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Fear Of The Lord The

Is in the Old Testament used as a designation of true piety (Prov. 1:7; Job 28:28; Ps. 19:9). It is a fear conjoined with love and hope, and is therefore not a slavish dread, but rather filial revere…

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

Is in the Old Testament used as a designation of true piety (Prov. 1:7; Job 28:28; Ps. 19:9). It is a fear conjoined with love and hope, and is therefore not a slavish dread, but rather filial reverence. (Comp. , the God whom Isaac feared. A holy fear is enjoined also in the New Testament as a preventive of carelessness in religion, and as an incentive to penitence (Matt. 10:28; 2 Cor. 5:11; 7:1; Phil. 2:12; Eph. 5:21; Heb. 12:28, 29).

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Proverbs 1:7 Job 28:28 Psalms 19:9 Deuteronomy 32:6 Hosea 11:1 Isaiah 1:2 Isaiah 63:16 Isaiah 64:8 Genesis 31:42 Genesis 31:53 Matthew 10:28 2 Corinthians 5:11 2 Corinthians 7:1 Philippians 2:12 Ephesians 5:21 Hebrews 12:28 Hebrews 12:29
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