One who fears sin (fear of sin)/ fearful of sin/ (fear of sin)

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One who fears sin (fear of sin)/ fearful of sin/ (fear of sin)

A person who is afraid of committing sins.

("Rabbi Hanina ben Dossa says: Whoever sees his sin before his wisdom, his wisdom is established, and whoever sees his wisdom before seeing his sin, his wisdom is not established" - Avot 3:8, and so: "Rabbi Pinhas ben Yair says: Haste brings one closer to purity, and purity brings one closer to purity, and purity brings one closer to separation. And solitude brings near holiness, and holiness brings near humility, and humility brings near the fear of sin, and the fear of sin brings near piety, and piety brings near the Holy Spirit" - Sota 9 Tu, and so on: "A man who does not know you sits with us here, a man who is completely kosher, his is this and his is that, he is not wise. "Many, like the Hasidim of Ashkenaz, whose fear precedes their wisdom, but over every word and speech that comes out of his mouth you will be able to build a wall" - Agnon/ Ad Hena, 116)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

יְרֵא חֵטְא (יִרְאַת חֵטְא)

Definition (Hebrew)

אָדָם שֶׁחוֹשֵׁשׁ מֵעֲשִׂיַּת חֲטָאִים.

("רַבִּי חֲנִינָא בֶּן דּוֹסָא אוֹמֵר כָּל שֶׁיִּרְאַת חֶטְאוֹ קוֹדֶמֶת לְחָכְמָתוֹ- חָכְמָתוֹ מִתְקַיֶּמֶת, וְכָל שֶׁחָכְמָתוֹ קוֹדֶמֶת לְיִרְאַת חֶטְאוֹ אֵין חָכְמָתוֹ מִתְקַיֶּמֶת"- אָבוֹת ג ח, וְכֵן:"ר' פִּנְחָס בֶּן יָאִיר אוֹמֵר זְרִיזוּת מְבִיאָה לִידֵי נְקִיּוּת וּנְקִיּוּת מְבִיאָה לִידֵי טָהֳרָה וְטָהֳרָה מְבִיאָה לִידֵי פְּרִישׁוּת וּפְרִישׁוּת מְבִיאָה לִידֵי קְדֻשָּׁה וּקְדֻשָּׁה מְבִיאָה לִידֵי עֲנָוָה וַעֲנָוָה מְבִיאָה לִידֵי יִרְאַת חֵטְא וְיִרְאַת חֵטְא מְבִיאָה לִידֵי חֲסִידוּת וַחֲסִידוּת מְבִיאָה לִידֵי רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ"- סוֹטָה ט טוּ, וְכֵן:"אָדָם אֶחָד שֶׁאֵין אַתָּה מַכִּירוֹ יוֹשֵׁב עִמָּנוּ כָּאן, אָדָם כָּשֵׁר בְּתַכְלִית, הֵן שֶׁלּוֹ הֵן וְלָאו שֶׁלּוֹ לָאו, אֵינוֹ חָכָם הַרְבֵּה, כְּרֹב חֲסִידֵי אַשְׁכְּנַז שֶׁיִּרְאָתָם קוֹדֶמֶת לְחָכְמָתָם, אֲבָל עַל כָּל דִּבּוּר וְדִבּוּר שֶׁמּוֹצִיא מִפִּיו אַתָּה יָכוֹל לִבְנוֹת חוֹמָה"- עַגְנוֹן/ עַד הֵנָּה, 116)

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