Knowledge And Deeds

Τὰ δὲ ῥήματα μου τηρείτω σὴ καρδία. Μετὰ τὰ προστακτικὰ καὶ ἀπαγορευτικὰ τοῦ νόμου τοῦ Θεοῦ, τὰ ῥήματα τῆς σοφίας τοῦ Θεοῦ ἀπαγγέλλει τὴν τῶν ὄντῶν γνῶσιν ἀψευδῆ. Τοιοῦτόν ἐστι καὶ τὸ Ἐκ Σιὼν ἐξελεύσεται ὁ νόμος, καὶ λόγος Κυρίου ἐξ Ἰερουσαλήμ. Ὁ γὰρ τηρῶν τοὺς νόμους ἀναλήψεται τὴν σοφίαν. Σπείρατε γὰρ, φησὶν, ἑαυτοῖς δικαιοσύνην τρυγήσατε εἰς καιρὸν ζωῆς. Εἶθ' ἐξῆς τῷ πρακτικῷ ἐπιφέρεται· Φωτίσατε ἑαυτοῖς φῶς γνώσεως. Ὠριγένης, Ἐκλογαὶ Εἰς Παροιμίας, Κεφ Γ' Source: Migne PG 13 30a

Let your heart guard my words. 1 After the prescriptions and prohibitions of the Divine law, the words of the wisdom of God proclaim faultless knowledge of truth. So it is that: 'The law has gone forth from Sion, the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.' 2 For he who keeps the law acquires wisdom. Thus it says, 'Sow for yourselves righteousness and gather life in season.' Then after the deed it is added: 'Light for yourselves the light of knowledge.' 3 Origen, On Proverbs,  Chap 3, Fragment 1 Prov 3.1 2 Isaiah 2.5 3 Hosea 10.11-12 LXX