'Feared' in the Bible

But the midwives feared God, and did not do as the king of Egypt had commanded them, but let the boys live.

Because the midwives feared God, He established households for them.

The one among the servants of Pharaoh who feared the word of the Lord made his servants and his livestock flee into the houses;

When Israel saw the great power which the Lord had used against the Egyptians, the people feared the Lord, and they believed in the Lord and in His servant Moses.

Had I not feared the provocation by the enemy,That their adversaries would misjudge,That they would say, “Our hand is triumphant,And the Lord has not done all this.”’

So they answered Joshua and said, “Because it was certainly told your servants that the Lord your God had commanded His servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land before you; therefore we feared greatly for our lives because of you, and have done this thing.

that he feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, like one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all its men were mighty.

So Samuel called to the Lord, and the Lord sent thunder and rain that day; and all the people greatly feared the Lord and Samuel.

When the people entered the forest, behold, there was a flow of honey; but no man put his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath.

Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned; I have indeed transgressed the command of the Lord and your words, because I feared the people and listened to their voice.

David took these words to heart and greatly feared Achish king of Gath.

When all the kings, servants of Hadadezer, saw that they were defeated by Israel, they made peace with Israel and served them. So the Arameans feared to help the sons of Ammon anymore.

When all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had handed down, they feared the king, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to administer justice.

Ahab called Obadiah who was over the household. (Now Obadiah feared the Lord greatly;

It will come about when I leave you that the Spirit of the Lord will carry you where I do not know; so when I come and tell Ahab and he cannot find you, he will kill me, although I your servant have feared the Lord from my youth.

Now a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared the Lord; and the creditor has come to take my two children to be his slaves.”

But they feared greatly and said, “Behold, the two kings did not stand before him; how then can we stand?”

Now this came about because the sons of Israel had sinned against the Lord their God, who had brought them up from the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and they had feared other gods

They also feared the Lord and appointed from among themselves priests of the high places, who acted for them in the houses of the high places.

They feared the Lord and served their own gods according to the custom of the nations from among whom they had been carried away into exile.

So while these nations feared the Lord, they also served their idols; their children likewise and their grandchildren, as their fathers did, so they do to this day.

For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised;He also is to be feared above all gods.

then I put Hanani my brother, and Hananiah the commander of the fortress, in charge of Jerusalem, for he was a faithful man and feared God more than many.

Because I feared the great multitude,And the contempt of families terrified me,And kept silent and did not go out of doors?

For the Lord Most High is to be feared,A great King over all the earth.

You, even You, are to be feared;And who may stand in Your presence when once You are angry?

You caused judgment to be heard from heaven;The earth feared and was still

Make vows to the Lord your God and fulfill them;Let all who are around Him bring gifts to Him who is to be feared.

He will cut off the spirit of princes;He is feared by the kings of the earth.

A God greatly feared in the council of the holy ones,And awesome above all those who are around Him?

For great is the Lord and greatly to be praised;He is to be feared above all gods.

But there is forgiveness with You,That You may be feared.

Which sends envoys by the sea,Even in papyrus vessels on the surface of the waters.Go, swift messengers, to a nation tall and smooth,To a people feared far and wide,A powerful and oppressive nationWhose land the rivers divide.

At that time a gift of homage will be brought to the Lord of hostsFrom a people tall and smooth,Even from a people feared far and wide,A powerful and oppressive nation,Whose land the rivers divide—To the place of the name of the Lord of hosts, even Mount Zion.

But they have not become contrite even to this day, nor have they feared nor walked in My law or My statutes, which I have set before you and before your fathers.”’

You have feared a sword; so I will bring a sword upon you,” the Lord God declares.

Because of the grandeur which He bestowed on him, all the peoples, nations and men of every language feared and trembled before him; whomever he wished he killed and whomever he wished he spared alive; and whomever he wished he elevated and whomever he wished he humbled.

Then the men feared the Lord greatly, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows.

“They are dreaded and feared;Their justice and authority originate with themselves.

“But cursed be the swindler who has a male in his flock and vows it, but sacrifices a blemished animal to the Lord, for I am a great King,” says the Lord of hosts, “and My name is feared among the nations.”

Then those who feared the Lord spoke to one another, and the Lord gave attention and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before Him for those who fear the Lord and who esteem His name.