Bede
Patristic
A.D. 673–735
“Evil men do not understand judgment, etc. The elect observe everything, that is, both the future distinction of universal judgment and by what deeds rest or eternal punishment will be repaid.”
The interpretation timeline
Prov 28:5
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
Prov 28:5 · Douay-Rheims
“Evil men think not on judgment: but they that seek after the Lord, take notice of all things.”
Patristic
before A.D. 750
735
A.D.
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.