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Nehemiah 5:15
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15 But the previous governors who were before me [a]laid burdens on the people and took from them bread and wine besides forty shekels of silver; even their servants domineered the people. But I did not do so (A)because of my fear of God.

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  1. Nehemiah 5:15 Lit made heavy
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Nehemiah 5:15
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15 But the earlier governors—those preceding me—placed a heavy burden on the people and took forty shekels[a] of silver from them in addition to food and wine. Their assistants also lorded it over the people. But out of reverence for God(A) I did not act like that.

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  1. Nehemiah 5:15 That is, about 1 pound or about 460 grams
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Nehemiah 5:15
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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.

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Proverbs 16:6
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6 By (A)mercy and truth atonement is made for wrongdoing,
And by [a]the (B)fear of the Lord one keeps away from evil.

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  1. Proverbs 16:6 Or reverence for
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Proverbs 16:6
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6 Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for;
    through the fear of the Lord(A) evil is avoided.(B)

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Proverbs 16:6
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6 By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.

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