Dispositions Toward God (1 of 2)

God uses scripture to teach his people what disposition they must have in the faith. This list of virtues directs the believer's heart and mind toward God. 

Abase/ Humble/ Humility/ Lowly

Abase (Abased)

Humble (Humbleness/Humbleth/Humbly/Humbledst/Humbled)

Humility

Lowly (Low/ Lowliness)

Instruction

Micah 6:8 KJV - "He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?"

Matthew 11:29 KJV - "Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls."  

Zechariah 9:9 KJV - "Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass."

Romans 12:3 KJV - "For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith."

Philippians 4:12 KJV - "I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.”

Colossians 3:12 KJV - "Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;"

James 4:10 KJV - “Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up."

1 Peter 5:5-6 KJV - "5 Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. 6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:"

Wisdom

Proverbs 15:33 KJV - "The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility." (also Proverbs 18:12)

Proverbs 11:2 KJV - "When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom."

Implication

Leviticus 26:41-42 KJV - "41 And that I also have walked contrary unto them, and have brought them into the land of their enemies; if then their uncircumcised hearts be humbled, and they then accept of the punishment of their iniquity: 42 Then will I remember my covenant with Jacob, and also my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant with Abraham will I remember; and I will remember the land." 

2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV - "If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land."

2 Chronicles 34:27 KJV - "Because thine heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou heardest his words against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, and humbledst thyself before me, and didst rend thy clothes, and weep before me; I have even heard thee also, saith the LORD."

Job 5:8-11 KJV - "8 I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause: 9 Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number: 10 Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields: 11 To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety."

Job 22:29 KJV - "When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person." 

Psalm 9:12 KJV - "When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble." 

Psalm 10:17 KJV - "LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:" 

Psalm 34:2 KJV - "My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad." 

Psalm 69:29-32 KJV - "29 But I am poor and sorrowful: let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high. 30 I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving. 31 This also shall please the LORD better than an ox or bullock that hath horns and hoofs. 32 The humble shall see this, and be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God."

Psalm 138:6 KJV - "Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off."

Proverbs 3:34 KJV - "Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly."

Proverbs 22:4 KJV - "By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life."

Proverbs 29:23 KJV - "A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit."

Isaiah 57:15 KJV - "For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones."

Ezekiel 21:26 KJV - "Thus saith the Lord GOD; Remove the diadem, and take off the crown: this shall not be the same: exalt him that is low, and abase him that is high."

Matthew 23:12 KJV - "And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted." (also Luke 14:11, 18:14)

Matthew 18:4 KJV - "Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven."

James 4:6 KJV - "But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.”

Decrease

Wisdom

John 3:30 KJV - "He must increase, but I must decrease."

Reverence

Instruction

Psalm 89:7 KJV — “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.”

Matthew 6:9 KJV — "After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name." (also Luke 11:2)

Hebrews 12:28 KJV — “Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:”

Expectation

Mark 12:6 KJV — “Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.” (see also Matthew 21:37, Luke 20:13)

Wisdom

Hebrews 12:9 KJV — “Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?”

Affirmation

Psalm 111:9 KJV — "He sent redemption unto his people: he hath commanded his covenant for ever: holy and reverend is his name."

Sanctify

Instruction

Isaiah 8:13 KJV - "Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread."

1 Peter 3:15 KJV - "But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:"

Exalt

Exalt (Exalted)

Instruction

Psalm 99:5 KJV - "Exalt ye the LORD our God, and worship at his footstool; for he is holy."

Psalm 99:9 KJV - "Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at his holy hill; for the LORD our God is holy."

Imploration

Psalm 107:32 KJV - "Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders."

Wisdom

Psalm 47:9 KJV - "The princes of the people are gathered together, even the people of the God of Abraham: for the shields of the earth belong unto God: he is greatly exalted."

Isaiah 33:5 KJV - "The LORD is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with judgment and righteousness."

Affirmation

Exodus 15:2 KJV - "The LORD is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father's God, and I will exalt him."

Psalm 118:28 KJV - "Thou art my God, and I will praise thee: thou art my God, I will exalt thee."

Isaiah 25:1 KJV - "O LORD, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth."

Coterie

Psalm 34:3 KJV - "O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together."

Testimonials

1 Chronicles 29:11 KJV - "Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all."

2 Samuel 22:47 KJV - "The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation."

Nehemiah 9:5 KJV - "Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the LORD your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise."

Psalm 18:46 KJV - "The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted."

Psalm 21:13 KJV - "Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power."

Psalm 57:5 KJV - "Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let thy glory be above all the earth."

Psalm 57:11 KJV - "Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: let thy glory be above all the earth."

Psalm 108:5 KJV - "Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth;"

Psalm 118:16 KJV - "The right hand of the LORD is exalted: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly."

Prophetic

Psalm 112:9 KJV - "He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour."

Isaiah 2:11 KJV - "The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day."

Isaiah 2:17 KJV - "And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low: and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day."

Isaiah 5:16 KJV - "But the LORD of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness."

Isaiah 12:4 KJV - "And in that day shall ye say, Praise the LORD, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted."

Isaiah 30:18 KJV - "And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him."

Isaiah 52:13 KJV - "Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high."

Devout

Testimonials

Acts 10:2 KJV - "A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway."

Diligent

Testimonials

Psalm 77:6 KJV - "I call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune with mine own heart: and my spirit made diligent search.” (See context Psalm 77:7-20)

Fear

Fear (Fear/Fearest/Feareth/Feared)

Instruction

Leviticus 19:14 KJV - "Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the LORD.”

Leviticus 19:32 KJV - “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 25:17 KJV - "Ye shall not therefore oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I am the LORD your God."

Leviticus 25:36 KJV - "Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee."

Leviticus 25:43 KJV - "Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God."

Deuteronomy 6:13 KJV - "Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name."

Deuteronomy 6:24 KJV - "And the LORD commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the LORD our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as it is at this day."

Deuteronomy 8:6 KJV - "Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him."

Deuteronomy 10:12 KJV - "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 10:20 KJV - "Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name."

Deuteronomy 13:4 KJV - "Ye shall walk after the LORD your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him."

Joshua 24:14 KJV - "Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD."

1 Samuel 12:24 KJV – “Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you."

2 Kings 17:36 KJV - "But the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great power and a stretched out arm, him shall ye fear, and him shall ye worship, and to him shall ye do sacrifice."

2 Kings 17:39 KJV - "But the LORD your God ye shall fear; and he shall deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies."

1 Chronicles 16:30 KJV - "Fear before him, all the earth: the world also shall be stable, that it be not moved."

2 Chronicles 19:7, 9 KJV - "7 Wherefore now let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts. ... 9 And he charged them, saying, Thus shall ye do in the fear of the LORD, faithfully, and with a perfect heart."

Nehemiah 5:9 KJV - "Also I said, It is not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?”

Psalm 2:11 KJV - "Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling."

Psalm 96:9 KJV - "O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth."

Proverbs 3:7 KJV – “Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil."

Proverbs 23:17 KJV - "Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long."

Proverbs 24:21 KJV - "My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:"

Ecclesiastes 5:7 KJV - "For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God."

Ecclesiastes 12:13 KJV - "Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man."

Luke 12:5 KJV - "But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him."

1 Peter 2:17 KJV - "Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king."

Revelation 14:7 KJV – “Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters."

Romans 11:20 KJV - "Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:"

Imploration

2 Samuel 23:3 KJV - "The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God."

Psalm 33:8 KJV - "Let all the earth fear the LORD: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.”

Psalm 34:9 KJV – “O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.”

Psalm 76:11 KJV - "Vow, and pay unto the LORD your God: let all that be round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared."

Isaiah 8:13 KJV - "Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread."

Isaiah 50:10 KJV - "Who is among you that feareth the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the LORD, and stay upon his God."

Romans 13:7 KJV - "Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour."

2 Corinthians 7:1 KJV - "Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God."

Ephesians 5:21 KJV - "Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God."

Ephesians 6:5 KJV - "Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;"

Philippians 2:12 KJV - "Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling."

1 Peter 1:17 KJV - "And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear:"

1 Peter 3:15 KJV - "But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:"

Hebrews 4:1 KJV - "Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it."

Hebrews 12:28 KJV - "Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:"

Jude 1:23 KJV - "And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh."

Learning

Deuteronomy 6:1-2 KJV - "Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it: That thou mightest fear the LORD thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged."

Deuteronomy 17:19 KJV - "And it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life: that he may learn to fear the LORD his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them:"

Deuteronomy 31:12-13 KJV - "12 Gather the people together, men, and women, and children, and thy stranger that is within thy gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear the LORD your God, and observe to do all the words of this law: 13 And that their children, which have not known any thing, may hear, and learn to fear the LORD your God, as long as ye live in the land whither ye go over Jordan to possess it."

Joshua 4:24 KJV - "That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the LORD, that it is mighty: that ye might fear the LORD your God for ever."

1 Kings 8:43 KJV - "Hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for: that all people of the earth may know thy name, to fear thee, as do thy people Israel; and that they may know that this house, which I have builded, is called by thy name."

2 Chronicles 6:30-31 KJV - "Then hear thou from heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and render unto every man according unto all his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou only knowest the hearts of the children of men:) 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 6:33 KJV - "Then hear thou from the heavens, even from thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for; that all people of the earth may know thy name, and fear thee, as doth thy people Israel, and may know that this house which I have built is called by thy name."

Psalm 34:11 KJV – “Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD."

Psalm 86:11 KJV - "Teach me thy way, O LORD; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name."

Wisdom

1 Chronicles 16:25 KJV - "For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised: he also is to be feared above all gods."

Job 28:28 KJV - "And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding."

Psalm 19:9 KJV - "The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether."

Psalm 89:7 KJV - "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."

Psalm 90:11 KJV - "Who knoweth the power of thine anger? even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath."

Psalm 96:4 KJV - "For the LORD is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods."

Psalm 111:10 KJV - "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 130:4 KJV - "But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared."

Proverbs 1:7 KJV - "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction."

Proverbs 8:13 KJV - "The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate."

Proverbs 9:10 KJV - "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding."

Proverbs 10:27 KJV - "The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened."

Proverbs 14:2 KJV - "He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him."

Proverbs 14:16 KJV - "A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident."

Proverbs 14:26 KJV - "In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.”

Proverbs 14:27 KJV – “The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death."

Proverbs 15:16 KJV - "Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith."

Proverbs 15:33 KJV - "The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility."

Proverbs 16:6 KJV - "By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil."

Proverbs 19:23 KJV - "The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil."

Proverbs 22:4 KJV - “By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life."

Isaiah 33:6 KJV - "And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the LORD is his treasure."

Hebrews 10:31 KJV - "It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God."

Implication

1 Samuel 12:14 KJV - "If ye will fear the LORD, and serve him, and obey his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall both ye and also the king that reigneth over you continue following the LORD your God:”

Psalm 15:1, 4 KJV - "1 A Psalm of David. LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill? ... 4 In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the LORD. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not."

Psalm 25:14 KJV - "The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant."

Psalm 25:12 KJV - "What man is he that feareth the LORD? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose."

Psalm 31:19 KJV - "Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!"

Psalm 33:18 KJV – “Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;"

Psalm 34:7 KJV - "The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.”

Psalm 60:4 KJV - "Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah."

Psalm 85:9 KJV - "Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land."

Psalm 103:11 KJV - "For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him."

Psalm 103:13 KJV - "Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him."

Psalm 103:17 KJV - "But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children;"

Psalm 111:5 KJV - "He hath given meat unto them that fear him: he will ever be mindful of his covenant."

Psalm 112:1 KJV - "Praise ye the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, that delighteth greatly in his commandments."

Psalm 115:13 KJV - "He will bless them that fear the LORD, both small and great."

Psalm 128:1 KJV - "A Song of degrees. Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways."

Psalm 128:4 KJV - "Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the LORD."

Psalm 145:19 KJV - "He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them."

Psalm 147:11 KJV - "The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy."

Proverbs 13:13 KJV - "Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded."

Proverbs 28:14 KJV - "Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief."

Proverbs 31:30 KJV - "Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised."

Ecclesiastes 7:18 KJV - "It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all."

Ecclesiastes 8:12 KJV - "Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him:"

Malachi 4:2 KJV - "But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall."

Luke 1:50 KJV - "And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation."

Acts 10:35 KJV - "But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him."

Acts 13:26 KJV - "Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent."

Coterie

Psalm 22:23KJV - "Ye that fear the LORD, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel.”

Psalm 66:16 KJV - "Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul."

Psalm 115:11 KJV - "Ye that fear the LORD, trust in the LORD: he is their help and their shield."

Psalm 118:4 KJV - "Let them now that fear the LORD say, that his mercy endureth for ever."

Psalm 119:63 KJV - "I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts."

Psalm 119:74 KJV - "They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word."

Psalm 119:79 KJV - "Let those that fear thee turn unto me, and those that have known thy testimonies."

Psalm 135:20 KJV - "Bless the LORD, O house of Levi: ye that fear the LORD, bless the LORD."

Acts 13:16 KJV - "Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, give audience."

Revelation 19:5 KJV - "And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great."

Affirmation

Nehemiah 1:11 KJV - " O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king's cupbearer."

Psalm 5:7 KJV - "But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple."

Psalm 76:7 KJV - "Thou, even thou, art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?"

Revelation 15:4 KJV - "Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest."

Testimonials

Genesis 22:12 KJV - "And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me."

Exodus 1:17 KJV - "But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive."

Exodus 1:21 KJV - "And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses."

Exodus 9:20 KJV - "He that feared the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses:"

Exodus 14:31 KJV - "And Israel saw that great work which the LORD did upon the Egyptians: and the people feared the LORD, and believed the LORD, and his servant Moses."

1 Samuel 12:18 KJV - "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 Kings 18:3 KJV - "And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly:"

2 Kings 17:28 KJV - "Then one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and dwelt in Bethel, and taught them how they should fear the LORD.”

2 Kings 17:32 KJV - "So they feared the LORD, and made unto themselves of the lowest of them priests of the high places, which sacrificed for them in the houses of the high places."

2 Kings 17:33 KJV - "They feared the LORD, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations whom they carried away from thence."

2 Kings 17:41 KJV - "So these nations feared the LORD, and served their graven images, both their children, and their children's children: as did their fathers, so do they unto this day."

2 Chronicles 20:3 KJV - "And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah."

Nehemiah 5:15 KJV – “But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God."

Nehemiah 7:2 KJV - "That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many."

Job 1:1 KJV - "There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil."

Job 1:8 KJV - "And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?"

Job 2:3 KJV - "And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause."

Job 37:24 KJV - "Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any that are wise of heart."

Psalm 22:25 KJV – “My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him."

Psalm 119:38 KJV - "Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear."

Psalm 119:120 KJV - "My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments."

Jonah 1:9 KJV - "And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land."

Jonah 1:16 KJV - "Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows."

Malachi 2:5 KJV - "My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him for the fear wherewith he feared me, and was afraid before my name."

Malachi 3:16 KJV - "Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name."

Luke 1:65 KJV - "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 5:26 KJV - "And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to day."

Luke 7:16 KJV - "And there came a fear on all: and they glorified God, saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us; and, That God hath visited his people."

Acts 9:31 KJV - "Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied."

Acts 10:2 KJV - "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 10:22 KJV - "And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by an holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words of thee."

Acts 19:17 KJV - "And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified."

2 Corinthians 7:11 KJV - "For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter."

Colossians 3:22 KJV - "Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:"

Hebrews 5:5, 7 KJV - "5 So also Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest; but he that said unto him, Thou art my Son, to day have I begotten thee. ... 7 Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;"

Hebrews 11:7 KJV - "By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith."

Hebrews 12:21 KJV - "And so terrible was the sight, that Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake:)"

Prophetic

Psalm 40:3 KJV - "And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD."

Psalm 64:9 KJV - "And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing."

Psalm 67:7 KJV - "God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him."

Psalm 72:5 KJV - "They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations."

Psalm 102:15 KJV - "So the heathen shall fear the name of the LORD, and all the kings of the earth thy glory."

Isaiah 2:10 KJV - "Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty."

Isaiah 2:19 KJV - "And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth."

Isaiah 2:21 KJV - "To go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the tops of the ragged rocks, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth."

Isaiah 11:2 KJV - "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 25:3 KJV - "Therefore shall the strong people glorify thee, the city of the terrible nations shall fear thee."

Isaiah 29:23 KJV - "But when he seeth his children, the work of mine hands, in the midst of him, they shall sanctify my name, and sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and shall fear the God of Israel."

Isaiah 59:19 KJV - "So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him."

Jeremiah 32:39-40 KJV - "39 And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them: 40 And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me."

Jeremiah 33:9 KJV - "And it shall be to me a name of joy, a praise and an honour before all the nations of the earth, which shall hear all the good that I do unto them: and they shall fear and tremble for all the goodness and for all the prosperity that I procure unto it."

Hosea 3:5 KJV - "Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD their God, and David their king; and shall fear the LORD and his goodness in the latter days."

Luke 21:26 KJV - "Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken."

Revelation 11:18 KJV - "And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth."

Worship

Instruction​

Deuteronomy 26:10 KJV - "And now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land, which thou, O LORD, hast given me. And thou shalt set it before the LORD thy God, and worship before the LORD thy God:"

1 Chronicles 16:29 KJV - "Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come before him: worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness."

Psalm 29:2 KJV - "Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness."

Psalm 45:11 KJV - "So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him."

Psalm 96:9 KJV - "O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth."

Psalm 97:7 KJV - "Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols: worship him, all ye gods."

Psalm 99:5 KJV - "Exalt ye the LORD our God, and worship at his footstool; for he is holy."

Psalm 99:9 KJV - "Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at his holy hill; for the LORD our God is holy."

Matthew 4:10 KJV - "Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve."

Luke 4:8 KJV - "And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve."

Revelation 14:7 KJV - "Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters."

Jeremiah 7:2 KJV - "Stand in the gate of the LORD'S house, and proclaim there this word, and say, Hear the word of the LORD, all ye of Judah, that enter in at these gates to worship the LORD."

Exodus 34:14 KJV - "For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:"

Revelation 19:10 KJV - "And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy."

Revelation 22:8-9 KJV - "8 And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things. 9 Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God."

John 4:24 KJV - "God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth."

Imploration

Psalm 95:6 KJV - "O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker."

Affirmation

Psalm 5:7 KJV - "But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple."

Psalm 132:7 KJV - "We will go into his tabernacles: we will worship at his footstool."

Psalm 138:2 KJV - "I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name."

Nehemiah 9:6 KJV - "Thou, even thou, art LORD alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee."

Implication

​John 9:31 KJV - "Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth."

1 Corinthians 14:24-25 KJV - "24 But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or one unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all: 25 And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling down on his face he will worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth."

Testimonials

​Matthew 2:2 KJV - "Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him."

Hebrews 1:6 KJV - "And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him."

Revelation 4:8-11 KJV - "8 And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come. 9 And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever, 10 The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying, 11 Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created."

Prophetic

Psalm 22:27, 29 KJV - "27 All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee. ... 29 All they that be fat upon earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him: and none can keep alive his own soul."

Psalm 66:4 KJV - "All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing unto thee; they shall sing to thy name. Selah."

Psalm 86:9 KJV - "All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy name."

Isaiah 27:13 KJV - "And it shall come to pass in that day, that the great trumpet shall be blown, and they shall come which were ready to perish in the land of Assyria, and the outcasts in the land of Egypt, and shall worship the LORD in the holy mount at Jerusalem."

Isaiah 49:7 KJV - "Thus saith the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the LORD that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee."

Isaiah 66:23 KJV - "And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD."

Ezekiel 46:3 KJV - "Likewise the people of the land shall worship at the door of this gate before the LORD in the sabbaths and in the new moons."

Zephaniah 2:11 KJV - "The LORD will be terrible unto them: for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the isles of the heathen."

Zechariah 14:16-17 KJV - "16 And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles. 17 And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain."

John 4:21, 23 KJV - "21 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. ... 23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him."

Meditate & Muse

Meditate (Meditation) & Muse

Affirmation

Psalm 19:14 KJV — "Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer."

Psalm 63:5-6 KJV - "5 My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips: 6 When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches."

Psalm 77:12 KJV — "I will meditate also of all thy work, and talk of thy doings."

Psalm 104:34 KJV — "My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD."

Testimonials

Genesis 24:63 KJV — 'And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels were coming.'

Psalm 5:1 KJV — "To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth, A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.'

Psalm 119:23 KJV — "Princes also did sit and speak against me: but thy servant did meditate in thy statutes."

Psalm 143:5 KJV — "I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands."