Proverbs 21:27 (NKJV): What the Church Fathers Said

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Proverbs 21:27

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Gregory the Dialogist

For it is one thing to shew mercy on account of our sins; another thing to sin on account of shewing mercy; which can no longer indeed be called mercy, since it cannot grow into sweet fruit, being embittered by the poison of its pestiferous root. …

The Book of Pastoral Rule, Part 3, Chapter 21 (Admonition 22) ↗

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