Where the Fathers quote Proverbs 6

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Isidore of PelusiumPG 78:1173expounds v.29“ουτως ο εισελθων προς γυναικα υπανδρον ουκ αθωωθησεται ουδε πας ο απτομενος αυτης.”109. From Proverbs: What is meant by «He who enters into a married woman shall not go unpunished»? John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:159C…gue, and it is in great need of a rein. Therefore, someone says: "A strong snare to a man is his own lips, and he is caught by the words of his own mouth" (Prov. 6:2). Let us therefore control all our memb… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 91:937…II, 4.—Do not contend with a garrulous man, and do not heap wood upon his fire. Proverbs XIII, 3.—He that guards his mouth, preserves his own soul. Proverbs VI, 2.—A strong snare to a man is his own lips; he is caught by t… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1343A….—«Thy mouth hath abounded with malice, and thy tongue framed deceit.» Ps. cxix, 2.—«Deliver my soul, O Lord, from wicked lips, and from a deceitful tongue.» Prov. vi, 2.—«A strong snare to a man is his own li… OrigenesPG 16:1315…see facsimile alt version omitted verso hebraici text thou art ensnared by the words of thy mouth thou art caught by the words of thy mouth go strengthen thy friends sleep and slumber from the hand… OrigenesPG 16:875C…ipt has dialythesontai. Ibid. S., ho teinon, etc. Eusebius on the Psalms. [...] as those things which are crushed; as those things which are broken small, Prov. VI, 3, Symmachus translates prostribon, rub… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:83C…manded us, saying: "Give not sleep to your eyes, nor slumber to your eyelids, that you may live like a gazelle from the snares, and like a bird from the trap" (Prov. vi, 4, 5). V. 12. Does not He who dwells in… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1497…the great a archbishop of c sarea in cappadocia on the text give not sleep to thine eyes nor slumber to thine eyelids a h h of our holy father basil the great archbishop of c… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1499…and exalted in your reasoning the double expression presents both of these give not sleep to thine eyes nor slumber to thine eyelids give not sleep does he forbid this sleep a common affection of nature… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1781…of god direct your course and fix your wakeful gaze upon them give not sleep to thine eyes nor slumber to thine eyelids so that through the observance of the commands no error of the path… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1749…vigils fasts and prayers just as it is written in the proverbs give not sleep to thine eyes nor slumber to thine eyelids that thou mayest deliver thyself as a roe from the snare and as… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:189C…, you overlook him and do not care that he is endowed with reason. TIT. III. — That we must be of a vigilant mind and care for our own salvation. Prov. vi, 4. — "Give no sleep to your eyes, nor let… George the Monk d. c. 914PG 117:1113…by evil but overcome evil with good of solomon do not give sleep to thine eyes nor slumber to thine eyelids that thou mayest be saved as a doe from the snares and as a bird… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1735D…e dug everywhere by the enemy. Look around, therefore, at everything, and consider with cautious intention, so that you may escape like a fawn from the snares (Prov. VI, 5), and like birds from the nets. For nei… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:599B…alue than many sparrows" (Matt. X, 31). Therefore also Solomon cries out, saying, "That you may escape as a roe from the snares, and as a bird from the snare" (Prov. VI, 5). And again the divine voice: "The king… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:595B…the high wings of faith, they escaped unharmed, according to the dictum of the author of Proverbs: "Like a doe from the snares, and like a bird from the net" (Prov. vi, 5). And not only did they see the snare s… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1749…sleep to thine eyes nor slumber to thine eyelids that thou mayest deliver thyself as a roe from the snare and as a bird from the pit of the fowler and david also says if i… OrigenesPG 16:1315…the words of thy mouth go strengthen thy friends sleep and slumber from the hand of the fowler go prefect he gathereth food in the harvest how long wilt thou sleep wilt thou arise of folding… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:727C…: «Go to the ant, O sluggard, and become wiser than she, who stores up much and all kinds of nourishment at the time of harvest against the threats of winter» (Prov. vi, 6, 8). Or, «Go to the bee, and learn how… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:129A…shun labors and toils. For this reason Scripture also sent the sluggard to it, saying: Go to the ant, O sluggard, and emulate her ways, and be wiser than she (Prov. 6:6). Do you not wish, it says, to learn fr… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:447Latin…ram insipientiam? Ad formicas quoque nos, ut ab iis discamus, remittit; ita naturalem mentem amiseramus: Vade enim ad formicam, inquit, et considera vias ejus (Prov. 6. 6). Formicæ facti sumus discipuli, nos qu… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:233…d the one lying prostrate and being corrupted by idleness, sends him there to learn how to work: "Go," he says, "to the ant, O sluggard, and emulate his ways" (Prov. 6. 6). For he, though there is no farmer for… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:251B…ation of Christ, what says the Scripture? "Our Father, which art in heaven" (Matt. vi, 9). Before this, the Scripture used to say: "Go to the ant, O sluggard" (Prov. vi, 6); but after this, we have been deemed w… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:519D…dition of rational beings, not their generic nature. Have you not heard the author of Proverbs today saying, "Go to the ant, O sluggard, and emulate her ways" (Prov. 6.6)? Do you not notice in what manner the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:521D…so imitate the bee, O man, which Scripture also teaches you to imitate for the sake of diligence. "Go to the bee," it says, "and learn how industrious she is" (Prov. 6.6). Do not learn that she has a sting, bu… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:263D…gods" (Jer. II, 10, 11). Nay, He often sends [men] even to irrational creatures, saying: "Go to the ant, O sluggard, and emulate its ways, and go to the bee" (Prov. VI, 6). Therefore I also say to you now: Cons… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1569D…ared their young without fear? And who is he that hath sent out the wild ass free? And who hath loosed his bonds? I have set his dwelling in the desert," etc. Prov. vi, 6, seqq. — "Go to the ant, O sluggard, an… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:371C…: let him restrain, if concupiscence has been too vehement: let him excite, if the power of reasoning has slept, saying: "How long, O sluggard, will you lie?" (Prov. 6. 9). For thus acting justly toward himself… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:683B…phet prayed to God saying: Illumine my eyes, lest I ever sleep unto death (Ps. 12:4). Concerning which Solomon wrote: When will you be awakened from sleep (Prov. 6:9)? And who will hear that: Why do you s… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:537B…little, you will doze a little, you will fold your hands a little to sleep. And poverty will come upon you like a traveler, and destitution like an armed man” (Prov. 6:9-11). Let us therefore flee the losses aris… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:399C…— "Because you shall eat the labors of your hands; you are blessed, and it shall be well with you." Prov. xx, 13. — "Open your eyes, and be filled with bread." Prov. vi, 11. — "If you are not slothful, your harve… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1215B…an both." Prov. I, 22 — "Fools desiring arrogance, having become impious, have hated [divine] perception." Prov. VII, 12 — "A fool will perish by a snare." Prov. VI, 12 — "A foolish and wicked man walks in pe… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:281A…." "A foolish and lawless man walks in perverse ways, but he himself nods with his eyes, signals with his foot, and teaches with the gestures of his fingers." Prov. VI, 12. — "A foolish and flagitious man walks… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1637A…ng appears to be missing except παγὶς, which we have added from Prov. xx, 25 for the sake of the sense. However, I confess, there exist two other examples in Prov. vi, 14 and xix, 3, from which a large part of… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:89C…e. “Thou hast set at naught all them that depart from thy judgments; for their reasoning is unjust.” Psal. cxviii, 118. “A perverse heart deviseth evils.” Prov. vi, 14. — “He that is of a hard heart shall no… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:281A…tes evils; at all times such a one stirs up disturbances in the city. Therefore his destruction comes suddenly, for he delights in all things which God hates." Prov. VI, 14. — "A perverse heart fabricates evils;… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:369C…mischief; at all times such a man stirs up tumults in the city. Therefore his destruction shall come suddenly, for he delights in all things which God hates." (Prov. vi, 14, 15). "Ungodly men have set a city on f… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:213…ys, and see, and ask for the paths of the Lord, and see what the good way is, and walk in it. See what the good way is, and you will find rest for your souls.” Prov. vi, 16, 17. “Do not draw destruction upon your… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:373A…it. » Job XL, 11. — « Omnem arrogantem humilia. » Prov. — « Malus cum contumelia facit mala. » Prov. xv, 25. — « Contumeliosorum domos disturbat Dominus. » Prov. VI, 17. — « Oculi contumeliosi lingua injusta.… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:651C…y in vain. For the commandments of God are a lamp: if indeed “The commandment of the law is a lamp, and light, and life, and correction, and discipline” (Prov. 6. 23); furthermore, he who lights a lamp doe… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:11…ter than honey to my mouth! I will rejoice at your word, as one that finds great spoil. Your word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.” Proverbs 6:23. — “The commandment of the law is a lamp, and light. To kno… Theodore Balsamon d. c. 1205PG 137:907…be kept for in keeping them there is a great reward because the commandment is a lamp and the law is light and the way of life reproof and discipline and the commandment of the lord… Photius of ConstantinoplePG 104:677…of god be kept for in keeping them there is great reward for the commandment is a lamp and the law a light and the way of life is reproof and discipline and the commandment of… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 91:925A…desire that women should adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with braided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly clothing. Prov. vi, 25. — Let not the desire for beauty overco… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 91:925A…d. No flame remains when the material is consumed, but it vanishes along with its feeder; nor does a lustful thought persist when its fuel has withered away. Prov. vi, 25. — Let not the desire for beauty overco… Andrew of Crete c. 660–740PG 97:1131A…s, I shall not give it, nor will I exchange such a price for a cheap and fleeting spectacle. For the price of a harlot is as one loaf," as the Proverb has it. ⟦Prov. vi, 26⟧ Wherefore, not to have refused even th… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1319A…s from the lips of a harlot, which for a time makes your throat smooth, but afterward you will find it bitterer than gall, and sharper than a two-edged sword. Prov. vi, 26. — A woman hunts the precious souls of… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:759…smoldering the spark of pleasure for this reason he says shall one take fire in his bosom and his clothes not be burned or can one walk upon hot coals and his feet not be burned… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:555C…n coals, and his feet not be burned?" Behold, however, she walks, and bears the torture. "Or shall he bind fire in his bosom, and his garments not be burned?" [Prov. 6:27]. But she, containing the fire not in h… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:585D…g this very thing, says: Can a man bind fire in his bosom, and his garments not be burned? Or can one walk upon coals of fire, and his feet not be scorched? (Prov. 6. 27-29). So is every one who goes in to a woma… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:251A…not frequent with a strange woman, nor hold fast by the embraces of one who is not thine.» Prov. XXIX, 3. — «He who nourishes harlots will lose his wealth.» Prov. VI, 27, 28. — «Shall any man tie fire in his b… Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:383B…burned him. But if anyone thinks he is not burned by sinning, to him the Scripture says: Shall a man take fire in his bosom, and his garments not be burned? ⟦Prov. VI, 27⟧ For sin burns the nerves of the soul.… Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:409…he is not burned while sinning to him the scripture says shall a man take fire in his bosom and his garments not be burned for sin cuts asunder the nerves of the soul breaks the… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:443…his bosom and his garments not be burned or can he walk upon hot coals and his feet not be burned so he that goeth in to his neighbor's wife shall not be clean when he… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:759…his bosom and his clothes not be burned or can one walk upon hot coals and his feet not be burned so shall not everyone who touches a woman be innocent but if the lord gave… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:551C…re is need of a persistent and strong mind, and one turned away from the sense of the passions. For one must walk upon coals in such a way as not to be burned (Prov. 6:28), and go across swords in such a way as… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:555C…preserve the mind intact? For no one allows her to throw those coals outside; but what the author of the Proverbs says is desperate in the nature of the body [Prov. 6:28], that she is forced to endure in the s… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:677B…walk upon coals of fire, and his feet not be burned? So is he that goeth in to the wife of his neighbor, and everyone that toucheth her shall not be innocent (Prov. 6. 28, 29). Do you see that the nature of des… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:265…Have you not heard what Solomon says: “Will anyone walk on live coals, and not burn his feet? Shall a man bind fire in his bosom, and not burn his garments?” (Prov. 6:28, 27). So it is for him who enters in to… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:251…bosom and his garments not be burned or shall any one walk upon hot coals and his feet not be burned so he who goes in to a woman married to a husband will not be… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:681…fire in his bosom and his garments not be burned or walk upon hot coals and his feet not be burned the same applies to one who betakes himself to a woman and a woman who… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:443…can he walk upon hot coals and his feet not be burned so he that goeth in to his neighbor's wife shall not be clean when he touches her and again let not the beauty b… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:117D…one be caught stealing; for he steals that he may fill his soul when it is hungry; but the adulterer, for lack of wit, procureth destruction to his own soul (Prov. 6:30-32). And what he says is this: Grave also… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:253A…a comparison of these sins, was saying thus: "It is not wonderful if one is caught stealing; for he steals that he might fill his own soul when it is hungry" (Prov. VI, 30). If, therefore, this is unpardonable,… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:207…quench charity neither can the floods drown it if a man would give all the substance of his house for charity it would utterly be contemned they contemn him who gives his whole life to charity… OrigenesPG 16:1603…as death its coals are coals of fire if a man should give all the substance of his house latin vulgate who will grant me thee as my brother that i may find thee outside and… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:695D…ll judge fornicators and adulterers. Remember also Solomon saying: The adulterer, however, because of his lack of sense, prepares destruction for his own soul (Prov. vi, 32). Go, and sin no more (John viii, 11).… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:459D…of a husband is full of jealousy; he will not spare in the day of judgment, nor will he settle enmity for any price, nor will he be reconciled by many gifts" (Prov. 6:34-35). And again: "Love is strong as death,… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:573…n is full of jealousy, he will not spare in the day of vengeance, and he will not exchange the enmity for any ransom, nor will it be appeased with many gifts" (Prov. 6:34-35). For the madness of this disease is so… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:631A…f a man is full of jealousy; he shall not exchange his hatred for any ransom; nor will he spare in the day of judgment, nor will he be appeased by many gifts" (Prov. 6:34-35). For just as the netherworld, he says,… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:297C…s, hear Solomon saying: "For the wrath of a man is full of jealousy; he will not spare in the day of judgment, nor will he exchange the enmity for many gifts" (Prov. 6: 34-35); and again: "Jealousy is cruel as the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:415B…certain wise man said: "Full of jealousy is the fury of her husband; he will not spare in the day of vengeance, he will not exchange the enmity for any price" (Prov. VI, 34, 35). But truly, this is grave and into… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:43A…usy is. For this reason, he who knew these things clearly said: For the jealousy of a man is the fury of his heart; he will not spare in the day of judgment (Prov. 6:34); and, Jealousy is as cruel as the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:1009D…jealousy is. Because of which he, not being ignorant of this matter, said: The fury of her husband is full of zeal: he will not spare in the day of vengeance (Prov. 6:34). And again the same: Hard, he says, is… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:249…out forever for the fury of her husband is filled with jealousy he will not spare in the day of judgment he will not… Theodore Balsamon d. c. 1205PG 138:699C…ause of death for her. For if her husband learns of this, he will perhaps kill her. For, according to Solomon, "The spirit of her husband is full of jealousy" (Prov. vi, 34). For this reason, she is permitted to… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:815…last forever for the spirit of her husband is full of jealousy he will not spare in the day of vengeance nor will he mitigate his enmity for any price nor will it be dissolved by… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:573…in the day of vengeance and he will not be appeased by any ransom neither will he rest content through many gifts for such is the madness of this disease that one is not released from…