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Isaiah 33:6. Verse Concepts. And He will be the stability of your times, A wealth of salvation, wisdom and knowledge; The fear of the Lord is his treasure. Proverbs 14:26. Verse Concepts. In the fear of the Lord there is strong confidence, And his children will have refuge.
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Suddenly the LORD said to Moses and Aaron and to Miriam,...
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- Deuteronomy 8:6. 6 Observe the commands of the LORD your God, walking in obedience to him and revering him. Read Chapter All Versions.
- Deuteronomy 10:12. 12 And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in obedience to him, to love him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul,
- Ephesians 5:21. 21 Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. Read Chapter All Versions.
- Hebrews 11:7. 7 By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that is in keeping with faith.
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Proverbs 28:14says, “Blessed is the one who fears the Lord always, but whoever hardens his heart will fall into calamity.” So fearing God is contrasted with a hard, unperceptive heart. Or Isaiah 66:2says, “This is the one to whom I will look: he who is humble and contrite in spirit and trembles at my word.” So again, fearing is corresponding with h...
Now, is that just for the Old Testament? What does the New Testament say? Philippians 2:12–13: “Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you.” This is really interesting. You should fear and tremble because God is working to keep you. And I think it means the sheer awesome presence of God in our lives working ...
We want to be rid of some aspects of fearing God, and we don’t want to be rid of some aspects of fearing God. So 1 John describes the kind we want to be done with. 1 John 4:18: “There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.” So, God doesn’t want us to...
Now here are two pictures, and I will close. I went to visit a man named Dick Teegan, with Karsten when he was six. He had a dog at the door when we opened the door, and he looked Karsten eyeball to eyeball. This is a giant dog. And I sent Karsten back to the car to grab something that we had forgotten, and the dog went loping up behind the six-yea...
Jan 11, 2024 · Bible Verses about Fearing the Lord. Proverbs 1:7 (NIV): "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction." Proverbs 9:10 (NIV): "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding."
- Proverbs 1:7 ESV / 1,663 helpful votes. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.
- Proverbs 8:13 ESV / 1,311 helpful votes. The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate.
- Job 28:28 ESV / 1,174 helpful votes. And he said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”
- Matthew 10:28 ESV / 1,131 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.
When the Bible refers to the “fear of the Lord,” it means having a deep respect, reverence and awe for God’s power and authority. Rather than causing someone to be afraid of God, a proper “fear of the Lord” leads one to love Him.
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Jun 16, 2022 · The Bible says, “the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom” in two verses: Proverbs 9:10 (“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is...