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100 Bible Verses about Fear God

1 John 4:18 ESV / 150 helpful votes

There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.

Psalm 111:10 ESV / 113 helpful votes

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all those who practice it have a good understanding. His praise endures forever!

Proverbs 1:7 ESV / 110 helpful votes

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Proverbs 14:27 ESV / 109 helpful votes

The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, that one may turn away from the snares of death.

2 Timothy 1:7 ESV / 107 helpful votes

For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.

Proverbs 8:13 ESV / 106 helpful votes

The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate.

Psalm 34:4 ESV / 100 helpful votes

I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears.

Isaiah 41:10 ESV / 98 helpful votes

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

Proverbs 19:23 ESV / 97 helpful votes

The fear of the Lord leads to life, and whoever has it rests satisfied; he will not be visited by harm.

Matthew 10:28 ESV / 95 helpful votes

And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

Psalm 27:1 ESV / 90 helpful votes

Of David. The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

Joshua 1:9 ESV / 88 helpful votes

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”

Deuteronomy 31:6 ESV / 88 helpful votes

Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.”

Psalm 23:4 ESV / 83 helpful votes

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

Psalm 25:14 ESV / 78 helpful votes

The friendship of the Lord is for those who fear him, and he makes known to them his covenant.

Proverbs 29:25 ESV / 76 helpful votes

The fear of man lays a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is safe.

Philippians 4:6-7 ESV / 75 helpful votes

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Romans 8:15 ESV / 75 helpful votes

For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”

John 14:27 ESV / 72 helpful votes

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.

1 Peter 2:17 ESV / 67 helpful votes

Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the emperor.

Romans 8:38-39 ESV / 66 helpful votes

For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Isaiah 41:13 ESV / 65 helpful votes

For I, the Lord your God, hold your right hand; it is I who say to you, “Fear not, I am the one who helps you.”

Psalm 118:6 ESV / 65 helpful votes

The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me?

Luke 1:50 ESV / 60 helpful votes

And his mercy is for those who fear him from generation to generation.

Proverbs 9:10 ESV / 60 helpful votes

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.

1 Peter 3:14 ESV / 57 helpful votes

But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you will be blessed. Have no fear of them, nor be troubled,

Isaiah 43:1 ESV / 57 helpful votes

But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine.

Psalm 56:3-4 ESV / 57 helpful votes

When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?

1 Peter 5:6-7 ESV / 56 helpful votes

Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.

Job 28:28 ESV / 55 helpful votes

And he said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”

Luke 12:4-5 ESV / 54 helpful votes

“I tell you, my friends, do not fear those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more that they can do. But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him who, after he has killed, has authority to cast into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him!

Psalm 34:7 ESV / 53 helpful votes

The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them.

Proverbs 3:7 ESV / 51 helpful votes

Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.

Psalm 56:3 ESV / 51 helpful votes

When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.

Matthew 6:34 ESV / 50 helpful votes

“Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

Ecclesiastes 12:13 ESV / 50 helpful votes

The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.

Psalm 112:1 ESV / 46 helpful votes

Praise the Lord! Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who greatly delights in his commandments!

Psalm 31:19 ESV / 45 helpful votes

Oh, how abundant is your goodness, which you have stored up for those who fear you and worked for those who take refuge in you, in the sight of the children of mankind!

Psalm 33:8 ESV / 44 helpful votes

Let all the earth fear the Lord; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him!

Philippians 4:7 ESV / 42 helpful votes

And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Isaiah 35:4 ESV / 42 helpful votes

Say to those who have an anxious heart, “Be strong; fear not! Behold, your God will come with vengeance, with the recompense of God. He will come and save you.”

Psalm 94:19 ESV / 42 helpful votes

When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul.

1 Peter 5:7 ESV / 41 helpful votes

Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.

Deuteronomy 31:8 ESV / 41 helpful votes

It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.”

Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 ESV / 40 helpful votes

The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil.

Psalm 103:13 ESV / 38 helpful votes

As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him.

Deuteronomy 10:12 ESV / 37 helpful votes

“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, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul,

Exodus 20:20 ESV / 37 helpful votes

Moses said to the people, “Do not fear, for God has come to test you, that the fear of him may be before you, that you may not sin.”

Revelation 1:17 ESV / 35 helpful votes

When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But he laid his right hand on me, saying, “Fear not, I am the first and the last,

Psalm 115:11 ESV / 35 helpful votes

You who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord! He is their help and their shield.

Hebrews 13:6 ESV / 34 helpful votes

So we can confidently say, “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?”

Hebrews 13:5-6 ESV / 34 helpful votes

Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” So we can confidently say, “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?”

Philippians 2:12-13 ESV / 34 helpful votes

Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.

Psalm 23:1-6 ESV / 34 helpful votes

A Psalm of David. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. ...

Psalm 19:9 ESV / 34 helpful votes

The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever; the rules of the Lord are true, and righteous altogether.

Psalm 46:1 ESV / 33 helpful votes

To the choirmaster. Of the Sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A Song. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

Deuteronomy 3:22 ESV / 33 helpful votes

You shall not fear them, for it is the Lord your God who fights for you.’

Luke 12:32 ESV / 32 helpful votes

“Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

Proverbs 14:26 ESV / 32 helpful votes

In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence, and his children will have a refuge.

Psalm 103:17 ESV / 31 helpful votes

But the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him, and his righteousness to children's children,

Luke 12:5 ESV / 30 helpful votes

But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him who, after he has killed, has authority to cast into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him!

Isaiah 8:13 ESV / 30 helpful votes

But the Lord of hosts, him you shall honor as holy. Let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.

1 John 1:9 ESV / 29 helpful votes

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Acts 9:31 ESV / 29 helpful votes

So the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was being built up. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it multiplied.

Proverbs 10:27 ESV / 29 helpful votes

The fear of the Lord prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be short.

Revelation 14:7 ESV / 28 helpful votes

And he said with a loud voice, “Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come, and worship him who made heaven and earth, the sea and the springs of water.”

John 14:1 ESV / 28 helpful votes

“Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me.

Psalm 86:11 ESV / 28 helpful votes

Teach me your way, O Lord, that I may walk in your truth; unite my heart to fear your name.

1 Samuel 12:14 ESV / 28 helpful votes

If you will fear the Lord and serve him and obey his voice and not rebel against the commandment of the Lord, and if both you and the king who reigns over you will follow the Lord your God, it will be well.

Genesis 22:12 ESV / 28 helpful votes

He said, “Do not lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him, for now I know that you fear God, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.”

2 Corinthians 7:1 ESV / 27 helpful votes

Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God.

John 3:16-17 ESV / 27 helpful votes

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.

Psalm 55:22 ESV / 27 helpful votes

Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved.

Psalm 34:9 ESV / 27 helpful votes

Oh, fear the Lord, you his saints, for those who fear him have no lack!

Revelation 1:1 ESV / 25 helpful votes

The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,

Philippians 4:13 ESV / 25 helpful votes

I can do all things through him who strengthens me.

Philippians 4:6 ESV / 25 helpful votes

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.

1 Corinthians 16:13 ESV / 25 helpful votes

Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.

Luke 12:22-26 ESV / 25 helpful votes

And he said to his disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat, nor about your body, what you will put on. For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing. Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds! And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? If then you are not able to do as small a thing as that, why are you anxious about the rest?

Luke 1:30-31 ESV / 25 helpful votes

And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus.

Mark 5:36 ESV / 25 helpful votes

But overhearing what they said, Jesus said to the ruler of the synagogue, “Do not fear, only believe.”

Matthew 10:29-31 ESV / 25 helpful votes

Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.

Zephaniah 3:17 ESV / 25 helpful votes

The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.

Isaiah 43:1-3 ESV / 25 helpful votes

But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you. For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. I give Egypt as your ransom, Cush and Seba in exchange for you.

Proverbs 12:25 ESV / 25 helpful votes

Anxiety in a man's heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad.

Psalm 118:6-7 ESV / 25 helpful votes

The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me? The Lord is on my side as my helper; I shall look in triumph on those who hate me.

Psalm 91:1-16 ESV / 25 helpful votes

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence. He will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and buckler. You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day, ...

Psalm 56:4 ESV / 25 helpful votes

In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?

1 Chronicles 28:20 ESV / 25 helpful votes

Then David said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and courageous and do it. Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed, for the Lord God, even my God, is with you. He will not leave you or forsake you, until all the work for the service of the house of the Lord is finished.

Isaiah 54:4 ESV / 24 helpful votes

“Fear not, for you will not be ashamed; be not confounded, for you will not be disgraced; for you will forget the shame of your youth, and the reproach of your widowhood you will remember no more.

Ecclesiastes 5:7 ESV / 24 helpful votes

For when dreams increase and words grow many, there is vanity; but God is the one you must fear.

Psalm 2:11 ESV / 24 helpful votes

Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling.

Proverbs 23:17 ESV / 23 helpful votes

Let not your heart envy sinners, but continue in the fear of the Lord all the day.

Proverbs 16:6 ESV / 23 helpful votes

By steadfast love and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the Lord one turns away from evil.

Revelation 15:4 ESV / 22 helpful votes

Who will not fear, O Lord, and glorify your name? For you alone are holy. All nations will come and worship you, for your righteous acts have been revealed.”

1 Peter 1:17 ESV / 22 helpful votes

And if you call on him as Father who judges impartially according to each one's deeds, conduct yourselves with fear throughout the time of your exile,

2 Corinthians 5:11 ESV / 22 helpful votes

Therefore, knowing the fear of the Lord, we persuade others. But what we are is known to God, and I hope it is known also to your conscience.

Proverbs 22:4 ESV / 22 helpful votes

The reward for humility and fear of the Lord is riches and honor and life.

Joshua 24:14 ESV / 22 helpful votes

“Now therefore fear the Lord and serve him in sincerity and in faithfulness. Put away the gods that your fathers served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord.

Proverbs 2:1-5 ESV / 20 helpful votes

My son, if you receive my words and treasure up my commandments with you, making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding; yes, if you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding, if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures, then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God.

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