Topic
Cowardice
59 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
These works date from 1896 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Genesis 3:12Nave INSTANCES OF — Adam, in attempting to shift responsibility for his sin upon Eve
And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.
- Genesis 12:11–19Nave INSTANCES OF — Abraham, in calling his wife his sister
And 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: Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This is…
- Genesis 20:2–12Nave INSTANCES OF — Abraham, in calling his wife his sister
And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah. But 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…
- Genesis 26:7–9Nave INSTANCES OF — Isaac, in calling his wife his sister
And 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. And it came to pass, when he had been…
- Genesis 31:31Nave INSTANCES OF — Jacob, in flying from Laban
And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Peradventure thou wouldest take by force thy daughters from me.
- Exodus 32:22–24Nave INSTANCES OF — Aaron, in yielding to the Israelites, when they demanded an idol
And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are set on mischief. For they said unto me, Make us gods, which shall go before us: for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot…
- Leviticus 26:36Nave General scriptures concerning
And 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 26:37Nave General scriptures concerning
And 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.
- Numbers 13:28Nave INSTANCES OF — The ten spies
Nevertheless the people be strong that dwell in the land, and the cities are walled, and very great: and moreover we saw the children of Anak there.
- Numbers 13:31–33Nave INSTANCES OF — The ten spies
But the men that went up with him said, We be not able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we. And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had searched unto the children of Israel, saying, The land, through which we have…
- Numbers 14:1–5Nave In fearing to attempt the conquest of Canaan
And all the congregation lifted up their voice, and cried; and the people wept that night. And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would God that we had died in the land of Egypt!…
- Deuteronomy 1:26–28Nave In fearing to attempt the conquest of Canaan
Notwithstanding ye would not go up, but rebelled against the commandment of the LORD your God: And ye murmured in your tents, and said, Because the LORD hated us, he hath brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand of the…
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- Deuteronomy 20:8 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Deuteronomy 32:30 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Joshua 2:11 Nave To fight with the Philistines — Canaanites
- Joshua 5:1 Nave To fight with the Philistines — Canaanites
- Joshua 7:5 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Joshua 10:16 Nave To fight with the Philistines — Amoritish kings
- Joshua 17:14–18 Nave To fight with the Philistines — Ephraimites and Manassehites
- Joshua 23:10 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Judges 7:3 Nave General scriptures concerning
- 1 Samuel 13:6 Nave To fight with the Philistines
- 1 Samuel 13:7 Nave To fight with the Philistines
- 1 Samuel 16:2 Nave To fight with the Philistines — Samuel, fearing to obey God's command to anoint a king in Saul's place
- 1 Samuel 17:24 Nave To meet Goliath
- 2 Samuel 15:13–17 Nave To fight with the Philistines — David, in fleeing from Absalom
- Job 15:24 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Job 18:11 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Psalms 78:9 Nave To fight with the Philistines — Ephraimites
- Proverbs 28:1 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Proverbs 29:25 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Isaiah 51:12 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Isaiah 51:13 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Matthew 8:26 Nave During the storm at sea
- Matthew 14:25 Nave When they saw Jesus walking on the sea
- Matthew 26:56 Nave When Jesus was apprehended
- Matthew 26:69–74 Nave When Jesus was apprehended — Peter, in denying the Lord
- Matthew 28:4 Nave When Jesus was apprehended — Guards of the sepulcher of Jesus
- Mark 4:38 Nave During the storm at sea
- Mark 6:50 Nave When they saw Jesus walking on the sea
- Mark 14:66–72 Nave When Jesus was apprehended — Peter, in denying the Lord
- Luke 8:25 Nave During the storm at sea
- Luke 22:54–60 Nave When Jesus was apprehended — Peter, in denying the Lord
- John 3:1 Nave To fight with the Philistines — Nicodemus, in coming to Jesus by night
- John 3:2 Nave To fight with the Philistines — Nicodemus, in coming to Jesus by night
- John 6:19 Nave When they saw Jesus walking on the sea
- John 9:22 Nave To fight with the Philistines — Parents of the blind man, who was restored to sight
- John 12:42 Nave To fight with the Philistines — Early converts among the rulers
- John 12:43 Nave To fight with the Philistines — Early converts among the rulers
- John 18:16 Nave When Jesus was apprehended — Peter, in denying the Lord
- John 18:17 Nave When Jesus was apprehended — Peter, in denying the Lord
- John 18:25 Nave When Jesus was apprehended — Peter, in denying the Lord
- John 18:27 Nave When Jesus was apprehended — Peter, in denying the Lord
- John 19:12–16 Nave When Jesus was apprehended — Pilate, in condemning Jesus, through fear of the people
- John 19:38 Nave To fight with the Philistines — Joseph of Arimathaea, secretly a disciple
- Acts 16:27 Nave When Jesus was apprehended — The Philippian jailer
- Galatians 2:11–14 Nave When Jesus was apprehended — Peter and other Christians, at Antioch (of Syria)
- Galatians 6:12 Nave General scriptures concerning
- 2 Timothy 4:16 Nave General scriptures concerning
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 61 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → General scriptures concerning Le 26:36,37; De 20:8; 32:30; Jos 7:5; 23:10; Jud 7:3; Job 15:24; 18:11; Pr 28:1; 29:25; Isa 51:12,13; Ga 6:12; 2Ti 4:16
- → See COURAGE
- → INSTANCES OF
- Adam, in attempting to shift responsibility for his sin upon Eve Ge 3:12
- Abraham, in calling his wife his sister Ge 12:11-19; 20:2-12
- Isaac, in calling his wife his sister Ge 26:7-9
- Jacob, in flying from Laban Ge 31:31
- Aaron, in yielding to the Israelites, when they demanded an idol Ex 32:22-24
- The ten spies Nu 13:28,31-33
- The Israelites
- In fearing to attempt the conquest of Canaan Nu 14:1-5; De 1:26-28
- In the battle with the people of Ai Jos 7:5
- To meet Goliath 1Sa 17:24
- To fight with the Philistines 1Sa 13:6,7
- 20,000 Of Gideon's army Jud 7:3
- Ephraimites Ps 78:9
- Ephraimites and Manassehites Jos 17:14-18
- Amoritish kings Jos 10:16
- Canaanites Jos 2:11; 5:1
- Samuel, fearing to obey God's command to anoint a king in Saul's place 1Sa 16:2
- David, in fleeing from Absalom 2Sa 15:13-17
- Nicodemus, in coming to Jesus by night Joh 3:1,2
- Joseph of Arimathaea, secretly a disciple Joh 19:38
- Parents of the blind man, who was restored to sight Joh 9:22
- Early converts among the rulers Joh 12:42,43
- The disciples
- During the storm at sea Mt 8:26; Mr 4:38; Lu 8:25
- When they saw Jesus walking on the sea Mt 14:25; Mr 6:50; Joh 6:19
- When Jesus was apprehended Mt 26:56
- Peter, in denying the Lord Mt 26:69-74; Mr 14:66-72; Lu 22:54-60; Joh 18:16,17,25,27
- Pilate, in condemning Jesus, through fear of the people Joh 19:12-16
- Guards of the sepulcher of Jesus Mt 28:4
- The Philippian jailer Ac 16:27
- Peter and other Christians, at Antioch (of Syria) Ga 2:11-14
Texts: Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.