Bible Verses About Fear of the Lord

Sanctify the Lord of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.

The fear of the Lord tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.

The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.

And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.

O fear the Lord, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.

The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.

Only fear the Lord, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you.

The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.

In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.

Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

Wherefore now let the fear of the Lord be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the Lord our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.

And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.

The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.

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;

For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised: he also is to be feared above all gods.

God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.

My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him for the fear wherewith he feared me, and was afraid before my name.

Let all the earth fear the Lord: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.

For the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods.

There shall no man be able to stand before you: for the Lord your God shall lay the fear of you and the dread of you upon all the land that ye shall tread upon, as he hath said unto you.

Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling.

Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any that are wise of heart.

Ye that fear the Lord, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel.

My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.

By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches, and honour, and life.

And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of those countries, when they had heard that the Lord fought against the enemies of Israel.

Better is little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble therewith.

Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.

He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the Lord: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.

Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him.

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

The fear of the Lord prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

But as for thee and thy servants, I know that ye will not yet fear the Lord God.

Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day long.

Ye shall not therefore oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I am the Lord your God.

And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the Lord; and they shall be afraid of thee.

Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name.

And the fear of the Lord fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were round about Judah, so that they made no war against Jehoshaphat.