Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

Proverbs 6:5

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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 2, Volume 8, page 144, footnote 3 (Image)

Basil: Letters and Select Works

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To Chilo, his disciple. (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 2065 (In-Text, Margin)

... Uriah. One example were surely enough for keeping safe one who is living a godly life, the fall from the better to the worse of Judas, who, after being so long Christ’s disciple, for a mean gain sold his Master and got a halter for himself. Learn then, brother, that it is not he who begins well who is perfect. It is he who ends well who is approved in God’s sight. Give then no sleep to your eyes or slumber to your eyelids that you may be delivered “as a roe from the net and a bird from the snare.”[Proverbs 6:5] For, behold, you are passing through the midst of snares; you are treading on the top of a high wall whence a fall is perilous to the faller; wherefore do not straightway attempt extreme discipline; above all things beware of confidence in yourself, ...