Are you sure? Applying the Scriptures to circumstances of daily life requires spiritual discernment, which, alas, most of us lack. The lessons of the Scriptures seen through the experience of those holy monks whose lives are known and who showed spiritual discernment in their lives and writings are easier to digest and apply directly to our lives, particularly when we are beset with specific temptations. Don't shoot from the hip with a trite defense of the sufficiency of Scripture. If you really want to reply, peruse at least a little of The Ladder of Divine Ascent, sticking to St. John Climacus's writing, rather than the translators' introduction, before replying.
Wow, this seems to be John of the Ladder’s year!
I’m hope to be reading Ephraim of Syria on the Feast of Stephan if the hints I’ve dropped here and there are picked up by anyone.
Then Bonaventure and then I’m going to do some more Greeks.