Chapter — Douay-Rheims
Ecclesiasticus 10
1.A wise judge shall judge his people, and the government of a prudent man shall be steady.
Cited by 2 passages
- Bontempi, Palladium Theologicum V, Treatise I: On the Theological Virtues, Disputation XX: On Prudence, Question VII: How certain rules of prudence, applicable to the monastic and the political state, are drawn from the angelic hierarchy, Section II: On the Government of the Prelates of the Church, Likened to the First Choir of the Second Hierarchy, the Dominations, n. 8
- Summa Theologica, Third Part (III), Question 59: Christ's judiciary power, art. 1
2.As the judge of the people is himself, so also are his ministers: and what manner of man the ruler of a city is, such also are they that dwell therein.
Cited by 3 passages
- Summa Theologica, Second Part of the Second Part (II-II), Question 64: Murder, art. 4
- Summa Theologica, Third Part (III), Question 64: The causes of the sacraments, art. 6
- Spirago, Part II. The Commandments, Vice and Virtue, Perfection, A. THE COMMANDMENTS, X. THE TEN COMMANDMENTS OF GOD, THE FOURTH COMMANDMENT OF GOD, 3. THE DUTIES OF THOSE WHO ARE IN AUTHORITY, ¶ 8
3.An unwise king shall be the ruin of his people: and cities shall be inhabited through the prudence of the rulers.
4.The power of the earth is in the hand of God, and in his time he will raise up a profitable ruler over it.
5.The prosperity of man is in the hand of God, and upon the person of the scribe he shall lay his honour.
6.Remember not any injury done thee by thy neighbour, and do thou nothing by deeds of injury.
7.Pride is hateful before God and men: and all iniquity of nations is execrable.
Cited by 3 passages
- Wouters, Manual of Moral Theology, Volume I, Book I. On the General Principles of the Christian Life, Treatise II. On Motion in Order to the Final End, or on the Human Act, Considered according to Moral Being, Dissertation II. On Human Acts Considered according to Moral Being, Part II. On Morality in Particular, Section III. On the Evil Act, or on Sin, Chapter II. On Some Classes of Sins in Particular, Article IV. On Capital Sins, § I. On Pride, n. 304
- Tanquerey, Volume III. On Justice, Contracts, and the Obligations of States of Life, On the Virtue of Justice (Volume III), Part I — Chapter II: On Injury, or the Violation of Right, n. 279
- Spirago, Part II. The Commandments, Vice and Virtue, Perfection, B. GOOD WORKS, VIRTUE, SIN, VICE, VIII. THE SEVEN PRINCIPAL VIRTUES AND THE SEVEN PRINCIPAL VICES, 2. THE OPPOSITE OF HUMILITY: PRIDE, ¶ 4
8.A kingdom is translated from one people to another, because of injustices, and wrongs, and injuries, and divers deceits.
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9.But nothing is more wicked than the covetous man. Why is earth, and ashes proud?
Cited by 5 passages
- Marc, Institutiones Morales, Volume I, Part First: On the First Principles of Moral Theology, Treatise IV: On Sins, Chapter V: On Capital Sins, ¶ 363
- Merkelbach, Pastoral Questions, VI. Questions Concerning Various Sins to Be Healed in Sacramental Confession (1935), Concerning Various Sins — To Be Healed in Sacramental Confession, Chapter III: Concerning the Capital Sins, Which Are the Cause of Other Sins, Question I: Concerning Pride and Vain-Glory, ¶ 5124
- Merkelbach, Pastoral Questions, VI. Questions Concerning Various Sins to Be Healed in Sacramental Confession (1935), Concerning Various Sins — To Be Healed in Sacramental Confession, Chapter III: Concerning the Capital Sins, Which Are the Cause of Other Sins, Question II: Concerning Avarice, ¶ 5143
- Summa Theologica, Second Part of the Second Part (II-II), Question 118: The vices opposed to liberality, and in the first place, of covetousness, art. 5
- Summa Theologica, Second Part of the Second Part (II-II), Question 162: Pride, art. 6
10.There is not a more wicked thing than to love money: for such a one setteth even his own soul to sale: because while he liveth he hath cast away his bowels.
Cited by 5 passages
- McHugh–Callan, Moral Theology, Volume II, Part II. Special Moral Theology (Continued), Question II. The Duties of All Classes of Men (the Moral Virtues), Art. 6. The Remaining Potential Parts of Justice; the Gift of Piety; the Commandments, Liberality, n. 2426
- Prümmer, Manuale Theologiae Moralis, Volume I, Part I, Tract V. On Sins In General, Chapter VIII. On capital vices, Article II. On avarice, n. 417
- Merkelbach, Pastoral Questions, VI. Questions Concerning Various Sins to Be Healed in Sacramental Confession (1935), Concerning Various Sins — To Be Healed in Sacramental Confession, Chapter III: Concerning the Capital Sins, Which Are the Cause of Other Sins, Question II: Concerning Avarice, ¶ 5143
- Summa Theologica, Second Part of the Second Part (II-II), Question 118: The vices opposed to liberality, and in the first place, of covetousness, art. 5
- Spirago, Part II. The Commandments, Vice and Virtue, Perfection, B. GOOD WORKS, VIRTUE, SIN, VICE, VIII. THE SEVEN PRINCIPAL VIRTUES AND THE SEVEN PRINCIPAL VICES, 8. THE OPPOSITE OF LIBERALITY: AVARICE, ¶ 4
11.All power is of short life. A long sickness is troublesome to the physician.
12.The physician cutteth off a short sickness: so also a king is to day, and to morrow he shall die.
13.For when a man shall die, he shall inherit serpents, and beasts, and worms.
14.The beginning of the pride of man, is to fall off from God:
Cited by 9 passages
- McHugh–Callan, Moral Theology, Volume II, Part II. Special Moral Theology (Continued), Question II. The Duties of All Classes of Men (the Moral Virtues), Art. 8. The Virtue of Temperance, Pride, n. 2559
- Summa Theologica, First Part of the Second Part (I-II), Question 84: The cause of sin, in respect of one sin being the cause of another, art. 2
- Summa Theologica, Second Part of the Second Part (II-II), Question 12: Apostasy, art. 1
- Summa Theologica, Second Part of the Second Part (II-II), Question 19: The gift of fear, art. 9
- Summa Theologica, Second Part of the Second Part (II-II), Question 158: Anger, art. 7
- Summa Theologica, Second Part of the Second Part (II-II), Question 162: Pride, art. 3
- Summa Theologica, Second Part of the Second Part (II-II), Question 162: Pride, art. 5
- Summa Theologica, Second Part of the Second Part (II-II), Question 162: Pride, art. 7
- Spirago, Part II. The Commandments, Vice and Virtue, Perfection, B. GOOD WORKS, VIRTUE, SIN, VICE, VIII. THE SEVEN PRINCIPAL VIRTUES AND THE SEVEN PRINCIPAL VICES, 2. THE OPPOSITE OF HUMILITY: PRIDE, ¶ 4
15.Because his heart is departed from him that made him: for pride is the beginning of all sin: he that holdeth it, shall be filled with maledictions, and it shall ruin him in the end.
Cited by 19 passages
- McHugh–Callan, Moral Theology, Volume II, Part II. Special Moral Theology (Continued), Question II. The Duties of All Classes of Men (the Moral Virtues), Art. 8. The Virtue of Temperance, Pride, n. 2560
- Tanquerey, Volume II. Fundamental Moral Theology; the Virtues and Precepts, Fundamental Moral Theology (Volume II), On Sins and Vices, n. 511
- Tanquerey, Volume III. On Justice, Contracts, and the Obligations of States of Life, On the Virtue of Justice (Volume III), Part I — Chapter II: On Injury, or the Violation of Right, n. 279
- Koch–Preuss, Volume II: Sin and the Means of Grace, Part I: Sin, Chapter II: The Principal Kinds of Sin, Section 2: The Seven Capital Sins, ¶ 12
- Vermeersch, Theologia Moralis, Volume I: Fundamental Theology (1922), Treatise V: On Sins, Chapter II: Concerning Certain Objective Notions of Sins, Article I: Concerning Capital Sins, § 1. General Notions, n. 467
- Prümmer, Manuale Theologiae Moralis, Volume I, Part I, Tract V. On Sins In General, Chapter V. On the Causes of Sins, Article II. On temptations to sin, n. 386
- Merkelbach, Summa Theologiae Moralis, Volume I. On Principles (1935), General Moral Theology, Treatise: On Sins in General, Second Part: On the Causes of Sins, Third Question: On Sin Which Is the Cause of Another Sin, Article I: On the Mode in Which One Sin Causes Another, n. 496
- Merkelbach, Pastoral Questions, VI. Questions Concerning Various Sins to Be Healed in Sacramental Confession (1935), Concerning Various Sins — To Be Healed in Sacramental Confession, Chapter III: Concerning the Capital Sins, Which Are the Cause of Other Sins, Question I: Concerning Pride and Vain-Glory, ¶ 5064
- Merkelbach, Pastoral Questions, VI. Questions Concerning Various Sins to Be Healed in Sacramental Confession (1935), Concerning Various Sins — To Be Healed in Sacramental Confession, Chapter III: Concerning the Capital Sins, Which Are the Cause of Other Sins, Question I: Concerning Pride and Vain-Glory, ¶ 5119
- Slater, Short History, Section I: The Patristic Period, ¶ 47
- Summa Theologica, First Part of the Second Part (I-II), Question 72: The distinction of sins, art. 3
- Summa Theologica, First Part of the Second Part (I-II), Question 84: The cause of sin, in respect of one sin being the cause of another, art. 2
- Summa Theologica, Second Part of the Second Part (II-II), Question 12: Apostasy, art. 1
- Summa Theologica, Second Part of the Second Part (II-II), Question 133: Pusillanimity, art. 1
- Summa Theologica, Second Part of the Second Part (II-II), Question 162: Pride, art. 7
- Summa Theologica, Second Part of the Second Part (II-II), Question 163: The first man's sin, art. 1
- Summa Theologica, Second Part of the Second Part (II-II), Question 170: The precepts of temperance, art. 2
- Summa Theologica, Supplement, Question 1: The parts of Penance, in particular, and first of contrition, art. 1
- Spirago, Part II. The Commandments, Vice and Virtue, Perfection, B. GOOD WORKS, VIRTUE, SIN, VICE, VIII. THE SEVEN PRINCIPAL VIRTUES AND THE SEVEN PRINCIPAL VICES, 2. THE OPPOSITE OF HUMILITY: PRIDE, ¶ 6
16.Therefore hath the Lord disgraced the assemblies of the wicked, and hath utterly destroyed them.
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17.God hath overturned the thrones of proud princes, and hath set up the meek in their stead.
Cited by 1 passage
- Spirago, Part II. The Commandments, Vice and Virtue, Perfection, B. GOOD WORKS, VIRTUE, SIN, VICE, VIII. THE SEVEN PRINCIPAL VIRTUES AND THE SEVEN PRINCIPAL VICES, 2. THE OPPOSITE OF HUMILITY: PRIDE, ¶ 6
18.God hath made the roots of proud nations to wither, and hath planted the humble of these nations.
19.The Lord hath overthrown the lands of the Gentiles, and hath destroyed them even to the foundation.
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20.He hath made some of them to wither away, and hath destroyed them, and hath made the memory of them to cease from the earth.
21.God hath abolished the memory of the proud, and hath preserved the memory of them that are humble in mind.
Cited by 1 passage
- Spirago, Part II. The Commandments, Vice and Virtue, Perfection, B. GOOD WORKS, VIRTUE, SIN, VICE, VIII. THE SEVEN PRINCIPAL VIRTUES AND THE SEVEN PRINCIPAL VICES, 2. THE OPPOSITE OF HUMILITY: PRIDE, ¶ 6
22.Pride was not made for men: nor wrath for the race of women.
23.That seed of men shall be honoured, which feareth God: but that seed shall be dishonoured, which transgresseth the commandments of the Lord.
24.In the midst of brethren their chief is honourable: so shall they that fear the Lord, be in his eyes.
25.The fear of God is the glory of the rich, and of the honourable, and of the poor.
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26.Despise not a just man that is poor, and do not magnify a sinful man that is rich.
27.The great man, and the judge, and the mighty is in honour: and there is none greater than he that feareth God.
28.They that are free shall serve a servant that is wise: and a man that is prudent and well instructed will not murmur when he is reproved; and he that is ignorant, shall not be honoured.
29.Extol not thyself in doing thy work, and linger not in the time of distress;
30.Better is he that laboureth, and aboundeth in all things, than he that boasteth himself and wanteth bread.
31.My son, keep thy soul in meekness, and give it honour according to its desert.
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32.Who will justify him that sinneth against his own soul? and who will honour him that dishonoureth his own soul?
33.The poor man is glorified by his discipline and fear, and there is a man that is honoured for his wealth.
34.But he that is glorified in poverty, how much more in wealth? and he that is glorified in wealth, let him fear poverty.