Many people and websites claim that the phrases “fear not” or “have no fear” or “be not afraid” or “do not fear” appear in the Bible 365 times and thus a daily reminder from God to trust Him. While this is a great thought and sentiment, the data does not support the claim. See the table below for 4 popular English translations for the counts of these phrases throughout the entire Bible. The source of this data is Bible Gateway:
From https://www.biblegateway.com/
| Phrase | NASB | ESV | NKJV | NIV |
| Fear not | 2 | 34 | 11 | 0 |
| Have no fear | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Do not be afraid | 50 | 33 | 48 | 70 |
| Be not afraid | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Do not fear | 55 | 35 | 51 | 17 |
| TOTAL | 109 | 110 | 111 | 91 |
