Genesis 20:16
And to Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand [pieces] of silver; behold, let that be to thee a covering of the eyes, in respect of all that are with thee, and with all; and she was reproved.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
15And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it is good in thine eyes.
Cross References
Genesis 20:5Did he not say to me, She is my sister? and she, even she said, He is my brother. In the integrity of my heart and in the innocency of my hands have I done this.
Genesis 26:11And Abimelech charged all the people, saying, He that touches this man or his wife shall certainly be put to death.
Proverbs 9:8Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee; reprove a wise [man], and he will love thee.
Proverbs 25:12An ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, is a wise reprover upon an attentive ear.
Jonah 1:6And the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, sleeper? arise, call upon thy God; perhaps God will think upon us, that we perish not.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 20:15-18
14 And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife. 15 And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee. 16 And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, he is to thee a covering of the eyes, unto all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was reproved. 17 So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his… Read the whole commentary →