Sacred Concord

Bible on Fear

680 passages in the Bible address fear, in the King James Version translation.

But if we shall say, Of men; they feared the people: for all men counted John, that he was a prophet indeed.
Mark 11:32 · Bible · Mark
That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,
Luke 1:74 · Bible · Luke
And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to day.
Luke 5:26 · Bible · Luke
But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.
Luke 12:7 · Bible · Luke
Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:
Acts 18:9 · Bible · Acts
Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.
Acts 27:24 · Bible · Acts
So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.
Hebrews 13:6 · Bible · Hebrews
He that feared the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses:
Exodus 9:20 · Bible · Exodus
Thou shalt not be afraid of them: but shalt well remember what the LORD thy God did unto Pharaoh, and unto all Egypt;
Deuteronomy 7:18 · Bible · Deuteronomy
And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned himself: and, behold, a woman lay at his feet.
Ruth 3:8 · Bible · Ruth
Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you.
1 Samuel 12:24 · Bible · 1 Samuel
Abide thou with me, fear not: for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life: but with me thou shalt be in safeguard.
1 Samuel 22:23 · Bible · 1 Samuel
Also they reported his good deeds before me, and uttered my words to him. And Tobiah sent letters to put me in fear.
Nehemiah 6:19 · Bible · Nehemiah
God shall hear, and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God.
Psalms 55:19 · Bible · Psalms
The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
Proverbs 8:13 · Bible · Proverbs
The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.
Proverbs 19:23 · Bible · Proverbs
Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
Ecclesiastes 12:13 · Bible · Ecclesiastes
And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the LORD is his treasure.
Isaiah 33:6 · Bible · Isaiah
Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy and fear is on every side.
Jeremiah 6:25 · Bible · Jeremiah
For now they shall say, We have no king, because we feared not the LORD; what then should a king do to us?
Hosea 10:3 · Bible · Hosea
Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me.
Matthew 28:10 · Bible · Matthew
As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe.
Mark 5:36 · Bible · Mark
And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
Luke 21:11 · Bible · Luke
And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things.
Acts 5:5 · Bible · Acts
Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them without violence: for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned.
Acts 5:26 · Bible · Acts
And many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.
Philippians 1:14 · Bible · Philippians
And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Peradventure thou wouldest take by force thy daughters from me.
Genesis 31:31 · Bible · Genesis
Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD.
Leviticus 19:32 · Bible · Leviticus
And thy life shall hang in doubt before thee; and thou shalt fear day and night, and shalt have none assurance of thy life:
Deuteronomy 28:66 · Bible · Deuteronomy
The sword without, and terror within, shall destroy both the young man and the virgin, the suckling also with the man of gray hairs.
Deuteronomy 32:25 · Bible · Deuteronomy
And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the LORD. And Samuel feared to shew Eli the vision.
1 Samuel 3:15 · Bible · 1 Samuel
That they may fear thee, to walk in thy ways, so long as they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers.
2 Chronicles 6:31 · Bible · 2 Chronicles
Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.
Psalms 27:3 · Bible · Psalms
In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.
Psalms 56:4 · Bible · Psalms
They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens: thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice.
Psalms 65:8 · Bible · Psalms
Vow, and pay unto the LORD your God: let all that be round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared.
Psalms 76:11 · Bible · Psalms
According to the word that I covenanted with you when ye came out of Egypt, so my spirit remaineth among you: fear ye not.
Haggai 2:5 · Bible · Haggai
And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.
Matthew 14:26 · Bible · Matthew
And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?
Mark 4:41 · Bible · Mark
And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea.
Luke 1:65 · Bible · Luke
And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
Luke 2:10 · Bible · Luke
A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.
Acts 10:2 · Bible · Acts
Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:
Hebrews 12:28 · Bible · Hebrews
The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,
Revelation 18:15 · Bible · Revelation
And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife’s sake.
Genesis 20:11 · Bible · Genesis
And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also.
Genesis 35:17 · Bible · Genesis
And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the LORD; and they shall be afraid of thee.
Deuteronomy 28:10 · Bible · Deuteronomy
They sacrificed unto devils, not to God; to gods whom they knew not, to new gods that came newly up, whom your fathers feared not.
Deuteronomy 32:17 · Bible · Deuteronomy
And in all that mighty hand, and in all the great terror which Moses shewed in the sight of all Israel. The Book of Joshua
Deuteronomy 34:12 · Bible · Deuteronomy
So Samuel called unto the LORD; and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.
1 Samuel 12:18 · Bible · 1 Samuel
But David could not go before it to enquire of God: for he was afraid because of the sword of the angel of the LORD.
1 Chronicles 21:30 · Bible · 1 Chronicles
Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the door?
Job 31:34 · Bible · Job
God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.
Psalms 89:7 · Bible · Psalms
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.
Psalms 111:10 · Bible · Psalms
Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 41:14 · Bible · Isaiah
All the inhabitants of the isles shall be astonished at thee, and their kings shall be sore afraid, they shall be troubled in their countenance.
Ezekiel 27:35 · Bible · Ezekiel
All they that know thee among the people shall be astonished at thee: thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt thou be any more.
Ezekiel 28:19 · Bible · Ezekiel
And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
Luke 2:9 · Bible · Luke
For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow.
Luke 19:21 · Bible · Luke
And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?
Luke 24:5 · Bible · Luke
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