Where the Fathers quote Proverbs 30

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Isidore of PelusiumPG 78:413expounds v.18“τρια δε εστι αδυνατα μοι νοησαι, και το τεταρτον ουκ επιγινωσκω·”415-416. On the text «Three things are too wonderful for me, and the fourth I do not know, etc.» Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:733C…ease; for I am the most insipient of all men, and the prudence of man is not in me. God has taught me wisdom, and I have known the knowledge of the holy ones" (Prov. XXX, 1-3). For in these, indeed, He says that He… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:379A…Prov. XV, 20. — "A disobedient son shall be in destruction." Prov. XVII, 25. — "A foolish son is a provocation to his father, and grief to her that bore him." Prov. XXX, 1, 2. — "An evil generation curses its fa… OrigenesPG 16:1475…hebrew text surely i am more brutish than any man who hath gathered the wind in his fists he hath bound who hath established all the… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:1123…has wrapped up water in a garment who has held fast all the ends of the earth what is his name or what is the name for his children and what other man could be saying… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:793…wrapped up water in a garment who has held sway over all the ends of the earth what is his name and what is the name of his son for this is how others interpreted it… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:813…water in a garment who has held sway over all the extremities of the earth what is his name or what is the name of his son that you might know and as for the possessing… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:389C…tremities." Another, "From the ends." This was also said in Job: Binding up the water in his clouds ([Job 26:8]). And Solomon: Holding the water in a garment ([Prov. 30:4]). But this one does not say this, but… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:699…and the old scripture also calls the lord christ himself a son what is his name and what is his son's name and thou art my son this day have i begotten thee and from the… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1231A…eed-grass grow without drink, still being on the root?" Job IX, 26. — "If there is a track of a journey for ships, or for an eagle flying, seeking food?" Prov. XXX, 4, 18, 19. — "Who will gather the winds i… Nicephorus the Philosopher fl. c. 890PG 106:59…e man according to our image and likeness" (Gen. I, 26). "Behold, Adam has become as one of us" (Gen. III, 22). "What is his name, or what is his son's name?" (Prov. XXX, 4). And the Lord says: "I and the Father… Manuel Kalekas d. 1410PG 152:513…of another in whom all things were fulfilled again solomon in proverbs what is his name and what is the name of his son and in the gospel no one knows the son except the father… OrigenesPG 16:1475…hebrew text surely i am more brutish than any man who hath gathered the wind in his fists he hath bound who hath established all the ends of the earth what is his name… OrigenesPG 16:1477…symmacus and he brought down who gathered the winds in his fists what is his name and what is his son's name do not withhold from me before i die appoint for me a sufficient diet… OrigenesPG 16:1483…borrow the following readings one being excepted in verse v 'a and what is his name and what is his son's name this reading eusebius in psalm p brings forward more fully than the roman edition… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1419A…n the children’s children, to those who keep his testament.” Psal. CXVIII, 5. — “O that my ways may be directed to keep, etc.” Ibid. 142. — “Thy law is truth.” Prov. XXX, 5. — “All the words of the Lord are tried… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:11…t of the law is a lamp, and light. To know the law is of a good understanding.” Proverbs 10:8. — “The wise in heart will receive commandments.” Proverbs 30:5. — “Every word of God is pure.” Ecclesiasticus 32:9. — “Le… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:1007…thou shalt not add unto his words that he may not convict thee and thou be found a liar thou shalt confess thy sins to the lord thy god and thou shalt no more add unto… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:747A…divine wisdom has dictated. For so says Moses and Solomon: You shall not add to the words of God, nor shall you take away from them (Deut. 4:2 and 12:32 and Prov. 30:6). But whoever has dared to do this thin… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1523…war against them vers add not to his words lest he convict thee and thou be found a liar do not wish to know more than what has been taught to you by him lest since… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:691B…y will. Knowing this, Solomon said to the Lord: Two things I have asked of thee, deny them not to me before I die: remove far from me vanity and lying words (Prov. 30:7-8). For if it is a sin and a danger to tr… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:1039B…verty, and so on. For it is possible to hear him saying: "O Lord, give me neither wealth nor poverty, but measure out for me what is necessary and sufficient" [Prov. xxx, 8]. But he cared more for Wisdom, wherefo… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:411B…? Lust and salacity and the satiety of bread. Often, however, poverty also does this: therefore, a certain wise man said: "Give me neither riches nor poverty" (Prov. 30:8). Nay, indeed, it is not riches or pove… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:135D…w that it gives us much confidence? But the wisdom of the poor is despised, he says (Eccles. IX, 16); and again another says, "Poverty and riches give me not" (Prov. XXX, 8); and, "From the furnace of poverty del… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 91:803…ngs I am instructed, both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Proverbs 30:8, 9. — Give me neither poverty nor riches, Lord; but set bef… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1221A…full of the sacrifices of many good things, and of unjust money with strife.” Prov. xxx, 8. — “Give me neither poverty nor riches;… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1523B…w gather the sheaves. TIT. XI. — Concerning prosperity and adversity, and that one ought not to be puffed up in prosperity, nor cast down in adversity. Prov. xxx, 8, 9. — “Give me neither riches nor pover… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:433A…gue pursues vanity, and comes upon the snare of death." Prov. xxi, 6. "A lying tongue hates truth." Prov. xxvi, 28. "Remove far from me a vain word and a lie." Prov. xxx, 8. "A false witness shall perish." Prov.… OrigenesPG 16:1475…if thou canst tell a buckler to them that trust in him remove far from me vanity and lies give me neither poverty nor riches feed me with food convenient for me missing entry lest i… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:879…an house full of goods and unjust sacrifices with strife ibid xxx give me neither poverty nor riches o lord but feed me with food convenient for me lest i be full and deny thee and… OrigenesPG 16:1475…poverty nor riches feed me with food convenient for me missing entry lest i be full and deny thee and say who is the lord slander not a servant unto his master missing entry missing entry… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:879…nor riches o lord but feed me with food convenient for me lest i be full and deny thee and say who is the lord or lest i be poor and steal and take the name… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 4:899…in erōs. The Vulgate edition has: Come, let us be inebriated with breasts, and let us enjoy anticipated embraces, until the day dawns. And once in Proverbs xxx, 10: Hades, and erōs of women, and the earth not satisfied wit… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:305…l take him from my altar to be put to death" (Exod. xxi, 14). "Do not deliver a servant into the hands of his master, lest he curse you and you be destroyed" (Prov. xxx, 10). S. Greg. Naz. orat. in S. Basil. — "… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:705B…n to the Arian heresy should speak in this way; and who do not fear to hear what is written in the divine Proverb: "A wicked generation curses its father" (Prov. xxx, 11), nor do they fear the threats placed i… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1151D…inners." (Prov. ii, 22): "The ways of the impious shall perish." (Prov. iv, 19): "The ways of the impious are dark, and they know not where they stumble." (Prov. xxx, 14): "A wicked generation: it has a sword… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:373B…to say, 'It is enough.' Hades, and the love of a woman, and Tartarus, and the earth not satisfied with water, and water and fire will not say, 'It is enough'" (Prov. 30:15, 16). And again: "Three things are impo… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 32:1191C…us man desires. The eye will not be satisfied by seeing ⟦Eccle. 1, 8⟧, nor will the rapacious man be satisfied by receiving. Hell has not said, "It is enough" ⟦Prov. XXX, 16⟧, nor has the rapacious man ever said,… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1485B…oes the greedy man desire. The eye will not be satisfied with seeing, nor will the lover of money be satisfied with receiving. Hell never said: "It is enough" (Prov. xxx, 16); nor has the greedy man ever said: "It… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1583…eye that mocks at his father and despises the old age of his mother the ravens of the valley shall pick it out for god sends the crooked astray into crooked paths and again a man… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:71A…udgeth the law. But if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge. There is one lawgiver and judge, that is able to destroy and to save." Prov. xxx, 17. — "The eye that mocketh at his father,… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:293C…is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.” Prov. xx, 20. — “Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.” Prov. xxx, 17. — “The eye that mocketh at his father,… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:339…the horse of pharaoh went in with his chariots and horsemen into the midst of the sea and the lord brought back upon them the waters of the sea but the children of israel walked on… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:31…regarding things that do not exist for it is impossible to understand the way of an eagle in the air if it has not left tracks in its flight analogous to the tracks left on the… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:77…in this scripture unless he first walks through the dry land in the midst of the sea and the water becomes a wall to him on the right and on the left and thus he escapes… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1003…against the church will the gates of hell prevail just as even the way of a serpent upon a rock according to what is written in proverbs could not be found and if the gates of… Alexander of Alexandria d. 326PG 18:559…has christ with belial and solomon denies that it is possible for the way of a serpent upon a rock which according to paul is christ to be comprehended by thought human beings and angels however… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 43:509…three things are incomprehensible the tracks of an eagle flying the path of a serpent upon a rock the way of a ship sailing the sea three things there are that go well the lion's whelp… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:439…do you drive away beyond the sea him who led you through the midst of the sea and the violent waves and do you not blush to pursue him c it is your turn then oh… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:1101…things which solomon says he cannot grasp with the intellect he places the way of a ship in the midst of the sea which isidore of pelusium interprets as the divine incarnation saving all in an… Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:413…cannot attain by intellect and the fourth i am entirely ignorant of the way of an eagle in the sky this is the divine nature of the son which can be comprehended by no human genius… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1231…i know not at all the tracks of an eagle flying and the way of a serpent upon a rock and the paths of a ship traversing the sea and the way of a man in… OrigenesPG 16:1479…things that are hidden in the heavens the way of a serpent and the way of a man with a young woman she eats and wipes and on account of four on account of the odious… Hippolytus of Rome c. 170–235PG 10:623…for behold says the scripture a man whose name is the orient such is the way of an adulterous woman who when she has committed the act wiping herself says she has done no evil clearly… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:627…with water and fire will never say 'it is enough ' and such is the way of an adulterous woman who when she has committed the act wiping her mouth says 'i have done no wrong… Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:129…a certain solomonic arithmology a new exposition of the saying of solomon such is the way of an adulterous woman etc what adultery signifies mystically in the holy scriptures zeal for the glory of god contending… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1529…of a mind that has not yet attained to spiritual maturity vers such is the way of an adulterous woman when she has acted having washed herself she says she has done nothing wrong similar to… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:427B…Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and I say to you: Strike him, and kill him, do not fear. And the servants of Absalom did to Amnon as he had commanded them. » Prov. xxx, 21, 22. — « For three things the earth is… Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:581A…e is joining himself. This servant stirred up the world, for "by three things the earth is shaken, and the fourth it cannot endure, if a servant should reign" (Prov. xxx, 21, 22). And coming into the midst, he pro… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:913B…l you find them to be praised? For Solomon indeed says in Proverbs: "There are four things that are the least of the earth, and these are wiser than the wise" (Prov. XXX, 24). Among which he counted the hare, or a… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1571A…noble; her labors are sought by kings and private persons for the sake of health. She is desirable to all, and glorious, even though she is weak in strength. Prov. xxx, 24 seqq. — "Four things are the smallest u… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:591…nt of a preconceived hatred. Thus, what custom had anticipated, the law did not overturn." V. 5. Thus the Basilian manuscript. "Hare" is also read in Prov. xxx, 26. V. 8. Another: "You shall loathe their carrion." From the… Gregory of Nazianzus c. 329–390PG 36:831B…emoval of one of these" (sc. one person from the Holy Trinity) "is the removal also of the Father and the Progenitor." P. 567, D. F. 165 v. s. Steadfastly; Prov. 30, 29. He interprets this as "firmly and bold… Gregory of Nazianzus c. 329–390PG 36:831B…and boldly." F. 166 r. a. "The... cock... occupies the role of the prophet, announcing in advance the Sun of Righteousness." The riddle concerning the he-goat (Prov. 30, 29) that it is clearly referred to Christ,… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:1407…ings which proceed prosperously, this one also is numbered among those which walk well, a he-goat leading a flock of goats." The passage, however, is Prov. xxx, 29-31: Tria de estin, ha eudōs poreuetai, kai to tetarton kalōs… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:941D…as the same Solomon signifies, saying: There are three things which go well, a lion among the beasts, a cock among the hens, and a he-goat leading the goats (Prov. 30:29-31). Likewise, goats are drawn much by the… Leo VI the Wise 866–912PG 107:165B…d to the world through you. Many daughters have done valor (let this part be added to the encomia, since the truth of the words is confirmed nowhere else ⟦Prov. XXX, 29⟧), many have acquired wealth; but she w… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:1407…"Among those four things which go well, it is also counted among those things which walk well, the he-goat leading the flock of goats." The place, however, is Prov. 30:31: Τρία δέ ἐστιν, ἃ εὐδώς πορεύεται, καὶ… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 91:963A…this willingly, I have a reward; but if unwillingly, a stewardship is committed to me. Eccles. X, 5. — The involuntary went out from the face of the prince. Prov. XXX, 33. — Milk the milk, and there shall be bu…