Why I Fear the Lord – 12 Benefits
I’m outlining the benefits to help increase the expectancy and therefore the desire to learn to fear the Lord.
I’ve found twelve benefits for fearing the Lord that include and go beyond getting the good He’s promised to us. These 12 may not be a complete list, but they are what I can find in Scripture.
12 Benefits of Fearing the Lord
1. Your Life is Prolonged…
Proverbs 10:27 (New International Version)
The fear of the LORD adds length to life,
but the years of the wicked are cut short.
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2. The Lord Confides in You…
Psalm 25:14 (New International Version)
The LORD confides in those who fear him;
he makes his covenant known to them.
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3. His Angel Camps Around You and He Delivers You…
Psalm 34:7 (New International Version)
The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him,
and he delivers them.
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4. You have a secure fortress…
Proverbs 14:26 (New International Version)
He who fears the LORD has a secure fortress,
and for his children it will be a refuge.
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5. You have a fountain of life…
Proverbs 14:27 (New International Version)
The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life,
turning a man from the snares of death.
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6. You will avoid evil…
Proverbs 16:6 (New International Version)
Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for;
through the fear of the LORD a man avoids evil.
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7. You rest content…
Proverbs 19:23 (New International Version)
The fear of the LORD leads to life:
Then one rests content, untouched by trouble.
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8. You have the Lord’s compassion…
Psalm 103:13 (New International Version)
As a father has compassion on his children,
so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him;
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9. You experience the Lord’s love…
Psalm 103:17 (New International Version)
But from everlasting to everlasting
the LORD’s love is with those who fear him,
and his righteousness with their children’s children-
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10. You have the Lord’s delight…
Psalm 147:11 (New Living Translation)
No, the Lord’s delight is in those who fear him,
those who put their hope in his unfailing love.
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11. You have the Lord’s provision…
Psalm 34:9 (New Living Translation)
Fear the Lord, you his godly people,
for those who fear him will have all they need.
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12. You have the beginning of Wisdom…
Psalm 111:10 (New International Version)
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom;
all who follow his precepts have good understanding.
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There really are great benefits for fearing the Lord, in fact:
It’s better to have little with the fear of the Lord than great wealth with turmoil (Proverbs 15:16).
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It’s not passe. It’s not for another dispensation. It’s not for someone “other than me.”
We need to understand how we can fear the Lord. That’s the next post in this series. I’d appreciate hearing any thoughts you have it this so far. I know it can be a controversial or ignored topic.
June 29, 2026 @ 4:40 am
Good, thanks
October 29, 2025 @ 4:41 am
Amen! Thank you so much for this I purposely searched as I am currently doing my personal prayer devotion to God and I was in the book of psalms 34:9 then came here . I am blessed by the words .yes I believe !
January 14, 2020 @ 9:26 am
Thank you and I am interested in your next series mentioned in this one.
Please send me any and all that you have on fearing the Lord.
Also I want the spirit to teach me knowing who God is,and what he had done for me.
I believe this is also what help’s to be in awe of him and what he has done.
Thank you
January 14, 2020 @ 11:26 am
Thanks. Here’s the link https://revtrev.com/live-intentional/16-ways-i-can-fear-the-lord/
October 17, 2019 @ 5:00 pm
Loving it!It was so refreshing! Thank You!L
October 21, 2019 @ 9:27 am
thank you
February 14, 2019 @ 9:40 pm
I fear the lord but i discovered the things i dont want to do i find myself doing them unconsciously, what do i do? Sobbing now as i type.
May 15, 2018 @ 2:17 am
God bless you Rev Trev for such a great teaching on the fear of the Lord. I want to walk in the fear of the Lord all the days of my life, to revere Him because He holds my life and also because of who He is. I know there is a great reward for those that fear the Lord and obey His commands. We also Him He is the only one who can destroy both body and soul. In the book of Mathew 10:28 says And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul; but rather fear HIM WHICH IS ABLE to destroy both soul and body in hell. I have loved your teachings Rev which are very beneficial to me.
June 16, 2018 @ 4:23 pm
Thanks so much Anne
February 11, 2013 @ 11:58 am
It is rewarding to fear the Lord.
February 11, 2013 @ 2:59 pm
Amen
September 5, 2012 @ 11:57 pm
Is a blessing to fear the Lord. My desire is to grow in the fear of God
September 6, 2012 @ 9:27 am
Amen