Letter 764
To the same person.
From not fearing God come hardness of heart and insensibility; but to fear the Lord brings one to right perception, and leads him by the hand toward repentance. Therefore it is written: "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of perception." [cf. Proverbs 1:7; Psalm 110:10 LXX]
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Latin / Greek Original
Ἐκ τοῦ μὴ φοβεῖσθαι Θεὸν, γίνεται ἡ πώρωσις καὶ ἡ ἀναισθησία· τὸ δὲ φοβηθῆναι τὸν Κύριον, φέρει πρὸς τὴν εὐαισθησίαν, καὶ πρὸς μετάνοιαν χειραγωγεῖ. Διὰ γέγραπται· «Ὁ φόβος τοῦ Κυρίου ἀρχὴ ὑπάρχει αἰσθήσεως.»
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