Thematic Bible: Unholy Fear


Thematic Bible



Men shall creep into holes of stone, and into caves of the earth, for the fear of the LORD, and from the glory of his majesty: what time as he shall arise to shake the earth.

and men's hearts shall fail them for fear, and for looking after those things which shall come on the earth. For the powers of heaven shall move.

and said to the hills, and rocks, "Fall on us, and hide us from the presence of him that sitteth on the seat, and from the wrath of the lamb, for the great day of his wrath is come; And who can endure it?"


Sorrow and carefulness make him afraid, and compass him round about, like as it where a king with his host ready to the battle.

A fearful sound is ever in his ears, and when it is peace yet feareth he destruction.

Let fear and dread fall upon them through the greatness of thine arm, and let them be as still as a stone, while thy people pass through, O LORD; while the people pass through, which thou hast gotten.


Then Saul fell straightway flat on the earth as long as he was, and was sore a dread of the words of Samuel. And thereto there was no strength in him: for he had not eaten all the day and the night before.

And when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart was sore astonished.


The thing that the ungodly are afraid of, shall come upon them; but the righteous shall have their desire.

even when the thing that ye be afraid of, falleth in suddenly like a storm, and your misery like a tempest: yea, when trouble and heaviness cometh upon you.


The sinners at Zion are afraid, and a sudden fearfulness is come upon the hypocrites. "What is he among us," say they, "that will dwell by that consuming fire? Which of us may abide that everlasting heat?"

and his heart shall delight in the fear of God. What shall then become of the scribe? Of the receiver of our money? What of him that taxed our fair houses?



When the LORD now shall bring thee to rest; from the travail, fear, and hard bondage that thou wast laden withal.


Then said Saul to Samuel, "I have sinned, for I have transgressed the mouth of the LORD, and thy words; because I feared the people and obeyed their voice.

Such words spake his father, and mother, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had conspired already that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be excommunicated out of the Synagogue.






"Round with none of them, whosoever say, 'Yonder people are bound together.' Nevertheless fear them not, neither be afraid of them,


Sorrow and carefulness make him afraid, and compass him round about, like as it where a king with his host ready to the battle.

"Fearfulness shall make him afraid on every side, that he shall not know where to get out.


then I will do this again unto you: I will visit you with vexations, swelling, and fevers, that shall make your eyes dazzle; and with sorrows of heart. And ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it. And I will set my face against you and ye shall fall before your enemies, and they that hate you shall reign over you, and ye shall flee when no man followeth you.




And there was a fear in the host that was in the field, and among all the people: insomuch that they that kept the hold, and they that were gone to rob, were afraid also: and the earth trembled and there was a fear sent of God.


And they stood still, every man in his place round about the host. And all the host ran and cried and fled. And as the three hundred blew with trumpets, the LORD set every man's sword upon his neighbour, throughout all the host. And the host fled until they came to Bethshittah, to Zererah, and to the edge of Abelmeholah beside Tabbath.


but a fearful looking for judgment, and violent fire, which shall devour the adversaries.


And the covenant that I have made with you, see ye forget not, and that you fear none other gods:


Therefore shall I also laugh in your destruction, and mock you, when the thing that ye fear cometh upon you:


And all the guests that were with Adonijah were afraid and rose up and went every man his way.




Behold, thou castest me out this day from off the face of the earth, and from thy sight must I hide myself, and I must be a vagabond and a renegade upon the earth: Moreover whosoever findeth me, will kill me."


O how suddenly do they consume, perish and come to a fearful end!


Then changed the king his countenance, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his body shook, and his knees smote one against another.


And as he preached of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come; Felix trembled, and answered, "Thou hast done enough at this time: depart. When I have a convenient time, I will send for thee."


Esther said, "The enemy and adversary is this wicked Haman." As for Haman, he was exceedingly afraid before the king and the queen.


Now when the house of David - that is Ahaz - heard word thereof, that Syria and Ephraim were confederate together: His heart quaked, yea and the hearts also of his people, like as a tree in the field that is moved with the wind.




Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and a horrible dread hath overwhelmed me.


When Pilate heard that saying, he was the more afraid,