Exodus 1:20

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So God was good to the midwives, and the people multiplied and became very numerous.

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  • Exod 1:12 : 12 Yet, the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and spread; so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites.
  • Eccl 8:12 : 12 Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and lives a long time, I know that it will be well with those who fear God, who honor Him.
  • Isa 3:10 : 10 Tell the righteous that it will go well for them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds.
  • Prov 11:18 : 18 The wicked person earns deceptive wages, but the one who sows righteousness receives a sure reward.
  • Heb 6:10 : 10 For God is not unjust to forget your work and the love you have shown for His name, having served and continuing to serve the saints.
  • Exod 1:7 : 7 But the Israelites were fruitful, multiplied greatly, increased in number, and became exceedingly strong, so that the land was filled with them.
  • Prov 19:17 : 17 Whoever is gracious to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will repay him for his good deed.
  • Matt 10:42 : 42 And whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is a disciple—truly I tell you, he will by no means lose his reward.
  • Matt 25:40 : 40 The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, to the extent that you did it for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did it for me.’
  • Luke 1:50 : 50 His mercy is for those who fear Him from generation to generation.
  • Ps 41:1-2 : 1 For the director of music, a psalm of David. 2 Blessed is the one who considers the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the time of trouble.
  • Ps 61:5 : 5 Let me dwell in Your tent forever; let me take refuge in the shelter of Your wings. Selah.
  • Ps 85:9 : 9 I will listen to what God the LORD says; he promises peace to his people, his faithful ones, but let them not return to folly.
  • Ps 103:11 : 11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His love for those who fear Him.
  • Ps 111:5 : 5 He provides food for those who fear Him; He remembers His covenant forever.
  • Ps 145:19 : 19 He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Exod 1:21-22
    2 verses
    87%

    21And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families of their own.

    22Then Pharaoh commanded all his people, "Every boy that is born you must throw into the Nile, but let every girl live.

  • Exod 1:15-19
    5 verses
    83%

    15The king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, whose names were Shiphrah and Puah,

    16"When you help the Hebrew women give birth and observe them on the birthing stools, if it is a boy, kill him; but if it is a girl, let her live."

    17The midwives, however, feared God and did not obey the king of Egypt's command; they let the boys live.

    18So the king of Egypt summoned the midwives and asked them, "Why have you done this and allowed the boys to live?"

    19The midwives answered Pharaoh, "The Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women; they are vigorous and give birth before the midwives arrive."

  • Exod 1:7-13
    7 verses
    75%

    7But the Israelites were fruitful, multiplied greatly, increased in number, and became exceedingly strong, so that the land was filled with them.

    8Then a new king, who did not know about Joseph, arose to power in Egypt.

    9He said to his people, "Look, the people of Israel have become too numerous and too powerful for us.

    10Come, let us deal shrewdly with them; otherwise, they will multiply further, and in the event of war, they may join our enemies, fight against us, and leave the country."

    11So they appointed taskmasters over them to oppress them with forced labor. They built supply cities for Pharaoh—Pithom and Rameses.

    12Yet, the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and spread; so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites.

    13The Egyptians forced the Israelites to work as slaves.

  • Ps 105:24
    72%

    24The LORD made his people very fruitful and made them stronger than their adversaries.

  • Exod 11:3
    72%

    3The LORD gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover, the man Moses was highly regarded in the land of Egypt by Pharaoh's officials and by the people.

  • Acts 7:17
    69%

    17As the time drew near for God to fulfill the promise He had made to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt.

  • Acts 7:19-21
    3 verses
    69%

    19This king dealt deceitfully with our people and oppressed our ancestors by forcing them to abandon their infants, so they would not survive.

    20At that time, Moses was born, and he was beautiful in God's sight. He was cared for in his father's house for three months.

    21When he was abandoned, Pharaoh's daughter adopted him and brought him up as her own son.

  • Exod 12:36
    68%

    36The LORD had made the Egyptians favorably disposed toward the people, and they gave them what they asked for; so they plundered the Egyptians.

  • Exod 2:2
    68%

    2The woman became pregnant and gave birth to a son. When she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him for three months.

  • Exod 2:23-25
    3 verses
    68%

    23During that long period, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned under their slavery and cried out, and their cry for help because of their slavery rose up to God.

    24God heard their groaning, and He remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

    25God saw the Israelites, and He knew their situation.

  • Gen 12:15
    68%

    15Pharaoh's officials saw her and praised her to Pharaoh, and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's palace.

  • Gen 47:27
    67%

    27Now Israel settled in the land of Egypt, in the region of Goshen. They gained property there, were fruitful, and greatly multiplied in number.

  • Exod 18:9-10
    2 verses
    67%

    9Jethro rejoiced over all the good things the LORD had done for Israel, delivering them from the hand of the Egyptians.

    10Jethro said, 'Blessed be the LORD, who delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the hand of Pharaoh, and who rescued the people from under the hand of Egypt.'

  • Exod 3:21
    67%

    21And I will grant this people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so that when you leave, you will not go empty-handed.

  • Exod 2:9
    67%

    9Pharaoh's daughter said to her, 'Take this child and nurse him for me, and I will pay you.' So the woman took the child and nursed him.

  • Gen 1:22
    67%

    22God blessed them and said, 'Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth.'

  • Gen 20:17-18
    2 verses
    67%

    17Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female servants, so they could bear children again.

    18For the LORD had completely closed every womb in Abimelech's household because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.

  • Exod 5:20-21
    2 verses
    67%

    20When they left Pharaoh, they found Moses and Aaron waiting to meet them,

    21They said to them, "May the Lord see and judge you, because you have made us obnoxious in the eyes of Pharaoh and his officials and have put a sword in their hand to kill us."

  • Acts 7:10
    67%

    10God rescued him from all his troubles, and He granted him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler over Egypt and all his household.

  • Deut 1:10
    67%

    10The LORD your God has multiplied you, and now you are as numerous as the stars in the sky.

  • Ps 105:38
    67%

    38Egypt was glad when they departed, for dread of them had fallen upon them.

  • Gen 50:20
    67%

    20You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done—the saving of many lives.

  • Exod 2:15
    66%

    15When Pharaoh heard about this, he tried to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and went to live in the land of Midian, where he sat down by a well.