'Feared' in the Bible

The Hebrew midwives, however, feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt had told them; they let the boys live.

Since the midwives feared God, He gave them families.

Those among Pharaoh’s officials who feared the word of the Lord made their servants and livestock flee to shelters,

The Lord gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians. And the man Moses was highly regarded in the land of Egypt by Pharaoh’s officials and the people.

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

if I had not feared insult from the enemy,or feared that these foes might misunderstandand say: ‘Our own hand has prevailed;it wasn’t the Lord who did all this.’”

The Gibeonites answered him, “It was clearly communicated to 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. We greatly feared for our lives because of you, and that is why we did this.

Samuel called on the Lord, and on that day the Lord sent thunder and rain. As a result, all the people greatly feared the Lord and Samuel.

When the troops entered the forest, they saw the flow of honey, but none of them ate any of it because they feared the oath.

David feared the Lord that day and said, “How can the ark of the Lord ever come to me?”

Ahab called for Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace. Obadiah was a man who greatly feared the Lord

But when I leave you, the Spirit of the Lord may carry you off to some place I don’t know. Then when I go report to Ahab and he doesn’t find you, he will kill me. But I, your servant, have feared the Lord from my youth.

One of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant, my husband, has died. You know that your servant feared the Lord. Now the creditor is coming to take my two children as his slaves.”

They feared the Lord, but they also appointed from their number priests to serve them in the shrines of the high places.

They feared the Lord, but they also worshiped their own gods according to the custom of the nations where they had been deported from.

These nations feared the Lord but also served their idols. Their children and grandchildren continue doing as their fathers did until today.

David feared God that day and said, “How can I ever bring the ark of God to me?”

For the Lord is great and highly praised;He is feared above all gods.

They set up the altar on its foundation and offered burnt offerings for the morning and evening on it to the Lord even though they feared the surrounding peoples.

Then I put my brother Hanani in charge of Jerusalem, along with Hananiah, commander of the fortress, because he was a faithful man who feared God more than most.

There was a man in the country of Uz named Job. He was a man of perfect integrity, who feared God and turned away from evil.

For the thing I feared has overtaken me,and what I dreaded has happened to me.

because I greatly feared the crowds,and the contempt of the clans terrified me,so I grew silent and would not go outside?

And You—You are to be feared.When You are angry,who can stand before You?

From heaven You pronounced judgment.The earth feared and grew quiet

He humbles the spirit of leaders;He is feared by the kings of the earth.

God is greatly feared in the council of the holy ones,more awe-inspiring than all who surround Him.

For the Lord is great and is highly praised;He is feared above all gods.

You are to regard only the Lord of Hosts as holy.Only He should be feared;only He should be held in awe.

sends couriers by sea,in reed vessels on the waters.Go, swift messengers,to a nation tall and smooth-skinned,to a people feared far and near,a powerful nation with a strange language,whose land is divided by rivers.

At that time a gift will be brought to Yahweh of Hosts from a people tall and smooth-skinned, a people feared far and near, a powerful nation with a strange language, whose land is divided by rivers—to Mount Zion, the place of the name of Yahweh of Hosts.

Who was it you dreaded and feared,so that you lied and didn’t remember Meor take it to heart?Have I not kept silent for such a long timeand you do not fear Me?

away from the Chaldeans. For they feared them because Ishmael son of Nethaniah had struck down Gedaliah son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had appointed in the land.

They have not become humble to this day, and they have not feared or followed My instruction or My statutes that I set before you and your ancestors.

The men feared the Lord even more, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows.

Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, the high priest Joshua son of Jehozadak, and the entire remnant of the people obeyed the voice of the Lord their God and the words of the prophet Haggai, because the Lord their God had sent him. So the people feared the Lord.

“The deceiver is cursed who has an acceptable male in his flock and makes a vow but sacrifices a defective animal to the Lord. For I am a great King,” says Yahweh of Hosts, “and My name will be feared among the nations.

At that time those who feared the Lord spoke to one another. The Lord took notice and listened. So a book of remembrance was written before Him for those who feared Yahweh and had high regard for His name.