“"He who walks straight, fears the Lord." Not just any fear makes people walk straight, but the fear of God.… A life provided with virtue is quite illustrious, but the addition of fear makes persons more religious.”
John Chrysostom, 5th c. — COMMENTARY ON THE PROVERBS OF SOLOMON, FRAGMENT 14:2
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2He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.
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1Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
— Proverbs 14:2 —
3In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
4Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.