You shall not wrong one another, but you shall fear your God, for I am the Lord your God.
“You shall stand up before the gray head and honor the face of an old man, and you shall fear your God: I am the Lord.
You shall not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God: I am the Lord.
You shall not rule over him ruthlessly but shall fear your God.
Moses said to the people, “Do not fear, for God has come to test you, that the fear of him may be before you, that you may not sin.”
On the third day Joseph said to them, “Do this and you will live, for I fear God:
that no one transgress and wrong his brother in this matter, because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as we told you beforehand and solemnly warned you.
That is true. They were broken off because of their unbelief, but you stand fast through faith. So do not become proud, but fear.
“There is no fear of God before their eyes.”
but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him.
a devout man who feared God with all his household, gave alms generously to the people, and prayed continually to God.
So the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was being built up. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it multiplied.
But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him who, after he has killed, has authority to cast into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him!
“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who oppress the hired worker in his wages, the widow and the fatherless, against those who thrust aside the sojourner, and do not fear me, says the Lord of hosts.
He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Is not this to know me? declares the Lord.
“For if you truly amend your ways and your deeds, if you truly execute justice one with another, if you do not oppress the sojourner, the fatherless, or the widow, or shed innocent blood in this place, and if you do not go after other gods to your own harm,
Do not rob the poor, because he is poor, or crush the afflicted at the gate,
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.
the fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever; the rules of the Lord are true, and righteous altogether.
The former governors who were before me laid heavy burdens on the people and took from them for their daily ration forty shekels of silver. Even their servants lorded it over the people. But I did not do so, because of the fear of God.
So I said, “The thing that you are doing is not good. Ought you not to walk in the fear of our God to prevent the taunts of the nations our enemies?
Now then, let the fear of the Lord be upon you. Be careful what you do, for there is no injustice with the Lord our God, or partiality or taking bribes.”
Only fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart. For consider what great things he has done for you.
how he attacked you on the way when you were faint and weary, and cut off your tail, those who were lagging behind you, and he did not fear God.
And if you make a sale to your neighbor or buy from your neighbor, you shall not wrong one another.
He is not greater in this house than I am, nor has he kept back anything from me except you, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness and sin against God?”
He said, “Do not lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him, for now I know that you fear God, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.”
Abraham said, “I did it because I thought, ‘There is no fear of God at all in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.’
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