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Bible Verses About Human Fear

This collection includes 50 passages about Human Fear. Copy a verse or open its chapter for context.

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Scripture Passages

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

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Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.

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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.

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There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.

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And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?

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

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Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake.

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Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;

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Therefore am I troubled at his presence: when I consider, I am afraid of him.

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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.

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For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me.

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Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.

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Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall drive him to his feet.

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

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I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass;

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Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.

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Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.

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

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Then I said unto you, Dread not, neither be afraid of them.

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Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy and fear is on every side.

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Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.

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

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Who knoweth the power of thine anger? even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath.

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Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.

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Put them in fear, O Lord: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah.

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Fear and a snare is come upon us, desolation and destruction.

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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.

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For thus saith the Lord; We have heard a voice of trembling, of fear, and not of peace.

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For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

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The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

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And great fear came upon all the church, and upon as many as heard these things.

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This day will I begin to put the dread of thee and the fear of thee upon the nations that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear report of thee, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of thee.

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Fear, and the pit, and the snare, shall be upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the Lord.

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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.

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Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.

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

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It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

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Fear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness of thine arm they shall be as still as a stone; till thy people pass over, O Lord, till the people pass over, which thou hast purchased.

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For he wist not what to say; for they were sore afraid.

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And when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart greatly trembled.

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