Fear The LORD...but don‘t be Scared of the LORD! He didn‘t come to scare us.

Fear The Lord

 

Proverbs 28:14 ESV / 15 helpful votes

 

Blessed is the one who fears the Lord always, but whoever hardens his heart will fall into calamity.

2 Corinthians 7:1 ESV / 11 helpful votes

 

Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God.

Luke 1:50 ESV / 9 helpful votes

 

And his mercy is for those who fear him from generation to generation.

Matthew 10:28 ESV / 9 helpful votes

 

And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

Proverbs 8:13 ESV / 9 helpful votes

 

The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate.

Proverbs 1:7 ESV / 8 helpful votes

 

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Deuteronomy 5:29 ESV / 8 helpful votes

 

Oh that they had such a mind as this always, to fear me and to keep all my commandments, that it might go well with them and with their descendants forever!

Proverbs 2:1-5 ESV / 6 helpful votes

 

My son, if you receive my words and treasure up my commandments with you, making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding; yes, if you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding, if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures, then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God.