Genesis 12:12-13

12and when the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ Then they awill kill me, but they will let you live. 13Say you are my sister, that it may go well with me because of you, and that my life may be spared for your sake.”

Genesis 26:7

7When the men of the place asked him about his wife, bhe said, “She is my sister,” for che feared to say, “My wife,” thinking, “lest the men of the place should kill me because of Rebekah,” because dshe was attractive in appearance.

Proverbs 29:25

25 eThe fear of man lays a snare,
but whoever trusts in the Lord is safe.

1 Corinthians 1:19-20

19For it is written,

f“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,
and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.”
20 gWhere is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? hHas not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
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