Bible Verses About Fear of God

You are to set limits for the people all around; and say, 'Be careful not to go up on the mountain or even touch its base; whoever touches the mountain will surely be put to death.

No hand is to touch him; for he must be stoned or shot by arrows; neither animal nor human will be allowed to live.' When the shofar sounds, they may go up on the mountain."

All the people experienced the thunder, the lightning, the sound of the shofar, and the mountain smoking. When the people saw it, they trembled. Standing at a distance,

they said to Moshe, "You, speak with us; and we will listen. But don't let God speak with us, or we will die."

Moshe answered the people, "Don't be afraid, because God has come only to test you and make you fear him, so that you won't commit sins."

You are to fear ADONAI your God, serve him, cling to him and swear by his name.

He is your praise, and he is your God, who has done for you these great and awesome things, which you have seen with your own eyes.

Who is the person who fears ADONAI? He will teach him the way to choose.

He will remain prosperous, and his descendants will inherit the land.

ADONAI relates intimately with those who fear him; he makes them know his covenant.

In the fear of ADONAI is powerful security; for his children there will be a place of refuge.

The fear of ADONAI is a fountain of life enabling one to avoid deadly traps.

People will enter cracks in the rocks and holes in the ground to escape the terror of ADONAI and his glorious majesty, when he sets out to convulse the earth.

On that day a man will take hold of his idols of silver and idols of gold, which they made for themselves to worship, and fling them away to the moles and bats!

Then they will enter the cracks in the rocks and the crevices in the cliffs to escape the terror of ADONAI and his glorious majesty, when he sets out to convulse the earth.

I will give them singleness of heart and singleness of purpose, so that they will fear me forever - this will be for their own good and for the good of their children after them.

I will make with them an everlasting covenant not to turn away from them, but to do them good; I will put fear of me in their hearts, so that they will not leave me.

The nations will see and be put to shame, in spite of all their power. They will cover their mouths with their hands, and their ears will be deafened.

They will lick the dust like snakes; they will emerge from their fortresses trembling like reptiles that crawl about on the earth; they will come with fear to ADONAI our God, afraid because of you.

For you have not come to a tangible mountain, to an ignited fire, to darkness, to murk, to a whirlwind,

to the sound of a shofar, and to a voice whose words made the hearers beg that no further message be given to them —

for they couldn’t bear what was being commanded them, “If even an animal touches the mountain, it is to be stoned to death”;

and so terrifying was the sight that Moshe said, “I am quaking with dread.”

On the contrary, you have come to Mount Tziyon, that is, the city of the living God, heavenly Yerushalayim; to myriads of angels in festive assembly;

to a community of the firstborn whose names have been recorded in heaven; to a Judge who is God of everyone; to spirits of righteous people who have been brought to the goal;