physician, heal thyself

physician, heal thyself
With allusion to LUKE iv. 23 (AV) Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself. (VULGATE medice cura teipsum.)

c 1400 tr. Honorius of Autun’s Elucidarium (1909) 29 Blynde leches [doctors], heeleth first youre silf!

1519 J. COLET Sermon to Convocation B5v If you wyll ponder and loke vpon oure mottis [motes] fyrst take awaye the blockes out of your eies. Hit is an olde Prouerbe: Phisition heale thy selfe.

1780 T. FRANCKLIN tr. Lucian’s Works I. 320 According to the old adage, ‘physician, cure thyself’.

1875 S. SMILES Thrift ii. How can a man..teach sobriety or cleanliness, if he be himself drunken or foul? ‘Physician, heal thyself,’ is the answer of his neighbours.

1979 G. SWARTH-OUT Skeletons 150 Tell me the truth. Don’t dig yourself in any deeper. Physician, heal thyself.

2002 National Review 11 Feb. 26 As for those who get bent out of shape when they’re ‘Dr.’-less, all we can say is, ‘Ph.D., heal thyself.’


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  • Physician, heal thyself — is a proverb found in nasb|Luke|4:23|Luke 4:23. And He said to them, No doubt you will quote this proverb to Me, Physician, heal yourself! Whatever we heard was done at Capernaum, do here in your hometown as well. The usual interpretation of this …   Wikipedia

  • physician, heal thyself — ► physician, heal thyself proverb before attempting to correct others, make sure that you aren t guilty of the same faults yourself. [ORIGIN: with biblical allusion to the Gospel of Luke, chapter 4.] Main Entry: ↑physician …   English terms dictionary

  • physician heal thyself — Meaning Origin From The Bible. Luke 4:23. And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country …   Meaning and origin of phrases

  • physician, heal thyself — Врачу, исцелися сам!(Лк.4:23) …   Idioms and examples

  • physician, heal thyself — proverb before attempting to correct others, make sure that you aren t guilty of the same faults Origin: with biblical allusion to Luke 4:23 …   Useful english dictionary

  • physician — ► NOUN ▪ a person qualified to practise medicine. ● physician, heal thyself Cf. ↑physician, heal thyself …   English terms dictionary

  • heal´a|ble — heal «heel», transitive verb. 1. to make whole, sound, or well; bring back to health; cure: »The medicine and rest will soon heal your wound. Physician, heal thyself (Luke 4:23). SYNONYM(S): See syn. under cure. (Cf. ↑cure) 2. F …   Useful english dictionary

  • physician — physician, doctor, surgeon The normal word for a medical practitioner in general contexts is doctor (abbreviated as a title to Dr). Physician is familiar from the proverb Physician, heal thyself (Luke 4:23) and has the same range of meaning as… …   Modern English usage

  • thyself — see know thyself physician, heal thyself …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • heal — see physician, heal thyself …   Proverbs new dictionary

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