Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

Proverbs 10:24

There are 2 footnotes for this reference.

Ante-Nicene Fathers, Volume 1, page 131, footnote 7 (Image)

Apostolic Fathers, Justin Martyr, Irenaeus

Ignatius (HTML)

The Martyrdom of Ignatius (HTML)

Chapter VI.—Ignatius is devoured by the beasts at Rome. (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 1433 (In-Text, Margin)

... according to the command of Cæsar given some time ago, the public spectacles being just about to close (for it was then a solemn day, as they deemed it, being that which is called the thirteenth in the Roman tongue, on which the people were wont to assemble in more than ordinary numbers), he was thus cast to the wild beasts close beside the temple, that so by them the desire of the holy martyr Ignatius should be fulfilled, according to that which is written, “The desire of the righteous is acceptable[Proverbs 10:24] [to God],” to the effect that he might not be troublesome to any of the brethren by the gathering of his remains, even as he had in his Epistle expressed a wish beforehand that so his end might be. For only the harder portions of his holy remains ...

Ante-Nicene Fathers, Volume 2, page 9, footnote 10 (Image)

Hermas, Tatian, Athenagoras, Theophilus, Clement of Alexandria

The Pastor of Hermas (HTML)

Book First.—Visions (HTML)

Vision First. Against Filthy and Proud Thoughts, and the Carelessness of Hermas in Chastising His Sons. (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 30 (In-Text, Margin)

... think of you as a lady? Did I not always respect you as a sister? Why do you falsely accuse me of this wickedness and impurity?” With a smile she replied to me, “The desire of wickedness arose within your heart. Is it not your opinion that a righteous man commits sin when an evil desire arises in his heart? There is sin in such a case, and the sin is great,” said she; “for the thoughts of a righteous man should be righteous. For by thinking righteously his character is established in the heavens,[Proverbs 10:24] and he has the Lord merciful to him in every business. But such as entertain wicked thoughts in their minds are bringing upon themselves death and captivity; and especially is this the case with those who set their affections on this world, and ...