Proverbs 22:3 (WEB)
A prudent man sees danger and hides himself; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
Fathers and councils · 2
Irenaeus of Lyons
“God does, however, exercise a providence over all things, and therefore He also gives counsel; and when giving counsel, He is present with those who attend to moral discipline.” — editor's note: Literally, “who have a foresight of morals” —qui morum providentiam habent. The meaning is very obscure. [Prov. xxii. 3, Prov. xxvii. 12.]
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Clement of Alexandria
“And to prove that example corrects, he says directly to the purpose: “A clever man, when he seeth the wicked punished, will himself be severely chastised, for the fear of the Lord is the source of wisdom.”” — editor's note: Prov. xxii. 3, 4.
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Cross-references · 2
Cited together in Against Heresies III.25.
Cited together in Against Heresies III.25.