Job 3:17

So that with good courage we say, “The Lord is my helper. I will not fear. What can man do to me?”

The fear of man proves to be a snare, but whoever puts his trust in Yahweh is kept safe.

A good name is more desirable than great riches, and loving favor is better than silver and gold.

Therefore men revere him. He doesn’t regard any who are wise of heart.”

I look at the faithless with loathing, because they don’t observe your word.

“I, even I, am he who comforts you. Who are you, that you are afraid of man who shall die, and of the son of man who will be made as grass?

Therefore don’t be afraid of them, for there is nothing covered that will not be revealed; and hidden that will not be known.

You are my friends, if you do whatever I command you.

Then they also who are fallen asleep in Christ have perished.

and to give relief to you who are afflicted with us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire,

Give diligence to present yourself approved by God, a workman who doesn’t need to be ashamed, properly handling the Word of Truth.

For he who has entered into his rest has himself also rested from his works, as God did from his.

Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over these, the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and will reign with him one thousand years.

so am I made to possess months of misery, wearisome nights are appointed to me.

Therefore I praised the dead who have been long dead more than the living who are yet alive.

For in the multitude of dreams there are vanities, as well as in many words; but you must fear God.

Don’t be afraid because of them, for I am with you to rescue you,” says Yahweh.

Don’t you fear me?’ says Yahweh ‘Won’t you tremble at my presence, who have placed the sand for the bound of the sea, by a perpetual decree, that it can’t pass it? Though its waves toss themselves, yet they can’t prevail. Though they roar, they still can’t pass over it.’

“But go your way until the end; for you will rest, and will stand in your inheritance at the end of the days.”

Therefore now, Yahweh, take, I beg you, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.”

But I tell you that everyone who is angry with his brother without a cause will be in danger of the judgment. Whoever says to his brother, ‘Raca!’ will be in danger of the council. Whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of Gehenna.

But I will warn you whom you should fear. Fear him who after he has killed, has power to cast into Gehenna. Yes, I tell you, fear him.

“Strive to enter in by the narrow door, for many, I tell you, will seek to enter in and will not be able.

“Therefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,

saying, ‘Don’t be afraid, Paul. You must stand before Caesar. Behold, God has granted you all those who sail with you.’

in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the children of disobedience.

Let no one deceive you with empty words. For because of these things, the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience.

For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with God’s trumpet. The dead in Christ will rise first,

They profess that they know God, but by their deeds they deny him, being abominable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.

For we were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

Beware, brothers, lest perhaps there might be in any one of you an evil heart of unbelief, in falling away from the living God;

Let’s fear therefore, lest perhaps anyone of you should seem to have come short of a promise of entering into his rest.

It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

Only one is the lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy. But who are you to judge another?

In the past, you were not a people, but now are God’s people, who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.

But even if you should suffer for righteousness’ sake, you are blessed. “Don’t fear what they fear, neither be troubled.”

Don’t be afraid of the things which you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested; and you will have oppression for ten days. Be faithful to death, and I will give you the crown of life.

A long white robe was given to each of them. They were told that they should rest yet for a while, until their fellow servants and their brothers, who would also be killed even as they were, should complete their course.

But for the cowardly, unbelieving, sinners, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”

But the midwives feared God, and didn’t do what the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the baby boys alive.

Who can count the dust of Jacob, or count the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous! Let my last end be like his!”

They buried him in his own tomb, which he had dug out for himself in David’s city, and laid him in the bed which was filled with sweet odors and various kinds of spices prepared by the perfumers’ art; and they made a very great fire for him.

“Shouldn’t the multitude of words be answered? Should a man full of talk be justified?

Shall it go down with me to the gates of Sheol, or descend together into the dust?”

But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol, for he will receive me.

that you may give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit is dug for the wicked.

Streams of tears run down my eyes, because they don’t observe your law.

Like a muddied spring and a polluted well, so is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.

Your oils have a pleasing fragrance. Your name is oil poured out, therefore the virgins love you.

“Listen to me, you who know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law. Don’t fear the reproach of men, and don’t be dismayed at their insults.

For my hand has made all these things, and so all these things came to be,” says Yahweh: “but I will look to this man, even to he who is poor and of a contrite spirit, and who trembles at my word.

Yahweh said to him, “Go through the middle of the city, through the middle of Jerusalem, and set a mark on the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry over all the abominations that are done within it.”

They have set her a bed among the slain with all her multitude. Her graves are around her; all of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword; for their terror was caused in the land of the living, and they have borne their shame with those who go down to the pit. He is put among those who are slain.

I went down to the bottoms of the mountains. The earth barred me in forever: yet have you brought up my life from the pit, Yahweh my God.

“Enter in by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many are those who enter in by it.

From the days of John the Baptizer until now, the Kingdom of Heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.

These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

Then he began to curse and to swear, “I don’t know the man!” Immediately the rooster crowed.

“Now you are releasing your servant, Master, according to your word, in peace;

You, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, will be brought down to Hades.

Blessed are those servants, whom the lord will find watching when he comes. Most certainly I tell you that he will dress himself, make them recline, and will come and serve them.

The law and the prophets were until John. From that time the Good News of God’s Kingdom is preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.

The beggar died, and he was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died, and was buried.

Don’t work for the food which perishes, but for the food which remains to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has sealed him.”

Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, I give to you. Don’t let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.

If Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the spirit is alive because of righteousness.

We are courageous, I say, and are willing rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord.

Therefore also we make it our aim, whether at home or absent, to be well pleasing to him.

and in nothing frightened by the adversaries, which is for them a proof of destruction, but to you of salvation, and that from God.

So then, my beloved, even as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

For these things’ sake the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience.

remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and perseverance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father.

who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify for himself a people for his own possession, zealous for good works.

how will we escape if we neglect so great a salvation—which at the first having been spoken through the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard,

but Christ is faithful as a Son over his house. We are his house, if we hold fast our confidence and the glorying of our hope firm to the end.

We desire that each one of you may show the same diligence to the fullness of hope even to the end,

By faith, Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw that he was a beautiful child, and they were not afraid of the king’s commandment.

I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write, ‘Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.’ ” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “that they may rest from their labors; for their works follow with them.”

He said to me, “Write, ‘Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb.’ ” He said to me, “These are true words of God.”

He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; neither will there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more. The first things have passed away.”

“Oh that you would hide me in Sheol, that you would keep me secret until your wrath is past, that you would appoint me a set time and remember me!

But now, God, you have surely worn me out. You have made all my company desolate.

“How long will you hunt for words? Consider, and afterwards we will speak.

In the fullness of his sufficiency, distress will overtake him. The hand of everyone who is in misery will come on him.

A good name is better than fine perfume; and the day of death better than the day of one’s birth.

He enters into peace. They rest in their beds, each one who walks in his uprightness.

Don’t be afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. Rather, fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.

“I tell you, my friends, don’t be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.

There remains therefore a Sabbath rest for the people of God.

Let’s therefore give diligence to enter into that rest, lest anyone fall after the same example of disobedience.

(for that righteous man dwelling among them was tormented in his righteous soul from day to day with seeing and hearing lawless deeds):