19 Bible Verses About Reverence for God
To grasp the divine, to stand rightly before the infinite Majesty, is the soul's highest posture. Scripture offers the essential guide, unveiling the profound reverence due to the Creator. It is not mere fear, but a deep awe born of understanding His holiness, power, and love. Delving into these sacred texts illuminates the path, teaching us how to honor God in thought, word, and deed, making His presence the true center of existence and the source of all wisdom.
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Neither shall ye profane my holy name; but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel: I am the Lord which hallow you,
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.
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.
And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer unto the Lord;
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.
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.
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?
That thou mightest fear the Lord thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son’s son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.
Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him.
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;
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.
Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the Lord: for men abhorred the offering of 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.
And David was afraid of the Lord that day, and said, How shall the ark of the Lord come to me?
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.
That they may fear thee all the days that they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers.
These sacred utterances reveal reverence not as mere cowering, but as the soul's proper posture before the Uncreated Light. It is a profound awe born of apprehending divine majesty, coupled with the filial love due to our source and end. This reverence transforms fear into humble adoration and compels obedience not out of servitude, but out of a deep recognition of God's perfect will and infinite goodness. To live thus, guided by these revealed truths, is to walk the path of wisdom and holiness, aligning our finite existence with the eternal, finding our true place within the divine economy, and preparing the heart for ultimate union with the One worthy of all honor, glory, and praise, now and forever.