Unholy Fear
32 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
22 sections
- A Characteristic of the Wicked
- A Guilty Conscience Leads To
- Adam
- Adonijah's Guests
- Ahaz
- Belshazzar
- Cain
- Exhortations Against
- Felix
- God Mocks
- Haman
- Midianites
- Philistines
- Pilate
- Saints Delivered From
- Saints Sometimes Tempted To
- Saul
- Seizes the Wicked
- Shall be Realised
- Surprises the Hypocrite
- The Wicked Judicially Filled With
- Trust in God, a Preservative From
A Characteristic of the Wicked
- Revelation 21:8 But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”
A Guilty Conscience Leads To
- Genesis 3:8 Then the man and his wife heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the breeze of the day, and they hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden.
- Genesis 3:10 “I heard Your voice in the garden,” he replied, “and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself.”
- Psalm 53:5 There they 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 them.
- Proverbs 28:1 The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
Adam
- Genesis 3:10 “I heard Your voice in the garden,” he replied, “and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself.”
Adonijah's Guests
- 1 Kings 1:49 At this, all the guests of Adonijah arose in terror and scattered.
Ahaz
- Isaiah 7:2 When it was reported to the house of David that Aram was in league with Ephraim, the hearts of Ahaz and his people trembled like trees in the forest shaken by the wind.
Belshazzar
- Daniel 5:6 his face grew pale and his thoughts so alarmed him that his hips gave way and his knees knocked together.
Cain
- Genesis 4:14 Behold, this day You have driven me from the face of the earth, and from Your face I will be hidden; I will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.”
Exhortations Against
- Isaiah 8:12 “Do not call conspiracy everything these people regard as conspiracy. Do not fear what they fear; do not live in dread.
- John 14:27 Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.
Felix
- Acts 24:25 As Paul expounded on righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became frightened and said, “You may go for now. When I find the time, I will call for you.”
God Mocks
- Proverbs 1:26 in turn I will mock your calamity; I will sneer when terror strikes you,
Haman
- Esther 7:6 Esther replied, “The adversary and enemy is this wicked man — Haman!” And Haman stood in terror before the king and queen.
Midianites
- Judges 7:21–22 Each Israelite took his position around the camp, and the entire Midianite army fled, crying out as they ran. …
Philistines
- 1 Samuel 14:15 Then panic struck the Philistines in the camp, in the field, and among all the people. Even those in the outposts and raiding parties trembled. Indeed, the earth quaked, and panic spread from God.
Pilate
- John 19:8 When Pilate heard this statement, he was even more afraid,
Saints Delivered From
- Proverbs 1:33 But whoever listens to me will dwell in safety, secure from the fear of evil.”
- Isaiah 14:3 On the day that the LORD gives you rest from your pain and torment, and from the hard labor into which you were forced,
Saints Sometimes Tempted To
- Psalm 55:5 Fear and trembling grip me, and horror has overwhelmed me.
Saul
- 1 Samuel 28:5 When Saul saw the Philistine army, he was afraid and trembled violently.
- 1 Samuel 28:20 Immediately Saul fell flat on the ground, terrified by the words of Samuel. And his strength was gone, because he had not eaten anything all that day and night.
Seizes the Wicked
Shall be Realised
- Proverbs 1:27 when your dread comes like a storm, and your destruction like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish overwhelm you.
- Proverbs 10:24 What the wicked man dreads will overtake him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
Surprises the Hypocrite
- Isaiah 33:14 The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling grips the ungodly: “Who of us can dwell with a consuming fire? Who of us can dwell with everlasting flames?”
- Isaiah 33:18 Your mind will ponder the former terror: “Where is he who tallies? Where is he who weighs? Where is he who counts the towers?”
The Wicked Judicially Filled With
- Leviticus 26:16–17 then this is what I will do to you: I will bring upon you sudden terror, wasting disease, and fever that will destroy your sight and drain your life. You will sow your seed in vain, because your enemies will eat it. …
- Deuteronomy 28:65–67 Among those nations you will find no repose, not even a resting place for the sole of your foot. There the LORD will give you a trembling heart, failing eyes, and a despairing soul. …
- Jeremiah 49:5 Behold, I am about to bring terror upon you, declares the Lord GOD of Hosts, from all those around you. You will each be driven headlong, with no one to regather the fugitives.
Trust in God, a Preservative From
- Psalm 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?
Related topics
Unholy Fear is Described as a Fear of JudgmentsUnholy Fear is Described as OverwhelmingUnholy Fear is Described as a Fear of ManUnholy Fear is Described as a Fear of Future PunishmentUnholy Fear is Described as a Fear of IdolsUnholy Fear is Described as Consuming
Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.