Wisdom 7:25

• §2500Article 8 · The Eighth CommandmentRead at vatican.va

  “For she is a reflection of eternal light, a spotless mirror of the working of God, and an image of his goodness.” — Catechism footnote: Wis 7:25-26.

Origen

• Origen, Against Celsus III.72Book III

  “…from the glory of the Almighty; and the brightness of the everlasting light, and the unspotted mirror of the power of God, and the image of His goodness,” no one who was really wise would reject what is said by a Christian acquainted with the principles of Christianity, or would be led into error, or ensnared by…” — editor's note: Cf. Wisd. of Solom. vii. 25, 26.

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• Origen, Against Celsus VIII.14Book VIII

  “…from the glory of the Almighty;” moreover, “the brightness of the everlasting light, the unspotted mirror of the power of God, and the image of His goodness.”” — editor's note: Wisd. vii. 25, 26.

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• Origen, De Principiis I.2Book I

  “Now, we find in the treatise called the Wisdom of Solomon the following description of the wisdom of God: “For she is the breath of the power of God, and the purest efflux of the glory of the Almighty.”” — editor's note: Wisd. vii. 25.

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Gregory of Nyssa

• Gregory of Nyssa, Against Eunomius II.9Book II

  “…kind, namely, which is the result of material efflux, and speaks of Him as the “brightness of glory,” the “savour of ointment,” the “breath of God;” illustrations which in the scientific phraseology we have adopted we ordinarily designate as material efflux.” — editor's note: Wisd. vii. 25.

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• Gregory of Nyssa, Against Eunomius VIII.4Book VIII

  “…which is the result of efflux, to express the Divine Nature of the Son, and calls Him “the brightness of glory,” the “savour of ointment,” the “breath of God,” which our accustomed use, in the scientific discussion we have already made, calls material efflux.” — editor's note: Wisd. vii. 25.

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Augustine of Hippo

• Augustine of Hippo, On the Holy Trinity IV.13Book IV

  “For wisdom “passeth and goeth through all things by reason of her pureness, and no defiled thing can fall into her.”” — editor's note: Wisd. vii. 24, 25

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• Augustine of Hippo, On the Holy Trinity IV.20Book IV

  “Nor ought this to trouble us, that it is called a pure emanation issuing from the glory of the Almighty God, as if itself were not omnipotent, but an emanation from the Omnipotent; for soon after it is said of it, “And being but one, she can do all things.”” — editor's note: Wisd. vii. 25–27

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• Augustine of Hippo, The City of God VIII.1Book VIII

  “Now, if wisdom is God, who made all things, as is attested by the divine authority and truth, then the philosopher is a lover of God.” — editor's note: Wisdom vii. 24–27.

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Cited together with

• Wisdom 8:2

  Cited together in Catechism §2500.

• Wisdom 13:3

  Cited together in Catechism §2500.

• Wisdom 13:5

  Cited together in Catechism §2500.

• John 1:1

  Cited together in Against Eunomius II.9 and 1 other place.

• John 1:3

  Cited together in Against Eunomius II.9.

• John 14:10

  Cited together in Against Eunomius II.9.

• John 14:27

  Cited together in Against Celsus VIII.14.

• 1 Timothy 1:7

  Cited together in Against Eunomius II.9.

• Hebrews 1:3

  Cited together in Against Eunomius II.9 and 1 other place.

• Psalm 33:6

  Cited together in Against Eunomius II.9.

• Psalm 60:8

  Cited together in Against Eunomius VIII.4.

• Psalm 108:9

  Cited together in Against Eunomius VIII.4.

• Psalm 114:4

  Cited together in Against Eunomius II.9.

• Psalm 148:5

  Cited together in Against Eunomius II.9 and 1 other place.

• Song of Songs 1:3

  Cited together in Against Eunomius II.9 and 1 other place.

Quoted in

• 2 Corinthians 13:4

  2 Corinthians 13:4 takes up the words of Wisdom 7:25 (8 words in common).