Lexicon :: Strong's H3373 - yārē'

Then he said, “Do not lay a hand on the boy or do anything to him. For now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your only son from me.”

“Please rescue me from my brother Esau, for I am afraid of him; otherwise, he may come and attack me, the mothers, and their children.

“But you should select from all the people able men, God-fearing, trustworthy, and hating dishonest profit. Place them over the people as commanders of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens.

“the great trials that you saw, the signs and wonders, the strong hand and outstretched arm, by which the LORD your God brought you out. The LORD your God will do the same to all the peoples you fear.

“The officers will continue to address the army and say, ‘Is there any man who is afraid or cowardly? Let him leave and return home, so that his brothers won’t lose heart as he did.’[fn]

“They met you along the way and attacked all your stragglers from behind when you were tired and weary. They did not fear God.

“Now announce to the troops, ‘Whoever is fearful and trembling may turn back and leave Mount Gilead.’ ” So twenty-two thousand of the troops turned back, but ten thousand remained.

“But if you are afraid to attack the camp, go down with Purah your servant.

Ahab called for Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace. Obadiah was a man who greatly feared the LORD

There was a man in the country of Uz named Job. He was a man of complete integrity, who feared God and turned away from evil.

Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? No one else on earth is like him, a man of perfect integrity, who fears God and turns away from evil.”

Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? No one else on earth is like him, a man of perfect integrity, who fears God and turns away from evil. He still retains his integrity, even though you incited me against him, to destroy him for no good reason.”

who despises the one rejected by the LORD[fn]

but honors those who fear the LORD,

who keeps his word whatever the cost,

You who fear the LORD, praise him!

All you descendants of Jacob, honor him!

All you descendants of Israel, revere him!

I will give praise in the great assembly

because of you;

I will fulfill my vows

before those who fear you.[fn]

Who is this person who fears the LORD?

He will show him the way he should choose.

The secret counsel of the LORD

is for those who fear him,

and he reveals his covenant to them.

How great is your goodness,

which you have stored up for those who fear you.

In the presence of everyone[fn] you have acted

for those who take refuge in you.

But look, the LORD keeps his eye on those who fear him —

those who depend on his faithful love

The angel of the LORD encamps

around those who fear him, and rescues them.

You who are his holy ones, fear the LORD,

for those who fear him lack nothing.

You have given a signal flag to those who fear you,

so that they can flee before the archers.[fn]Selah

God, you have heard my vows;

you have given a heritage

to those who fear your name.

Come and listen, all who fear God,

and I will tell what he has done for me.

His salvation is very near those who fear him,

so that glory may dwell in our land.

For as high as the heavens are above the earth,

so great is his faithful love

toward those who fear him.

As a father has compassion on his children,

so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him.

But from eternity to eternity

the LORD’s faithful love is toward those who fear him,

and his righteousness toward the grandchildren

He has provided food for those who fear him;

he remembers his covenant forever.

You who fear the LORD, trust in the LORD!

He is their help and shield.

he will bless those who fear the LORD —

small and great alike.

Let those who fear the LORD say,

“His faithful love endures forever.”

Those who fear you will see me and rejoice,

for I put my hope in your word.

Let those who fear you,

those who know your decrees, turn to me.

How happy is everyone who fears the LORD,

who walks in his ways!

In this very way

the man who fears the LORD

will be blessed.

House of Levi, bless the LORD!

You who revere the LORD, bless the LORD!

He fulfills the desires of those who fear him;

he hears their cry for help and saves them.

The LORD values those who fear him,

those who put their hope in his faithful love.

The one who has contempt for instruction will pay the penalty,

but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.

Whoever lives with integrity fears the LORD,

but the one who is devious in his ways despises him.

A wise person is cautious and turns from evil,

but a fool is easily angered and is careless.[fn]

Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting,

but a woman who fears the LORD will be praised.

It is good that you grasp the one and do not let the other slip from your hand. For the one who fears God will end up with both of them.

However, it will not go well with the wicked, and they will not lengthen their days like a shadow, for they are not reverent before God.

The Lord said:

These people approach me with their speeches

to honor me with lip-service,[fn]

yet their hearts are far from me,

and human rules direct their worship of me.[fn]

Who among you fears the LORD

and listens to his servant?

Who among you walks in darkness,

and has no light?

Let him trust in the name of the LORD;

let him lean on his God.

“Did King Hezekiah of Judah and all the people of Judah put him to death? Did not the king fear the LORD and plead for the LORD’s favor,[fn] and did not the LORD relent concerning the disaster he had pronounced against them? We are about to bring a terrible disaster on ourselves! ”

“Don’t be afraid of the king of Babylon whom you now fear; don’t be afraid of him’ ​— ​this is the LORD’s declaration ​— ​‘because I am with you to save you and rescue you from him.

yet he said to Daniel, “I fear my lord the king, who assigned your food and drink. What if he sees your faces looking thinner than the other young men your age? You would endanger my life[fn] with the king.”