Topic
Fear of the Lord the
17 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Genesis 31:42Easton
Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.
- Genesis 31:53Easton
The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the fear of his father Isaac.
- Deuteronomy 32:6Easton
Do ye thus requite the LORD, O foolish people and unwise? is not he thy father that hath bought thee? hath he not made thee, and established thee?
- Job 28:28Easton
And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
- Psalms 19:9Easton
The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether.
- Proverbs 1:7Easton
¶ The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
- Isaiah 1:2Easton
Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the LORD hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.
- Isaiah 63:16Easton
Doubtless thou art our father, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not: thou, O LORD, art our father, our redeemer; thy name is from everlasting.
- Isaiah 64:8Easton
But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.
- Hosea 11:1Easton
When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.
- Matthew 10:28Easton
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.
- 2 Corinthians 5:11Easton
Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences.
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- 2 Corinthians 7:1 Easton
- Ephesians 5:21 Easton
- Philippians 2:12 Easton
- Hebrews 12:28 Easton
- Hebrews 12:29 Easton
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 17 references
Is in the Old Testament used as a designation of true piety (Prov. 1:7; Job 28:28; Ps. 19:9). It is a fear conjoined with love and hope, and is therefore not a slavish dread, but rather filial reverence. (Comp. Deut. 32:6; Hos. 11:1; Isa. 1:2; 63:16; 64:8.) God is called “the Fear of Isaac” (Gen. 31:42, 53), i.e., the God whom Isaac feared.
A holy fear is enjoined also in the New Testament as a preventive of carelessness in religion, and as an incentive to penitence (Matt. 10:28; 2 Cor. 5:11; 7:1; Phil. 2:12; Eph. 5:21; Heb. 12:28, 29).
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.