'Reverential' in the Bible

Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid; for God has come in order to test you, and in order that the fear of Him [that is, a profound reverence for Him] will remain with you, so that you do not sin.”

“Indeed, you are doing away with fear,And you are diminishing meditation before God.

“Is it because of your fear of Him that He corrects you,That He enters into judgment against you?

“But to man He said, ‘Behold, the reverential and worshipful fear of the Lord—that is wisdom;And to depart from evil is understanding.’”

Serve the Lord with reverential aweand rejoice with trembling.

But I enter Your houseby the abundance of Your faithful love;I bow down toward Your holy templein reverential awe of You.

The Lord reigns, let the peoples tremble [with submissive wonder]!He sits enthroned above the cherubim, let the earth shake!

My flesh trembles in [reverent] fear of You,And I am afraid and in awe of Your judgments.

And the Spirit of the Lord will rest on Him—The Spirit of wisdom and understanding,The Spirit of counsel and strength,The Spirit of knowledge and of the [reverential and obedient] fear of the Lord—

And He will delight in the fear of the Lord,And He will not judge by what His eyes see,Nor make decisions by what His ears hear;

O Lord, why do You cause us to stray from Your waysAnd harden our heart from fearing You [with reverence and awe]?Return for Your servants’ sake, the tribes of Your heritage.

I will make an everlasting covenant with them that I will do them good and not turn away from them; and I will put in their heart a fear and reverential awe of Me, so that they will not turn away from Me.

because Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he continually kept him safe. When he heard John [speak], he was very perplexed; but he enjoyed listening to him.

Then fear came on all their neighbors; and all these things were discussed throughout the hill country of Judea.

They were all astonished, and they began glorifying God; and they were filled with [reverential] fear and kept saying, “We have seen wonderful and incredible things today!”

Reverential awe came over everyone, and many wonders and miraculous signs came about by the apostles.

So the church throughout Judea and Galilee and Samaria enjoyed peace [without persecution], being built up [in wisdom, virtue, and faith]; and walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort and encouragement of the Holy Spirit, it continued to grow [in numbers].

a devout man and one who, along with all his household, feared God. He made many charitable donations to the Jewish people, and prayed to God always.

but in every nation the person who fears God and does what is right [by seeking Him] is acceptable and welcomed by Him.

“There is no fear of God [and His awesome power] before their eyes.”

Therefore, since we have these [great and wonderful] promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, completing holiness [living a consecrated life—a life set apart for God’s purpose] in the fear of God.

but instead adorned by good deeds [helping others], as is proper for women who profess to worship God.