Nave’s Topical Bible
Cowardice
52 Bible references
Sub-topics and passages
- General scriptures concerning
Leviticus 26:36-37; Deuteronomy 20:8; Deuteronomy 32:30; Joshua 7:5; Joshua 23:10; Judges 7:3; Job 15:24; Job 18:11; Proverbs 28:1; Proverbs 29:25; Isaiah 51:12-13; Galatians 6:12; 2 Timothy 4:16
See COURAGE
- INSTANCES OF
- Adam, in attempting to shift responsibility for his sin upon Eve
- Abraham, in calling his wife his sister
- Isaac, in calling his wife his sister
- Jacob, in flying from Laban
- Aaron, in yielding to the Israelites, when they demanded an Idol
- The ten spies
- The Israelites
- In fearing to attempt the conquest of Canaan
- In the battle with the people of Ai
- To meet Goliath
- To fight with the Philistines
- 20,000 Of Gideon's army
- Ephraimites
- Ephraimites and Manassehites
- Amoritish kings
- Canaanites
- Samuel, fearing to obey God's command to anoint a king in Saul's place
- David, in fleeing from Absalom
- Nicodemus, in coming to Jesus by night
- Joseph of Arimathaea, secretly a disciple
- Parents of the blind man, who was restored to sight
- Early converts among the rulers
- The disciples
- During the storm at sea
- When they saw Jesus walking on the sea
- When Jesus was apprehended
- Peter, in denying the Lord
Matthew 26:69-74; Mark 14:66-72; Luke 22:54-60; John 18:16-17,25,27
- Pilate, in condemning Jesus, through fear of the people
- Guards of the sepulcher of Jesus
- The Philippian jailer
- Peter and other Christians, at Antioch (of Syria)
Bible verses about “Cowardice”
The first verses cited, in the King James Version.
- Leviticus 26:36And upon them that are left alive of you I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies; and the sound of a shaken leaf shall chase them; and they shall flee, as fleeing from a sword; and they shall fall when none pursueth.
- Leviticus 26:37And they shall fall one upon another, as it were before a sword, when none pursueth: and ye shall have no power to stand before your enemies.
- Deuteronomy 20:8And the officers shall speak further unto the people, and they shall say, What man is there that is fearful and fainthearted? let him go and return unto his house, lest his brethren’s heart faint as well as his heart.
- Deuteronomy 32:30How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the Lord had shut them up?
- Joshua 7:5And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men: for they chased them from before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote them in the going down: wherefore the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.
- Joshua 23:10One man of you shall chase a thousand: for the Lord your God, he it is that fighteth for you, as he hath promised you.
- Judges 7:3Now therefore go to, proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, Whosoever is fearful and afraid, let him return and depart early from mount Gilead. And there returned of the people twenty and two thousand; and there remained ten thousand.
- Job 15:24Trouble and anguish shall make him afraid; they shall prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.
- Job 18:11Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall drive him to his feet.
- Proverbs 28:1The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.
- Proverbs 29:25The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe.
- Isaiah 51:12I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass;
- Isaiah 51:13And forgettest the Lord thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor?
- Galatians 6:12As many as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh, they constrain you to be circumcised; only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ.
- 2 Timothy 4:16At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge.
- Genesis 3:12And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.
- Genesis 12:11And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon:
- Genesis 12:12Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive.
- Genesis 12:13Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee.
- Genesis 12:14And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.
- Genesis 12:15The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh’s house.
- Genesis 12:16And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels.
- Genesis 12:17And the Lord plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram’s wife.
- Genesis 12:18And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What is this that thou hast done unto me? why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife?
- Genesis 12:19Why saidst thou, She is my sister? so I might have taken her to me to wife: now therefore behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way.
- Genesis 20:2And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
- Genesis 20:3But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man’s wife.
- Genesis 20:4But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?
- Genesis 20:5Said he not unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this.
- Genesis 20:6And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.
- Genesis 20:7Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine.
- Genesis 20:8Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were sore afraid.
- Genesis 20:9Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done.
- Genesis 20:10And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?
- Genesis 20:11And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife’s sake.
- Genesis 20:12And yet indeed she is my sister; she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.
- Genesis 26:7And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon.
- Genesis 26:8And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife.
- Genesis 26:9And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, of a surety she is thy wife: and how saidst thou, She is my sister? And Isaac said unto him, Because I said, Lest I die for her.
- Genesis 31:31And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Peradventure thou wouldest take by force thy daughters from me.