Genesis 20:11

⁷The men of the place asked him about his wife. He said, “She is my sister,” for he was afraid to say, “My wife”, lest, he thought, “the men of the place might kill me for Rebekah, because she is beautiful to look at.”

¹²It will happen that when the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ They will kill me, but they will save you alive.

¹⁵But the former governors who were before me were supported by the people, and took bread and wine from them, plus forty shekels^[+] of silver; yes, even their servants ruled over the people, but I didn’t do so, because of the fear of God.

²⁸To man he said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord,^[+] that is wisdom. To depart from evil is understanding.’”

¹²He said, “Don’t lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him. For now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.”

⁵then you will understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

¹⁸Joseph said to them the third day, “Do this, and live, for I fear God.

¹A revelation is within my heart about the disobedience of the wicked: There is no fear of God before his eyes. ²For he flatters himself in his own eyes, too much to detect and hate his sin. ³The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit. He has ceased to be wise and to do good. ⁴He plots iniquity on his bed. He sets himself in a way that is not good. He doesn’t abhor evil.

⁶By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for. By the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.

¹⁸“There is no fear of God before their eyes.”