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7 By faith Noah, being warned of God
of things not seen as yet, moved with fear,
prepared an ark to the saving of his house;
by the which he condemned the world,
and became heir of the righteousness
which is by faith.
Why must we fear the LORD?
Why is it foolish not to?
JESUS declared:
Matthew 10:28
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28 And fear not them which kill the body,
but are not able to kill the soul:
but rather fear him which is able to destroy
both soul and body in hell.
Luke 12:4-5
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4 And I say unto you my friends,
Be not afraid of them that kill the body,
and after that have no more that they can do.
5 But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear:
Fear him, which after he hath killed
hath power to cast into hell;
yea, I say unto you,
Fear him.
Let Scripture guide us:
Deuteronomy 8:6
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6 Therefore thou shalt keep
the commandments of the Lord thy God,
to walk in his ways,
and to fear him.
Deuteronomy 10:12
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12 And now, Israel,
what doth the Lord thy God require of thee,
but to fear the Lord thy God,
to walk in all his ways,
and to love him,
and to serve the Lord thy God
with all thy heart and with all thy soul,
Deuteronomy 17:19
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19 And it shall be with him,
and he shall read therein all the days of his life:
that he may learn to fear the Lord his God,
to keep all the words of this law and these statutes,
to do them:
Deuteronomy 31:12
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12 Gather the people together,
men and women, and children,
and thy stranger that is within thy gates,
that they may hear,
and that they may learn,
and fear the Lord your God,
and observe to do all the words of this law:
Joshua 4:24
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24 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.
Joshua 24:14
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14 Now therefore fear the Lord,
and serve him in sincerity and in truth:
and put away the gods which your fathers served
on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt;
and serve ye the Lord.
1 Samuel 12:14
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14 If ye will fear the Lord,
and serve him, and obey his voice,
and not rebel against the commandment of the Lord,
then shall both ye and also the king
that reigneth over you
continue following the Lord your God:
Job 28:28
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28 And unto man he said,
Behold,
the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom;
and to depart from evil is understanding.
Psalm 2:11
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11 Serve the Lord with fear,
and rejoice with trembling.
Psalm 19:9
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9 The fear of the Lord is clean,
enduring for ever:
the judgments of the Lord are true
and righteous altogether.
Psalm 25:14
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14 The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him;
and he will shew them his covenant.
Psalm 33:8
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8 Let all the earth fear the Lord:
let all the inhabitants of the world
stand in awe of him.
Psalm 34:9
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9 O fear the Lord, ye his saints:
for there is no want to them that fear him.
Psalm 86:11
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11 Teach me thy way, O Lord;
I will walk in thy truth:
unite my heart to fear thy name.
Psalm 103:13
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13 Like as a father pitieth his children,
so the Lord pitieth them that fear him.
Psalm 111:10
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10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom:
a good understanding have all
they that do his commandments:
his praise endureth for ever.
Psalm 112:1
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112 Praise ye the Lord.
Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord,
that delighteth greatly in his commandments.
Psalm 115:11
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11 Ye that fear the Lord, trust in the Lord:
he is their help and their shield.
Psalm 128:1
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128 Blessed is every one that feareth the Lord;
that walketh in his ways.
Psalm 145:19
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19 He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him:
he also will hear their cry,
and will save them.
Proverbs 1:7
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7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge:
but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Proverbs 2:1-6
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2 My son,
if thou wilt receive my words,
and hide my commandments with thee;
2 So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom,
and apply thine heart to understanding;
3 Yea, if thou criest after knowledge,
and liftest up thy voice for understanding;
4 If thou seekest her as silver,
and searchest for her as for hid treasures;
5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord,
and find the knowledge of God.
6 For the Lord giveth wisdom:
out of his mouth cometh knowledge
and understanding.
Proverbs 3:7
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7 Be not wise in thine own eyes:
fear the Lord,
and depart from evil.
Proverbs 8:13
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13 The fear of the Lord is to hate evil:
pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way,
and the froward mouth,
do I hate.
Proverbs 9:10
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10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom:
and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
Proverbs 14:26
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26 In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence:
and his children shall have a place of refuge.
Proverbs 14:27
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27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life,
to depart from the snares of death.
Proverbs 16:6
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6 By mercy and truth iniquity is purged:
and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.
Proverbs 19:23
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23 The fear of the Lord tendeth to life:
and he that hath it shall abide satisfied;
he shall not be visited with evil.
Proverbs 23:17
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17 Let not thine heart envy sinners:
but be thou in the fear of the Lord
all the day long.
Proverbs 28:14
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14 Happy is the man that feareth alway:
but he that hardeneth his heart
shall fall into mischief.
Proverbs 31:30
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30 Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain:
but a woman that feareth the Lord,
she shall be praised.
Ecclesiastes 12:13
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13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter:
Fear God, and keep his commandments:
for this is the whole duty of man.
Isaiah 8:13
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13 Sanctify the Lord of hosts himself;
and let him be your fear,
and let him be your dread.
Isaiah 33:6
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6 And wisdom and knowledge shall be
the stability of thy times,
and strength of salvation:
the fear of the Lord is his treasure.
Luke 1:50
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50 And his mercy is on them that fear him
from generation to generation.
Acts 9:31
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31 Then had the churches rest throughout
all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria,
and were edified;
and walking in the fear of the Lord,
and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost,
were multiplied.
2 Corinthians 7:1
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7 Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved,
let us cleanse ourselves
from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit,
perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
Hebrews 10:26-31
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26 For if we sin wilfully
after that we have received the knowledge of the truth,
there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
27 But a certain fearful looking for of judgment
and fiery indignation,
which shall devour the adversaries.
28 He that despised Moses' law died without mercy
under two or three witnesses:
29 Of how much sorer punishment,
suppose ye,
shall he be thought worthy,
who hath trodden under foot the Son of God,
and hath counted the blood of the covenant,
wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing,
and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?
30 For we know him that hath said,
Vengeance belongeth unto me,
I will recompense,
saith the Lord.
And again,
The Lord shall judge his people.
31 It is a fearful thing
to fall into the hands of the living God.
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Updated 2 November 2023
