PART 1: WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO FEAR GOD OR HAVE THE FEAR OF THE LORD?

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BIBLE STUDY FOR THE WEEK: KEY THEME: Proverbs 19 v 23

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO FEAR GOD OR HAVE THE FEAR OF THE LORD?

The fear of the LORD is a state of mind in which one’s own attitudes, will, feelings, deeds, and goals are exchanged for God’s

The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil. (KJV)

The fear of the LORD leads to life, and he who has it will abide in satisfaction; He will not be visited with evil. (NKJV)

Those who respect the LORD will live and be satisfied, unbothered by trouble.(NCV)

Having respect for the LORD leads to life. Then you will be content and free from trouble. (NIRV)

Fear of the LORD leads to life, bringing security and protection from harm. (NLT)

Reverence for God gives life, happiness, and protection from harm. (TLB)

Those who respect the Lord will live and be content, unbothered by trouble. (International Children’s Bible – ICB)

The fear of the LORD leads to life; one will sleep at night without danger. (HCSB)

Obey the LORD and you will live a long life, content and safe from harm. (GNT)

Fear-of-GOD is life itself, a full life, and serene—no nasty surprises. (MSG)

The fear of the LORD leads to life; and he who has it rests satisfied; he will not be visited by harm. (RSV)

The fear of the LORD leads to life, so that one may sleep satisfied, untouched by evil. (AMP)

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Matthew Henry Commentary Notes:

See what those that get by it that live in the fear of God, and always make conscience of their duty to him. 

1. Safety: They shall not be visited with evil; they may be visited with sickness or other afflictions, but there shall be no evil in them, nothing to hurt them, because nothing to separate them from the love of God, or hurt to the soul. 

2. Satisfaction: They shall abide satisfied; they shall have those comforts which are satisfying, and shall have a constant contentment and complacency in them. It is a satisfaction which will abide, whereas all the satisfactions of sense are transient and soon gone. cf: Ps. 16:6, 7. 

3. True and complete happiness. Serious godliness has a direct tendency to life; to all good, to eternal life; it is the sure and ready way to it; there is something in the nature of it fitting men for heaven and so leading them to it.

Enduring Word Commentary Notes:

1. The fear of the LORD leads to life: Since the fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, it wonderfully leads to life. If we want life, we should begin with this honour, reverent awe and submission to God.

2. He who has it will abide in satisfaction: When we have, and walk in, the fear of the LORD, it leads to a life of satisfaction. The world, the flesh, and the devil want to convince us that a life founded on fear of the LORD leads to misery, but the opposite is true. It brings satisfaction and keeps us from a future of evil.

3. Will not be visited with evil: “When one lives a life of piety, the Lord provides a quality of life that cannot be disrupted by such evil.” (Ross)

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