Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts
Proverbs 26:27
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Ante-Nicene Fathers, Volume 5, page 193, footnote 4 (Image)
Hippolytus, Cyprian, Caius, Novatian, Appendix
Hippolytus. (HTML)
The Extant Works and Fragments of Hippolytus. (HTML)
Exegetical. (HTML)
On Daniel. (HTML)
61. “And they arose against the two elders;” that the saying might be fulfilled, “Whoso diggeth a pit for his neighbour, shall fall therein.”[Proverbs 26:27]
Ante-Nicene Fathers, Volume 5, page 555, footnote 21 (Image)
Hippolytus, Cyprian, Caius, Novatian, Appendix
Cyprian. (HTML)
The Treatises of Cyprian. (HTML)
Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews. (HTML)
Book III. (HTML)
In Solomon, in the Proverbs: “He who diggeth a pit for his neighbour, himself shall fall into it.”[Proverbs 26:27]
Ante-Nicene Fathers, Volume 7, page 431, footnote 3 (Image)
Lactantius, Venantius, Asterius, Victorinus, Dionysius, Apostolic Teaching and Constitutions, 2 Clement, Early Liturgies
Constitutions of the Holy Apostles (HTML)
Book III (HTML)
Sec. I.—Concerning Widows (HTML)
CCEL Footnote 2917 (In-Text, Margin)
... the curse causeless shall not come upon any one.” And again he says: “Those that bring reproaches are exceeding foolish.” But as the bee, a creature as to its strength feeble, if she stings any one, loses her sting, and becomes a drone; in the same manner you also, whatsoever injustice you do to others, will bring it upon yourselves. “He hath graven and digged a pit, and he shall fall into the same ditch that he has made.” And again: “He that diggeth a pit for his neighbour, shall fall into it.”[Proverbs 26:27] Wherefore he that avoids a curse, let him not curse another; for “what thou hatest should be done to thee, do not thou to another.” Wherefore admonish the widows that are feeble-minded, strengthen those of them that are weak, and praise such of them ...