'Fears' in the Bible

Abraham replied, "Because I thought, 'Surely no one fears God in this place. They will kill me because of my wife.'

And he said, "Do not stretch out your hand against the boy; do not do anything to him. For now I know that you are {one who fears} God, since you have not withheld your son, your only child, from me."

If the God of my father -- the God of Abraham, the one whom Isaac fears -- had not been with me, you would certainly have sent me away empty-handed! But God saw how I was oppressed and how hard I worked, and he rebuked you last night."

The great punishments which your eyes saw, and the signs and the wonders and the strong hand and the stretched-out arm, by which the Lord your God took you out: so will the Lord your God do to all the peoples who are the cause of your fears.

Your very life will be hanging in doubt before you, and day and night will be dark with fears, and nothing in life will be certain:

The God of Israel has spoken; the Rock of Israel has talked to me. "When one is governing men justly, he fears God while governing.

It was reported to Solomon: “Look, Adonijah fears King Solomon, and he has taken hold of the horns of the altar, saying, ‘Let King Solomon first swear to me that he will not kill his servant with the sword.’”

Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? No one else on earth is like him, a man of perfect integrity, who fears God and turns away from evil.”

Then Satan answered the Lord, "Is it for nothing that Job fears God?

Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? No one else on earth is like him, a man of perfect integrity, who fears God and turns away from evil. He still retains his integrity, even though you incited Me against him, to destroy him without just cause.”

For the arrows of the Ruler of all are present with me, and their poison goes deep into my spirit: his army of fears is put in order against me.

He is overcome by fears on every side, they go after him at every step.

He is pulled out of his tent where he was safe, and he is taken away to the king of fears.

He is pulling it out, and it comes out of his back; and its shining point comes out of his side; he is overcome by fears.

Fears overtake him like rushing waters; in the night the storm-wind takes him away.

My greatest fears have overcome me; my honor is assaulted as though by a wind storm; my prosperity evaporates like a morning cloud."

Therefore humanity fears him, which none of the wise can quite comprehend."

The one who despises those who are utterly wicked, but who honors the one who fears the LORD, who keeps his word even when it hurts and does not change,

Who is the man who fears the Lord?He will show him the way he should choose.

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

How suddenly are they wasted! fears are the cause of their destruction.

Your burning anger has passed over me; your sudden fears have destroyed me.

Hallelujah!Happy is the man who fears the Lord,taking great delight in His commands.

שׂ Sin/ שׁ ShinPrinces have persecuted me without cause,but my heart fears only Your word.

A song of ascents.How happy is everyone who fears the Lord,who walks in His ways!

In this very waythe man who fears the Lordwill be blessed.

With her many persuasions she caused him to yield;With her flattering lips she seduced him.

What the wicked fears will come about, but the longing of the righteous will be granted.

The one who despises the word will be in debt to it,But the one who fears the commandment will be rewarded.

Whoever lives with integrity fears the Lord,but the one who is devious in his ways despises Him.

The wise person fears and turns away from evil, but a fool is reckless and overconfident.

Blessed is the man who always fears the LORD, but whoever hardens his heart will fall into disaster.

She does not fear the snow for her household,For all in her household are clothed in [expensive] scarlet [wool].

Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting,but a woman who fears the Lord will be praised.

It is good that you grasp the one and do not let the other slip from your hand. For the one who fears God will end up with both of them.

Everything is the same for everyone: there is one fate for the righteous and the wicked, for the good and the bad, for the clean and the unclean, for the one who sacrifices and the one who does not sacrifice. As it is for the good, so it is for the sinner; as for the one who takes an oath, so for the one who fears an oath.

Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:

Who among you fears the Lord,listening to the voice of His Servant?Who among you walks in darkness,and has no light?Let him trust in the name of Yahweh;let him lean on his God.

I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hear: but they did evil before mine eyes, and chose that in which I delighted not.

I have let their widows be increased in number more than the sand of the seas: I have sent against them, against the mother and the young men, one who makes waste in the heat of the day, causing pain and fears to come on her suddenly.

Thou dost call as at a day of appointment, My fears from round about, And there hath not been in the day of the anger of Jehovah, An escaped and remaining one, They whom I stretched out and nourished, My enemy hath consumed!

“Now behold, if this [wicked] man has a son who has observed all the sins which his father committed, and considers [thoughtfully what he has observed] and does not do like his father:

Everyone who lives by the sea is appalled at your destruction. Their leaders are terrified their faces reflect their fears!

And his fears will overcome him and be the cause of his downfall, and his army will come to complete destruction, and a great number will be put to the sword.

The voice of the LORD cries out to the city wisdom fears your name: "Heed the rod, and the one who prepared it!

But the angel said to the women, "As for you, dismiss your fears. I know that it is Jesus that you are looking for--the crucified One.

"Dismiss your fears, little flock: your Father finds a pleasure in giving you the Kingdom.

They said, "Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous man and one who fears God, and well spoken of by all the nation of the Jews, was directed by a holy angel to invite you to his house, and to listen to what you say."

but in every nation the person who fears Him and does righteousness is acceptable to Him.

And, in a vision by night, the Lord said to Paul, "Dismiss your fears: go on speaking, and do not give up.

For, when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; without were fightings, within were fears.

And the seed whose fruit is righteousness (spiritual maturity) is sown in peace by those who make peace [by actively encouraging goodwill between individuals].

according to the foreknowledge of God the Father by the sanctifying work of the Spirit to be obedient to Jesus Christ and to be sprinkled with His blood: May grace and peace [that special sense of spiritual well-being] be yours in increasing abundance [as you walk closely with God].

just as Sarah obeyed Abraham [following him and having regard for him as head of their house], calling him lord. And you have become her daughters if you do what is right without being frightened by any fear [that is, being respectful toward your husband but not giving in to intimidation, nor allowing yourself to be led into sin, nor to be harmed].

“He must turn away from wickedness and do what is right.He must search for peace [with God, with self, with others] and pursue it eagerly [actively—not merely desiring it].

Corresponding to that [rescue through the flood], baptism [which is an expression of a believer’s new life in Christ] now saves you, not by removing dirt from the body, but by an appeal to God for a good (clear) conscience, [demonstrating what you believe to be yours] through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

Greet one another with a kiss of love.To all of you who are in Christ, may there be peace.

Grace and peace [that special sense of spiritual well-being] be multiplied to you in the [true, intimate] knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.

So, beloved, since you are looking forward to these things, be diligent and make every effort to be found by Him [at His return] spotless and blameless, in peace [that is, inwardly calm with a sense of spiritual well-being and confidence, having lived a life of obedience to Him].

There is no fear in love; instead, perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment. So the one who fears has not reached perfection in love.

Fear nothing that you are about to suffer. Be aware that the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested [in your faith], and for ten days you will have tribulation. Be faithful to the point of death [if you must die for your faith], and I will give you the crown [consisting] of life.