Come, my children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD. Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies. Psalms 34:11,13 (NIV)
The fear of the Lord is not to be afraid of Him like He could harm, hurt, or punish us. The fear of the Lord is to hear Him, obey Him, turning away from what’s contrary to His ways, a reverential fear.We do this by keeping our tongue from evil and our lips from telling lies. There’s only one sure way we can keep our tongue from evil and our lips from telling lies and that’s keeping the Word of God always on our tongue and lips. The Word of God is Truth- John 17:17. When our tongues and lips are controlled by the Word which is Truth then our lives advance in the direction and way of Truth.Therefore, the fear of the Lord is actually keeping His Word on our tongue and lips because that’s how we live and walk in that which pleases and honors Him.