“Do not lay a hand on the boy,” he said. “Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son.”

The midwives, however, feared God and did not do what the king of Egypt had told them to do; they let the boys live.

But I know that you and your officials still do not fear the Lord God.”

Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid. God has come to test you, so that the fear of God will be with you to keep you from sinning.”

“‘Do not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block in front of the blind, but fear your God. I am the Lord.

Do not take advantage of each other, but fear your God. I am the Lord your God.

Do not take interest or any profit from them, but fear your God, so that they may continue to live among you.

Do not rule over them ruthlessly, but fear your God.

Their children, who do not know this law, must hear it and learn to fear the Lord your God as long as you live in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess.”

If you fear the Lord and serve and obey him and do not rebel against his commands, and if both you and the king who reigns over you follow the Lord your God—good!

So I continued, “What you are doing is not right. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God to avoid the reproach of our Gentile enemies?

“Does Job fear God for nothing?” Satan replied.

For I dreaded destruction from God, and for fear of his splendor I could not do such things.

It laughs at fear, afraid of nothing; it does not shy away from the sword.

who despises a vile person but honors those who fear the Lord; who keeps an oath even when it hurts, and does not change their mind;

God, who is enthroned from of old, who does not change— he will hear them and humble them, because they have no fear of God.

Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil.

Saying 15

Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always be zealous for the fear of the Lord.

Saying 30

Fear the Lord and the king, my son, and do not join with rebellious officials,

I know that everything God does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it and nothing taken from it. God does it so that people will fear him.

Yet because the wicked do not fear God, it will not go well with them, and their days will not lengthen like a shadow.

“Do not call conspiracy everything this people calls a conspiracy; do not fear what they fear, and do not dread it.

say to those with fearful hearts, “Be strong, do not fear; your God will come, he will come with vengeance; with divine retribution he will come to save you.”

So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.

Do not be afraid, you worm Jacob, little Israel, do not fear, for I myself will help you,” declares the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.

Israel’s Only Savior

But now, this is what the Lord says— he who created you, Jacob, he who formed you, Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine.

“Hear me, you who know what is right, you people who have taken my instruction to heart: Do not fear the reproach of mere mortals or be terrified by their insults.

“Do not be afraid; you will not be put to shame. Do not fear disgrace; you will not be humiliated. You will forget the shame of your youth and remember no more the reproach of your widowhood.

“Whom have you so dreaded and feared that you have not been true to me, and have neither remembered me nor taken this to heart? Is it not because I have long been silent that you do not fear me?

They do not say to themselves, ‘Let us fear the Lord our God, who gives autumn and spring rains in season, who assures us of the regular weeks of harvest.’

Like a scarecrow in a cucumber field, their idols cannot speak; they must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not fear them; they can do no harm nor can they do any good.”

They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.”

Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon, whom you now fear. Do not be afraid of him, declares the Lord, for I am with you and will save you and deliver you from his hands.

You came near when I called you, and you said, “Do not fear.”

“I issue a decree that in every part of my kingdom people must fear and reverence the God of Daniel. “For he is the living God and he endures forever; his kingdom will not be destroyed, his dominion will never end.

On that day they will say to Jerusalem, “Do not fear, Zion; do not let your hands hang limp.

‘This is what I covenanted with you when you came out of Egypt. And my Spirit remains among you. Do not fear.’

“So I will come to put you on trial. I will be quick to testify against sorcerers, adulterers and perjurers, against those who defraud laborers of their wages, who oppress the widows and the fatherless, and deprive the foreigners among you of justice, but do not fear me,” says the Lord Almighty.

Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed.

The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.”

Do Everything Without Grumbling

Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling,

like Sarah, who obeyed Abraham and called him her lord. You are her daughters if you do what is right and do not give way to fear.

But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear their threats; do not be frightened.”

There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.