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.

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.

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.

If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn’t do it, it is sin for them. (niv)

They said,“ Come, let’s make plans against Jeremiah; for the teaching of the law by the priest will not cease, nor will counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophets. So come, let’s attack him with our tongues and pay no attention to anything he says.” (niv)

I hear many whispering,“ Terror on every side! Denounce him! Let’s denounce him!” All my friends are waiting for me to slip, saying,“ Perhaps he will be deceived; then we will prevail over him and take our revenge on him.” (niv)

Those who flatter their neighbors are spreading nets for their feet. (niv)

in which was written:“ It is reported among the nations— and Geshem says it is true— that you and the Jews are plotting to revolt, and therefore you are building the wall. Moreover, according to these reports you are about to become their king (niv)

So I counsel younger widows to marry, to have children, to manage their homes and to give the enemy no opportunity for slander. (niv)

and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned, so that those who oppose you may be ashamed because they have nothing bad to say about us. (niv)

And you, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not be afraid, though briers and thorns are all around you and you live among scorpions. Do not be afraid of what they say or be terrified by them, though they are a rebellious people. (niv)

“ Hear me, you who know what is right, you people who have taken my instruction to heart: Do not fear the reproach of mere mortals or be terrified by their insults. (niv)

“ Now, son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people who prophesy out of their own imagination. Prophesy against themand say,‘ This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Woe to the women who sew magic charms on all their wrists and make veils of various lengths for their heads in order to ensnare people. Will you ensnare the lives of my people but preserve your own?You have profaned me among my people for a few handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. By lying to my people, who listen to lies, you have killed those who should not have died and have spared those who should not live.“‘ Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am against your magic charms with which you ensnare people like birds and I will tear them from your arms; I will set free the people that you ensnare like birds.I will tear off your veils and save my people from your hands, and they will no longer fall prey to your power. Then you will know that I am the Lord.Because you disheartened the righteous with your lies, when I had brought them no grief, and because you encouraged the wicked not to turn from their evil ways and so save their lives,therefore you will no longer see false visions or practice divination. I will save my people from your hands. And then you will know that I am the Lord.’” (niv)

A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold. (niv)

A good name is better than fine perfume, and the day of death better than the day of birth. (niv)

But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars— they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.” (niv)

And I will keep on doing what I am doing in order to cut the ground from under those who want an opportunity to be considered equal with us in the things they boast about. (niv)

For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self- discipline. (niv)

Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell. (niv)

At this, the administrators and the satraps tried to find grounds for charges against Daniel in his conduct of government affairs, but they were unable to do so. They could find no corruption in him, because he was trustworthy and neither corrupt nor negligent.Finally these men said,“ We will never find any basis for charges against this man Daniel unless it has something to do with the law of his God.” (niv)

Then the Pharisees went out and laid plans to trap him in his words. (niv)

“ Whom have you so dreaded and feared that you have not been true to me, and have neither remembered me nor taken this to heart? Is it not because I have long been silent that you do not fear me? (niv)

The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for false evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death. (niv)

“ I, even I, am he who comforts you. Who are you that you fear mere mortals, human beings who are but grass,that you forget the Lord your Maker, who stretches out the heavens and who lays the foundations of the earth, that you live in constant terror every day because of the wrath of the oppressor, who is bent on destruction? For where is the wrath of the oppressor? (niv)

“ Get yourself ready! Stand up and say to them whatever I command you. Do not be terrified by them, or I will terrify you before them. (niv)

They produced false witnesses, who testified,“ This fellow never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law. (niv)