Fear of the Lord

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{1:8} The most high omnipotent Creator is One, and he is the mighty King, and he is exceedingly to be feared, sitting upon his throne, and he is the sovereign God.

{1:11} The fear of the Lord is glory, and honor, and rejoicing, and a crown of exultation.
{1:12} The fear of the Lord will delight the heart, and will give joy and gladness and length of days.
{1:13} It will be well, in the very end, for him who fears the Lord, and on the day that he passes away, he will be blessed.
{1:14} The love of God is honorable wisdom.
{1:15} And those to whom she will appear for their consideration love her because of what they see and know of her great works.
{1:16} The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and was created with the faithful in the womb, and walks with elect women, and is known by the just and the faithful.
{1:17} The fear of the Lord is the sanctity of knowledge.
{1:18} Sanctity will guard and justify the heart, and will bestow happiness and joy.
{1:19} It will be well with him who fears the Lord, and at the consummation of his days, he will be blessed.
{1:20} To fear God is the fullness of wisdom, and it is a fullness from its fruits.
{1:21} She will fill her entire house from her offspring, and storehouses from her treasures.
{1:22} The fear of the Lord is the crown of wisdom, the completion of peace, and the fruit of salvation.
{1:23} And the fear of the Lord has seen and numbered wisdom; but both are gifts of God.
{1:24} Wisdom will distribute knowledge and an understanding of prudence; and she lifts up the glory of those who hold to her.
{1:25} The root of wisdom is to fear the Lord, and its branches are long-lived.
{1:26} In the treasures of wisdom is understanding and the sanctity of knowledge. But to sinners, wisdom is an abomination.
{1:27} The fear of the Lord expels sin.
{1:28} For he who is without fear is not able to be justified. For the disposition of his spirit is his undoing.

{15:13} The Lord hates all abominable error, and those who fear him will not love such things.

{21:7} Whoever hates correction is walking in the steps of a sinner. But whoever fears God will convert within his heart.

{23:31} And because he did not understand the fear of the Lord, he will be in disgrace before all men,
 
Fear of God was a theme in the OT. Think about what God did and it is easy to understand. If I believed that God killed everyone in the world except some animals and one family, I would be scared of him too. If I believed that God wiped out towns because the people were immoral, I would be scared too. If I believed that God commanded his people to kill full races of people, I would be scared too.

If you believe in the OT, it would be illogical not to be scared of God. He was crazy back then and turned people to salt for looking at something God told them not to.
 
It is the same God, He has not changed. God is immutable.

“For I am the Lord, and I change not” Malachias 3:6

“Every best gift, and every perfect gift, is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no change, nor shadow of alteration.” James 1:17

God is unchangeable because he is infinite. Mutability implies potentiality, composition, and imperfection, and is therefore not reconcilable with God as pure actuality, the absolutely simple and infinitely perfect Being
 
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