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An unwillingness to act in a situation of danger or opposition, because of fear. Avoiding the source of one’s anxiety or fear, rather than dealing with it directly.
Jn 12:42-43 See also Jn 7:13; Jn 9:22-23 parents of the man born blind; Jn 19:38; Jn 20:19
Cowardice inhibits bad as well as good behaviour Mt 14:5; Mt 21:26,46
Cowardice leads to avoidance of the difficulty Mt 26:56 See also 1Sa 13:6-7 the Philistine threat; 1Sa 17:24 Goliath; 1Ki 19:2-3; Jnh 1:10; Mt 26:69-74 pp Mk 14:66-71 pp Lk 22:57-60 pp Jn 18:15-18 pp Jn 18:25-27; Lk 8:37 after the destruction of the pigs; Gal 2:12 Peter
Cowardice can spread within a group Dt 20:8 Caleb and the other spies: Nu 13:30-33; Jos 14:8
Jdg 7:2-3; Jer 38:4
In humbling disobedient people Lev 26:36-39; Isa 30:15-17
In routing the enemy Rahab and the Israelite spies: Jos 2:8-11,24
1Sa 14:15-16 the Philistines
Pr 29:25 See also Dt 1:27-31; Jdg 7:10-11; Ps 56:3-4; Isa 51:12-15; Lk 21:12-19 The Holy Spirit gave the disciples a supernatural boldness: Ac 4:5-10,13,29-31
Rev 21:8 Where cowardice meant rejecting the gospel and denying Jesus Christ.
5798 | betrayal |
8202 | boldness |
8219 | courage |
8712 | denial of Christ |
8754 | fear |
8839 | unfaithfulness |