What Does the Bible Say About Fear?

“And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden. cool: Heb. wind”

“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.”

“And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew it not.”

“And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.”

“And they journeyed: and the terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.”

“And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:”

“But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.”

“And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.”

“And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.”

“He that feared the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses:”

“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 thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves, that ye go not up into the mount, or touch the border of it: whosoever toucheth the mount shall be surely put to death:”

“There shall not an hand touch it, but he shall surely be stoned, or shot through; whether it be beast or man, it shall not live: when the trumpet soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount. trumpet: or, cornet”

“And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off.”

“Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the LORD.”

“Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD.”

“Neither shall ye profane my holy name; but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel: I am the LORD which hallow you,”

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

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

“Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God.”

“Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, while he was zealous for my sake among them, that I consumed not the children of Israel in my jealousy. for: Heb. with my zeal”

“For if ye turn away from after him, he will yet again leave them in the wilderness; and ye shall destroy all this people.”

“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.”

“O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever!”

“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.”

“Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.”

“For they will turn away thy son from following me, that they may serve other gods: so will the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and destroy thee suddenly.”

“All the commandments which I command thee this day shall ye observe to do, that ye may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers.”

“Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the LORD thy God chasteneth thee.”

“Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him.”

“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?”

“Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name.”

“He is thy praise, and he is thy God, that hath done for thee these great and terrible things, which thine eyes have seen.”

“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.”

“If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;”

“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.”

“Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the LORD against thee, and it be sin unto thee. thought: Heb. word wicked: Heb. Belial”

“According to the sentence of the law which they shall teach thee, and according to the judgment which they shall tell thee, thou shalt do: thou shalt not decline from the sentence which they shall shew thee, to the right hand, nor to the left.”

“If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong; that: or, falling away”

“If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them:”

“And thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.”

“The LORD shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand; understand: Heb. hear”

“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;”

“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.”

“When all Israel is come to appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose, thou shalt read this law before all Israel in their hearing.”

“Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.”

“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. for ever: Heb. all days”

“And they came unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, unto the land of Gilead, and they spake with them, saying,”

“Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love the LORD your God. yourselves: Heb. your souls”

“Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD.”

“Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and of those that tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law. to put: Heb. to bring forth”

“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?”

“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.”

“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.”

“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? considered: Heb. set thy heart on”

“In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword. power: Heb. hands”

“Withdraw thine hand far from me: and let not thy dread make me afraid.”

“Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall drive him to his feet. drive: Heb. scatter”

“And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.”

“I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?”

“If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me;”

“For destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.”

“Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any that are wise of heart.”

“Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.”

“Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.”

“But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple. thy holy: Heb. the temple of thy holiness”

“In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the LORD. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not.”

“The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether. true: Heb. truth”

“Ye that fear the LORD, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel.”

“My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.”

“A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.”

“He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.”

“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.”

“What man is he that feareth the LORD? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose.”

“A Psalm of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?”

“Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.”

“Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!”

“Let all the earth fear the LORD: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.”

“Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;”

“I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.”

“The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.”

“O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.”

“Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.”

“The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:”

“What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.”

“Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.”

“And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing.”

“Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.”

“God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him.”

“They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.”

“Thou, even thou, art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?”

“Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.”

“Teach me thy way, O LORD; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name.”

“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.”

“He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. abide: Heb. lodge”

“For the LORD is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods.”

“O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth. in the: or, in the glorious sanctuary”

“The LORD reigneth; let the people tremble: he sitteth between the cherubims; let the earth be moved. be moved: Heb. stagger”