"Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty." — Exodus 1:20

Exodus 1:20 · KJV

“Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.”

— Exodus 1:20

And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women {are} not as the Egyptian women; for they {are} lively, and are delivered ere the midwives come in unto them.

Verse 21

And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.

Exodus 1 — Context

And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men children alive?

And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women {are} not as the Egyptian women; for they {are} lively, and are delivered ere the midwives come in unto them.

Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.

And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.

And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive.

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 8:12

Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his {days} be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him:

Isaiah 3:10

Say ye to the righteous, that {it shall be} well {with him}: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.

Proverbs 11:18

The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness {shall be} a sure reward.

Psalms 111:5

He hath given meat unto them that fear him: he will ever be mindful of his covenant. {meat: Heb. prey}

Hebrews 6:10

For God {is} not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

Exodus 1:12

But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel. {But...: Heb. And as they afflicted them, so they multiplied, etc}

Matthew 10:42

And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold {water} only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.

Exodus 1:7

And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.