Exodus 1:17
But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.
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- Acts 5:29 Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
- Exodus 1:21 And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.
- Ecclesiastes 12:13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.