Sirach 27:12

Gregory the Great

• Gregory the Great, Epistles, Books I–VIII VII.5Book VII

  “For it is written also, A wise man abideth as the sun; a fool changeth as the moon (Ecclus. xxvii. 12); where the comparison of the sun is not applied to the splendour of his brightness, but to perseverance in well-doing.” — the author cites it

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Clement of Alexandria

• Clement of Alexandria, The Stromata, or Miscellanies V.3Book V

  “For they heard, I think, that excellent wisdom, which says to us, “Watch your opportunity in the midst of the foolish, and in the midst of the intelligent continue.”” — editor's note: Ecclus. xxvii. 12.

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• Matthew 5:45

  Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies V.3.

• Matthew 7:7

  Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies V.3.

• Matthew 11:12

  Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies V.3.

• Matthew 20:16

  Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies V.3.

• Matthew 23:13

  Cited together in Epistles, Books I–VIII VII.5.

• John 1:14

  Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies V.3.

• John 14:6

  Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies V.3.

• 1 Corinthians 8:7

  Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies V.3.

• 1 Corinthians 9:22

  Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies V.3.

• 2 Thessalonians 3:1

  Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies V.3.

• 2 Thessalonians 3:2

  Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies V.3.

• 2 Kings 2:24

  Cited together in Epistles, Books I–VIII VII.5.

• Psalm 55:5

  Cited together in Epistles, Books I–VIII VII.5.

• Proverbs 10:14

  Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies V.3.

• Proverbs 26:5

  Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies V.3.

• Wisdom 3:7

  Cited together in Epistles, Books I–VIII VII.5.