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Augustine of Hippo, on Prov 14:26
Augustine of Hippo · A.D. 354–430
Prov 14:26 · Douay-Rheims
“In the fear of the Lord is confidence of strength, and there shall be hope for his children.”
On this verse:
“"The fear of the Lord is the hope of courage." When you fear the punishment that is threatened, you learn to love the reward that is promised; and thus through fear of punishment you keep on leading a good life, and by leading a good life you acquire a good conscience, so that finally through a good conscience you don't fear any punishment. Therefore, learn how to fear, if you don't want to be afraid.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.