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Definition and Meaning:
The term "revere" is often used to describe a deep respect or veneration for someone or something. In a biblical context, reverence is primarily directed towards God, His name, His Word, and His commandments. Reverence involves a profound sense of awe and honor, recognizing the holiness and majesty of God.

Biblical Usage:
Reverence in the Bible is closely associated with the fear of the Lord, which is a foundational aspect of wisdom and understanding. This fear is not about being afraid but about having a deep respect and awe for God's power and authority.

Key Biblical References:

1. Reverence for God:
· Deuteronomy 10:12 : "And now, O Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God by walking in all His ways, to love Him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul."
· Psalm 89:7 : "In the council of the holy ones, God is greatly feared, and awesome above all who surround Him."

2. Reverence for God's Name:
· Exodus 20:7 : "You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain."
· Malachi 1:6 : "A son honors his father, and a servant his master. But if I am a father, where is My honor? And if I am a master, where is your fear of Me? says the LORD of Hosts to you, O priests who despise My name."

3. Reverence for God's Word:
· Psalm 119:161 : "Princes persecute me without cause, but my heart fears Your word."
· Isaiah 66:2 : "Has not My hand made all these things, and so they came into being? declares the LORD. This is the one I will esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, who trembles at My word."

4. Reverence in Worship:
· Hebrews 12:28-29 : "Therefore, since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be filled with gratitude, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe. For our God is a consuming fire."
· Psalm 95:6 : "Come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD our Maker."

Theological Significance:
Reverence is a critical aspect of a believer's relationship with God. It acknowledges God's supreme authority and holiness, prompting believers to live in obedience and submission to His will. Reverence is not merely an outward expression but an inward attitude that influences one's actions and decisions.

Practical Application:
Believers are called to cultivate a lifestyle of reverence, which includes honoring God in thoughts, words, and deeds. This involves regular worship, prayer, and meditation on Scripture, as well as living in a manner that reflects God's holiness and righteousness. Reverence also extends to how believers treat others, recognizing that all are made in the image of God.

Related Concepts:
· Fear of the Lord: Often synonymous with reverence, it is the beginning of wisdom (Proverbs 9:10).
· Holiness: Reverence is closely tied to the concept of holiness, both God's and the believer's call to be holy (1 Peter 1:15-16).
· Worship: True worship is characterized by reverence and awe, acknowledging God's majesty and glory.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
(v. t.) To regard with reverence, or profound respect and affection, mingled with awe or fear; to venerate; to reverence; to honor in estimation.
Greek
2151. eusebeo -- to show piety towards
... pious, show piety towards, worship. Cognate: 2151 (from 2152 ) -- pay
homage (to revere). See 2150 (). Word Origin from eusebes ...
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4576. sebo -- to worship
... devout, religious. Middle voice of an apparently primary verb; to revere, ie Adore --
devout, religious, worship. (sebesthai) -- 1 Occurrence. ...
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4573. sebazomai -- to fear, spec. to have reverential awe
... of. Cognate: 4573 -- to revere; be in awe by one's own definition of what
deserves reverence (used only in Ro 1:25). See 4576 (). ...
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4586. semnos -- reverend, ie venerable, spec. serious
... 4586 (an adjective derived from 4576 , "to revere, be in awe") -- properly, what
is (dignified, has ""); weighty, deeply respected because viewed as majestic ...
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5399. phobeo -- to put to flight, to terrify, frighten
... to fear. From phobos; to frighten, ie (passively) to be alarmed; by analogy, to
be in awe of, ie Revere -- be (+ sore) afraid, fear (exceedingly), reverence. ...
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2125. eulabeomai -- to be cautious
... Vincent). See 2126 (). Word Origin from eulabes Definition to be cautious
NASB Word Usage reverence (1). revere, respect. Middle ...
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2318. theosebes -- God-fearing
... 2318 (from 2316 , "God" and 4576 , "revere") -- properly, reverence (towards God);
shown by worshipers, ie God-fearing people who venerate the things of God ...
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5091. timao -- to fix the value, to price
... honor, value. From timios; to prize, ie Fix a valuation upon; by implication, to
revere -- honour, value. see GREEK timios. (etimesan) -- 1 Occurrence. ...
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1788. entrepo -- to turn about, to reverence, to put to shame
... put to shame (2), respect (5), respected (1), shame (1). regard, revere,
confound, shame. From en and the base of trope; to invert ...
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Strong's Hebrew
3372a. yare -- to fear
... fearful (1), fearful thing (1), fearfully (1), fearing (5), fears (9), frighten
(4), frightened (1), have...fear (1), made me afraid (1), revere (10), revered ...
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3372. yare' -- to fear
... affright, be make afraid, dreadful, put in fearful reverence, terrible
act, A primitive root; to fear; morally, to revere; caus. ...
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3034. yadah -- to throw, cast
... only as denominative from yad; literally, to use (ie Hold out) the hand; physically,
to throw (a stone, an arrow) at or away; especially to revere or worship ...
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5234. nakar -- to regard, recognize
... root; properly, to scrutinize, ie Look intently at; hence (with recognition implied),
to acknowledge, be acquainted with, care for, respect, revere, or (with ...
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Library
When He Wrote his Treatises against Jovinian, and Some one had ...
... against Jovinian, and some one had raised objections to them, he was informed of
these objections by Domnio, that old man whose memory we all revere; and in ...
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God's Protection of those who Trust in Him
... The angel of the Lord encamps About those who revere him, and saves them. ... Revere
the Lord, O holy ones, For those who revere him lack nothing. ...
/.../sherman/the childrens bible/gods protection of those who.htm
The Era of Persecution
... persecution. "Revere the gods in everyway according to ancestral laws," said
Maecenas to Augustus, "and compel others so to revere them. ...
/.../brittain/women of early christianity/iii the era of persecution.htm
God the Loving Father
... to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, So great
is his love toward those who revere him. As far as the ...
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Whether one Ought, by Humility, to Subject Oneself to all Men?
... Reply to Objection 1: We must not only revere God in Himself, but also that which
is His in each one, although not with the same measure of reverence as we ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether one ought by humility.htm
Whether it was Necessary for the Restoration of the Human Race ...
... Objection 3: Further, to revere God pertains especially to man's salvation; hence
it is written (Mal.1:6): "If, then, I be a father, where is my honor? ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether it was necessary for.htm
The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles, Commonly Called the Didache
... 9Do not neglect your responsibility [490] to your son or your daughter,
but from their youth you shall teach them to revere God. ...
/.../richardson/early christian fathers/the teaching of the twelve.htm
Letter iii. Having in the Former Two Letters Defined the Doctrine ...
... Intelligence?" I admit the fairness of the retort; and eagerly and earnestly do
I:answer: For every reason that makes me prize and revere these Scriptures ...
/.../coleridge/confessions of an inquiring spirit etc/letter iii having in the.htm
On the Arrival of the Egyptians.
... XI. For my part I revere also the Titles of the Word, which are so many,
and so high and great, which even the demons respect. And ...
/.../cyril/lectures of s cyril of jerusalem/oration xxxiv on the arrival.htm
The Divine Inspiration of the Bible
... I affectionately inscribe this book to my dear father and mother, in grateful
appreciation of the fact that from a child I was taught to revere the Holy ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/pink/the divine inspiration of the bible/title page.htm
Thesaurus
Revere (26 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Revere (26 Occurrences). ... (See NAS). Job 37:24 Therefore
men revere him. He doesn't regard any who are wise of heart." (WEB NIV). ...
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Revered (7 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Revere. Multi-Version Concordance
Revered (7 Occurrences). Deuteronomy 32:17 They sacrificed ...
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Revenues (7 Occurrences)

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Reverence (42 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) Profound respect and esteem mingled with fear and affection, as for
a holy being or place; the disposition to revere; veneration. ...
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Conceit (14 Occurrences)
... 2 Timothy 3:4 traitors, headstrong, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers
of God; (Root in WEB NAS RSV NIV). Job 37:24 Therefore men revere him. ...
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Golden (86 Occurrences)
... If the immediate ancestors of Abraham did not revere this deity, they were certainly
quite unlike their relatives, the Babylonians, among whom, according to ...
/g/golden.htm - 66k
Honor (240 Occurrences)
... The ten and nine are sometimes called Dutch honors. 12. (n.) To regard or treat
with honor, esteem, or respect; to revere; to treat with deference and ...
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Bearing (150 Occurrences)
... the things you worship, I found also an altar bearing the inscription, 'TO AN UNKNOWN
GOD.' "The Being, therefore, whom you, without knowing Him, revere, Him I ...
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Proclaim (172 Occurrences)
... the things you worship, I found also an altar bearing the inscription, 'TO AN UNKNOWN
GOD.' "The Being, therefore, whom you, without knowing Him, revere, Him I ...
/p/proclaim.htm - 36k
Calf (39 Occurrences)
... If the immediate ancestors of Abraham did not revere this deity, they were certainly
quite unlike their relatives, the Babylonians, among whom, according to ...
/c/calf.htm - 49k
Resources
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Revere (26 Occurrences)
Acts 17:23
For as I passed along and observed the things you worship, I found also an altar bearing the inscription, 'TO AN UNKNOWN GOD.' "The Being, therefore, whom you, without knowing Him, revere, Him I now proclaim to you.
(WEY DBY)
Leviticus 19:3
Ye shall reverence every man his mother, and his father, and my sabbaths shall ye keep: I am Jehovah your God.
(Root in DBY NAS RSV)
Leviticus 19:14
Thou dost not revile the deaf; and before the blind thou dost not put a stumbling block; and thou hast been afraid of thy God; I 'am' Jehovah.
(See NAS)
Leviticus 19:30
"'You shall keep my Sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary; I am Yahweh.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)
Leviticus 19:32
"'You shall rise up before the gray head, and honor the face of an old man, and you shall fear your God. I am Yahweh.
(See NAS NIV)
Leviticus 25:36
Take no interest from him or profit, but fear your God; that your brother may live among you.
(See NAS)
Leviticus 25:43
You shall not rule over him with harshness, but shall fear your God.
(See NAS)
Deuteronomy 4:10
the day that you stood before Yahweh your God in Horeb, when Yahweh said to me, "Assemble me the people, and I will make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they live on the earth, and that they may teach their children."
(See NIV)
Deuteronomy 13:4
You shall walk after Yahweh your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and you shall serve him, and cleave to him.
(See NIV)
Deuteronomy 14:23
You shall eat before Yahweh your God, in the place which he shall choose, to cause his name to dwell there, the tithe of your grain, of your new wine, and of your oil, and the firstborn of your herd and of your flock; that you may learn to fear Yahweh your God always.
(See NIV)
Deuteronomy 17:19
and it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life; that he may learn to fear Yahweh his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them;
(See NIV)
Deuteronomy 28:58
If you will not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that you may fear this glorious and fearful name, YAHWEH YOUR GOD;
(See NIV)
Deuteronomy 32:51
because you trespassed against me in the midst of the children of Israel at the waters of Meribah of Kadesh, in the wilderness of Zin; because you didn't sanctify me in the midst of the children of Israel.
(See RSV)
Nehemiah 1:11
Lord, I beg you, let your ear be attentive now to the prayer of your servant, and to the prayer of your servants, who delight to fear your name; and please prosper your servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. Now I was cup bearer to the king.
(See NAS)
Job 37:24
Therefore men revere him. He doesn't regard any who are wise of heart."
(WEB NIV)
Psalms 22:23
Ye that fear Jehovah, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and revere him, all ye the seed of Israel.
(DBY NIV)
Psalms 33:8
Let all the earth fear Yahweh. Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.
(See NIV)
Psalms 102:15
So the nations will fear the name of Yahweh; all the kings of the earth your glory.
(See NIV)
Psalms 119:48
I reach out my hands for your commandments, which I love. I will meditate on your statutes.
(See RSV)
Psalms 135:20
Give praise to the Lord, O sons of Levi: let all the worshippers of the Lord give him praise.
(See NAS)
Ecclesiastes 3:14
I am certain that whatever God does will be for ever. No addition may be made to it, nothing may be taken from it; and God has done it so that man may be in fear before him.
(See NIV)
Isaiah 25:3
For this cause will the strong people give glory to you, the town of the cruel ones will be in fear of you.
(See NAS NIV)
Isaiah 59:19
So they will see the name of the Lord from the west, and his glory from the east: for he will come like a rushing stream, forced on by a wind of the Lord.
(See NIV)
Isaiah 63:17
O Lord, why do you send us wandering from your ways, making our hearts hard, so that we have no fear of you? Come back, because of your servants, the tribes of your heritage.
(See NIV)
Hosea 10:3
Surely now they will say, "We have no king; for we don't fear Yahweh; and the king, what can he do for us?"
(See NAS NIV)
Zephaniah 3:7
I said, "Just fear me. Receive correction, so that her dwelling won't be cut off, according to all that I have appointed concerning her." But they rose early and corrupted all their doings.
(See NAS)
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