Proverbs 10:7 (WEB)
The memory of the righteous is blessed, but the name of the wicked will rot.
Fathers and councils · 2
Gregory of Nazianzus
“…I must respect the law which regards such matters: nor is this alien to our philosophy; for he says The memory of the just is accompanied with eulogies, and also, Let tears fall down over the dead, and begin to lament, as if thou hadst suffered great harm thyself: removing us equally from insensibility and…” — editor's note: Prov. x. 7 (LXX.).
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Clement of Alexandria
“…for it is not vain hopes which it provides for those who labour; according to the gnostic word: “For the hope of a good man dead or living does not perish,” says Wisdom; “I love them that love me; and they who seek me shall find peace,” and so forth.” — editor's note: Prov. x. 7, xi. 7.
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