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Wisdom 1:7 (WEB)
Because the spirit of the Lord has filled the world, and that which holds all things together knows what is said.

Fathers and councils · 9

Origen, Against Celsus IV.5Book IV
“He imagines also that it follows from this, that “He has left His own abode;” for he does not know the power of God, and that “the Spirit of the Lord filleth the world, and that which upholdeth all things hath knowledge of the voice.”” — editor's note: Wisd. Solom. i. 7, καὶ τὸ συνέχον τὰ πάντα γνῶσιν ἔχει φωνῆς.
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Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 75
““The Spirit of the Lord hath filled the round world” (another Scripture saith this), “and that which containeth all things hath knowledge of the voice: wherefore he that speaketh unjust things cannot be hid.”” — editor's note: Wisd. i. 7, 8.
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Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 139
“Who can in the world flee from that Spirit, with whom the world is filled?” — editor's note: Wisd. i. 7.
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Augustine of Hippo, On Lying Chapter 31
“But the mouth that lieth, slayeth the soul.”” — editor's note: Wisd. i. 6–11
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Basil the Great, Letters Letter 8
““The Spirit of the Lord filleth the world;” and “Whither shall I go from thy Spirit?”” — editor's note: Wisdom i. 7.
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Basil the Great, On the Holy Spirit Chapter 8
“…Itself, illumination to every faculty in the search for truth; by nature unapproachable, apprehended by reason of goodness, filling all things with Its power, but communicated only to the worthy; not shared in one measure, but distributing Its energy according to “the proportion of faith;” in essence simple, in…” — editor's note: cf. Wisdom i. 7.
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Basil the Great, On the Holy Spirit Chapter 22
“For the Spirit of the Lord filleth the world, and “whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?”” — editor's note: Wis. i. 7.
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Ambrose of Milan, On the Holy Spirit I.7Book I
“But lest they should object that this was said according to the flesh, though He alone from Whose flesh went forth virtue to heal all, was more than all; yet, as the Lord fills all things, so, too, we read of the Spirit: “For the Spirit of the Lord filled the whole world.”” — editor's note: Wisd. i. 7.
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Gregory of Nazianzus, Orations Oration 11
“VIII. And how shall we preserve the truth that God pervades all things and fills all, as it is written “Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the Lord,” and “The Spirit of the Lord filleth the world,” if God partly contains and partly is contained?” — editor's note: Wisd. i. 7.
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