Gen 20:11 Abraham said, “I did it because I thought, ‘There is no fear of God at all in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.’
Exo 20:20 Moses said to the people, “Do not fear, for God has come to test you, that the fear of him may be before you, that you may not sin.”
Deu 2:25 This day I will begin to put the dread and fear of you on the peoples who are under the whole heaven, who shall hear the report of you and shall tremble and be in anguish because of you.’
2Sa 23:3 The God of Israel has spoken;
the Rock of Israel has said to me:
When one rules justly over men,
ruling in the fear of God,
the Rock of Israel has said to me:
When one rules justly over men,
ruling in the fear of God,
2Ch 19:9 And he charged them: “Thus you shall do in the fear of the Lord, in faithfulness, and with your whole heart:
Neh 5:9 So I said, “The thing that you are doing is not good. Ought you not to walk in the fear of our God to prevent the taunts of the nations our enemies?
Neh 5:15 The former governors who were before me laid heavy burdens on the people and took from them for their daily ration forty shekels of silver. Even their servants lorded it over the people. But I did not do so, because of the fear of God.
Job 4:6 Is not your fear of God your confidence,
and the integrity of your ways your hope?
and the integrity of your ways your hope?
Job 6:14 “He who withholds kindness from a friend
forsakes the fear of the Almighty.
forsakes the fear of the Almighty.
Job 15:4 But you are doing away with the fear of God
and hindering meditation before God.
and hindering meditation before God.
Job 22:4 Is it for your fear of him that he reproves you
and enters into judgment with you?
and enters into judgment with you?
Job 28:28 And he said to man,
‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom,
and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”
‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom,
and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”
Psa 2:11 Serve the Lord with fear,
and rejoice with trembling.
and rejoice with trembling.
Psa 5:7 But I, through the abundance of your steadfast love,
will enter your house.
I will bow down toward your holy temple
in the fear of you.
will enter your house.
I will bow down toward your holy temple
in the fear of you.
Psa 19:9 the fear of the Lord is clean,
enduring forever;
the rules of the Lord are true,
and righteous altogether.
enduring forever;
the rules of the Lord are true,
and righteous altogether.
Psa 34:11 Come, O children, listen to me;
I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
Psa 55:5 Fear and trembling come upon me,
and horror overwhelms me.
and horror overwhelms me.
Psa 90:11 Who considers the power of your anger,
and your wrath according to the fear of you?
and your wrath according to the fear of you?
Psa 111:10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
all those who practice it have a good understanding.
His praise endures forever!
all those who practice it have a good understanding.
His praise endures forever!
Psa 119:38 Confirm to your servant your promise,
that you may be feared.
that you may be feared.
Pro 1:7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
fools despise wisdom and instruction.
fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Pro 1:29 Because they hated knowledge
and did not choose the fear of the Lord,
and did not choose the fear of the Lord,
Pro 2:5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord
and find the knowledge of God.
and find the knowledge of God.
Pro 8:13 The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil.
Pride and arrogance and the way of evil
and perverted speech I hate.
Pride and arrogance and the way of evil
and perverted speech I hate.
Pro 9:10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,
and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.
and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.
Pro 10:27 The fear of the Lord prolongs life,
but the years of the wicked will be short.
but the years of the wicked will be short.
Pro 14:26 In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence,
and his children will have a refuge.
and his children will have a refuge.
Pro 14:27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life,
that one may turn away from the snares of death.
that one may turn away from the snares of death.
Pro 15:16 Better is a little with the fear of the Lord
than great treasure and trouble with it.
than great treasure and trouble with it.
Pro 15:33 The fear of the Lord is instruction in wisdom,
and humility comes before honor.
and humility comes before honor.
Pro 16:6 By steadfast love and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for,
and by the fear of the Lord one turns away from evil.
and by the fear of the Lord one turns away from evil.
Pro 19:23 The fear of the Lord leads to life,
and whoever has it rests satisfied;
he will not be visited by harm.
and whoever has it rests satisfied;
he will not be visited by harm.
Pro 22:4 The reward for humility and fear of the Lord
is riches and honor and life.
is riches and honor and life.
Pro 23:17 Let not your heart envy sinners,
but continue in the fear of the Lord all the day.
but continue in the fear of the Lord all the day.
Isa 7:25 And as for all the hills that used to be hoed with a hoe, you will not come there for fear of briers and thorns, but they will become a place where cattle are let loose and where sheep tread.
Isa 11:2 And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him,
the Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
the Spirit of counsel and might,
the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.
the Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
the Spirit of counsel and might,
the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.
Isa 11:3 And his delight shall be in the fear of the Lord.
He shall not judge by what his eyes see,
or decide disputes by what his ears hear,
He shall not judge by what his eyes see,
or decide disputes by what his ears hear,
Isa 29:13 And the Lord said:
“Because this people draw near with their mouth
and honor me with their lips,
while their hearts are far from me,
and their fear of me is a commandment taught by men,
“Because this people draw near with their mouth
and honor me with their lips,
while their hearts are far from me,
and their fear of me is a commandment taught by men,
Isa 33:6 and he will be the stability of your times,
abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge;
the fear of the Lord is Zion’s treasure.
abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge;
the fear of the Lord is Zion’s treasure.
Isa 63:17 O Lord, why do you make us wander from your ways
and harden our heart, so that we fear you not?
Return for the sake of your servants,
the tribes of your heritage.
and harden our heart, so that we fear you not?
Return for the sake of your servants,
the tribes of your heritage.
Jer 32:40 I will make with them an everlasting covenant, that I will not turn away from doing good to them. And I will put the fear of me in their hearts, that they may not turn from me.
Eze 1:18 And their rims were tall and awesome, and the rims of all four were full of eyes all around.
Eze 30:13 “Thus says the Lord God: “I will destroy the idols
and put an end to the images in Memphis;
there shall no longer be a prince from the land of Egypt;
so I will put fear in the land of Egypt.
and put an end to the images in Memphis;
there shall no longer be a prince from the land of Egypt;
so I will put fear in the land of Egypt.
Jon 1:10 Then the men were exceedingly afraid and said to him, “What is this that you have done!” For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the Lord, because he had told them.
Jon 1:16 Then the men feared the Lord exceedingly, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows.
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