100 Bible Verses About Reverence for God
Bible verses about Reverence for God
To stand before the sacred truth of God, revealed in Holy Scripture, demands a posture of soul beyond simple respect. Reverence is the profound, intellectual, and spiritual awe that flows from knowing the infinite source of all being. These verses offer glimpses into His ineffable glory, teaching us the holy fear which is the beginning of wisdom and the vital key to a life ordered rightly before His face. Pondering these words illuminates the essential nature of devotion and guides our steps toward authentic spiritual discipline.
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Joshua 4:24 (KJV)
That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the Lord, that it is mighty: that ye might fear the Lord your God for ever.
Sacred Study: Verses on Reverencing God
And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.
Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
Wherefore glorify ye the Lord in the fires, even the name of the Lord God of Israel in the isles of the sea.
Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the Lord.
They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God: for the offerings of the Lord made by fire, and the bread of their God, they do offer: therefore they shall be holy.
Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.
Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.
Vow, and pay unto the Lord your God: let all that be round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared.
The Lord is great in Zion; and he is high above all the people.
And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer unto the Lord;
Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;
Neither shall ye profane my holy name; but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel: I am the Lord which hallow you,
Specially the day that thou stoodest before the Lord thy God in Horeb, when the Lord said unto me, Gather me the people together, and I will make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they shall live upon the earth, and that they may teach their children.
Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion: and unto thee shall the vow be performed.
Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.
With trumpets and sound of cornet make a joyful noise before the Lord, the King.
My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord: and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.
I have peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows.
For who is there of all flesh, that hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived?
Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him.
That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the Lord.
Then hear thou from the heavens, even from thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for; that all people of the earth may know thy name, and fear thee, as doth thy people Israel, and may know that this house which I have built is called by thy name.
Let them praise the name of the Lord: for he commanded, and they were created.
Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name.
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 God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding.
That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the Lord, that it is mighty: that ye might fear the Lord your God for ever.
Then believed they his words; they sang his praise.
Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the Lord: for men abhorred the offering of the Lord.
O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth.
To execute upon them the judgment written: this honour have all his saints. Praise ye the Lord.
Only fear the Lord, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you.
He sent redemption unto his people: he hath commanded his covenant for ever: holy and reverend is his name.
And David was afraid of the Lord that day, and said, How shall the ark of the Lord come to me?
But we will bless the Lord from this time forth and for evermore. Praise the Lord.
And when they came to Nachon’s threshingfloor, Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen shook it.
And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the Lord.
That they may fear thee all the days that they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers.
Shall not his excellency make you afraid? and his dread fall upon you?
Sanctify the Lord of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.
This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above.
Honour and majesty are before him: strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.
O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.
In the courts of the Lord’s house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the Lord.
God thundereth marvellously with his voice; great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.
Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any that are wise of heart.
Who can discover the face of his garment? or who can come to him with his double bridle?
If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the Lord, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words:
They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.
And the man bowed down his head, and worshipped the Lord.
Behold, bless ye the Lord, all ye servants of the Lord, which by night stand in the house of the Lord.
And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes:
And it came to pass, that, when Abraham’s servant heard their words, he worshipped the Lord, bowing himself to the earth.
At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee because of thy righteous judgments.
And Abraham gat up early in the morning to the place where he stood before the Lord:
Let them praise thy great and terrible name; for it is holy.
The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the fear of his father Isaac.
How he sware unto the Lord, and vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob;
And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will declare thy greatness.
All thy works shall praise thee, O Lord; and thy saints shall bless thee.
And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:
I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.
The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.
And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:
Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the Lord, nor the judgment of their God.
And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
We will go into his tabernacles: we will worship at his footstool.
And let the priests also, which come near to the Lord, sanctify themselves, lest the Lord break forth upon them.
Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the Lord.
Let them now that fear the Lord say, that his mercy endureth for ever.
Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon.
Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God.
At that day shall a man look to his Maker, and his eyes shall have respect to the Holy One of Israel.
And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Berachah; for there they blessed the Lord: therefore the name of the same place was called, The valley of Berachah, unto this day.
And thou shalt put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them.
Exalt ye the Lord our God, and worship at his footstool; for he is holy.
The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.
Praise ye the Lord. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.
And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped.
While I live will I praise the Lord: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.
When they go into the tabernacle of the congregation, they shall wash with water, that they die not; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn offering made by fire unto the Lord:
Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the Lord.
Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him.
And the other lamb thou shalt offer at even, and shalt do thereto according to the meat offering of the morning, and according to the drink offering thereof, for a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the Lord.
And it shall be upon Aaron to minister: and his sound shall be heard when he goeth in unto the holy place before the Lord, and when he cometh out, that he die not.
Bless the Lord, O house of Israel: bless the Lord, O house of Aaron:
Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? for to thee doth it appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto thee.
And they brought that which Moses commanded before the tabernacle of the congregation: and all the congregation drew near and stood before the Lord.
Teach me thy way, O Lord; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name.
For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name.
Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the Lord your God.
Thus saith the Lord, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?
Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the Lord.
Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.
Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the Lord.
And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the Lord.
Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the Lord.
These sacred utterances reveal not a servile fear, but a profound awe, a holy humility before the Infinite. Reverence for God, the spring of all true wisdom, is more than fleeting sentiment; it is a persistent orientation of the soul, acknowledging His supreme reality and our dependent, beloved existence. This deep respect inspires a life lived in conscious awareness of His presence, prompting obedience not out of burden, but out of joyous recognition of His perfect goodness and sovereign power. As we contemplate these divine words, let reverence become the quiet strength that anchors our faith, purifies our actions, and directs our gaze toward the Creator of all, in whom alone our souls find their rightful place. This sacred awe illuminates the path to life’s highest purpose.