Proverbs 29

Great(i) 1 He that is styfnecked, & wyll not be refourmed, shall sodenly be destroyed without eny help. 2 When the ryghteous haue the ouerhande, the people are in prosperite: but when the vngodly beareth rule, there the people mourne. 3 Who so loueth wysdome maketh his father a glad man: but he that kepeth company with harlottes, spendeth awaye that he hath. 4 With true iudgement the kynge setteth vp the lande, but yf he be a man that oppressith the people with gatheringes, he turneth it vp syde downe. 5 Who so flatreth hys neyghbour, layeth a nette for his fete. 6 The synne of the wicked is his awne snare, but the ryghteous doth syng & reioyse. 7 The ryghteous considreth the cause of the poore: but the vngodly regardeth no vnderstandynge. 8 Wycked people bringe a cytie in decaye, but wyse men set it vp agayne. 9 If a wyse man go to lawe wt a foole (whether he deale wt him frendly or roughly) he getteth no rest. 10 The bloude thyrstie hate the ryghteous: but the iust seke his soule. 11 A foole powreth out hys sprete altogether but a wyse man kepeth it in tyll afterwarde. 12 If a prince delyte in lyes, all his seruauntes are vngodly. 13 The poore and the lender mete together, & the Lord lyghteneth both theyr eyes. 14 The seate of the Kynge that faithfully iudgeth the poore, shall continue sure for euermore. 15 The rodde and correccyon ministre wysdome, but yf a chylde be not loked vnto, he bryngeth his mother to shame. 16 When the vngodly come vp, wyckednes increaseth: but the ryghteous shall se theyr fall. 17 Nurtoure thy sonne wt correccion, and thou shalt be at rest, yee, he shall do the good at thyne herte. 18 When the worde of god is not preached, the people peryshe, but well is hym that kepeth the lawe. 19 A seruaunt wyll not be the better for wordes, for though he vnderstande, yet wyll he not regarde them. 20 Yf thou seest a man that is hastye to speake vnaduysed, thou mayest trust a foole more then hym. 21 He that delycately bryngeth vp his seruaunt from a chylde, shall make him hys master at length. 22 An angry man stereth vp stryfe, and he that beareth euell wyll in his mynde, doth moch euell. 23 After pryde commeth a fall, but a lowely sprete bringeth greate worshyp. 24 Who so kepeth company wyth a thefe, hateth his awne soule: he heareth blasphemyes, and telleth it not forth. 25 He that feareth men, shal haue a fall: but who so putteth hys trust in the Lorde is with out daunger. 26 Many there be that seke the Princes fauoure, but euery mans iudgement commeth from the Lorde. 27 The ryghteous abhorreth the vngodly: but as for those that be in the ryght waye, the wycked hate them.