Proverbs in the early church
Every passage that quotes, alludes to, or echoes Proverbs, in verse order; passages on the same verse are in date order. References use the Protestant English Bible's numbering, with a writer's own numbering in brackets where it differs.
| Verse | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prov 1:23 | 1 Clement 57.3 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Prov 1:24–27 | 1 Clement 57.4 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Prov 1:28–30 | 1 Clement 57.5 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Prov 1:31 | 1 Clement 57.6 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Prov 1:32 | 1 Clement 57.7 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Prov 1:33 | 1 Clement 57.7 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Prov 2:21 | 1 Clement 14.4 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Prov 2:22 | 1 Clement 14.4 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Prov 3:4 | To the Philippians 6.1 · Polycarp of Smyrna | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 110–135 |
| Prov 3:12 | 1 Clement 56.4 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Prov 3:34 | 1 Clement 30.2 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Prov 3:34 | To the Ephesians 5.3 · Ignatius of Antioch | quotation, high confidence | ca. 110 (range ca. 105–135) |
| Prov 7:3 | 1 Clement 2.8 · Clement of Rome | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Prov 10:12 | 1 Clement 49.5 · Clement of Rome | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Prov 10:12 | 2 Clement 16.4 · Anonymous | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 100–150 |
| Prov 13:24 | Didache 4.9 · Anonymous | echo, low confidence | ca. 50–150 (often ca. 100) |
| Prov 18:17 | To the Magnesians 12.1 · Ignatius of Antioch | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 110 (range ca. 105–135) |
| Prov 20:27 | 1 Clement 21.2 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Prov 24:12 | 1 Clement 34.3 · Clement of Rome | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |