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Abraham said, “Because I thought, surely there is no fear of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.
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God heard the boy crying; and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, “What is the matter with you, Hagar? Do not fear, for God has heard the voice of the boy where he is.
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He said, “Do not reach out your hand against the boy, and do not do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me.”
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And the Lord appeared to him the same night and said, “I am the God of your father Abraham; Do not fear, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your descendants, For the sake of My servant Abraham.”
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If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the fear of Isaac, had not been for me, surely now you would have sent me away empty-handed. God has seen my affliction and the labor of my hands, so He rendered judgment last night.”
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The God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.” So Jacob swore by the fear of his father Isaac.
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Jacob’s Fear of Esau
Now as Jacob went on his way, the angels of God met him.
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Now Joseph said to them on the third day, “Do this and live, for I fear God:
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But the midwives feared God, and did not do as the king of Egypt had commanded them, but let the boys live.
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And because the midwives feared God, He established households for them.
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But as for you and your servants, I know that you do not yet fear the Lord God.”
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Furthermore, you shall select out of all the people able men who fear God, men of truth, those who hate dishonest gain; and you shall place these over them as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.
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However, Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid; for God has come in order to test you, and in order that the fear of Him may remain with you, so that you will not sin.”
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The Covenant Renewed
Then God said, “Behold, I am going to make a covenant. Before all your people I will perform miracles which have not been produced in all the earth nor among any of the nations; and all the people among whom you live will see the working of the Lord, for it is a fearful thing that I am going to perform with you.
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‘You shall stand up in the presence of the grayheaded and honor elders, and you shall fear your God; I am the Lord.
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So you shall not wrong one another, but you shall fear your God; for I am the Lord your God.
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Do not take any kind of interest from him, but fear your God, so that your countryman may live with you.
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See, the Lord your God has placed the land before you; go up, take possession, just as the Lord, the God of your fathers, has spoken to you. Do not fear or be dismayed.’
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Do not fear them, for the Lord your God is the One fighting for you.’
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Remember the day you stood before the Lord your God at Horeb, when the Lord said to me, ‘Assemble the people to Me, that I may have them hear My words so that they may learn to fear Me all the days that they live on the earth, and that they may teach their children.’
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so that you, your son, and your grandson will fear the Lord your God, to keep all His statutes and His commandments which I command you, all the days of your life, and that your days may be prolonged.
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You shall fear only the Lord your God; and you shall worship Him and swear by His name.
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So the Lord commanded us to follow all these statutes, to fear the Lord our God for our own good always and for our survival, as it is today.
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Therefore, you shall keep the commandments of the Lord your God, to walk in His ways and to fear Him.
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“And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways and love Him, and to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul,
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You shall fear the Lord your God; you shall serve Him, and cling to Him, and you shall swear by His name.
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No one will be able to stand against you; the Lord your God will instill the dread of you and the fear of you in all the land on which you set foot, just as He has spoken to you.
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You shall follow the Lord your God and fear Him; and you shall keep His commandments, listen to His voice, serve Him, and cling to Him.
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You shall eat in the presence of the Lord your God, at the place where He chooses to establish His name, the tithe of your grain, your new wine, your oil, and the firstborn of your herd and your flock, so that you may learn to fear the Lord your God always.
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And it shall be with him, and he shall read it all the days of his life, so that he will learn to fear the Lord his God, by carefully following all the words of this Law and these statutes,
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how he confronted you on the way and attacked among you all the stragglers at your rear when you were tired and weary; and he did not fear God.
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“If you are not careful to follow all the words of this Law that are written in this book, to fear this honored and awesome name, the Lord your God,
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Assemble the people, the men, the women, the children, and the stranger who is in your town, so that they may hear and learn and fear the Lord your God, and be careful to follow all the words of this Law.
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And their children, who have not known, will hear and learn to fear the Lord your God, as long as you live on the land which you are about to cross the Jordan to possess.”
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so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the hand of the Lord is mighty, so that you may fear the Lord your God forever.”
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So they answered Joshua and said, “Since your servants were fully informed that the Lord your God had commanded His servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land before you, we feared greatly for our lives because of you, and did this thing.
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Nevertheless my brothers who went up with me made the heart of the people melt with fear; but I followed the Lord my God fully.
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“We Will Serve the Lord”
“Now, therefore, fear the Lord and serve Him in sincerity and truth; and do away with the gods which your fathers served beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord.
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and I said to you, “I am the Lord your God; you shall not fear the gods of the Amorites in whose land you live.” But you have not obeyed Me.’”
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If you will fear the Lord and serve Him, and listen to His voice and not rebel against the command of the Lord, then both you and the king who reigns over you will follow the Lord your God.
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The God of Israel said it; The Rock of Israel spoke to me: ‘He who rules over mankind righteously, Who rules in the fear of God,
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When all Israel heard about the judgment which the king had handed down, they feared the king, because they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to administer justice.
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Why Israel Fell
Now this came about because the sons of Israel had sinned against the Lord their God, who had brought them up from the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharaoh, king of Egypt; and they had feared other gods.
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They feared the Lord, yet they were serving their own gods in accordance with the custom of the nations from among whom they had been taken into exile.
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The Lord made a covenant with them and commanded them, saying, “You shall not fear other gods, nor bow down to them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them.
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And the statutes, the ordinances, the Law, and the commandment which He wrote for you, you shall take care to do always; and you shall not fear other gods.
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The covenant that I have made with you, you shall not forget, nor shall you fear other gods.
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But you shall fear the Lord your God; and He will save you from the hand of all your enemies.”
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For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; He also is to be feared above all gods.
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Then David said to his son Solomon, “Be strong and courageous, and act; do not fear nor be dismayed, for the Lord God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you until all the work for the service of the house of the Lord is finished.
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Now then, let the fear of the Lord be upon you; be careful about what you do, for the Lord our God will have no part in injustice or partiality, or in the taking of a bribe.”
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and he said, “Listen, all you of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and King Jehoshaphat: This is what the Lord says to you: ‘Do not fear or be dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours but God’s.
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So now let’s make a covenant with our God to send away all the wives and their children, following the counsel of my lord and of those who fear the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the Law.
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So I said, “The thing which you are doing is not good; should you not walk in the fear of our God because of the taunting of the nations, our enemies?
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But the previous governors who were before me laid burdens on the people and took from them bread and wine besides forty shekels of silver; even their servants domineered the people. But I did not do so because of my fear of God.
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then I put Hanani my brother, and Hananiah the commander of the citadel, in charge of Jerusalem, for he was a faithful man and feared God more than many.
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Job’s Character and Wealth
There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job; and that man was blameless, upright, fearing God and turning away from evil.
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The Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, fearing God and turning away from evil.”
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Then Satan answered the Lord, “Does Job fear God for nothing?
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The Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man fearing God and turning away from evil. And he still holds firm to his integrity, although you incited Me against him to ruin him without cause.”
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Is your fear of God not your confidence, And the integrity of your ways your hope?
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Their houses are safe from fear, And the rod of God is not on them.
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A Psalm of Fearless Trust in God.
A Psalm of David.
The Lord is my light and my salvation; Whom should I fear? The Lord is the defense of my life; Whom should I dread?
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Wickedness of Humanity and Goodness of God.
For the music director. A Psalm of David the servant of the Lord.
Wrongdoing speaks to the ungodly within his heart; There is no fear of God before his eyes.
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He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God; Many will see and fear And will trust in the Lord.
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They were in great fear there, where no fear had been; For God scattered the bones of him who encamped against you; You put them to shame, because God had rejected them.
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God will hear and humiliate them— Even the one who sits enthroned from ancient times— Selah With whom there is no change, And who do not fear God.
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For You have heard my vows, God; You have given me the inheritance of those who fear Your name.
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Then all people will fear, And they will declare the work of God, And will consider what He has done.
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Come and hear, all who fear God, And I will tell of what He has done for my soul.
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God blesses us, So that all the ends of the earth may fear Him.
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Make vows to the Lord your God and fulfill them; All who are around Him are to bring gifts to Him who is to be feared.
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A God greatly feared in the council of the holy ones, And awesome above all those who are around Him?
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For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods.
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Then you will understand the fear of the Lord, And discover the knowledge of God.
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I know that everything God does will remain forever; there is nothing to add to it and there is nothing to take from it. And God has so worked, that people will fear Him.
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For in many dreams and in many words there is futility. Rather, fear God.
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It is good that you grasp one thing while not letting go of the other; for one who fears God comes out with both of them.
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Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and may lengthen his life, still I know that it will go well for those who fear God, who fear Him openly.
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But it will not go well for the evil person and he will not lengthen his days like a shadow, because he does not fear God.
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The conclusion, when everything has been heard, is: fear God and keep His commandments, because this applies to every person.
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Therefore this is what the Lord God of armies says: “My people, you who dwell in Zion, do not fear the Assyrian who strikes you with the rod, and lifts up his staff against you the way Egypt did.
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Say to those with anxious heart, “Take courage, fear not. Behold, your God will come with vengeance; The retribution of God will come, But He will save you.”
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Go up on a high mountain, Zion, messenger of good news, Raise your voice forcefully, Jerusalem, messenger of good news; Raise it up, do not fear. Say to the cities of Judah, “Here is your God!”
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Do not fear, for I am with you; Do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, I will also help you, I will also uphold you with My righteous right hand.’
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For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand, Who says to you, ‘Do not fear, I will help you.’
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Declare the things that are going to come afterward, So that we may know that you are gods; Indeed, do good or evil, that we may be afraid and fear together.
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Who is among you who 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 on his God.
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Your own wickedness will correct you, And your apostasies will punish you; Know therefore and see that it is evil and bitter For you to abandon the Lord your God, And the fear of Me is not in you,” declares the Lord God of armies.
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They do not say in their heart, “Let us now fear the Lord our God, Who gives rain in its season, Both the autumn rain and the spring rain, Who keeps for us The appointed weeks of the harvest.”
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You have feared a sword; so I will bring a sword upon you,” the Lord God declares.
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‘This is what the Lord God says: “I will also destroy the idols And make the images cease from Memphis. And there will no longer be a prince in the land of Egypt; And I will put fear in the land of Egypt.
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I issue a decree that in all the realm of my kingdom people are to tremble and fear before the God of Daniel; For He is the living God and enduring forever, And His kingdom is one which will not be destroyed, And His dominion will be forever.
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A lion has roared! Who will not fear? The Lord God has spoken! Who can do anything but prophesy?
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So he said to them, “I am a Hebrew, and I fear the Lord God of heaven who made the sea and the dry land.”
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And they were all struck with astonishment and began glorifying God. They were also filled with fear, saying, “We have seen remarkable things today!”
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Fear gripped them all, and they began glorifying God, saying, “A great prophet has appeared among us!” and, “God has visited His people!”
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saying, “In a certain city there was a judge who did not fear God and did not respect any person.
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For a while he was unwilling; but later he said to himself, ‘Even though I do not fear God nor respect any person,
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But the other responded, and rebuking him, said, “Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation?
