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Patristic A.D. 735 · Historical Christian Faith commentaries database, on Prov 5:9 (Commentary on Proverbs)

Bede, on Prov 5:9

Bede · A.D. 673–735
Prov 5:9 · Douay-Rheims
“Give not thy honour to strangers, and thy years to the cruel.”
On this verse:
“Do not give your honor to others, etc. Do not subject the honor by which you were created in the image of God to the wills of unclean spirits, nor waste the granted time of living according to the will of the cruel adversary. For whoever succumbs to any crime, is surely enslaved to the dominion of malignant spirits.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.

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