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'Fear of God' in the Bible

And Abraham said, Because it seemed to me that there was no fear of God in this place, and that they might put me to death because of my wife.

And he said, Let not your hand be stretched out against the boy to do anything to him; for now I am certain that the fear of God is in your heart, because you have not kept back your son, your only son, from me.

So they went on their journey: and the fear of God was on the towns round about, so that they made no attack on the sons of Jacob.

And because the women who took care of the Hebrew mothers had the fear of God, he gave them families.

But for the rest, take from among the people able men, such as have the fear of God, true men hating profits wrongly made; and put such men over them, to be captains of thousands, captains of hundreds and of fifties and of tens;

How, meeting you on the way, he made an attack on you when you were tired and without strength, cutting off all the feeble ones at the end of your line; and the fear of God was not in him.

The God of Israel said, the word of the Rock of Israel came to me: When an upright king is ruling over men, when he is ruling in the fear of God,

And so great was David's fear of God that day, that he said, How may I let the ark of God come to me?

And the fear of God came on all the kingdoms of the lands, when they had news of how the Lord made war on those who came against Israel.

He gave himself to searching after God in the days of Zechariah, who made men wise in the fear of God; and as long as he was true to the Lord, God made things go well for him.

But earlier rulers who were before me made the people responsible for their upkeep, and took from them bread and wine at the rate of forty shekels of silver; and even their servants were lords over the people: but I did not do so, because of the fear of God.

Is not your fear of God your support, and your upright way of life your hope?

Truly, you make the fear of God without effect, so that the time of quiet worship before God is made less by your outcry.

For the fear of God kept me back, and because of his power I might not do such things.

Those who have no fear of God keep wrath stored up in their hearts; they give no cry for help when they are made prisoners.

God will give thought to me; he who from early times is strong will send pain and trouble on them. (Selah.) Because they are unchanged, they have no fear of God.

Because much talk comes from dreams and things of no purpose. But let the fear of God be in you.

It is good to take this in your hand and not to keep your hand from that; he who has the fear of God will be free of the two.

Though a sinner does evil a hundred times and his life is long, I am certain that it will be well for those who go in fear of God and are in fear before him.

This is the last word. All has been said. Have fear of God and keep his laws; because this is right for every man.

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain