Bible Prescription for Good Health:  The Fear of the LORD

 

 

 

Proverbs 3:7-8

⁷Do not be wise in your own eyes;
        Fear the LORD and depart from evil.
        ⁸It will be health to your flesh,
        And strength to your bones.

 

Proverbs 10:27

²⁷The fear of the LORD prolongs days,
        But the years of the wicked will be shortened.

 

Proverbs 14:27

²⁷The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life,
        To turn one away from the snares of death.

 

Proverbs 19:23

²³The fear of the LORD leads to life,
        And he who has it will abide in satisfaction;
        He will not be visited with evil.

 

Psalm 34:11-14

¹¹Come, you children, listen to me;
        I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
        ¹²Who is the man who desires life,
        And loves many days, that he may see good?
        ¹³Keep your tongue from evil,
        And your lips from speaking deceit.
        ¹⁴Depart from evil and do good;
        Seek peace and pursue it.