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- 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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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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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...
His delight will be in the fear of Yahweh. He will not judge by the sight of his eyes, neither decide by the hearing of his ears; Young's Literal Translation. To refresh him in the fear of Jehovah, And by the sight of his eyes he judgeth not, Nor by the hearing of his ears decideth.
- 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.
In the fear of the LORD one has strong confidence and his children have a refuge. In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence; And his children shall have a place of refuge. The awe of LORD JEHOVAH is strong in hope and he will be a protector to his children.
Dec 28, 2020 · "Fear the Lord" is a well-known biblical phrase that is found throughout scripture as a calling to revere and recognize the sovereignty and judgment of God. Browse important Bible verses about our call to "Fear the Lord" for a better understanding of its context and significance.
