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The Right Kind of Fear
Commentators agree the 'fear' mentioned here is not a terror of God's wrath, but a 'filial' or 'godly fear.' It's a healthy, sensitive conscience that reveres God and is anxious not to offend Him or fall into sin. This fear arises from a sense of God's goodness, not from a dread of punishment.
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Albert Barnes
On Proverbs 28:14
18th Century
Theologian
The “fear” here is not so much reverential awe, as anxious, or “nervous” sensitivity of conscience. To most people this temperament seems that of t…
Charles Ellicott
On Proverbs 28:14
19th Century
Bishop
Happy is the man that feareth alway, for fear that he might fall, and so, distrusting himself, seeks heavenly aid ([Refer…
John Gill
On Proverbs 28:14
17th Century
Pastor
Happy [is] the man that feareth alway
Not men, but the Lord; there is a fear and reverence due to men, according to …
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Matthew Henry
On Proverbs 28:14
17th Century
Minister
There is a fear which causes happiness. Faith and love will deliver from the fear of eternal misery; but we should always fear offending God, and f…