'Fearing' in the Bible
and He saith, 'Put not forth thine hand unto the youth, nor do anything to him, for now I have known that thou art fearing God, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only one, from Me.'
Deliver me, I pray Thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I am fearing him, less he come and have smitten me -- mother beside sons;
He who is fearing the word of Jehovah among the servants of Pharaoh hath caused his servants and his cattle to flee unto the houses;
And thou -- thou dost provide out of all the people men of ability, fearing God, men of truth, hating dishonest gain, and hast placed these over them, heads of thousands, heads of hundreds, heads of fifties, and heads of tens,
that he hath met thee in the way, and smiteth in all those feeble behind thee (and thou wearied and fatigued), and is not fearing God.
And he is not able any more to turn back Abner a word, because of his fearing him.
and Ahab calleth unto Obadiah, who is over the house -- and Obadiah hath been fearing Jehovah greatly,
and it hath been, I go from thee, and the Spirit of Jehovah doth lift thee up, whither I know not, and I have come to declare to Ahab, and he doth not find thee, and he hath slain me; and thy servant is fearing Jehovah from my youth.
And a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets hath cried unto Elisha, saying, 'Thy servant, my husband, is dead, and thou hast known that thy servant was fearing Jehovah, and the lender hath come to take my two children to him for servants.'
And they are fearing Jehovah, and make to themselves from their extremities priests of high places, and they are acting for them in the house of the high places.
Jehovah they are fearing, and their gods they are serving, according to the custom of the nations whence they removed them.
Unto this day they are doing according to the former customs -- they are not fearing Jehovah, and are not doing according to their statutes, and according to their ordinances, and according to the law, and according to the command, that Jehovah commanded the sons of Jacob whose name He made Israel,
and these nations are fearing Jehovah, and their graven images they have served, both their sons and their sons' sons; as their fathers did, they are doing unto this day.
and I charge Hanani my brother, and Hananiah head of the palace, concerning Jerusalem -- for he is as a man of truth, and fearing God above many --
A man there hath been in the land of Uz -- Job his name -- and that man hath been perfect and upright -- both fearing God, and turning aside from evil.
And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary, 'Hast thou set thy heart against My servant Job because there is none like him in the land, a man perfect and upright, fearing God, and turning aside from evil?'
And the Adversary answereth Jehovah and saith, 'For nought is Job fearing God?
And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary, 'Hast thou set thy heart unto My servant Job because there is none like him in the land, a man perfect and upright, fearing God and turning aside from evil? and still he is keeping hold on his integrity, and thou dost move Me against him to swallow him up for nought!'
Despised in his eyes is a rejected one, And those fearing Jehovah he doth honour. He hath sworn to suffer evil, and changeth not;
Who is this -- the man fearing Jehovah? He directeth him in the way He doth choose.
The secret of Jehovah is for those fearing Him, And His covenant -- to cause them to know.
How abundant is Thy goodness, That Thou hast laid up for those fearing Thee,
Lo, the eye of Jehovah is to those fearing Him, To those waiting for His kindness,
Fear Jehovah, ye His holy ones, For there is no lack to those fearing Him.
Thou hast given to those fearing thee an ensign. To be lifted up as an ensign Because of truth. Selah.
For Thou, O God, hast hearkened to my vows, Thou hast appointed the inheritance Of those fearing Thy name.
Only, near to those fearing Him is His salvation, That honour may dwell in our land.
For, as the height of the heavens is above the earth, His kindness hath been mighty over those fearing Him.
As a father hath mercy on sons, Jehovah hath mercy on those fearing Him.
And the kindness of Jehovah Is from age even unto age on those fearing Him, And His righteousness to sons' sons,
Prey He hath given to those fearing Him, He remembereth to the age His covenant.
Praise ye Jah! O the happiness of one fearing Jehovah, In His commands he hath delighted greatly.
Ye fearing Jehovah, trust in Jehovah, 'Their help and their shield is He.'
He blesseth those fearing Jehovah, The small with the great.
I pray you, let those fearing Jehovah say, That, to the age is His kindness.
Those fearing Thee see me and rejoice, Because for Thy word I have hoped.
Those fearing Thee turn back to me, And those knowing Thy testimonies.
A Song of the Ascents. O the happiness of every one fearing Jehovah, Who is walking in His ways.
Lo, surely thus is the man blessed who is fearing Jehovah.
O house of Levi, bless ye Jehovah, Those fearing Jehovah, bless ye Jehovah.
The desire of those fearing Him He doth, And their cry He heareth, and saveth them.
Jehovah is pleased with those fearing Him, With those waiting for His kindness.
Whoso is despising the Word is destroyed for it, And whoso is fearing the Command is repayed.
Whoso is walking in his uprightness is fearing Jehovah, And the perverted in his ways is despising Him.
The wise is fearing and turning from evil, And a fool is transgressing and is confident.
O the happiness of a man fearing continually, And whoso is hardening his heart falleth into evil.
The grace is false, and the beauty is vain, A woman fearing Jehovah, she may boast herself.
It is good that thou dost lay hold on this, and also, from that withdrawest not thy hand, for whoso is fearing God goeth out with them all.
Though a sinner is doing evil a hundred times, and prolonging himself for it, surely also I know that there is good to those fearing God, who fear before Him.
And good is not to the wicked, and he doth not prolong days as a shadow, because he is not fearing before God.
The whole is as to the whole; one event is to the righteous and to the wicked, to the good, and to the clean, and to the unclean, and to him who is sacrificing, and to him who is not sacrificing; as is the good, so is the sinner, he who is swearing as he who is fearing an oath.
Who is among you, fearing Jehovah, Hearkening to the voice of His servant, That hath walked in dark places, And there is no brightness for him? Let him trust in the name of Jehovah, And lean upon his God.
And the king Zedekiah saith unto Jeremiah, 'I am fearing the Jews who have fallen unto the Chaldeans, lest they give me into their hand, and they have insulted me.'
and the chief of the eunuchs saith to Daniel, 'I am fearing my lord the king, who hath appointed your food and your drink, for why doth he see your faces sadder than those of the lads which are of your circle? then ye have made my head indebted to the king,'
and because of the greatness that He gave to him, all peoples, nations, and languages were trembling and fearing before him: whom he willed he was slaying, and whom he willed he was keeping alive, and whom he willed he was raising up, and whom he willed he was making low;
From before me is made a decree, that in every dominion of my kingdom they are trembling and fearing before the God of Daniel, for He is the living God, and abiding to the ages, and His kingdom that which is not destroyed, and His dominion is unto the end.
Then have those fearing Jehovah spoken one to another, And Jehovah doth attend and hear, And written is a book of memorial before Him Of those fearing Jehovah, And of those esteeming His name.
for Herod was fearing John, knowing him a man righteous and holy, and was keeping watch over him, and having heard him, was doing many things, and hearing him gladly.
But if we may say, From men,' -- they were fearing the people, for all were holding John that he was indeed a prophet;
And His kindness is to generations of generations, To those fearing Him,
saying, 'A certain judge was in a certain city -- God he is not fearing, and man he is not regarding --
then the magistrate having gone away with officers, brought them without violence, for they were fearing the people, lest they should be stoned;
pious, and fearing God with all his house, doing also many kind acts to the people, and beseeching God always,
And they said, 'Cornelius, a centurion, a man righteous and fearing God, well testified to, also, by all the nation of the Jews, was divinely warned by a holy messenger to send for thee, to his house, and to hear sayings from thee.'
but in every nation he who is fearing Him, and is working righteousness, is acceptable to Him;
And Paul having risen, and having beckoned with the hand, said, 'Men, Israelites, and those fearing God, hearken:
'Men, brethren, sons of the race of Abraham, and those among you fearing God, to you was the word of this salvation sent,
which having taken up, they were using helps, undergirding the ship, and fearing lest they may fall on the quicksand, having let down the mast -- so were borne on.
and fearing lest on rough places we may fall, out of the stern having cast four anchors, they were wishing day to come.
by unbelief they were broken off, and thou hast stood by faith; be not high-minded, but be fearing;
for of God it is a ministrant to thee for good; and if that which is evil thou mayest do, be fearing, for not in vain doth it bear the sword; for of God it is a ministrant, an avenger for wrath to him who is doing that which is evil.
for before the coming of certain from James, with the nations he was eating, and when they came, he was withdrawing and separating himself, fearing those of the circumcision,
The servants! obey in all things those who are masters according to the flesh, not in eye-service as men-pleasers, but in simplicity of heart, fearing God;
as Sarah was obedient to Abraham, calling him 'sir,' of whom ye did become daughters, doing good, and not fearing any terror.
fear is not in the love, but the perfect love doth cast out the fear, because the fear hath punishment, and he who is fearing hath not been made perfect in the love;
and the nations were angry, and Thine anger did come, and the time of the dead, to be judged, and to give the reward to Thy servants, to the prophets, and to the saints, and to those fearing Thy name, to the small and to the great, and to destroy those who are destroying the land.'
And a voice out of the throne did come forth, saying, 'Praise our God, all ye His servants, and those fearing Him, both the small and the great;'
Related Words
Bible Theasaurus
- Dread (98 instances)
- Fear (1025 instances)
- Fearing (136 instances)
- Revere (70 instances)
Reverse Interlinear
Guwr
Yare'
Mahar
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Related Topics
- Fear Of God, Examples Of
- Fear Of God, Results Of
- Fear Of Individuals
- Fearing God
- Fearing God's Word
- Fearing Other People
- God's Salvation Made Known
- God's Things Revealed