Godly Fear
67 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
50 sections
- A Characteristic of Saints
- A Fountain of Life
- A Treasure to Saints
- Abraham
- Advantages of
- Christians
- Commanded
- Cornelius
- Filial and Reverential
- God is the Author of
- God is the Object of
- Hatred of Evil
- Job
- Joseph
- Motives to Judgments of God
- Motives to The Forgiveness of God
- Motives to The Goodness of God
- Motives to The Greatness of God
- Motives to The Holiness of God
- Motives to Wondrous Works of God
- Necessary to Avoiding of Sin
- Necessary to Impartial Administration of Justice
- Necessary to Perfecting Holiness
- Necessary to Righteous Government
- Necessary to The Service of God
- Necessary to The Worship of God
- Nehemiah
- Noah
- Obadiah
- Sanctifying
- Searching the Scriptures Gives the Understanding of
- should Accompany the Joy of Saints
- should be Constantly Maintained
- should be Exhibited in Giving a Reason for Our Hope
- should be Exhibited in Our Callings
- should be Prayed For
- should be Taught to Others
- The Wicked Destitute of
- Those Who Have are Accepted of God
- Those Who Have are Blessed
- Those Who Have are Pitied by God
- Those Who Have: Afford Pleasure to God
- Those Who Have: Confide in God
- Those Who Have: Converse Together of Holy Things
- Those Who Have: Days of, Prolonged
- Those Who Have: Depart from Evil
- Those Who Have: Desires of, Fulfilled by God
- Those Who Have: Receive Mercy from God
- Those Who Have: should not Fear Man
- Wisdom
A Characteristic of Saints
- Malachi 3:16 At that time those who feared the LORD spoke with one another, and the LORD listened and heard them. So a scroll of remembrance was written before Him regarding those who feared the LORD and honored His name.
A Fountain of Life
- Proverbs 14:27 The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning a man from the snares of death.
A Treasure to Saints
- Proverbs 15:16 Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure with turmoil.
- Isaiah 33:6 He will be the sure foundation for your times, a storehouse of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of the LORD is Zion’s treasure.
Abraham
- 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.”
Advantages of
- Proverbs 15:16 Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure with turmoil.
- Proverbs 19:23 The fear of the LORD leads to life, that one may rest content, without visitation from harm.
- Ecclesiastes 8:12–13 Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and still lives long, yet I also know that it will go well with those who fear God, who are reverent in His presence. …
Christians
- Acts 9:31 Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.
Commanded
- 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.
- Psalm 22:23 You who fear the LORD, praise Him! All descendants of Jacob, honor Him! All offspring of Israel, revere Him!
- Ecclesiastes 12:13 When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: Fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the whole duty of man.
- 1 Peter 2:17 Treat everyone with high regard: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.
Cornelius
- Acts 10:2 He and all his household were devout and God-fearing. He gave generously to the people and prayed to God regularly.
Filial and Reverential
- Hebrews 12:9 Furthermore, we have all had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we respected them. Should we not much more submit to the Father of our spirits and live?
- Hebrews 12:28 Therefore, since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be filled with gratitude, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe.
God is the Author of
- Jeremiah 32:39–40 I will give them one heart and one way, so that they will always fear Me for their own good and for the good of their children after them. …
God is the Object of
- Isaiah 8:13 The LORD of Hosts is the One you shall regard as holy. Only He should be feared; only He should be dreaded.
Hatred of Evil
- Proverbs 8:13 To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.
Job
- 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 Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil.”
Joseph
- Genesis 39:9 No one in this house is greater than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. So how could I do such a great evil and sin against God?”
- Genesis 42:18 and on the third day he said to them, “I fear God. So do this and you will live:
Motives to Judgments of God
- Revelation 14:7 And he said in a loud voice, “Fear God and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come. Worship the One who made the heavens and the earth and the sea and the springs of waters.”
Motives to The Forgiveness of God
- Psalm 130:4 But with You there is forgiveness, so that You may be feared.
Motives to The Goodness of God
- 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.
Motives to The Greatness of God
- Deuteronomy 10:12 And now, 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 heart and with all your soul,
- Deuteronomy 10:17 For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awesome God, showing no partiality and accepting no bribe.
Motives to The Holiness of God
- Revelation 15:4 Who will not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed.”
Motives to Wondrous Works of God
- Joshua 4:23–24 For the LORD your God dried up the waters of the Jordan before you until you had crossed over, just as He did to the Red Sea, which He dried up before us until we had crossed over. …
Necessary to Avoiding of Sin
- 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.”
Necessary to Impartial Administration of Justice
- 2 Chronicles 19:6–9 Then he said to the judges, “Consider carefully what you do, for you are not judging for man, but for the LORD, who is with you when you render judgment. …
Necessary to Perfecting Holiness
- 2 Corinthians 7:1 Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
Necessary to Righteous Government
- 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,
Necessary to The Service of God
- Psalm 2:11 Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
- Hebrews 12:28 Therefore, since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be filled with gratitude, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe.
Necessary to The Worship of God
- Psalm 5:7 But I will enter Your house by the abundance of Your loving devotion; in reverence I will bow down toward Your holy temple.
- Psalm 89:7 In the council of the holy ones, God is greatly feared, and awesome above all who surround Him.
Nehemiah
- Nehemiah 5:15 The governors before me had heavily burdened the people, taking from them bread and wine plus forty shekels of silver. Their servants also oppressed the people. But I did not do this, because of my fear of God.
Noah
- Hebrews 11:7 By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
Obadiah
- 1 Kings 18:12 I do not know where the Spirit of the LORD may carry you off when I leave you. Then when I go and tell Ahab and he does not find you, he will kill me. But I, your servant, have feared the LORD from my youth.
Sanctifying
- Psalm 19:9 The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever; the judgments of the LORD are true, being altogether righteous.
Searching the Scriptures Gives the Understanding of
- Proverbs 2:3–5 if you truly call out to insight and lift your voice to understanding, …
should Accompany the Joy of Saints
- Psalm 2:11 Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
should be Constantly Maintained
- Deuteronomy 14:23 And you are to eat a tenth of your grain, new wine, and oil, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks, in the presence of the LORD your God at the place He will choose as a dwelling for His Name, so that you may learn to fear …
- 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.”
- Proverbs 23:17 Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always continue in the fear of the LORD.
should be Exhibited in Giving a Reason for Our Hope
- 1 Peter 3:15 But in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give a defense to everyone who asks you the reason for the hope that is in you. But respond with gentleness and respect,
should be Exhibited in Our Callings
- Colossians 3:22 Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything, not only to please them while they are watching, but with sincerity of heart and fear of the Lord.
should be Prayed For
- Psalm 86:11 Teach me Your way, O LORD, that I may walk in Your truth. Give me an undivided heart, that I may fear Your name.
should be Taught to Others
- Psalm 34:11 Come, children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
The Wicked Destitute of
- Psalm 36:1 An oracle is in my heart regarding the transgression of the wicked man: There is no fear of God before his eyes.
- Proverbs 1:29 For they hated knowledge and chose not to fear the LORD.
- Jeremiah 2:19 Your own evil will discipline you; your own apostasies will reprimand you. Consider and realize how evil and bitter it is for you to forsake the LORD your God and to have no fear of Me,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.
- Romans 3:18 “There is no fear of God before their eyes.”
Those Who Have are Accepted of God
- Acts 10:35 but welcomes those from every nation who fear Him and do what is right.
Those Who Have are Blessed
- Psalm 112:1 Hallelujah! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in His commandments.
- Psalm 115:13 He will bless those who fear the LORD— small and great alike.
Those Who Have are Pitied by God
- Psalm 103:13 As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him.
Those Who Have: Afford Pleasure to God
- Psalm 147:11 The LORD is pleased with those who fear Him, who hope in His loving devotion.
Those Who Have: Confide in God
- Psalm 115:11 You who fear the LORD, trust in the LORD! He is their help and shield.
- Proverbs 14:26 He who fears the LORD is secure in confidence, and his children shall have a place of refuge.
Those Who Have: Converse Together of Holy Things
- Malachi 3:16 At that time those who feared the LORD spoke with one another, and the LORD listened and heard them. So a scroll of remembrance was written before Him regarding those who feared the LORD and honored His name.
Those Who Have: Days of, Prolonged
- Proverbs 10:27 The fear of the LORD prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be cut short.
Those Who Have: Depart from Evil
- Proverbs 16:6 By loving devotion and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the LORD one turns aside from evil.
Those Who Have: Desires of, Fulfilled by God
- Psalm 145:19 He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them.
Those Who Have: Receive Mercy from God
- Psalm 103:11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His loving devotion for those who fear Him.
- Psalm 103:17 But from everlasting to everlasting the loving devotion of the LORD extends to those who fear Him, and His righteousness to their children’s children —
- Luke 1:50 His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.
Those Who Have: should not Fear Man
- Isaiah 8:12–13 “Do not call conspiracy everything these people regard as conspiracy. Do not fear what they fear; do not live in dread. …
- Matthew 10:28 Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
Wisdom
- 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.’”
- Psalm 111:10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow His precepts gain rich understanding. His praise endures forever!
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Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.