Physician, heal thyself

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1. A biblical proverb meaning that people should take care of their own defects and not just correct the faults of others. According to the Gospels of Luke and Matthew, Jesus said he expected to hear this proverb from the people of his hometown of Nazareth, because they would want him to work miracles there, as he had in other towns nearby. But he “did not do many mighty works there, because of their unbelief.”

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Physician, heal thyself

Physician, heal thyself — before accusing others of not being able to listen.

From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2020

And they said: Is not this Joseph's son? 23And he said to them: Ye will surely say to me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself.

From The New Testament of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The common English version, corrected by the final committee of the American Bible Union. by American Bible Union

Have you ever heard of the text, "Physician heal thyself"?

From Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) by G. W. (George William) Foote

Physician, heal thyself: then wilt thou also heal thy patient.

From Thus Spake Zarathustra A book for all and none by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

They laid at Cobden's door the miseries of the mill-hands of Manchester, crying "Physician, heal thyself."

From Ten Englishmen of the Nineteenth Century by James Richard Joy

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