Exodus 20:20

King James 3 - The Literal Traslation

And Moses said to the people, Do not be afraid, for God has come in order to test you, and so that His fear may be on your faces, that you may not sin.

Cross References

Genesis 20:11

And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place, and they will kill me for my wife’s sake.

Genesis 22:1

And it happened after these things, testing Abraham, God said to him, Abraham! And he said, Behold me.

Genesis 22:12

And He said, Do not lay your hand on the boy, and do not do anything to him. For now I know that you are God-fearing, and you have not withheld your son, your only one, from Me.

Nehemiah 5:15

The former governors who were before me were too heavy on the people, and had taken bread and wine from them, besides forty shekels of silver. Yes, even their young men bore rule over the people. But I did not do this, because of the fear of God.

Job 28:28

And to man He said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom! And to turn from evil is understanding.

Exodus 14:13

And Moses said to the people, Do not be afraid. Take your stand and see the salvation of Jehovah, which He will prepare for you today. For as you see the Egyptians today, you shall not continue to see them again forever.

Proverbs 1:7

The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge; foolish ones despise wisdom and instruction.

Proverbs 16:6

Iniquity is covered by mercy and truth, and in the fear of Jehovah men turn aside from evil ways.

Proverbs 3:7

Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear Jehovah and turn from evil.

Isaiah 41:10

Do not fear, for I am with you; do not gaze about, for I am your God; I will make you strong; yea, I will help you; yea, I will uphold you with the right hand of My righteousness.

Isaiah 41:13

For I Jehovah your God am strengthening your right hand, who says to you, Do not fear, I will help you.

Isaiah 8:13

Sanctify Jehovah of Hosts Himself, and He will be your fear, and let Him be terrifying to you.

Deuteronomy 10:12

And now, Israel, what has Jehovah your God asked of you, except to fear Jehovah your God, to walk in all His ways, and to love Him, and to serve Jehovah your God with all your heart, and with all your soul;

Deuteronomy 13:3

you shall not listen to the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams. For Jehovah your God is testing you, to know if you love Jehovah your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

Deuteronomy 4:10

Remember the day that you stood before Jehovah your God in Horeb, when Jehovah said to me, Gather the people to Me, and I will make them hear My words, that they may learn to fear Me all the days that they live on the land; and that they may teach their sons.

Deuteronomy 6:2

that you might fear Jehovah your God, to keep all His statutes and His commandments which I command you; you, and your son, and your son’s son, all the days of your life; and that your days may be prolonged.

Deuteronomy 6:24

And Jehovah commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear Jehovah our God for our good forever, to keep us alive, as today.

Deuteronomy 8:16

who made you eat manna in the wilderness, which your fathers did not know; that He might humble you and that He might prove you, to do you good at your latter end;

Deuteronomy 8:2

And you shall remember all the way which Jehovah your God has caused you to go these forty years in the wilderness, in order to humble you, to try you, to know that which is in your heart, whether you will keep His commands or not.

Joshua 24:14

Now, then, fear Jehovah, and serve Him in sincerity and truth, and turn away from the gods which your fathers served Beyond the River, and in Egypt; and you serve Jehovah.

1 Samuel 12:20

And Samuel said to the people, Do not fear. You have done all this evil, only do not turn aside from following Jehovah, and serve Jehovah with all your heart.