As the Lord

2 Kings 5:16
But Elisha replied, "As surely as the LORD lives, before whom I stand, I will not accept it." And although Naaman urged him to accept it, he refused.

1 Kings 17:1
Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was among the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, "As surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, I stand before Him, and in these years there will be neither dew nor rain except at my word!"

1 Kings 18:15
Then Elijah said, "As surely as the LORD of Hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will present myself to Ahab today."

I regard

2 Chronicles 17:3-9
Now the LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he walked in the earlier ways of his father David. He did not seek out the Baals, . . .

2 Chronicles 19:3, 4
However, some good is found in you, for you have removed the Asherah poles from the land and have set your heart to seek God." . . .

Psalm 15:4
who despises the vile but honors those who fear the LORD, who does not revise a costly oath,

I would not look

1 Samuel 15:26-31
"I will not return with you, " Samuel replied. "For you have rejected the word of the LORD, and He has rejected you as king over Israel." . . .

1 Kings 14:5
But the LORD had said to Ahijah, "Behold, the wife of Jeroboam is coming to ask you about her son, for he is ill. You are to say such and such to her, because when she arrives, she will be disguised."

1 Kings 21:20
When Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him, "So you have found me out, my enemy." He replied, "I have found you out because you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the LORD.

Jeremiah 1:18
Now behold, this day I have made you a fortified city, an iron pillar, and bronze walls against the whole land--against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests, and the people of the land.

Daniel 5:17-23
In response, Daniel said to the king, "You may keep your gifts for yourself and give your rewards to someone else. Nevertheless, I will read the inscription for the king and interpret it for him. . . .

Matthew 22:16
They sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians. "Teacher, " they said, "we know that You are honest and that You teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You defer to no one, because You pay no attention to external appearance.