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Acts 25:9
But Festus, desiring to get the approval of the Jews, said to Paul, Will you go up to Jerusalem, and be judged before me there in connection with these things?

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Acts 24:27
But after two years Porcius Festus took the place of Felix, who, desiring to have the approval of the Jews, kept Paul in chains.

Proverbs 29:25
The fear of man is a cause of danger: but whoever puts his faith in the Lord will have a safe place on high.

John 12:43
For the praise of men was dearer to them than the approval of God.

Mark 15:15
And Pilate, desiring to do what was pleasing to the people, let Barabbas go free, and gave up Jesus, when he had been whipped, to be put to death on the cross.

Acts 26:32
And Agrippa said to Festus, This man might have been made free, if he had not put his cause before Caesar.

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Acts 12:1
Now, about that time, Herod the king made cruel attacks on the Christians.

Acts 12:2
And he put James, the brother of John, to death with the sword.

Acts 12:3
And when he saw that this was pleasing to the Jews he went on to take Peter in addition. This was at the time of the feast of unleavened bread.

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Matthew 27:15
Now at the feast it was the way for the ruler to let free to the people one prisoner, at their selection.

Mark 15:6
Now at the feast every year he let one prisoner go free at their request.

John 18:39
But every year you make a request to me to let a prisoner go free at the Passover. Is it your desire that I let the King of the Jews go free?

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Galatians 1:10
Am I now using arguments to men, or God? or is it my desire to give men pleasure? if I was still pleasing men, I would not be a servant of Christ.

Ephesians 6:6
Not only under your master's eye, as pleasers of men; but as servants of Christ, doing the pleasure of God from the heart;

Colossians 3:22
Servants, in all things do the orders of your natural masters; not only when their eyes are on you, as pleasers of men, but with all your heart, fearing the Lord:

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