Wisdom 4:9 (WEB)
but understanding is gray hair to men, and an unspotted life is ripe old age.
Fathers and councils · 5
John Cassian
- John Cassian, Conferences I–X II.13Conference II
““For venerable old age is not that of long time, nor counted by the number of years: but the understanding of a man is grey hairs, and a spotless life is old age.”” — editor's note: Ecclus. xxv. 5; Wisdom iv. 8, 9.
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John Chrysostom
““For,” it says, “honorable age is not that which standeth in length of time, and an unspotted life is old age.” ( Wisd. iv. 8, 9.)” — the author cites it
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Jerome
“At least that is what Solomon says: “wisdom is the gray hair unto men.”” — editor's note: Wisd. iv. 9.
Read the whole comment“We too in our day have our Timothy; we too have seen that wisdom which is as good as gray hairs; our Moses has chosen an elder whom he has known to be an elder indeed.” — editor's note: Wisd. iv. 9.
Read the whole comment“For “wisdom is the grey hair unto men.”” — editor's note: Wisd. iv. 9.
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Cross-references · 8
Cited together in Conferences I–X II.13.
Cited together in Conferences I–X II.13.
Cited together in Conferences I–X II.13.
Cited together in Conferences I–X II.13.
Cited together in Conferences I–X II.13.
Cited together in Conferences I–X II.13.
Cited together in Conferences I–X II.13.
Cited together in Conferences I–X II.13.