The interpretation timeline

Prov 25:3

How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.

From the early Church Fathers to now.

Prov 25:3 · Douay-Rheims
“The heaven above, and the earth beneath, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.”
Patristic before A.D. 750
735
A.D.
Bede Patristic
A.D. 673–735
“Heaven above, and earth below, etc. Just as the height of heaven and the depth of the earth cannot be comprehended by men, so the knowledge of the prophets and apostles, who, by the Spirit revealing, knew the secrets of divinity, transcends the capacity of our frailty.”
Modern · 1953 →

The in-app commentary runs from the Fathers to the early-modern record, then stops — that's where the public-domain sources end, not where the reading does. For the modern reading, follow the sources directly.