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John Chrysostom, on Ps 11:3
John Chrysostom · A.D. 347–407
Ps 11:3 · Douay-Rheims
“They have spoken vain things every one to his neighbour: with deceitful lips, and with a double heart have they spoken.”
On this verse:
“Do you see the solicitude of the inspired author, how he prays for them? The remark is not against them, no, but on their behalf. He did not ask for them to be destroyed, note, but for the evil to be done away with. He did not say "the Lord will destroy them," note, but the "deceitful lips." Again, he asks for the destruction not of their being but of their tongue, their folly, their deceit, and for an end to be put to their arrogance.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.