The Old English word "fear" can be translated in modern English as "loving respect and awe".
That may make sense to you but I would never make that connection.
Ask you daughter in law Farah to translate "Fear no evil" and tell you what it means
I asked Farah about the meaning of "fear" in farsi;. She told me that there are several meanings--positive and negative. Negatively used, it can mean terror and fright.
However, when used positively, it usually means to take care because, take warning of and be cautious about--things, like fire, that can cause harm.
One of the Hebrew proverbs, 1:07, in Old English is "The fear of the Lord (keeper of bread) is the beginning of wisdom." In modern English it is: "The respect for the Lord ..."
We get 'Lord' by combining two words: loaf (of bread) and 'ward' (a warden is a keeper). Therefore a Lord is the one who stores and keep the bread safe.
