'Feared God' in the Bible

As they set out on their journey, because the people who lived in the cities around them feared God, they did not pursue Jacob's sons.

But the midwives feared God and didn't do what the king of Egypt told them. Instead, they let the boys live.

Because the midwives feared God, he provided families for them.

But David feared God that day, and asked "How am I to bring the Ark of God to me?"

Nevertheless, the former governors before me placed a heavy burden on the people. They received food and wine, plus a tax of 40 shekels of silver. Even their young men took advantage of the people, but I never did so because I feared God.

There once was a man in the land of Uz named Job. The man was blameless as well as upright. He feared God and kept away from evil.

He was a devout man who feared God, as did everyone in his home. He gave many gifts to the poor among the people and always prayed to God.