Bible Verses About Fear of God
Bible verses about Fear of God
Discover what the Bible says about fear of god.
Each verse has been chosen for its relevance and insight into this important biblical topic.
Most Helpful Verses
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The fear of the Lord tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.
Blessed is every one that feareth the Lord; that walketh in his ways.
Praise ye the Lord. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.
Scripture Passages
Let all the earth fear the Lord: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.
God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him.
God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.
Who knoweth the power of thine anger? even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath.
For the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.
The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:
Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.
But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.
The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.
At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.
There is no fear of God before their eyes.
And Abraham said, Because I thought, surely the fear of God [is] not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake.
The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spoke to me, He that ruleth over men [must be] just, ruling in the fear of God.
And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of [those] countries, when they had heard that the LORD fought against the enemies of Israel.
But the former governors, that [had been] before me were chargeable to the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, besides forty shekels of silver; yes, even their servants bore rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.
Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.
There shall no man be able to stand before you: [for] the LORD your God shall lay the fear of you, and the dread of you upon all the land that ye shall tread upon, as he hath said to you.
Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he [it is] that doth go with thee, he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and have declared [it]? ye [are] even my witnesses. Is there a God besides me? verily [there is] no God; I know not [any].
They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth: they shall be afraid of the LORD our God, and shall fear because of thee.
And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to-day.
And there came a fear on all: and they glorified God, saying, That a great prophet hath risen among us; and, That God hath visited his people.
And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;
But the other answering, rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?
And the angel said to her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favor with God.
And God heard the voice of the lad: and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said to her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he [is].
And the LORD appeared to him the same night, and said, I [am] the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I [am] with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake.
Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac had been with me, surely thou hadst now sent me away empty. God hath seen my affliction, and the labor of my hands, and rebuked [thee] yesternight.
The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob swore by the fear of his father Isaac.
And he said, Peace [be] to you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks: I had your money. And he brought Simeon out to them.
And he said, I [am] God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation:
Moreover, thou shalt provide out of all the people, able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place [such] over them [to be] rulers of thousands, [and] rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:
And Moses said to the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.
Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honor the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I [am] the LORD.
Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling-block before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I [am] the LORD.
Ye shall not therefore oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I [am] the LORD your God.
Behold, the LORD thy God hath set the land before thee: go up [and] possess [it], as the LORD God of thy fathers hath said to thee; fear not, neither be discouraged.
[Specially] the day that thou stoodest before the LORD thy God in Horeb, when the LORD said to me, Assemble the people to me, and I will make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they shall live upon the earth, and [that] they may teach their children.