# 1 Clement 57.3

- Author: [Clement of Rome](https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/authors/clement-of-rome/)
- Work: [1 Clement](https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/) (*Epistula I ad Corinthios*)
- Date: ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) (disputed)
- Source: Lake, LCL 24:106; Kirsopp Lake, ed. and trans., The Apostolic Fathers, vol. 1, LCL 24 (London: Heinemann; New York: Macmillan, 1912), 8–121 (Greek text: K. Lake, The Apostolic Fathers (LCL, 1912-1913), digitized by the First Thousand Years of Greek project (Open Greek and Latin), CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-26
- Canonical URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/57/3/

Summary: Wisdom calls out (Proverbs 1).

## Greek text

οὕτως γὰρ λέγει ἡ πανάρετος σοφία· Ἰδού, προήσομαι ὑμῖν ἐμῆς πνοῆς ῥῆσιν, διδάξω δὲ ὑμᾶς τὸν ἐμὸν λόγον.

## English translation (Claude)

For thus says the all-virtuous Wisdom: “Behold, I will pour out for you a saying of my breath, and I will teach you my word.

## Scripture references

- Prov 1:23: quotation, high confidence

## Translation notes

- 57.3–7 quote Prov 1:23–33. “The all-virtuous Wisdom” was an early name for the book of Proverbs.

## Citation (SBL)

1 Clem. 57.3 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/57/3/).