10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «A BEAM IN ONE'S EYE»
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a beam in one's eye in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
a beam in one's eye and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
... of one's financial resources; beam-ends are the ends of a ship's beams, and a
ship on her beam-ends is one on its side, almost capsizing. a beam in one's eye
a fault that is greater in oneself than in the person with whom one is finding fault,
...
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Biblical Commentary on the New Testament
But to have a beam in one's eye without observing it, is certainly an image of the
wildest self-delusion. Ver. 6. — These exhortations to gentleness are followed
very appropriately by the command to beware of the other extreme — that is, ...
Hermann Olshausen, Johannes Heinrich August Ebrard, Johann Tobias August Wiesinger, 1857
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Oxford Dictionary of English
smile radiantly: she beamed with pleasure. 2[with obj.] express (an emotion) with
a radiant smile: the instructress beamed her approval. – phrases a beam in one's
eye a fault that is greater in oneself than in the person one is finding fault with.
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The Reform of the Frankish Church: Chrodegang of Metz and ...
While Benedict's pericope might leave one with a nagging suspicion that in fact
one does have a beam in one's eye, Chrodegang (and Jesus) instead urge
action, as if saying, "of course there is a beam in your eye: remove it and get on
with ...
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Oxford Treasury of Sayings and Quotations
... MISTAKES 30 Wink at sma' fauts, ye hae great anes yoursel. avoid criticizing
the mistakes of others, your own may be greater; Scottish proverb; see SELF-
KNOWLEDGE 5 phrases ▷ a beam in one's eye a fault great compared to
another's; ...
6
Lectionary Preaching Workbook
The idea of having a beam in one's eye is preposterous. Just try to visualize a
person with this big board sticking out of his eye. As ridiculous as this image may
appear, it is no more ludicrous than a person who tries to correct someone else's
...
Russell F. Anderson, 1997
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The sincere christian instructed
in the Faith of Christ from ...
3. which shows the great difference between mortal and venial sins ; for a beam
in one's eye must destroy the sight entirely, whereas a mete only weakens it. To
the same purpose, lie says, ' You pay tithe of mint, and anise, and cummin, and ...
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Psychological Commentaries on the Teaching of G. I. ...
You will agree that to walk through Life with a beam in one's eye could not be
taken as a sign that one's Personality has been made passive through
consciousness. The parable says: "Why gaze at the splinter in your brother's eye
when you ...
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Allen's Dictionary of English Phrases
The image in the first phrase below is in fact based on the first of these meanings
and not the second. a beam in one's eye a fault that one criticizes in others but
has even more in oneself: with reference to Matthew 7:3 'And why beholdest thou
...
was also a manifestation of Christian charity. Hatred, the opposite to love, has no
place here. With a beam in one's eye, with hatred in one's heart, one cannot hate
the sins of one's neighbor with love for him. o o o The last passage we have ...
