The Fear of God is not the fear of hell.

The wicked are thrown into the lake of fire not because they are afraid of the lake of fire but because they do not fear God. They have no spiritual intelligence.

Psalm 12:2-4 They speak falsehood every one with his neighbour: with flattering lip, with a double heart, do they speak. Jehovah will cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that speaketh proud things, Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail, our lips are our own: who is lord over us?

Did you know as spirit and life that named individuals are both pre-determined to be born again as real, literal new creations in Jesus Christ and other named individuals are pre-determined to be thrown into the lake of fire?

Romans 9:15,16 For He says to Moses, I will shew mercy to whom I will shew mercy, and I will feel compassion for whom I will feel compassion. So then it is not of him that wills, nor of him that runs, but of God that shews mercy.

While sin speaks through many in a supposed solidarity with the damned on encounter with the truth of God (because to fallen men the lack of free will is an emotional catastrophe), the truth is that you have no say in your new birth either way--to be born again in Jesus Christ or to be cast into hell because of lack of new birth in Jesus Christ.

God speaks His Creating Speech/Word. You hear Him/are born again. That's it. There is no choice. His Word cannot be resisted. His Word is irresistible grace to those predestined to be born again and irresistible wrath for those predestined to be cast into the lake of fire. Thus the righteous fear of God.

Romans 9:11-13 ...the children indeed being not yet born, or having done anything good or worthless (that the purpose of God according to election might abide, not of works, but of him that calls), it was said to her, The greater shall serve the less: according as it is written, I have loved Jacob, and I have hated Esau.

Romans 9:18-21 So then, to whom He will He shews mercy, and whom He will He hardens. Thou wilt say to me then, Why does He yet find fault? for who resists His purpose? Aye, but thou, O man, who art thou that answerest again to God? Shall the thing formed say to Him that has formed it, Why hast Thou made me thus? Or has not the potter authority over the clay, out of the same lump to make one vessel to honour, and another to dishonour?

But as for us:

Romans 8:29-31 Because whom He has foreknown, He has also predestinated to be conformed to the image of his Son, so that He should be the firstborn among many brethren. But whom He has predestinated, these also He has called; and whom He has called, these also He has justified; but whom He has justified, these also He has glorified. What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who against us?

1 Peter 2:7,8 To you therefore who believe is the preciousness; but to the disobedient, the stone which the builders cast away as worthless, this is become head of the corner, and a stone of stumbling and rock of offence; who stumble at the word, being disobedient to which also they have been appointed.

Matthew 11:15 He that has ears to hear, let him hear.

Psalm 40:6 ... ears hast thou prepared me...

God has given us ears to hear Him and be born again, and built to maturity in Him.

Acts 17:32-34 And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked, and some said, We will hear thee again also concerning this. Thus Paul went out of their midst. But some men joining themselves to him believed;

John 5:24,25 Verily, verily, I say unto you, that he that hears my word, and believes him that has sent me, has life eternal, and does not come into judgment, but is passed out of death into life. Verily, verily, I say unto you, that an hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God, and they that have heard shall live.

Isaiah 48:6-8 Thou heardest, see all this; --and ye, will not ye declare it ? I have caused thee to hear new things from this time, and things hidden, and that thou knewest not: they are created now, and not long ago; and before this day thou hast not heard them, lest thou shouldest say, Behold, I knew them. Yea, thou heardest not, yea, thou knewest not, yea, from of old thine ear was not opened; for I knew that thou wouldest ever deal treacherously, and thou wast called a transgressor from the womb.

The fear of God is a beautiful thing.

Job 23:14,15 For He will perform what is appointed for me; and many such things are with Him. Therefore am I troubled at His presence; I consider, and I am afraid of Him.

Isa 33:6 and He shall be the stability of thy times, the riches of salvation, wisdom and knowledge: the fear of Jehovah shall be your treasure.