Bible verses about "cowardice" | JuliaSmith

⁵ And the men of Ai will smite of them about thirty and six men; and they will pursue them before the gate, even to Shebarim; and they will smite them in going down, and the heart of the people will melt and will be as water.

⁵⁴ And having taken, they brought him into the house of the chief priest. And Peter followed him far off. ⁵⁵ And having kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, and they having sat down together, Peter sat down in the midst of them. ⁵⁶ And a certain young girl having seen him sitting by the light, and looked intently upon him, said, And this was with him. ⁵⁷ And he denied him, saying, Woman, I know him not. ⁵⁸ And after a little another having seen him, said, Thou art also of them. And Peter said, Man, I am not. ⁵⁹ And about the space of one hour a certain other assured himself, saying, Of a truth this also was with him: for he is a Galilean. ⁶⁰ And Peter said, Man, I know not what thou sayest. And immediately, he yet speaking, the cock uttered a sound.

¹¹ Happy are ye, when they shall upbraid you, and drive you out, and say every evil word against you, lying, for my sake. ¹² Rejoice and be transported with joy; for much your reward in the heavens for so they drove out the prophets which before you.

⁶⁶ And Peter being in the hall how, one of the chief priest's young girls comes: ⁶⁷ And seeing Peter warming himself, having looked upon him, she says, And thou wast with Jesus the Nazarene. ⁶⁸ And he denied, saying, I know not, neither understand what thou sayest. And he went forth without into the vestibule; and the cock uttered a sound. ⁶⁹ And the young girl seeing him again, began to say to, them standing by, That this is of them: and again he denied. ⁷⁰ And after a little, again they standing by said to Peter, Truly thou art of them: for thou art a Galilean, and thy speech is like. ⁷¹ And he began to anathematize and swear, That I know not this man of whom ye speak. ⁷² And of the second time the cock uttered a sound. And Peter remembered the word which Jesus spake to him, That before the cock utter a sound twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And throwing blame, he wept.

¹¹ And when Peter came to Antioch, I opposed him to the face, for he was to be rebuked. ¹² For before certain came from James, he ate with the nations: and when they came, he drew down, and separated himself, being afraid of them of the circumcision. ¹³ And the rest of the Jews also dissembled with him; so that Barnabas also was carried away with their dissimulation. ¹⁴ But when I saw that they went not upon the strait road according to the truth of the good news, I said to Peter before all, If thou, being a Jew, livest according to the nations, and not according to the Jews, why forcest thou the nations to live as the Jews?

²⁵ The fear of man will give a snare: and he trusting in Jehovah shall be exalted.

¹ The unjust fled and none pursuing, and the just shall be confident as the young lion.

⁷ For God gave not to us the spirit of timidity; but of power, and love, and of soundness of mind.

⁸ But to the cowardly, and unbelieving, and to the abominable, and murderers, and to fornicators, and charmers, and to idolaters, and to all the lying, their part in the lake burning with fire and sulphur: which is the second death,