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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.   Genesis 20:11 


And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.   Genesis 21:17 


And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.   Genesis 22:12 


And the LORD appeared unto 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.   Genesis 26:24 


Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labor of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.   Genesis 31:42 


The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the fear of his father Isaac.   Genesis 31:53 


And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:
If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses:
But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.   Genesis 42:18-20 


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 unto them.   Genesis 43:23 


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:
I will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely bring thee up again: and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes.   Genesis 46:3, 4 


And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God?
But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.   Genesis 50:19, 20 


But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.   Exodus 1:17 


And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.   Exodus 1:21 


But as for thee and thy servants, I know that ye will not yet fear the LORD God.   Exodus 9:30 


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 let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear the burden with thee.   Exodus 18:21, 22 


And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.   Exodus 20:20 


Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.   Leviticus 19:3 


Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling-block before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the LORD.   Leviticus 19:14 


Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honor the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD.   Leviticus 19:32 


Ye shall not therefore oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I am the LORD your God.   Leviticus 25:17 


Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.   Leviticus 25:36 


Thou shalt not rule over him with rigor; but shalt fear thy God.   Leviticus 25:43 


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 unto thee; fear not, neither be discouraged.   Deuteronomy 1:21 


Ye shall not fear them: for the LORD your God he shall fight for you.   Deuteronomy 3:22 


Specially the day that thou stoodest before the LORD thy God in Horeb, when the LORD said unto me, Gather me the people together, 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.   Deuteronomy 4:10 


That thou mightest fear the LORD thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.   Deuteronomy 6:2 


Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.   Deuteronomy 6:13 


And the LORD commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the LORD our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as it is at this day.   Deuteronomy 6:24 


Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him.   Deuteronomy 8:6 


And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,
To keep the commandments of the LORD, and his statutes, which I command thee this day for thy good?
Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens is the LORD's thy God, the earth also, with all that therein is.   Deuteronomy 10:12-14 


Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name.   Deuteronomy 10:20 


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 unto you.   Deuteronomy 11:25 


Ye shall walk after the LORD your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him.   Deuteronomy 13:4 


And thou shalt eat before the LORD thy God, in the place which he shall choose to place his name there, the tithe of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the firstlings of thy herds and of thy flocks; that thou mayest learn to fear the LORD thy God always.   Deuteronomy 14:23 


And it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life: that he may learn to fear the LORD his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them:
That his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn not aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left: to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he, and his children, in the midst of Israel.   Deuteronomy 17:19, 20 


How he met thee by the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, even all that were feeble behind thee, when thou wast faint and weary; and he feared not God.   Deuteronomy 25:18 


If thou wilt not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that thou mayest fear this glorious and fearful name, THE LORD THY GOD;
Then the LORD will make thy plagues wonderful, and the plagues of thy seed, even great plagues, and of long continuance, and sore sicknesses, and of long continuance.   Deuteronomy 28:58, 59 


In the morning thou shalt say, Would God it were even! and at even thou shalt say, Would God it were morning! for the fear of thine heart wherewith thou shalt fear, and for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see.   Deuteronomy 28:67 


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.   Deuteronomy 31:6 


Gather the people together, men and women, and children, and thy stranger that is within thy gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear the LORD your God, and observe to do all the words of this law:
And that their children, which have not known any thing, may hear, and learn to fear the LORD your God, as long as ye live in the land whither ye go over Jordan to possess it.   Deuteronomy 31:12, 13 


They sacrificed unto devils, not to God; to gods whom they knew not, to new gods that came newly up, whom your fathers feared not.   Deuteronomy 32:17 


That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the LORD, that it is mighty: that ye might fear the LORD your God for ever.   Joshua 4:24 


And if we have not rather done it for fear of this thing, saying, In time to come your children might speak unto our children, saying, What have ye to do with the LORD God of Israel?
For the LORD hath made Jordan a border between us and you, ye children of Reuben and children of Gad; ye have no part in the LORD: so shall your children make our children cease from fearing the LORD.   Joshua 22:24, 25 


And I said unto you, I am the LORD your God; fear not the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but ye have not obeyed my voice.   Judges 6:10 


If ye will fear the LORD, and serve him, and obey his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall both ye and also the king that reigneth over you continue following the LORD your God:
But if ye will not obey the voice of the LORD, but rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall the hand of the LORD be against you, as it was against your fathers.   1 Samuel 12:14, 15 


The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.   2 Samuel 23:3 


And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment.   1 Kings 3:28 


For so it was, that the children of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, which had brought them up out of the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods,
And walked in the statutes of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which they had made.   2 Kings 17:7, 8 


But the LORD your God ye shall fear; and he shall deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies.   2 Kings 17:39 


And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the LORD God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the LORD.   1 Chronicles 28:20 


Wherefore now let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.   2 Chronicles 19:7 


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.   2 Chronicles 20:29 


Also I said, It is not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?
I likewise, and my brethren, and my servants, might exact of them money and corn: I pray you, let us leave off this usury.   Nehemiah 5:9, 10 


But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.   Nehemiah 5:15 


My God, think thou upon Tobiah and Sanballat according to these their works, and on the prophetess Noadiah, and the rest of the prophets, that would have put me in fear.   Nehemiah 6:14 


That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many.   Nehemiah 7:2 


There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.   Job 1:1 


And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?
Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?
Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.   Job 1:8-10 


And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.   Job 2:3 


Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God.   Job 15:4 


Their houses are safe from fear, neither is the rod of God upon them.   Job 21:9 


There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous.   Psalm 14:5 


The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.   Psalm 36:1 


And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD.   Psalm 40:3 


There were they in great fear, where no fear was: for God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee: thou hast put them to shame, because God hath despised them.   Psalm 53:5 


God shall hear, and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God.   Psalm 55:19 


In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.   Psalm 56:4 


For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name.   Psalm 61:5 


Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.   Psalm 64:1 


And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing.   Psalm 64:9 


Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.   Psalm 66:16 


God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him.   Psalm 67:7 


Vow, and pay unto the LORD your God: let all that be round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared.   Psalm 76:11 


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.   Psalm 89:7 


Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.   Proverbs 2:5 


I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.   Ecclesiastes 3:14 


For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God.   Ecclesiastes 5:7 


It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all.   Ecclesiastes 7:18 


Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him:
But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God.   Ecclesiastes 8:12, 13 


Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.   Ecclesiastes 12:13 


But when he seeth his children, the work of mine hands, in the midst of him, they shall sanctify my name, and sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and shall fear the God of Israel.   Isaiah 29:23 


Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.   Isaiah 35:4 


Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.   Isaiah 41:10 


For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.   Isaiah 41:13 


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 beside me? yea, there is no God; I know not any.   Isaiah 44:8 


Who is among you that feareth the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the LORD, and stay upon his God.   Isaiah 50:10 


Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord GOD of hosts.   Jeremiah 2:19 


Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear the LORD our God, that giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in his season: he reserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest.   Jeremiah 5:24 


Behold, I will bring a fear upon thee, saith the Lord GOD of hosts, from all those that be about thee; and ye shall be driven out every man right forth; and none shall gather up him that wandereth.   Jeremiah 49:5 


Ye have feared the sword; and I will bring a sword upon you, saith the Lord GOD.   Ezekiel 11:8 


Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also destroy the idols, and I will cause their images to cease out of Noph; and there shall be no more a prince of the land of Egypt: and I will put a fear in the land of Egypt.   Ezekiel 30:13 


I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and stedfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end.   Daniel 6:26 


Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words.   Daniel 10:12 


Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD their God, and David their king; and shall fear the LORD and his goodness in the latter days.   Hosea 3:5 


The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy?
Publish in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say, Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Samaria, and behold the great tumults in the midst thereof, and the oppressed in the midst thereof.   Amos 3:8, 9 


And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land.   Jonah 1:9 


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.   Micah 7:17 


Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Josedech, 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 did fear before the LORD.   Haggai 1:12 


Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.   Matthew 27:54 


And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.   Luke 1:30 


And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to day.   Luke 5:26 


And there came a fear on all: and they glorified God, saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us; and, That God hath visited his people.   Luke 7:16 


Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man:
And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.
And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;
Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.   Luke 18:2-5 


But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?
And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.   Luke 23:40, 41 


A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.   Acts 10:2 


And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by an holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words of thee.   Acts 10:22 


Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, give audience.   Acts 13:16 


Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.   Acts 13:26 


Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.   Acts 27:24 


There is no fear of God before their eyes.   Romans 3:18 


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.   2 Corinthians 7:1 


Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.   Ephesians 5:21 


Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God;
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.   Colossians 3:22-24 


For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.   2 Timothy 1:7 


It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.   Hebrews 10:31 


By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.   Hebrews 11:7 


Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:
For our God is a consuming fire.   Hebrews 12:28, 29 


Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.   1 Peter 2:17 


But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.   1 Peter 3:15, 16 


And after three days and an half the spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them.   Revelation 11:11 


Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.   Revelation 14:7 


And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great.   Revelation 19:5 




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