I will deliver him; I will protect him, because he has known My name.