- feared God:
- "And Abrahamª said,ª° Because¹ I thought,ª° Surelyª the fearª of Godª [is] not¹ in this¹ place;ª and they will slay¹ me²° for¹ my wife'sª sake.ª" {Gen 20:11} + "And Josephª saidª° unto¹ them the thirdª day,ª This¹ do,ª° and live;ª° [for] I¹ fearª¹ God:ª" {Gen 42:18} + "But the formerª governorsª that¹ [had been] beforeª me were chargeableª° unto¹ the people,ª and had takenª° of¹ them breadª and wine,ª besideª fortyª shekelsª of silver;ª yea,¹ even² their servantsª bare ruleª° over¹ the people:ª but so¹ didª° not¹ I,¹ becauseª¹ of the fearª of God.ª" {Neh 5:15} + "[Oh] how¹ greatª [is] thy goodness,ª which¹ thou hast laid upª° for them that fearª thee; [which] thou hast wroughtª° for them that trustª° in thee before¹ the sonsª of men!ª" {Psa 31:19} + "The fearª of the LORDª [is] to hateª° evil:ª pride,ª and arrogancy,ª and the evilª way,ª and the frowardª mouth,ª do I hate.ª°" {Prv 8:13} + "By mercyª and truthª iniquityª is purged:ª° and by the fearª of the LORDª [men] departª° from evil.ª¹" {Prv 16:6} + "If¹ thou forbearª° to deliverª° [them that are] drawnª° unto death,ª and [those that are] readyª° to be slain;ª ... If¹ thou sayest,ª° Behold,¹ we knewª° it¹ not;¹ doth not¹ he that ponderethª° the heart²¹ considerª° [it]? and he that keepethª° thy soul,ª doth [not] he¹ knowª° [it]? and shall [not] he renderª° to [every] manª according to his works?ª" {Prv 24:11-12} + "Though¹ a sinnerª° doª° evilª an hundred times,ª and his [days] be prolonged,ª° yet¹ surely¹ I¹ knowª° that¹ it shall be¹ wellª with them that fearª God,ª which¹ fearª° beforeª¹ him:" {Ecc 8:12} + "Let us hearª° the conclusionª of the whole¹ matter:ª Fearª°¹ God,ª and keepª° his commandments:ª for¹ this¹ [is] the whole¹ [duty] of man.ª" {Ecc 12:13} + "Shadrach,ª Meshach,ª and Abednego,ª answeredª° and saidª° to the king,ª O Nebuchadnezzar,ª weª [are] notª carefulª° to answerª° thee inª thisª matter.ª ... But ifª not,ª be¹ it²° knownª° unto thee, O king,ª that¹ we willª notª serveª° thy gods,ª norª worshipª° the goldenª imageª which¹ thou hast set up.ª°" {Dan 3:16-18} + "Thenª answeredª° they and saidª° beforeª the king,ª That¹ Daniel,ª which¹ [is] ofª the childrenª of the captivityª of¹ Judah,ª regardethªª°¹ notª thee,² O king,ª nor the decreeª that¹ thou hast signed,ª° but makethª° his petitionª threeª timesª a day.ª" {Dan 6:13} + "Ephraimª [is] oppressedª° [and] brokenª° in judgment,ª because¹ he willinglyª° walkedª° afterª the commandment.ª" {Hsa 5:11} + "For the statutesª of Omriª are kept,ª° and all¹ the worksª of the houseª of Ahab,ª and ye walk²°¹ in their counsels;ª that¹ I should makeª° thee a desolation,ª and the inhabitantsª° thereof an hissing:ª therefore ye shall bearª° the reproachª of my people.ª" {Mic 6:16} + "Andª fearª°² notª¹ them which² killª° the¹ body,ª butª are²° notª ableª° to killª° the¹ soul:ª butª ratherª fearª° him which² is ableª° to destroyª° bothª soulª andª bodyª inª hell.ª" {Mtt 10:28} + "Butª I will forewarnª° youª whomª ye shall fear:ª° Fearª° him, which after² he hath killedª° hathª° powerª to castª° intoª hell;ª yea,ª I sayª° unto you,ª Fearª° him.ª" {Lke 12:5} + "Butª Peterª andª Johnª answeredª° and saidª° untoª them,ª Whetherª it beª° rightª in the sightª of Godª to hearkenª° unto youª more¹ thanª² unto God,ª judge¹ ye.²°" {Act 4:19} + "Thenª Peterª andª the¹ [other] apostlesª answeredª° and said,ª° We oughtª° to obeyª° Godª ratherª thanª men.ª" {Act 5:29}
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