Proverbs 23:3 (WEB)
Don’t be desirous of his dainties, since they are deceitful food.
Fathers and councils · 2
Clement of Alexandria
““Desire not,” says the Scripture, “rich men’s dainties;” for they belong to a false and base life.” — editor's note: Prov. xxiii. 3.
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Augustine of Hippo
““For He will provide Himself wings like an eagle’s, and will depart to the house of His overseer,” from which, at all events, He came to us, and found us not such as He Himself was who came.” — editor's note: The whole of this passage, taken from Proverbs xxiii. 3–5, as well as verses 1 and 2, quoted in sec. 1 of this Lecture, and in Tract. XLVII. sec. 2 (where see…
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Cross-references · 5
Cited together in Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 84.
Cited together in Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 84.
Cited together in Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 84.
Cited together in Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 84.
Cited together in Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 84.