51 Bible Verses about Fearing God
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The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,
And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
Fools despise wisdom and instruction.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
A good understanding have all those who do His commandments;
His praise endures forever.
“And to man He said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom;
And to depart from evil is understanding.’”
In the fear of the Lord there is strong confidence,
And his children will have refuge.
The fear of the Lord leads to life,
So that one may sleep satisfied, untouched by evil.
The conclusion, when all has been heard, is: fear God and keep His commandments, because this applies to every person.
My son, fear the Lord and the king;
Do not associate with those who are given to change,
The Spirit of the Lord will rest on Him,
The spirit of wisdom and understanding,
The spirit of counsel and strength,
The spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.
Honor all people, love the brotherhood, fear God, honor the king.
The fear of man brings a snare,
But he who trusts in the Lord will be exalted.
Let all the earth fear the Lord;
Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.
“The fear of the Lord is to hate evil;
Pride and arrogance and the evil way
And the perverted mouth, I hate.
Because they hated knowledge
And did not choose the fear of the Lord.
Then those who feared the Lord spoke to one another, and the Lord gave attention and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before Him for those who fear the Lord and who esteem His name.
“The God of Israel said,
The Rock of Israel spoke to me,
‘He who rules over men righteously,
Who rules in the fear of God,
He will not fear evil tidings;
His heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord.
But the other answered, and rebuking him said, “Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation?
‘Do not fear, for I am with you;
Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you, surely I will help you,
Surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’
But it will not be well for the evil man and he will not lengthen his days like a shadow, because he does not fear God.
Do not fear those who kill the body but are unable to kill the soul; but rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
If you address as Father the One who impartially judges according to each one’s work, conduct yourselves in fear during the time of your stay on earth;
And the dread of God was on all the kingdoms of the lands when they heard that the Lord had fought against the enemies of Israel.
O fear the Lord, you His saints;
For to those who fear Him there is no want.
So you shall not wrong one another, but you shall fear your God; for I am the Lord your God.
And He will delight in the fear of the Lord,
And He will not judge by what His eyes see,
Nor make a decision by what His ears hear;
Only fear the Lord and serve Him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things He has done for you.
and be subject to one another in the fear of Christ.
God will hear and answer them—
Even the one who sits enthroned from of old— Selah.
With whom there is no change,
And who do not fear God.
For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline.
And He will be the stability of your times,
A wealth of salvation, wisdom and knowledge;
The fear of the Lord is his treasure.
Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid; for God has come in order to test you, and in order that the fear of Him may remain with you, so that you may not sin.”
saying, “In a certain city there was a judge who did not fear God and did not respect man.
Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain,
But a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised.
so that we confidently say,
“The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid.
What will man do to me?”
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After being baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened, and
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