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Bede, on Prov 5:2
Bede · A.D. 673–735
Prov 5:2 · Douay-Rheims
“That thou mayst keep thoughts, and thy lips may preserve instruction. Mind not the deceit of a woman.”
On this verse:
“That you may guard your thoughts, etc. Thoughts, by which you rightly believe; lips, by which you profess the faith itself in simple words, and usual, as well as ecclesiastical ones. But, according to the letter: He who adheres to a harlot defiles even his lips, either by kissing or speaking foul things.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.