Proverbs 26:13 gives the sluggard's excuse of a lion in the road—directly parallels the servant's false fear used to justify laziness.

2 Timothy 1:7 explicitly says God's spirit is not fear — directly opposing the servant's claim that fear drove him.

Revelation 21:8 lists the cowardly among those condemned — the servant's fear leads to his own judgment.

Luke 19:21 gives the same fear excuse in the parallel parable of the minas — mirroring the servant's words exactly.

Romans 8:15 contrasts the spirit of bondage that leads to fear with the Spirit of adoption—the servant's fear exemplifies bondage, opposite the believer's confidence.

Isaiah 57:11 rebukes fearing others instead of God—the servant's fear of his master is a misplaced fear, contrasting with proper fear of God.