Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

Proverbs 10:26

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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 1, Volume 8, page 176, footnote 5 (Image)

Augustine: Expositions on the Psalms

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Psalm XLIX (HTML)

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CCEL Footnote 1663 (In-Text, Margin)

... flesh, with his heart’s mouth he used to eat unrighteousness. What he ate with his heart’s mouth with men above, this he digested amid those punishments in the places beneath. And verily he had eaten for a time, he digested ill for everlasting. Is then unrighteousness eaten? perhaps some one saith: what is it that he saith? Unrighteousness eaten? It is not I that say: hear the Scripture: “As a sour grape is vexation to the teeth, and smoke to the eyes, so is unrighteousness to them that use it.”[Proverbs 10:26] For he that shall have eaten unrighteousness, that is, he that shall have had unrighteousness wilfully, shall not be able to eat righteousness. For righteousness is bread. Who is bread? “I am the living bread which came down from heaven.” Himself is ...