Sirach 25:16LXX
Orthodox Bible · LXX · Verse 16 of 36
"The fear of God is the beginning of his love: and the beginning of faith is to be fast joined unto it."
In context
14The fear of God hath set itself above all things:
15Blessed is the man, to whom it is given to have the fear of God: he that holdeth it, to whom shall he be likened?
16The fear of God is the beginning of his love: and the beginning of faith is to be fast joined unto it.
17The sadness of the heart is every plague: and the wickedness of a woman is all evil.
18And a man will choose any plague, but the plague of the heart: