88 occurrences in 11 translations

'Fearful' in the Bible

and he feareth, and saith, 'How fearful is this place; this is nothing but a house of God, and this a gate of the heavens.'

Verse ConceptsGatesHeaven, God's HabitationAweRising EarlyMorning DevotionsTerror Of GodBethel The House Of GodHeavenly Vision

And He saith, 'Lo, I am making a covenant: before all thy people I do wonders, which have not been done in all the earth, or in any nation, and all the people in whose midst thou art have seen the work of Jehovah, for it is fearful that which I am doing with thee.

Verse ConceptsMiracles, Nature OfMission, Of IsraelNationalismAweMiracles Showing God's PowerLooking At God's WorksCovenant Made At SinaiGod Is To Be FearedWorking For The Lordcovenant

And we journey from Horeb, and go through all that great and fearful wilderness which ye have seen -- the way of the hill-country of the Amorite, as Jehovah our God hath commanded us, and we come in unto Kadesh-Barnea.

Verse ConceptsMonotony

thou art not terrified by their presence, for Jehovah thy God is in thy midst, a God great and fearful.

Verse ConceptsThe Most HighGod Is Among YouDo Not Fear MenGod Is To Be Feared

and who brought you through the great, fearful desert of venomous serpents and scorpions, an arid place with no water. He made water flow from a flint rock and

Verse ConceptsFlintClimates, Typesdrought, physicalSnakesSuffering, HardshipThirstAnimals, Types OfGod Providing WaterDry PlacesProvision From RocksScorpions

He is thy praise, and He is thy God, who hath done with thee these great and fearful things which thine eyes have seen:

Verse ConceptsPraisePraise, Reasons ForAwePraise To God Is FittingHe Is Our God

And the officers shall speak further unto the people, and they shall say, What man is there that is fearful and fainthearted? let him go and return unto his house, lest his brethren's heart faint as well as his heart.

Verse ConceptsBattlesCowardiceBad AttitudeFaintingFaint HeartednessFear Of EnemiesFear And WorryBeing Scared

If thou wilt not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that thou mayest fear this glorious and fearful name, THE LORD THY GOD;

Verse ConceptsGod, Glory Ofethics, personalGlory Of GodGod's Glory RevealedAweHis Name Is The LordGod Is To Be FearedKeep The Commandments!

You'll cling to life, being fearful by both night and day, with no assurance of survival.

Verse ConceptsAffliction Day And NightUncertain ThingsFear Of Enemiesbalancereassurance

Exhausted by famine, And consumed by heat, and bitter destruction. And the teeth of beasts I send upon them, With poison of fearful things of the dust.

Verse ConceptsDecayPoisonTeethWasteFamine ComingFamine Will Comehunger

Now therefore go to, proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, Whosoever is fearful and afraid, let him return and depart early from mount Gilead. And there returned of the people twenty and two thousand; and there remained ten thousand.

Verse ConceptsDesertionTens Of ThousandsTwenty Thousand And UpFear Of Enemies

And the woman cometh and speaketh to her husband, saying, 'A man of God hath come unto me, and his appearance is as the appearance of a messenger of God, very fearful, and I have not asked him whence he is, and his name he hath not declared to me;

Verse ConceptsThe Angel Of GodNot Asking OthersWhere From?What Is God's Name?Man Of God

And who is as Thy people, as Israel -- one nation in the earth, whom God hath gone to redeem to Him for a people, and to make for Him a name -- and to do for you the greatness -- even fearful things for Thy land, at the presence of Thy people, whom Thou hast redeemed to Thee out of Egypt -- among the nations and their gods?

Verse ConceptsGod, As RedeemerMiracles, Nature OfNationalismUnique Israel

I have now come to speak with my lord the king about this matter, because the people have made me fearful. But your servant said, 'I will speak to the king! Perhaps the king will do what his female servant asks.

And who is as Thy people Israel, one nation in the earth whom God hath gone to ransom to Him for a people, to make for Thee a name great and fearful, to cast out from the presence of Thy people whom Thou hast ransomed out of Egypt -- nations?

Verse ConceptsGod, As RedeemerMiracles, Nature OfNationalismgreatness

And I say, 'I beseech thee, O Jehovah, God of the heavens, God, the great and the fearful, keeping the covenant and kindness for those loving Him, and for those keeping His commands,

Verse ConceptsGod, Greatness OfCommitment, to GodLoyaltyGod Is To Be FearedGod Keeps Covenantflexibility

So the king said to me, "Why do you appear to be depressed when you aren't sick? What can this be other than sadness of heart?" This made me very fearful.

Verse ConceptsHuman EmotionHeart, HumanAnxiety And DepressionHeartacheDepression

And I see, and rise up, and say unto the freemen, and unto the prefects, and unto the rest of the people, 'Be not afraid of them; the Lord, the great and the fearful, remember ye, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.'

Verse ConceptsLove, And The WorldNoblesDo Not Fear MenFighting EnemiesGod Is To Be FearedFamiliesFamily LoveLove And FamilyFamily And FriendsFamily ConflictTrusting God And Not WorryingOvercoming AdversityEnemy AttacksProtecting Your FamilyvulnerabilityBelievers Remembering God

And now, O our God -- God, the great, the mighty, and the fearful, keeping the covenant and the kindness -- let not all the travail that hath found us be little before Thee, for our kings, for our heads, and for our priests, and for our prophets, and for our fathers, and for all Thy people, from the days of the kings of Asshur unto this day;

Verse ConceptsAfflictions, Prayer DuringdiscouragementGrace, In OtPrayer In DiscouragementUnderestimationMighty OneGod Is To Be FearedGod Keeps CovenantHardship

[then] I would speak and not fear him, for {in myself I am not fearful}.

Verse ConceptsThose Frightened Of God

A fearful voice is in his ears, In peace doth a destroyer come to him.

Verse ConceptsThose Who DestroyFear Is Due

So Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite spoke up: "I am young, but you are elderly; that is why I was fearful, and afraid to explain to you what I know.

Verse ConceptsSanctity Of LifeYouthLimitations Of Youth

From the golden north it cometh, Beside God is fearful honour.

Verse ConceptsGod, Majesty OfNorthGlory Of GodOut Of The Northweather

As to Thy majesty -- prosper! -- ride! Because of truth, and meekness -- righteousness, And Thy right hand showeth Thee fearful things.

Verse ConceptsGod, Human Descriptions OfMeeknessRight Hand Of GodPerforming The TruthChrist OvercomingRighteousness Of Christ

There {they are very fearful} [where] no fear had been, because God has scattered the bones of him who encamps [against] you. You have put [them] to shame, because God has rejected them.

Verse ConceptsBones BrokenGuilty FearBonesTerror Of GodBeing Overwhelmedoverwhelmed

By fearful things in righteousness Thou answerest us, O God of our salvation, The confidence of all far off ends of earth and sea.

Verse ConceptsConversion, God's demands forGod, Righteousness OfGod AnsweredGod Doing RightDoing RightBelief In GodGod My Salvation

Say to God, 'How fearful are Thy works, By the abundance of Thy strength, Thine enemies feign obedience to Thee.

Verse ConceptsAmazingGod, Works OfWhat God Does

Thou, fearful art Thou, And who doth stand before Thee, Since Thou hast been angry!

Verse ConceptsAnger Of God, DescriptionReverence, And God's NatureGod Has AngerGod Is To Be Fearedwrath

Vow and complete to Jehovah your God, All ye surrounding him. They bring presents to the Fearful One.

Verse ConceptsGiftsGiving To GodVowsMaking VowsGod Is To Be Feared

He doth gather the spirit of leaders, Fearful to the kings of earth!

Verse ConceptsGod Is To Be Feared

Of wonderful things in the land of Ham, Of fearful things by the sea of Suph.

Verse ConceptsComing To The Red Sea

Redemption He hath sent to His people, He hath appointed to the age His covenant, Holy and fearful is His name.

Verse ConceptsGod, As RedeemerAssurance, nature ofGodly ReverenceThe Eternal CovenantRedemption

And the strength of Thy fearful acts they tell, And Thy greatness I recount.

Verse ConceptsGod's Deed Revealedgreatness

'Ye do not say, A confederacy, To all to whom this people saith, A confederacy, And its fear ye do not fear, Nor declare fearful.

Verse ConceptsBattlesFalse ConfidenceConspiraciesAllegiancesFearlessnessConspiracy

That is sending by sea ambassadors, Even with implements of reed on the face of the waters, -- Go, ye light messengers, Unto a nation drawn out and peeled, Unto a people fearful from its beginning and onwards, A nation meeting out by line, and treading down, Whose land floods have spoiled.

Verse ConceptsBabylonenvoyPapyrusDivision Of WatersTall PeopleSea TravelBoatsWaters DividingFearing Other People

At that time brought is a present to Jehovah of Hosts, A nation drawn out and peeled. Even of a people fearful from the beginning hitherto, A nation meting out by line, and treading down, Whose land floods have spoiled, Unto the place of the name of Jehovah of Hosts -- mount Zion!'

Verse ConceptsGiftsGiving To GodDivision Of WatersTall PeopleWaters DividingFearing Other PeopleAmerica

The burden of the wilderness of the sea. 'Like hurricanes in the south for passing through, From the wilderness it hath come, From a fearful land.

Verse ConceptsWhirlwindsVisions From God

For in his seeing his children, The work of My hand, in his midst, They sanctify My name, And have sanctified the Holy One of Jacob, And the God of Israel they declare fearful.

Verse ConceptsFalse WorshipReverence, And God's NatureTerror Of GodSanctification

“Of whom were you worried and fearfulWhen you lied, and did not remember MeNor give Me a thought?Was I not silent even for a long timeSo you do not fear Me?

Verse ConceptsForgetting GodSilenceInfidelity To GodGod Being SilentNo Fear Of GodFearFear And WorryBeing Scared

In Thy doing fearful things -- we expect not, Thou didst come down, From Thy presence did mountains flow.

Verse ConceptsMountains QuakingGod Going DownLack Of Expectation

Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon, whom you now fear [as if he were deity]; do not be afraid of him,’ says the Lord, ‘for [he is a mere man, but I am the living, omniscient God and] I am with you [always] to protect you and to deliver you from his hand.

Verse ConceptsGod With YouDo Not Fear For God Will HelpBeing Scared

Look! Like an eagle with outspread wings, a nation will soar up and swoop down on Bozrah. At that time the soldiers of Edom will be as fearful as a woman in labor."

Verse ConceptsWingsLabour PainsGod's WingsEaglessoaring

May you not become cowardly and fearfulwhen the report is proclaimed in the land,for the report will come one year,and then another the next year.There will be violence in the landwith ruler against ruler.

Verse ConceptsViolence In The EarthdiscouragementCivil StrifeRumoursFear, Of FutureResisting DiscouragementThose Not Fearingrumors

As to their rings, they are both high and fearful, and their rings are full of eyes round about them four.

Verse ConceptsEyes In ProphecyFear Of Other Things

And a likeness is over the heads of the living creatures of an expanse, as the colour of the fearful ice, stretched out over their heads from above.

Verse ConceptsCrystalsPrecious StonesThe ExpanseTransparencyExpanse [The Firmament]Fear Of Other Things

"'This is what the sovereign Lord says: I will destroy the idols, and put an end to the gods of Memphis. There will no longer be a prince from the land of Egypt; so I will make the land of Egypt fearful.

Verse ConceptsDestruction Of Satan's WorksFear Will ComeAbandoning IdolsNo King

I saw a dream and it made me fearful; and these fantasies as I lay on my bed and the visions in my mind kept alarming me.

Verse ConceptsSleep, PhysicalVisions And Dreams In ScriptureFear, Of UnknownFear Of Other Things

Because of the greatness He gave him, all peoples, nations, and languages were terrified and fearful of him. He killed anyone he wanted and kept alive anyone he wanted; he exalted anyone he wanted and humbled anyone he wanted.

Verse ConceptsPromotionApproval To KillAll LanguagesAll NationsFear Of Individualsgreatness

After this I was seeing in the visions of the night, and lo, a fourth beast, terrible and fearful, and exceedingly strong; and it hath iron teeth very great, it hath consumed, yea, it doth break small, and the remnant with its feet it hath trampled; and it is diverse from all the beasts that are before it; and it hath ten horns.

Verse ConceptsIronFractions, One FourthTen ThingsStrength Of AnimalsHorns In AllegoryTeethStampingIron ObjectsResidueDifferent ThingsFourthFear And AnimalsFour Beasts Of Daniel

'Then I wished for certainty concerning the fourth beast, that was diverse from them all, fearful exceedingly; its teeth of iron, and its nails of brass, it hath devoured, it doth break small, and the remnant with its feet it hath trampled;

Verse ConceptsBronzeBeastsBrassFractions, One FourthTeethStampingGrinding PeopleCosmic CreaturesMeaningIron ObjectsResidueDifferent ThingsFourthFear And AnimalsFour Beasts Of Daniel

And his power will grow, but not by his [own] power, and he will cause fearful destruction, and he will succeed and {he will act}, and he will destroy [the] mighty and [the] people of [the] holy ones.

Verse ConceptsSaintsNames And Titles For The ChristianDestructionThe DestroyerThe Wicked Prosper

And I pray to Jehovah my God, and confess, and say: 'I beseech Thee, O Lord God, the great and the fearful, keeping the covenant and the kindness to those loving Him, and to those keeping His commands;

Verse ConceptsConfession, Examples OfCommitment, to GodSin ConfessedGod Is To Be FearedGod Keeps CovenantConfession of sinconfessing

And Jehovah hath given forth His voice before His force, For very great is His camp, For mighty is the doer of His word, For great is the day of Jehovah -- very fearful, And who doth bear it?

Verse ConceptsMany CombatantsLast DaysThunderOrderly ArmyThe Fact Of That DayEnduringGod As A WarriorGod SpeakingPeople AppalledSurvivalThe Presence Of GodarmyThunder Expressing God's Judgment

They lick dust as a serpent, as fearful things of earth, They tremble from their enclosures, Of Jehovah our God they are afraid, Yea, they are afraid of Thee.

Verse ConceptsSnakesStomachsGuilty FearGroups TremblingThings Like SnakesNoting What Animals EatMoving OnTaking Care Of The Earthdustworms

Terrible and fearful it is, From itself its judgment and its excellency go forth.

Verse ConceptsFearing Other PeoplePeople In Righteousnessdignity

Fearful is Jehovah against them, For He made bare all gods of the land, And bow themselves to Him, each from his place, Do all islanders of the nations.

Verse ConceptsParticipation, In ChristCoastlandsBowing Before GodShortagesGod Is To Be FearedNo Help In Other Gods

They were on the road going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking on ahead of them; and they were amazed, and those who followed were fearful. And again He took the twelve aside and began to tell them what was going to happen to Him,

Verse ConceptsDivine LeadingLonelinessFear, Of FutureChrist Going BeforePredicting The FutureTwelve Disciples

He said to them, “Where is your faith?”They were fearful and amazed, asking one another, “Who can this be? He commands even the winds and the waves, and they obey Him!”

Verse ConceptsConfusionFaith, Growth InLack Of FaithAmazement, Of Christ's MiraclesNot Believing In JesusWho Is Jesus?The Sea Stilled

For I am afraid that perhaps when I come I may find you not to be as I wish, and that you may find me not as you wish—that perhaps there may be strife, jealousy, angry tempers, disputes, slander, gossip, arrogance and disorder;

Verse ConceptsBackbitingArguingBitingTumultdisagreementsJealousyPride, Evil OfSectsArgumentsStrifeAbsenceSlanderArrogance, In The ChurchQuarrelsWhispering Of EvilDislikingDisorder In The ChurchAvoiding JealousyProud PeopleCompetitiongossiping

I am afraid that when I come again my God may humiliate me before you, and I may mourn over many of those who have sinned in the past and not repented of the impurity, sexual immorality and decadence which they formerly practiced.

Verse ConceptsLicentiousnessAdultery, Results OfDisappointments, Examples OfHumilitySanctification, Means And ResultsSelf IndulgenceSexual Sin, Nature OfLasciviousnessInsensibilityAvoid ImmoralitySexual Immorality

how I wish that I were with you now and could change my tone, because I am perplexed in regard to you.

Verse ConceptsAffection, ExpressingPuzzlementIn Men's PresenceBeing Different

For this reason, when I could no longer endure the suspense, I sent someone to find out about your faith [how you were holding up under pressure], for fear that somehow the tempter had tempted you and our work [among you] would prove to be ineffective.

Verse ConceptsdefeatLabor, Spiritual Aspects OfSatan, As TempterSin, Causes OfSpiritual VitalitySpiritual Warfare, Enemies InTemptation, Sources OfNames And Titles For SatanUseless LabourBeing TemptedThose Who Had FaithThe Devil Tempting PeopleResisting Temptationuncertainty

But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.

Verse ConceptsHell, As An ExperienceGuilty FearFire Of JudgementTerror Of GodJudgementexpectations

and, (so terrible was the sight,) Moses said, 'I am fearful exceedingly, and trembling.'

Verse ConceptsThose Frightened Of GodBeing Scared

Bible Theasaurus

Afraid (405 instances)
Awful (17 instances)
Coward (1 instance)
Cowardly (5 instances)
Dread (98 instances)
Dreaded (15 instances)
Dreadful (25 instances)
Fearful (88 instances)
Fearsome (5 instances)
Frightening (11 instances)
Frightful (4 instances)
Horrendous (2 instances)
Horrific (2 instances)
Shocking (4 instances)
Terrible (200 instances)

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