Concordance

“Fear” in the Bible

361 verses contain “fear” (including word forms) in the Berean Standard Bible — the first 150 are listed below.

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Genesis 9:2 The fear and dread of you will fall on every living creature on the earth, every bird of the air, every creature that crawls on the ground, and all the fish of the sea.…
Genesis 20:11 Abraham replied, “I thought to myself, ‘Surely there is no fear of God in this place. They will kill me on account of my wife.’
Genesis 22:12 “Do not lay a hand on the boy or do anything to him,” said the angel, “for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your only son from me.”
Genesis 31:42 If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, surely by now you would have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen my…
Genesis 31:53 May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.” So Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac.
Genesis 32:7 In great fear and distress, Jacob divided his people into two camps, as well as the flocks and herds and camels.
Genesis 42:18 and on the third day he said to them, “I fear God. So do this and you will live:
Exodus 1:17 The midwives, however, feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt had instructed; they let the boys live.
Exodus 1:21 And because the midwives feared God, He gave them families of their own.
Exodus 9:20 Those among Pharaoh’s officials who feared the word of the LORD hurried to bring their servants and livestock to shelter,
Exodus 9:30 But as for you and your officials, I know that you still do not fear the LORD our God.”
Exodus 14:31 When Israel saw the great power that the LORD had exercised over the Egyptians, the people feared the LORD and believed in Him and in His servant Moses.
Exodus 18:21 Furthermore, select capable men from among the people—God-fearing, trustworthy men who are averse to dishonest gain. Appoint them over the people as leaders of…
Exodus 20:20 “Do not be afraid,” Moses replied. “For God has come to test you, so that the fear of Him may be before you, to keep you from sinning.”
Leviticus 19:14 You must not curse the deaf or place a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God. I am the LORD.
Leviticus 19:32 You are to rise in the presence of the elderly, honor the aged, and fear your God. I am the LORD.
Leviticus 25:17 Do not take advantage of each other, but fear your God; for I am the LORD your God.
Leviticus 25:36 Do not take any interest or profit from him, but fear your God, that your countryman may live among you.
Leviticus 25:43 You are not to rule over them harshly, but you shall fear your God.
Leviticus 26:6 And I will give peace to the land, and you will lie down with nothing to fear. I will rid the land of dangerous animals, and no sword will pass through your land.
Numbers 21:34 But the LORD said to Moses, “Do not fear him, for I have delivered him into your hand, along with all his people and his land. Do to him as you did to Sihon king of the…
Deuteronomy 2:25 This very day I will begin to put the dread and fear of you upon all the nations under heaven. They will hear the reports of you and tremble in anguish because of you.”
Deuteronomy 3:2 But the LORD said to me, “Do not fear him, for I have delivered him into your hand, along with all his people and his land. Do to him as you did to Sihon king of the…
Deuteronomy 4:10 …eople before Me to hear My words, so that they may learn to fear Me all the days they live on the earth, and that they may teach them to their…
Deuteronomy 5:29 If only they had such a heart to fear Me and keep all My commandments always, so that it might be well with them and with their children forever.
Deuteronomy 6:2 so that you and your children and grandchildren may fear the LORD your God all the days of your lives by keeping all His statutes and commandments that I give you, and…
Deuteronomy 6:13 Fear the LORD your God, serve Him only, and take your oaths in His name.
Deuteronomy 6:24 And the LORD commanded us to observe all these statutes and to fear the LORD our God, that we may always be prosperous and preserved, as we are to this day.
Deuteronomy 7:19 …e LORD your God will do the same to all the peoples you now…
Deuteronomy 8:6 Therefore you shall keep the commandments of the LORD your God, walking in His ways and fearing Him.
Deuteronomy 10:12 …ow, O Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God by walking in all His ways, to love Him, to serve the LORD your God with all your…
Deuteronomy 10:20 You are to fear the LORD your God and serve Him. Hold fast to Him and take your oaths in His name.
Deuteronomy 11:25 No man will be able to stand against you; the LORD your God will put the fear and dread of you upon all the land, wherever you set foot, as He has promised you.
Deuteronomy 13:4 You are to follow the LORD your God and fear Him. Keep His commandments and listen to His voice; serve Him and hold fast to Him.
Deuteronomy 14:23 …choose as a dwelling for His Name, so that you may learn to fear the LORD your God…
Deuteronomy 17:19 …d from it all the days of his life, so that he may learn to fear the LORD his God by carefully observing all the words of this instruction and these…
Deuteronomy 25:18 how they met you on your journey when you were tired and weary, and they attacked all your stragglers; they had no fear of God.
Deuteronomy 28:58 If you are not careful to observe all the words of this law which are written in this book, that you may fear this glorious and awesome name—the LORD your God—
Deuteronomy 31:12 …ners within your gates—so that they may listen and learn to fear the LORD your God and to follow carefully all the words of this…
Deuteronomy 31:13 Then their children who do not know the law will listen and learn to fear the LORD your God, as long as you live in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess.”
Deuteronomy 32:17 They sacrificed to demons, not to God, to gods they had not known, to newly arrived gods, which your fathers did not fear.
Joshua 2:9 and said to them, “I know that the LORD has given you this land and that the fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who dwell in the land are melting in fear of you.
Joshua 2:24 “The LORD has surely delivered the entire land into our hands,” they said to Joshua. “Indeed, all who dwell in the land are melting in fear of us.”
Joshua 4:24 He did this so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the hand of the LORD is mighty, and so that you may always fear the LORD your God.”
Joshua 5:1 …ssed over, their hearts melted and their spirits failed for fear of the…
Joshua 9:24 … and wipe out all its inhabitants before you. So we greatly feared for our lives because of you, and that is why we have done…
Joshua 14:8 Although my brothers who went with me made the hearts of the people melt with fear, I remained loyal to the LORD my God.
Joshua 22:24 But in fact we have done this for fear that in the future your descendants might say to ours, ‘What have you to do with the LORD, the God of Israel?
Joshua 22:25 … in the LORD!’ So your descendants could cause ours to stop fearing the…
Joshua 24:14 Now, therefore, fear the LORD and serve Him in sincerity and truth; cast aside the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates and in Egypt, and serve the LORD.
Judges 6:10 And I said to you: ‘I am the LORD your God. You must not fear the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell.’ But you did not obey Me.”
Judges 7:3 …erefore, proclaim in the hearing of the people: ‘Whoever is fearful and trembling may turn back and leave Mount Gilead.’” So twenty-two thousand of them turned back, but…
Judges 8:20 So he said to Jether, his firstborn, “Get up and kill them.” But the young man did not draw his sword; he was fearful because he was still a youth.
Judges 9:21 Then Jotham ran away, escaping to Beer, and he lived there for fear of his brother Abimelech.
1 Samuel 7:7 …oward Israel. And when the Israelites learned of this, they feared the…
1 Samuel 12:14 If you fear the LORD and serve Him and obey His voice, and if you do not rebel against the command of the LORD, and if both you and the king who reigns over you follow…
1 Samuel 12:18 So Samuel called to the LORD, and on that day the LORD sent thunder and rain. As a result, all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.
1 Samuel 12:24 Above all, fear the LORD and serve Him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things He has done for you.
1 Samuel 13:7 Some Hebrews even crossed the Jordan into the land of Gad and Gilead. Saul, however, remained at Gilgal, and all his troops were quaking in fear.
1 Samuel 14:26 And when they entered the forest and saw the flowing honey, not one of them put his hand to his mouth, because they feared the oath.
1 Samuel 15:24 Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned; I have transgressed the LORD’s commandment and your instructions, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice.
1 Samuel 17:24 When all the men of Israel saw Goliath, they fled from him in great fear.
2 Samuel 3:11 And for fear of Abner, Ish-bosheth did not dare to say another word to him.
2 Samuel 6:9 That day David feared the LORD and asked, “How can the ark of the LORD ever come to me?”
2 Samuel 17:10 Then even the most valiant soldier with the heart of a lion will melt with fear, because all Israel knows that your father is a mighty man who has valiant men with him.
2 Samuel 23:3 The God of Israel spoke; the Rock of Israel said to me, ‘He who rules the people with justice, who rules in the fear of God,
1 Kings 1:50 But Adonijah, in fear of Solomon, got up and went to take hold of the horns of the altar.
1 Kings 1:51 It was reported to Solomon: “Behold, Adonijah fears King Solomon, and he has taken hold of the horns of the altar, saying, ‘Let King Solomon first swear to me not to put…
1 Kings 8:40 so that they may fear You all the days they live in the land that You gave to our fathers.
1 Kings 8:43 …. Then all the peoples of the earth will know Your name and fear You, as do Your people Israel, and they will know that this house I have built is called by Your…
1 Kings 18:3 and Ahab summoned Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace. (Now Obadiah greatly feared the LORD,
1 Kings 18:12 …es not find you, he will kill me. But I, your servant, have feared the LORD from my…
2 Kings 4:1 …ervant, my husband, is dead, and you know that your servant feared the LORD. And now his creditor is coming to take my two children as his…
2 Kings 25:26 Then all the people small and great, together with the commanders of the army, arose and fled to Egypt for fear of the Chaldeans.
1 Chronicles 13:12 That day David feared God and asked, “How can I ever bring the ark of God to me?”
1 Chronicles 14:17 And David’s fame went out into every land, and the LORD caused all nations to fear him.
1 Chronicles 16:25 For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods.
2 Chronicles 6:31 so that they may fear You and walk in Your ways all the days they live in the land that You gave to our fathers.
2 Chronicles 6:33 …. Then all the peoples of the earth will know Your name and fear You, as do Your people Israel, and they will know that this house I have built is called by Your…
2 Chronicles 19:7 And now, may the fear of the LORD be upon you. Be careful what you do, for with the LORD our God there is no injustice or partiality or bribery.”
2 Chronicles 19:9 He commanded them, saying, “You must serve faithfully and wholeheartedly in the fear of the LORD.
2 Chronicles 20:29 And the fear of God came upon all the kingdoms of the lands when they heard that the LORD had fought against the enemies of Israel.
2 Chronicles 26:5 He sought God throughout the days of Zechariah, who instructed him in the fear of God. And as long as he sought the LORD, God gave him success.
Ezra 3:3 …th the morning and evening burnt offerings—even though they feared the people of the…
Nehemiah 2:2 so the king said to me, “Why is your face sad, though you are not ill? This could only be sadness of the heart.” I was overwhelmed with fear
Nehemiah 5:9 So I continued, “What you are doing is not right. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God to avoid the reproach of our foreign enemies?
Nehemiah 5:15 …o oppressed the people, but I did not do this because of my fear of…
Nehemiah 7:2 Then I put my brother Hanani in charge of Jerusalem, along with Hananiah the commander of the fortress, because he was a faithful man who feared God more than most.
Esther 5:9 …e, however, he saw Mordecai, who did not rise or tremble in fear at his presence. And Haman was filled with rage toward…
Esther 8:17 … the people of the land themselves became Jews, because the fear of the Jews had fallen upon…
Esther 9:2 …ught to harm them. No man could withstand them, because the fear of them had fallen upon all…
Esther 9:3 And all the officials of the provinces, the satraps, the governors, and the king’s administrators helped the Jews, because the fear of Mordecai had fallen upon them.
Job 1:1 There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. And this man was blameless and upright, fearing God and shunning evil.
Job 1:8 … on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns…
Job 1:9 Satan answered the LORD, “Does Job fear God for nothing?
Job 2:3 … on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil. He still retains his integrity, even though you incited Me against him to ruin him…
Job 3:25 For the thing I feared has overtaken me, and what I dreaded has befallen me.
Job 4:14 fear and trembling came over me and made all my bones shudder.
Job 5:21 You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, and will not fear havoc when it comes.
Job 5:22 You will laugh at destruction and famine, and need not fear the beasts of the earth.
Job 6:14 A despairing man should have the kindness of his friend, even if he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.
Job 9:35 Then I would speak without fear of Him. But as it is, I am on my own.
Job 11:19 You will lie down without fear, and many will court your favor.
Job 15:4 But you even undermine the fear of God and hinder meditation before Him.
Job 19:29 then you should fear the sword yourselves, because wrath brings punishment by the sword, so that you may know there is a judgment.”
Job 21:9 Their homes are safe from fear; no rod of punishment from God is upon them.
Job 23:15 Therefore I am terrified in His presence; when I consider this, I fear Him.
Job 28:28 And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”
Job 31:34 because I greatly feared the crowds and the contempt of the clans terrified me, so that I kept silent and would not go outside—
Job 33:7 Surely no fear of me should terrify you; nor will my hand be heavy upon you.
Job 37:24 Therefore, men fear Him, for He is not partial to the wise in heart.”
Job 39:22 He laughs at fear, frightened of nothing; he does not turn back from the sword.
Job 41:33 Nothing on earth is his equal— a creature devoid of fear!
Psalms 2:11 Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
Psalms 3:6 I will not fear the myriads set against me on every side.
Psalms 15:4 who despises the vile but honors those who fear the LORD, who does not revise a costly oath,
Psalms 19:9 The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever; the judgments of the LORD are true, being altogether righteous.
Psalms 22:23 You who fear the LORD, praise Him! All descendants of Jacob, honor Him! All offspring of Israel, revere Him!
Psalms 22:25 My praise for You resounds in the great assembly; I will fulfill my vows before those who fear You.
Psalms 23:4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
Psalms 25:12 Who is the man who fears the LORD? He will instruct him in the path chosen for him.
Psalms 25:14 The LORD confides in those who fear Him, and reveals His covenant to them.
Psalms 27:1 The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— whom shall I dread?
Psalms 27:3 Though an army encamps around me, my heart will not fear; though a war breaks out against me, I will keep my trust.
Psalms 31:19 How great is Your goodness which You have laid up for those who fear You, which You have bestowed before the sons of men on those who take refuge in You!
Psalms 33:8 Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the people of the world revere Him.
Psalms 33:18 Surely the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His loving devotion
Psalms 34:4 I sought the LORD, and He answered me; He delivered me from all my fears.
Psalms 34:7 The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and he delivers them.
Psalms 34:9 Fear the LORD, you His saints, for those who fear Him lack nothing.
Psalms 34:11 Come, children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
Psalms 36:1 An oracle is in my heart regarding the transgression of the wicked man: There is no fear of God before his eyes.
Psalms 40:3 He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the LORD.
Psalms 46:2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth is transformed and the mountains are toppled into the depths of the seas,
Psalms 49:5 Why should I fear in times of trouble, when wicked usurpers surround me?
Psalms 52:6 The righteous will see and fear; they will mock the evildoer, saying,
Psalms 53:5 …hey are, overwhelmed with dread, where there was nothing to fear. For God has scattered the bones of those who besieged you. You put them to shame, for God has despised…
Psalms 55:5 Fear and trembling grip me, and horror has overwhelmed me.
Psalms 55:19 God will hear and humiliate them— the One enthroned for the ages— Selah because they do not change and they have no fear of God.
Psalms 60:4 You have raised a banner for those who fear You, that they may flee the bow. Selah
Psalms 61:5 For You have heard my vows, O God; You have given me the inheritance reserved for those who fear Your name.
Psalms 64:4 ambushing the innocent in seclusion, shooting suddenly, without fear.
Psalms 64:9 Then all mankind will fear and proclaim the work of God; so they will ponder what He has done.
Psalms 65:8 Those who live far away fear Your wonders; You make the dawn and sunset shout for joy.
Psalms 66:16 Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will declare what He has done for me.
Psalms 67:7 God blesses us, that all the ends of the earth shall fear Him.
Psalms 72:5 May they fear him as long as the sun shines, as long as the moon remains, through all generations.
Psalms 76:7 You alone are to be feared. When You are angry, who can stand before You?
Psalms 76:8 From heaven You pronounced judgment, and the earth feared and was still
Psalms 76:11 Make and fulfill your vows to the LORD your God; let all the neighboring lands bring tribute to Him who is to be feared.

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