Proverbs 18:17 (WEB)
He who pleads his cause first seems right— until another comes and questions him.
Fathers and councils · 8
Jerome
“…righteous when we confess that we are sinners, and our righteousness depends not upon our own merits, but on the mercy of God, as the Holy Scripture says,“The righteous man accuseth himself when he beginneth to speak,” and elsewhere,“Tell thy sins that thou mayest be justified.”“God hath shut up all under sin,…” — editor's note: Prov. xviii. 17, Vulg. nearly.
Read the whole comment“xviii. 17, LXX. and Vulgate.” — the author cites it
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Ambrose of Milan
“The rewards of justification are set before him who is still guilty of sin, for he is justified who voluntarily confesses his own sin; and lastly, “the just man is his own accuser in the beginning of his speaking.”” — editor's note: Prov. xviii. 17.
Read the whole comment““The just is an accuser of himself in the beginning of his words.”” — editor's note: Prov. xviii. 17 [LXX.].
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John Cassian
- John Cassian, Conferences XVIII–XXIV XVIII.11Conference XVIII
“Perhaps while you were humiliating yourself, you were hoping to hear from our lips this saying: “The righteous man is the accuser of himself in the opening of his discourse?”” — editor's note: Prov. xviii. 17.
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John Chrysostom
“And, “The righteous man is an accuser of himself at the first speaking.” ( Prov. xviii. 17 .)” — the author cites it
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Catena Aurea on Matthew
- JeromeCatena Aurea on Matthew
“Matthew himself, according to that Solomon says, “The righteous man accuses himself,” [Prov 18:17] calls himself both Matthew and Publican, to shew the readers that none need despair of salvation who turn to better things, seeing he from a Publican became an Apostle.” — the author cites it
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Gregory of Nazianzus
“For if like the just man I do not become my own accuser in the first instance, yet at any rate I gladly receive healing from another.” — editor's note: Prov. xviii. 17.
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Cross-references · 16
Cited together in Orations Oration 15.
Cited together in Orations Oration 15.
Cited together in Orations Oration 15.
Cited together in Orations Oration 15.
Cited together in Orations Oration 15.
Cited together in Orations Oration 15.
Cited together in Jerome on Matthew 9:9–13 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Jerome on Matthew 9:9–13 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Orations Oration 15.
Cited together in Orations Oration 15.
Cited together in Orations Oration 15.
Cited together in Orations Oration 15.
Cited together in Orations Oration 15.
Cited together in Orations Oration 15.
Cited together in Orations Oration 15.
Cited together in Orations Oration 15.