For this purpose he was hired, that I should be afraid and act in this way and sin, and so they could give me a bad name in order to taunt me.

贿买他的缘故，是要叫我惧怕，依从他犯罪，他们好传扬恶言毁谤我。

收买他的目的是要叫我惧怕，依从他犯罪，留下一个坏名声，好让他们毁谤我。

收买他的目的是要叫我惧怕，依从他犯罪，留下一个坏名声，好让他们毁谤我。

他们收买他是为了恐吓我，使我依从他去犯罪，好毁坏我的名声、羞辱我。

他被收买，是要使我惧怕，照着他说的去作，以致犯罪，他们就破坏我的名声来毁谤我。

賄買他的緣故，是要叫我懼怕，依從他犯罪，他們好傳揚惡言毀謗我。

收買他的目的是要叫我懼怕，依從他犯罪，留下一個壞名聲，好讓他們毀謗我。

收買他的目的是要叫我懼怕，依從他犯罪，留下一個壞名聲，好讓他們毀謗我。

他們收買他是為了恐嚇我，使我依從他去犯罪，好毀壞我的名聲、羞辱我。

他被收買，是要使我懼怕，照著他說的去作，以致犯罪，他們就破壞我的名聲來毀謗我。

賄買了他的緣故、是要使我懼怕，而這樣作去犯罪，他們好得個壞名聲的把柄來嘲罵我。

其人受賄、乃欲恐我、使我犯罪、可播惡言、得以謗我、

欲恐喝我、使我犯罪、敗我令聞、彼得以侮我。

彼賄之、欲恐喝我、使我行此而犯罪、播揚惡言、得以訕謗我、

He had been hired to intimidate me so that I would commit a sin by doing this, and then they would give me a bad name to discredit me.

They had hired him to scare me. They wanted me to commit a sin by doing what he said. That would give me a bad name in the community. People would find fault with me and my work.

They were hoping to intimidate me and make me sin. Then they would be able to accuse and discredit me.

He was hired, so that I would be intimidated, do as he suggested, sin, and get a bad reputation, in order that they could discredit me.

He was hired for this reason, that I would become frightened and act accordingly and sin, so that they might have an evil report in order that they could taunt me.

For this reason he was hired, that I should be afraid and act that way and sin, so that they might have cause for an evil report, that they might reproach me.

For this cause was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might reproach me.

He was hired, so that I would be intimidated, do as he suggested, sin, and get a bad reputation, in order that they could discredit me.

Therefore[ was] he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and[ that] they might have[ matter] for an evil report, that they might reproach me.

He had been hired to scare me so that I would do this and thereby sin. They would thus bring reproach on me and I would be discredited.

He hired so that I would be afraid, do so, and sin, and that they might have material for an evil report, that they might reproach me.

So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.

Then they said,“ Come, let us make plots against Jeremiah, for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, let us strike him with the tongue, and let us not pay attention to any of his words.”

For I hear many whispering. Terror is on every side!“ Denounce him! Let us denounce him!” say all my close friends, watching for my fall.“ Perhaps he will be deceived; then we can overcome him and take our revenge on him.”

A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.

In it was written,“ It is reported among the nations, and Geshem also says it, that you and the Jews intend to rebel; that is why you are building the wall. And according to these reports you wish to become their king.

So I would have younger widows marry, bear children, manage their households, and give the adversary no occasion for slander.

and sound speech that cannot be condemned, so that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say about us.

And you, son of man, be not afraid of them, nor be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with you and you sit on scorpions. Be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, for they are a rebellious house.

“ Listen to me, you who know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear not the reproach of man, nor be dismayed at their revilings.

“ And you, son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people, who prophesy out of their own hearts. Prophesy against themand say, Thus says the Lord God: Woe to the women who sew magic bands upon all wrists, and make veils for the heads of persons of every stature, in the hunt for souls! Will you hunt down souls belonging to my people and keep your own souls alive?You have profaned me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, putting to death souls who should not die and keeping alive souls who should not live, by your lying to my people, who listen to lies.“ Therefore thus says the Lord God: Behold, I am against your magic bands with which you hunt the souls like birds, and I will tear them from your arms, and I will let the souls whom you hunt go free, the souls like birds.Your veils also I will tear off and deliver my people out of your hand, and they shall be no more in your hand as prey, and you shall know that I am the Lord.Because you have disheartened the righteous falsely, although I have not grieved him, and you have encouraged the wicked, that he should not turn from his evil way to save his life,therefore you shall no more see false visions nor practice divination. I will deliver my people out of your hand. And you shall know that I am the Lord.”

A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favor is better than silver or gold.

A good name is better than precious ointment, and the day of death than the day of birth.

But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”

And what I am doing I will continue to do, in order to undermine the claim of those who would like to claim that in their boasted mission they work on the same terms as we do.

for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.

And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

Then the high officials and the satraps sought to find a ground for complaint against Daniel with regard to the kingdom, but they could find no ground for complaint or any fault, because he was faithful, and no error or fault was found in him.Then these men said,“ We shall not find any ground for complaint against this Daniel unless we find it in connection with the law of his God.”

Then the Pharisees went and plotted how to entangle him in his words.

Whom did you dread and fear, so that you lied, and did not remember me, did not lay it to heart? Have I not held my peace, even for a long time, and you do not fear me?

Now the chief priests and the whole Council were seeking false testimony against Jesus that they might put him to death,

“ I, I am he who comforts you; who are you that you are afraid of man who dies, of the son of man who is made like grass,and have forgotten the Lord, your Maker, who stretched out the heavens and laid the foundations of the earth, and you fear continually all the day because of the wrath of the oppressor, when he sets himself to destroy? And where is the wrath of the oppressor?

But you, dress yourself for work; arise, and say to them everything that I command you. Do not be dismayed by them, lest I dismay you before them.

and they set up false witnesses who said,“ This man never ceases to speak words against this holy place and the law,