meta dict | counts dict | verses dict |
|---|---|---|
{
"generatedAt": "2026-09-30T00:00:00",
"script": "scripts/generate-fear-not-counts.ts",
"corpora": {
"en": {
"label": "King James Version (KJV)",
"file": "data/kjv.jsonl.gz",
"verses": 31102,
"books": 66
},
"zh": {
"label": "Chinese Union Version, simplified (和合本)",
... | {
"en": {
"rules": [
{
"id": "fear-not",
"label": "fear not",
"verses": 62,
"ot": 48,
"nt": 14
},
{
"id": "be-not-afraid",
"label": "be not afraid",
"verses": 26,
"ot": 17,
"nt": 9
},
{
"id": "do-... | {
"en": [
{
"reference": "1 Chronicles 28:20",
"bookSlug": "1-chronicles",
"book": "1 Chronicles",
"bookZh": "历代志上",
"testament": "OT",
"chapter": 28,
"verse": 20,
"text": "And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be... |
Bible "fear not" phrase counts
Verse-level counts of the phrase "fear not" and its common inflections in the
King James Version, plus the equivalent 不要 constructions in the Chinese Union
Version (和合本). Every row carries the matched verse text and the rule that
put it in the file, so the counts are auditable rather than assertable.
Files
fear-not-counts.csv— one row per matched versefear-not-counts.json— the same data as JSON
Columns
lang, translation, rule, reference, book_slug, book, book_zh, testament, chapter, verse, text
The rule column says why each row is in the file.
Results
| Rule | Result |
|---|---|
Exact phrase fear not |
62 verses |
Exact phrase + common inflections (fear not, feared not, fearing not) |
70 verses |
fear in any form |
400 occurrences in 385 verses |
和合本 不要 constructions |
102 verses |
The popular claim that "the Bible says fear not 365 times" has no documented source.
Source and method
- Method write-up: https://trustbible.org/blog/how-many-times-does-the-bible-say-fear-not/
- Project: https://trustbible.org/
- CSV: https://trustbible.org/data/fear-not-counts.csv
License
CC-BY-4.0 — reuse, including commercially, with attribution.
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