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Fear of the Lord
Verses on the fear of the Lord — not terror, but holy reverence that is the beginning of wisdom and the foundation of a life well lived.
The fear of the LORD is not cowering dread but holy awe — the breathtaking recognition that God is infinitely great, holy, and worthy. These verses on the fear of the Lord declare that this reverence is where wisdom begins. It shapes how you live, how you decide, and how you love. Those who fear the Lord lack nothing. They live satisfied and are not visited by evil. The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life — a posture of the heart that leads to flourishing.
“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.”
Proverbs 1:7
Meditation Guide
Close your eyes and breathe deeply. Visualize these words settling into your spirit like rain on thirsty ground.
“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.”
Proverbs 1:7
Meditation Guide
Close your eyes and breathe deeply. Visualize these words settling into your spirit like rain on thirsty ground.
More Verses for Fear of the Lord
“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.”
Proverbs 9:10
“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.”
Psalm 111:10
“And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD.”
Isaiah 11:2
“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
“O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.”
Psalm 34:9
“And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul.”
Deuteronomy 10:12
“Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.”
Proverbs 31:30
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