THE FEAR OF THE LORD

GENESIS 20:11 NKJV
     And Abraham said, "Because I thought, surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will kill me on account of my wife.

GENESIS 22:12 NKJV
     And He said, "Do not lay your hand on the lad, or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not with held your son, your only son, from Me."

GENESIS 42:18 NKJV
     Then Joseph said to them the third day, "Do this and live, for I fear God:

EXODUS 1:17,21 NKJV
     But the midwives feared God, and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded
them, but saved the male child alive.
21   And so it was, because the midwives feared God, that He provided households for them.

EXODUS 9:20 NKJV
     He who feared the word of the Lord among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his livestock flee to the houses.

EXODUS 9:30 NKJV
     "But as for you and your servants, I know that you will not yet fear the Lord God."

EXODUS 14:31 NKJV
     Thus Israel saw the great work which the Lord had done in Egypt; so the people feared the Lord, and believed the Lord and His servant Moses.

EXODUS 18:21 NKJV
     "Moreover you shall select from all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

EXODUS 20:20 NKJV
     And Moses said to the people, "Do not fear; for God has come to test you, and that His fear may be before you, so that you may not sin."

EXODUS 23:27 NKJV
     "I will send My fear before you, I will cause confusion among all the people to whom you come, and will make all your enemies turn their backs to you.

LEVITICUS 19:14 NKJV
     'You shall not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but shall fear your God: I am the Lord.

LEVITICUS 19:32 NKJV
     'You shall rise before the gray headed and honor the presence of an old man, and fear your God: I am the Lord.

LEVITICUS 25:17 NKJV
     'Therefore you shall not oppress one another, but you shall fear your God; for I am the Lord your God.

LEVITICUS 25:36 NKJV
     'Take no usury or interest from him; but fear your God, that your brother may live with you.

LEVITICUS 25:43 NKJV
    'You shall not rule over him with rigor, but your shall fear your God.

DEUTERONOMY 4:10 NKJV
     "especially concerning the day you stood before the Lord your God in Horeb, when the Lord said to me, 'Gather the people to Me, and I will let them hear My words, that they may learn to fear Me all the days they live on the earth, and that they may teach their children.'

DEUTERONOMY 4:29 NKJV
     'Oh, that they had such a heart in them that they would fear Me and always keep all My commandments, that it might be well with them and with their children forever!

DEUTERONOMY 6:2 NKJV
     "that you may fear the Lord your God, to keep all His statutes and His commandments which I command you, you and your son and your grandson, all the days of your life, and that your days may be prolonged.

DEUTERONOMY 6:13 NKJV
     "You shall fear the Lord your God and serve Him, and shall take oaths in His name.

DEUTERONOMY 6:24 NKJV
     'And the Lord commanded us to observe all these statutes, to fear the Lord our God, for our good always, that He might preserve us alive, as it is this day.

DEUTERONOMY 7:21 KJV
     Thou shalt not be affrighted at them: for the Lord thy God is among you, a
mighty god and terrible.

DEUTERONOMY 8:6 NKJV
     "Therefore you shall keep the commandments of the Lord your God, to walk in His ways and to fear Him.

DEUTERONOMY 10:12 NKJV
     "And now, Israel, what does the Lord God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways and to love Him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul,

DEUTERONOMY 10:17 KJV
     For the Lord your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward:

DEUTERONOMY 10:20 NKJV
     "You shall fear the Lord your God; you shall serve Him, and to Him you shall hold fast, and take oaths in His name.

DEUTERONOMY 13:4 NKJV
     "You shall walk after the Lord your God and fear Him, and keep His commandments and obey His voice, and you shall serve Him and hold fast to Him.

DEUTERONOMY 14:23 NKJV
     "And you shall eat before the Lord your God, in the place where He chooses to make His name abide, the tithe of your grain and your new wine and your oil, of the firstlings of your herds and your flocks, that you may learn to fear the Lord your God always.

DEUTERONOMY 17:19 NKJV
     "And it shall be with him, and he shall read it all the days of his life, that he may learn to fear the Lord his God and be careful to observe all the words of this law and these statutes,

DEUTERONOMY 25:18 NKJV
     "how he met you on the way and attacked your rear ranks, all the stragglers at your rear, when you were tired and weary; and he did not fear God.

DEUTERONOMY 28:58 NKJV
     "If you do not carefully observe all the words of this law that are written in this book, that you may fear this glorious and awesome name, THE LORD YOUR GOD,

DEUTERONOMY 31:12-13 NKJV
12   "Gather the people together, men and women and little ones, and the stranger who is within your gates, that they may hear and that they may learn to
fear the Lord your God and carefully observe all the words of this law,
13   "and that their children, who have not known it, may hear and learn to fear the Lord your God as long as you live in the land which you cross the Jordan to possess."

JOSHUA 4:24 NKJV
     "that all the peoples of the earth may know the hand of the Lord, that it is mighty, that you may fear the Lord your God forever."

JOSHUA 22:24-25 NKJV
24   "But we have done it for fear, for a reason, saying, 'In time to come your
descendants may speak to our descendants, saying, "What have you to do with the
Lord God of Israel?
25   "For the Lord has made the Jordan a border between you and us, you children of Rueben and children of Gad. You have no part in the Lord." So your descendants would make our descendants cease fearing the Lord.'

JOSHUA 24:14 NKJV
     "Now therefore, fear the Lord, serve Him in sincerity and in truth, and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the River and in Egypt. Serve the Lord!

1 SAMUEL 12:14 NKJV
     "If you fear the Lord and serve Him and obey His voice, and do not rebel against the commandment of the Lord, then both you and the king who reigns over
you will continue following the Lord your God.

1 SAMUEL 12:18 NKJV
     So Samuel called to the Lord, and the Lord sent thunder and rain that day; and all the people greatly feared the Lord and Samuel.

1 SAMUEL 12:24 NKJV
     "Only fear the Lord, and serve Him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things He has done for you.

2 SAMUEL 23:3 NKJV
     The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spoke to me: 'He who rules over men must be just, Ruling in the fear of God.

1 KINGS 8:40 NKJV
     "that they may fear You all the days that they live in the land which You gave to our fathers.

1 KINGS 8:43 NKJV
     "hear in heaven Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You, that all peoples of the earth may know Your name and fear You, as do Your people Israel, and that they may know that this temple which I have built is called by Your name.

1 KINGS 18:3 NKJV
     And Ahab had called Obadiah, who was in charge of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the Lord greatly.

1 KINGS 18:12 NKJV
     "And it came to pass, as soon as I am gone from you, that the Spirit of the Lord will carry you to a place I do not know; so when I go and tell Ahab, and he cannot find you, he will kill me. But I your servant have feared the Lord from my youth.

2 KINGS 4:1 NKJV
     A certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, saying, "Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant
feared the Lord. And the creditor is coming to take my two sons to be his slaves."

2 KINGS 17:28 NKJV
     Then one of the priests whom they carried away from Samaria came and dwelt in Bethel, and taught them how they should fear the Lord.

2 KINGS 17:25-41 NKJV
25   ..., that they did not fear the Lord;...
28   Then one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and dwelt in Bethel, and taught them how they should fear the Lord.
32   So they feared the Lord,...
33   They feared the Lord,...
34   ...they do not fear the Lord,...
36   "but the Lord, who brought you up from the land of Egypt with great power and an outstretched arm, Him you shall fear, Him you shall worship, and to Him you shall offer sacrifice.
39   "But the Lord your God you shall fear; and He will deliver you from the hand of all your enemies."
41   So these nations feared the Lord,...

1 CHRONICLES 16:25 NKJV
     For the Lord is great and greatly to be praised; He is also to be feared above all gods.

2 CHRONICLES 6:31 NKJV
     "that they may fear You, to walk in Your ways as long as they live in the land which You gave to our fathers.

2 CHRONICLES 6:33 NKJV
     "then hear from heaven Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You, that all people of the earth may know Your name and fear You, as do Your people Israel, and that they may know that this temple which I have built is called by Your name.

2 CHRONICLES 14:14 NKJV
     Then they defeated all the cities around Gerar, for the fear of the Lord came upon them; and they plundered all the cities, for there was exceedingly much spoil in them.

2 CHRONICLES 17:10 NKJV
     And the fear of the Lord fell on all the kingdoms of the lands that were around Judah, so that they did not make war against Jehoshaphat.

2 CHRONICLES 19:7 NKJV
     "Now therefore, let the fear of the Lord be upon you; take care and do it, for there is no iniquity with the Lord our God, no partiality, nor taking of bribes."

2 CHRONICLES 19:9 NKJV
     And he commanded them, saying, "Thus you shall act in the fear of the Lord, faithfully and with a loyal heart:

2 CHRONICLES 20:29 NKJV
     And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of those countries when they heard that the Lord had fought against the enemies of Israel.

NEHEMIAH 1:5 KJV
     And said, I beseech thee, O Lord God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe his commandments:

NEHEMIAH 1:11 NKJV
     "O Lord, I pray, please let Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant, and to the prayer of your servants who desire to fear Your name;...

NEHEMIAH 4:14 KJV
     And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of them: remember the Lord, which is
great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.

NEHEMIAH 5:9 NKJV
     Then I said, "What you are doing is not good. Should you not walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the nations, our enemies?"

NEHEMIAH 5:15 NKJV
     But the former governors who had been before me laid burdens on the people, and took from them bread and wine, besides forty shekels of silver; yes, even their servants bore rule over the people, but I did not do so, because of the fear of God.

NEHEMIAH 7:2 NKJV
     that I gave charge of Jerusalem to my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the leader of the citadel, for he was a faithful man and feared God more than many.

NEHEMIAH 9:32 KJV
     Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible God, who keepest covenant and mercy, let not all the trouble seem little before thee, that hath come upon us, on our kings, on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all thy people, since the time of the kings of Assyria unto this day.

JOB 1:1 NKJV
     There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God and shunned evil.

JOB 1:8-9 NKJV
8    Then the Lord said to Satan, "Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil?"
9    So Satan answered the Lord an said, "Does Job fear God for nothing?

JOB 2:3 NKJV
     Then the Lord said to Satan, "Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil? And still he holds fast to his integrity, although you incited Me against him, to destroy him without cause."

JOB 6:14 NKJV
     "To him who is afflicted, kindness should be shown by his friend, Even though he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.

JOB 28:28 NKJV
     And to man He said, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, And to depart from evil is understanding.'"

JOB 37:23-24 NKJV
22   He comes from the north as golden splendor; With God is terrible majesty.
23   As for the Almighty, we cannot find Him; He is excellent in power, In judgement and abundant justice; He does not oppress.
24   Therefore men fear Him; He shows no partiality to any who are wise of heart."

PSALM 2:11 NKJV
     Serve the Lord with fear, And rejoice with trembling.

PSALM 5:7 NKJV
     But as for me, I will come into Your house in the multitude of Your mercy; In fear of you I will worship toward Your holy temple.

PSALM 15:4 NKJV
     In whose eyes a vile person is despised, But he honors those who fear the Lord; He who swears to his own hurt and does not change;

PSALM 19:9 NKJV
     The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever; The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.

PSALM 22:23 NKJV
     You who fear the Lord, praise Him! All you descendants of Jacob, glorify Him, And fear Him, all you offspring of Israel!

PSALM 25:14 NKJV
     The secret of the Lord is with those who fear Him, And He will show them His covenant.

PSALM 31:19 NKJV
     Oh, how great is Your goodness, Which You have laid up for those who fear You, Which You have prepared for those who trust in You In the presence of the sons of men!

PSALM 33:8 NKJV
     Let all the earth fear the Lord; Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.

PSALM 33:18 NKJV
     Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him, On those who hope in His mercy,

PSALM 34:7 NKJV
     The angel of the Lord encamps all around those who fear Him, And delivers them.

PSALM 34:9 NKJV
     Oh, fear the Lord, you His saints! There is no want to those who fear Him.

PSALM 34:11 NKJV
     Come, you children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

PSALM 36:1 NKJV
     An oracle within my heart concerning the transgression of the wicked: There is no fear of God before his eyes.

PSALM 47:2 KJV
     For the Lord most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.

PSALM 55:19 NKJV
     God will hear, and afflict them, Even He who abides from of old. Selah. Because they do not change, Therefore they do not fear God.

PSALM 60:4 NKJV
     You have given a banner to those who fear You, That it may be displayed because of the truth.

PSALM 61:5 NKJV
     For You, O God, have heard my vows; You have given me the heritage of those who fear Your name.

PSALM 64:9 NKJV
     All men shall fear, And shall declare the work of God; For they shall wisely consider His doing.

PSALM 66:3-5 KJV
3    Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of
they power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.
4    All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing unto thee; they shall sing to thy name. Selah.
5    Come and see the works of God: he is terrible in his doing toward the
children of men.

PSALM 66:16 NKJV
     Come and hear, all you who fear God, And I will declare what He has done for my soul.

PSALM 67:7 NKJV
     God shall bless us, And all the ends of the earth shall fear Him.

PSALM 72:5 NKJV
     They shall fear You As long as the sun and moon endure, Throughout all generations.

PSALM 76:7-12 NKJV
7    You, Yourself, are to be feared; And who may stand in Your presence When once You are angry?
8    You caused judgment to be heard from heaven; The earth feared and was still,
9    When God arose to judgment, To deliver all the oppressed of the earth. Selah
10   Surely the wrath of man shall praise You; With the remainder of wrath You shall gird Yourself.
11   Make vows to the Lord your God, and pay them; Let all who are around Him bring presents to Him who ought to be feared.
12   He shall cut off the spirit of princes; He is terrible to the kings of the earth.

PSALM 85:9 NKJV
     Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him, That glory may dwell in our land.

PSALM 86:11 NKJV
     Teach me Your way, O Lord; I will walk in Your truth; Unite my heart to fear Your name.

PSALM 89:7 NKJV
     God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, And to be held in reverence(feared) by all those who are around Him.

PSALM 90:11 NKJV
     Who knows the power of Your anger? For as the fear of You, so is Your wrath.

PSALM 96:4 NKJV
     For the Lord is great and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods.

PSALM 96:9 NKJV
     Oh, worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness! Tremble before Him, all the earth.

PSALM 99:3 KJV
     Let them praise thy great and terrible name; for it is holy.

PSALM 102:15 NKJV
     So the nations shall fear the name of the Lord, And all the kings of the earth Your glory.

PSALM 103:11 NKJV
     For as the heavens are high above the earth, So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him;

PSALM 103:13 NKJV
     As a father pities his children, So the Lord pities those who fear Him.

PSALM 103:17 NKJV
     But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting On those who fear Him, And His righteousness to children's children,

PSALM 111:5 NKJV
     He has given food to those who fear Him; He will ever be mindful of His covenant.

PSALM 111:10 NKJV
     The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments. His praise endures forever.

PSALM 112:1 NKJV
     Praise the Lord! Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, Who delights greatly in His commandments.

PSALM 115:11 NKJV
     You who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord; He is their help and their shield.

PSALM 115:13 NKJV
     He will bless those who fear the Lord, Both small and great.

PSALM 118:4 NKJV
     Let those who fear the Lord now say, "His mercy endures forever."

PSALM 119:38 NKJV
     Establish Your word to Your servant, Who is devoted to fearing You.

PSALM 119:63 NKJV
     I am a companion of all those who fear You, And of those who keep Your precepts.

PSALM 119:74 NKJV
     Those who fear You will be glad when they see me, Because I have hoped in Your word.

PSALM 119:79 NKJV
     Let those who fear You turn to me, Those who know Your testimonies.

PSALM 119:120 NKJV
     My flesh trembles for fear of You, And I am afraid of Your judgements.

PSALM 128:1-4 NKJV
1    Blessed is every one who fears the Lord, Who walks in His ways.
2    When you eat the labor of your hands, You shall be happy, and it shall be well with you.
3    Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine In the very heart of your house, Your children like olive plants All around your table.
4    Behold, thus shall the man be blessed Who fears the Lord.

PSALM 130:3-4 NKJV
3    If You, Lord, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand?
4    But there is forgiveness with You, That You may be feared.

PSALM 135:20 NKJV
     Bless the Lord, O house of Levi! You who fear the Lord, bless the Lord!

PSALM 145:19 NKJV
     He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him; He also will hear their cry and save them.

PSALM 147:11 NKJV
     The Lord takes pleasure in those who fear Him, In those who hope in His mercy.

PROVERBS 1:7 NKJV
     The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, But fools despise wisdom and instruction.

PROVERBS 1:23-29 NKJV
23   Turn at my reproof; Surely I will pour out my spirit on you; I will make my words known to you.
24   Because I have called and you refused, I have stretched out my hand and no one regarded,
25   Because you disdained all my counsel, And would have none of my reproof,
26   I also will laugh at your calamity; I will cock when your terror comes,
27   When your terror comes like a storm, And your destruction comes like a whirlwind, When distress and anguish come upon you.
28   "Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me.
29   Because they hated knowledge And did not choose the fear of the Lord,

PROVERBS 2:1-5 NKJV
1    My son, if you receive my words, And treasure my commands within you,
2    So that you incline your ear to wisdom, And apply your heart to understanding;
3    Yes, if you cry out for discernment, And lift up your voice for understanding,
4    If you seek her as silver, And search for her as for hidden treasures;
5    Then you will understand the fear of the Lord,

PROVERBS 3:7 NKJV
     Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the Lord and depart from evil.

PROVERBS 8:13 NKJV
     The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; Pride and arrogance and the evil way And the perverse mouth I hate.

PROVERBS 9:10 NKJV
     "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

PROVERBS 10:27 NKJV
     The fear of the Lord prolongs days, But the years of the wicked will be shortened.

PROVERBS 13:13 NKJV
     He who despises the word will be destroyed, But he who fears the commandment will be rewarded.

PROVERBS 14:2 NKJV
     He who walks in his uprightness fears the Lord, But he who is perverse in his ways despises Him.

PROVERBS 14:26-27 NKJV
26   In the fear of the Lord there is strong confidence, And His children will have a place of refuge.
27   The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, To avoid the snares of death.

PROVERBS 15:16 NKJV
     Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, Than great treasure with trouble.

PROVERBS 15:33 NKJV
     The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom, And before honor is humility.

PROVERBS 16:6 NKJV
     In mercy and truth Atonement is provided for iniquity; And by the fear of the Lord one departs from evil.

PROVERBS 19:23 NKJV
     The fear of the Lord leads to life, And he who has it will abide in satisfaction; He will not be visited with evil.

PROVERBS 22:4 NKJV
     By humility and the fear of the Lord Are riches and honor and life.

PROVERBS 23:17-18 NKJV
17   Do not let your heart envy sinners, But in the fear of the Lord continue all day long;
18   For surely there is a hereafter, And your hope will not be cut off.

PROVERBS 31:30 NKJV
     Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain, But a woman who fears the Lord, she
shall be praised.

ECCLESIASTES 3:14 NKJV
     I know that whatever God does, It shall be forever. Nothing can be added to it, And nothing taken from it. God does it, that men should fear before Him.

ECCLESIASTES 5:7 NKJV
     For in the multitude of dreams and many words there is also vanity. But fear God.

ECCLESIASTES 7:18 NKJV
     It is good that you grasp this, And also not remove your hand from the other; For he who fears God will escape them all.

ECCLESIASTES 8:12-13 NKJV
12   Though a sinner does evil a hundred times, and his days are prolonged, yet I surely know that it will be well with those who fear God, who fear before Him.
13   But it will not be well with the wicked; nor will he prolong his days, which are as a shadow, because he does not fear before God.

ECCLESIASTES 12:13-14 NKJV
13   Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep His commandments, For this is the whole duty of man.
14   For God will bring every work into judgement, Including every secret thing, Whether it is good or whether it is evil.

ISAIAH 2:10 NKJV
     Enter into the rock, and hide in the dust, From the terror of the Lord And the glory of His majesty.

ISAIAH 2:19 NKJV
     They shall go into the holes of the rocks, And into the caves of the earth, From the terror of the Lord And the glory of His majesty, When He arises to shake the earth mightily.

ISAIAH 2:21 NKJV
     To go into the clefts of the rocks, And into the crags of the rugged rocks, From the terror of the Lord And the glory of His majesty, When He arises to shake the earth mightily.

ISAIAH 8:12-13 NKJV
12   "Do not say, 'A conspiracy,' Concerning all that this people call a conspiracy, Nor be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled.
13   The Lord of hosts, Him you shall hallow; Let Him be your fear, And let Him be your dread.

ISAIAH 10:33 NKJV
     Behold, the Lord, The Lord of hosts, Will lop off the bough with terror; Those of high stature will be hewn down, And the haughty will be humbled.

ISAIAH 11:1-5 NKJV
1    There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, And a Branch shall grow out of his roots.
2    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 of the fear of the Lord.
3    His delight is in the fear of the Lord, And He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes, Nor decide by the hearing of His ears;
4    But with righteousness He shall judge the poor, And decide with equity for the meek of the earth; He shall strike the earth with the rod of His mouth, And with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked.
5    Righteousness shall be the belt of His loins, And faithfulness the belt of His waist.

ISAIAH 25:3 NKJV
3    Therefore the strong people will glorify You; The city of the terrible nations will fear You.

ISAIAH 29:13 NKJV
     Therefore the Lord said: "Inasmuch as these people draw near to Me with their mouths And honor Me with their lips, But have removed their hearts far from Me, And their fear toward Me is taught by the commandment of men,

ISAIAH 29:3 NKJV
     But when he sees his children, The work of My hands, in his midst, They will hallow My name, And hallow the Holy One of Jacob, And fear the God of Israel.

ISAIAH 33:6 NKJV
     Wisdom and knowledge will be the stability of your times, And the strength of salvation; The fear of the Lord is His treasure.

ISAIAH 50:10 NKJV
     Who among you fears the Lord? Who obeys the voice of His Servant? Who walks in darkness And has no light? Let him trust in the name of the lord And rely upon his God.

ISAIAH 57:11 NKJV
     "And of whom have you been afraid, or feared That you have lied And not remembered Me, Nor taken it to your heart? Is it not because I have held My peace from of old That you do not fear Me?

ISAIAH 59:19 NKJV
     So shall they fear The name of the Lord from the west, And His glory from the rising of the sun; When the enemy comes in like a flood, The Spirit of the Lord will lift up a standard against him.

ISAIAH 63:17 NKJV
     O Lord, why have You made us stray from Your ways, And hardened our heart from your fear? Return for Your servants' sake, The tribes of Your inheritance.

JEREMIAH 2:19 NKJV
     Your own wickedness will correct you, And your backslidings will reprove you. Know therefore and see that it is an evil and bitter thing That you have forsaken the Lord your God, And the fear of Me is not in you," Says the Lord God of hosts.

JEREMIAH 3:8 NKJV
     "Then I saw that for all the causes for which backsliding Israel had committed adultery, I had put her away and given her a certificate of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah did not fear, but went and played the harlot also.

JEREMIAH 5:22 NKJV
     Do you not fear Me?' says the Lord. 'Will you not tremble at My presence, Who have placed the sand as the bound of the sea, By a perpetual decree, that it
cannot pass beyond it? And though its waves toss to and fro, Yet they cannot prevail; Though they roar, yet they cannot pass over it.

JEREMIAH 5:24 NKJV
     They do not say in their heart, "Let us now fear the Lord our God, Who gives rain, both the former and the latter, in its season. He reserves for us the appointed weeks of the harvest."

JEREMIAH 10:6-7 NKJV
6    Inasmuch as there is none like You, O Lord (You are great, and Your name is
great in might),
7    Who do not fear You, O King of the nations? For this is Your rightful due, For among all the wise men of the nations, And in all their kingdoms, There is none like You.

JEREMIAH 20:11 KJV
     But the Lord is with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors
shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: their everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten.

JEREMIAH 26:19 NKJV
     "Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah ever put him to death? Did he not
fear the Lord and seek the Lord's favor? And the Lord relented concerning the doom which He had pronounced against them. But we are doing great evil against ourselves."

JEREMIAH 32:39-40 NKJV
39   'then I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear Me forever, for the good of them and their children after them.
40   'And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from doing them good; but I will put My fear in their hearts so that they will not depart from Me.

JEREMIAH 33:9 NKJV
     'Then it shall be to Me a name of joy, a praise, and an honor before all nations of the earth, who shall hear all the good that I do to them; they shall fear and tremble for all the goodness and all the prosperity that I provide for it.'

JEREMIAH 44:10 NKJV
     'They have not been humbled, to this day, nor have they feared; they have not walked in My law or in My statutes that I set before you and your fathers.

DANIEL 6:26 NKJV
     I make a decree that in every dominion of my kingdom men must tremble and fear before the God of Daniel. For He is the living God, And steadfast forever; His kingdom is the one which shall not be destroyed, And His dominion shall endure to the end.

HOSEA 3:5 NKJV
     Afterward the children of Israel shall return, seek the Lord their God and David their king, and fear the Lord and His goodness in the latter days.

HOSEA 10:3 NKJV
     For now they say, "We have no king, Because we did not fear the Lord. And as for a king, what would he do for us?"

JONAH 1:9 NKJV
     And he said to them, "I am a Hebrew; and I fear the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land."

JONAH 1:16 NKJV
     Then the men feared the Lord exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows.

MICAH 7:17 NKJV
     They shall lick the dust like a serpent; They shall crawl from their holes like snakes of the earth. They shall be afraid of the Lord our God, And shall fear because of You,

ZEPHANIAH 2:11 KJV
     The Lord will be terrible unto them: for he will famish all the gods of the
earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the isles of the heathen.

ZEPHANIAH 3:7 NKJV
     I said, 'Surely you will fear Me, You will receive instruction'- So that her dwelling would not be cut off, Despite everything for which I punished her. But they rose early and corrupted all their deeds.

HAGGAI 1:12 NKJV
     Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the Lord their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as the Lord their God had sent him; and the people feared the presence of the Lord.

MALACHI 2:5 NKJV
     "My covenant was with him, one of life and peace, And I gave them to him that he might fear Me; So he feared Me and was reverent before My name.

MALACHI 3:5 NKJV
     And I will come near you for judgment; I will be a swift witness Against sorcerers, Against adulterers, Against perjurers, Against those who exploit wage earners and widows and the fatherless, And against those who turn away an alien-
- Because they do not fear Me," Says the Lord of hosts.

MALACHI 3:16 NKJV
     Then those who feared the Lord spoke to one another, And the Lord listened and heard them; So a book of remembrance was written before Him For those who fear the Lord And who meditate on His name.

MALACHI 4:2 NKJV
     But to you who fear My name The Sun of Righteousness shall arise With healing in His wings; And you shall go out And grow fat like stall-fed calves.

NEW TESTAMENT
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MATTHEW 10:28 NKJV
     "And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

MATTHEW 27:54 NKJV
     Now when the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they feared greatly, saying, "Truly this was the Son of God!"

MATTHEW 28:8 NKJV
     So they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to bring His disciples word.

MARK 4:40-41 NKJV
     But he said to them, "Why are you so fearful? How is it that you have no faith?"
41   And they feared exceedingly, and said to one another, "Who can this be, that even the wind and the sea obey Him!"

LUKE 1:50 NKJV
     And His mercy is on those who fear Him From generation to generation.

LUKE 1:64-65 NKJV
64   Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, praising God.
65   Then fear came on all who dwelt around them; and all these sayings were discussed throughout all the hill country of Judea.

LUKE 5:26 NKJV
     And they were all amazed, and they glorified God and were filled with fear, saying, "We have seen strange things today!"

LUKE 7:16 NKJV
     Then fear came upon all, and they glorified God, saying, "A great prophet has risen up among us"; and, "God has visited His people."

LUKE 12:5 NKJV
     "But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear Him who, after He has killed, has power to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, fear Him!

LUKE 23:40 NKJV
     But the other, answering, rebuked him, saying, "Do you not even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation?

ACTS 2:37-38 NKJV
37   Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Men and brethren, what shall we do?"
38   Then Peter said to them, "Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

ACTS 2:43 NKJV
     Then fear came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles.

ACTS 5:5 NKJV
     Then Ananias, hearing these words, fell down and breathed his last. So great fear came upon all those who heard these things.

ACTS 5:11 NKJV
     So great fear came upon all the church and upon all who heard these things.

ACTS 9:31 NKJV
     Then the churches throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and were edified. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, they were multiplied.

ACTS 10:2 NKJV
     a devout man and one who feared God with all his household, who gave alms generously to the people, and prayed to God always.

ACTS 10:22 NKJV
     And they said, "Cornelius the centurion, a just man, one who fears God and has a good reputation among all the nation of the Jews, was divinely instructed by a holy angel to summon you to his house, and to hear words from you."

ACTS 10:35 NKJV
     "But in every nation whoever fears Him and works righteousness is accepted by Him.

ACTS 13:16 NKJV
     Then Paul stood up, and motioning with his hand said, "Men of Israel, and you who fear God, listen:

ACTS 13:26 NKJV
     "Men and brethren, sons of the family of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, to you the word of this salvation has been sent.

ACTS 16:26-31 NKJV
26   Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone's chains were loosed.
27   And the keeper of the prison, awaking from sleep and seeing the prison doors open, supposing the prisoners had fled, drew his sword and was about to kill himself.
28   But Paul called with a loud voice, saying, "Do yourself no harm, for we are all here."
29   Then he called for a light, ran in, and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas.
30   And he brought them out and said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?"
31   So they said, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household."

ACTS 19:17 NKJV
     This became known both to all Jews and Greeks dwelling in Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.

ROMANS 3:18 NKJV
     "There is no fear of God before their eyes."

ROMANS 11:19-22 NKJV
19   You will say then, "Branches were broken off that I might be grafted in."
20   Well said. Because of unbelief they were broken off, and you stand by faith. Do not be haughty, but fear.
21   For if God did not spare the natural branches, He may not spare you either.
22   Therefore consider the goodness and severity of God: on those who fell, severity; but toward you, goodness, if you continue in His goodness. Otherwise you also will be cut off.

1 CORINTHIANS 2:3 NKJV
     I was with you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling.

2 CORINTHIANS 5:10-11 NKJV
10   For we must all appear before the judgement seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.
11   Knowing, therefore, the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are well known to God, and I also trust are well known in your consciences.

2 CORINTHIANS 7:1 NKJV
     Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

2 CORINTHIANS 7:10-11 NKJV
     For godly sorrow produces repentance to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death.
11   For observe this very thing, that you sorrowed in a godly manner: What diligence it produced in you, what clearing of yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what vehement desire, what zeal, what vindication! In all things you proved yourselves to be clear in this matter.

2 CORINTHIANS 7:15 NKJV
     And his affections are greater for you as he remembers the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling you received him.

EPHESIANS 5:21 NKJV
     submitting to one another in the fear of God.

PHILIPPIANS 2:12 NKJV
     Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your won salvation with fear and trembling;

COLOSSIANS 3:22 NKJV
     Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh, not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but in sincerity of heart, fearing God.

1 TIMOTHY 5:20 NKJV
     Those who are sinning rebuke in the presence of all, that the rest also may fear

HEBREWS 4:1 NKJV
     Therefore, since a promise remains of entering His rest, let us fear lest any of you seem to have come short of it.

HEBREWS 5:7 NKJV
     who in the days of His flesh when He had offered up prayers and supplications, with vehement cries and tears to Him who was able to save Him from death, and was heard because of His godly fear,

HEBREWS 10:26-31 NKJV
26   For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,
27   but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries.
28   Anyone who has rejected Moses' law dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
29   Of how much worse punishment, do you suppose, will he be thought worthy who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, counted the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing, and insulted the Spirit of grace?
30   For we know Him who said, "Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord." And again, "The Lord will judge His people."
31   It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

HEBREWS 11:7 NKJV
     By faith Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household, by which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.

HEBREWS 12:28 NKJV
     Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear.

1 PETER 1:17 NKJV
     And if you call on the Father, who without partiality judges according to each one's work, conduct yourselves throughout the time of your sojourning here in fear;

1 PETER 2:17 NKJV
     Honor all people. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.

1 PETER 3:15 NKJV
     But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear;

JUDE 23 NKJV
     but others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire, hating even the garment defiled by the flesh.

REVELATION 11:18 NKJV
     The nations were angry, and Your wrath has come, And the time of the dead, that they should be judged, And that you should reward Your servants the prophets and the saints, And those who fear Your name, small and great, And should destroy those who destroy the earth."

REVELATION 14:6-7 NKJV
6    Then I saw another angel flying in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach to those who dwell on the earth-- to every nation, tribe, tongue, and people--
7    saying with a loud voice, "Fear God and give glory to Him, for the hour of His judgement has come; and worship Him who made heaven and earth, the sea and springs of water."

REVELATION 15:3-4 NKJV
3    And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying: "Great and marvelous are Your works, Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the saints!
4    Who shall not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. For all nations shall come and worship before You, For Your judgements have been manifested."

REVELATION 19:5 NKJV
     Then a voice came from the throne, saying, "Praise our God, all you His servants and those who fear Him, both small and great!"

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