Jos 9:24-25, Psa 84:10, Mat 15:26-27, Jam 4:8-10, 1Pe 5:6 | ESV | STEP | They answered Joshua , Because it was told to your servants for a certainty that the Lord your God had commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you—so we feared greatly for our lives because of you and did this thing .

m[See ver. 5 above]

Joshua 9:24-25

24 They answered Joshua, “Because it was told to your servants for a certainty that the Lord your God had ^acommanded his servant Moses to give you all the land and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you—so ^bwe feared greatly for our lives because of you and did this thing. 25 And now, behold, we are in your hand. Whatever seems good and right in your sight to do to us, do it.”

Psalms 84:10

10 For a day ^cin your courts is better
than a thousand elsewhere.
I would rather be ^da doorkeeper in the house of my God
than dwell in the tents of wickedness.

Matthew 15:26-27

26 And he answered, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and ^ethrow it to the dogs.” 27 She said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat ^fthe crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.”

James 4:8-10

8 ^gDraw near to God, and he will draw near to you. ^hCleanse your hands, you sinners, and ⁱpurify your hearts, ^jyou double-minded. 9 ^kBe wretched and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. 10 ^lHumble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.

1 Peter 5:6

6 ^mHumble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you,