Proverbs 28:7 Cross References - Coverdale

⁷ Whoso kepeth the lawe, is a childe of vnderstondinge: but he yt fedeth ryotous men, shameth his father.

¹ My sonne, yf thou wilt receaue my wordes, and kepe my comaundemetes by the, ² that thine eare maye herken vnto wysdome, applie thine herte then to vnderstodinge. ³ For yf thou criest after wy?dome, & callest for knowlege: ⁴ yf thou sekest after her as after money, and dyggest for her as for treasure: ⁵ The shalt thou vnderstonde ye feare of the LORDE, and fynde ye knowlege of God. ⁶ For it is the LORDE that geueth wy?dome, out of his mouth commeth knowlege and vnderstondinge.

¹ My sonne, forget not my lawe, but se yt thine hert kepe my comaundemetes. ² For they shal prologe ye dayes & yeares of yi lyfe, & brynge ye peace. ³ Let mercy & faithfulnes neuer go from ye: bynde the about yi necke, & wryte them in the tables of thine herte. ⁴ So shalt thou fynde fauor and good vnderstondinge in ye sight of God and men. ⁵ Put thy trust in ye LORDE with all thine herte, and leane not vnto thine owne vnderstondinge. ⁶ In all thy wayes haue respecte vnto him, and he shal ordre thy goinges. ⁷ Be not wyse in thine owne conceate, but feare ye LORDE and departe from euell: ⁸ so shal thy nauel be whole, and thy bones stronge. ⁹ Honoure the LORDE wt yi substaunce, & wt ye firstlinges of all thine encrease: ¹⁰ so shal thy barnes be fylled with plenteousnesse, and thy presses shal flowe ouer with swete wyne. ¹¹ My sonne, despyse not the chastenynge of ye LORDE, nether faynte when thou art rebuked of him. ¹² For who the LORDE loueth, him he chasteneth: and yet delyteth in him euen as a father in his owne sonne. ¹³ Well is him that fyndeth wy?dome, & opteyneth vnderstondinge, ¹⁴ for the gettinge of it is better then eny marchaundise of syluer, & the profit of it is better then golde. ¹⁵ Wy?dome is more worth the precious stones, & all ye thinges yt thou canst desyre, are not to be compared vnto her. ¹⁶ Vpon hir right hande is longe life, & vpon hir left hande is riches & honor. ¹⁷ Hir wayes are pleasaunt wayes, and all hir pathes are peaceable. ¹⁸ She is a tre of life to them that laye holde vpon her, and blessed are they that kepe her fast. ¹⁹ With wy?dome hath ye LORDE layed the foudacion of ye earth, & thorow vnderstondinge hath he stablished ye heaues. ²⁰ Thorow his wi?dome ye depthes breake vp, & ye cloudes droppe downe the dew. ²¹ My sonne, let not these thinges departe from thyne eyes, but kepe my lawe and my councell: ²² so shal it be life vnto thy soule, & grace vnto yi mouth. ²³ Then shalt thou walke safely in yi waye, & thy fote shal not stomble. ²⁴ Yf thou slepest, thou shalt not be afrayed, but shalt take thy rest & slepe swetely. ²⁵ Thou neddest not to be afrayed of eny sodane feare, nether for the violent russhinge in of the vngodly, when it commeth. ²⁶ For the LORDE shal be besyde the, & kepe thy fote yt thou be not taken. ²⁷ Refuse not to do good vnto him that shulde haue it, so longe as thine hande is able to do it. ²⁸ Saye not vnto thy neghboure: go thy waye & come agayne, tomorow wil I geue the: ²⁹ where as thou hast now to geue him. Intende no hurte vnto thy neghboure, seynge he hopeth to dwell in rest by the. ³⁰ Stryue not lightly wt eny man, where as he hath done ye no harme. ³¹ Folowe not a wicked man, and chose none of his wayes: ³² for the LORDE abhorreth the frowarde, but his secrete is amonge the righteous. ³³ The curse of the LORDE is in the house of the vngodly, but he blesseth the dwellinges of the righteous. ³⁴ As for the scornefull, he shal laugh the to scorne, but he shal geue grace vnto the lowly. ³⁵ The wyse shal haue honor in possession, but shame is the promocio that fooles shal haue.

²⁶ He yt hurteth his father or shuteth out his mother, is a shamefull & an vnworthy sonne.

¹⁹ My sonne, ue eare & be wyse, so shal thine hert prospere in the waye. ²⁰ Kepe no company wt wyne bebbers and ryotous eaters of flesh: ²¹ for soch as be dronckardes and ryotous, shal come to pouerte, & he that is geuen to moch slepe, shal go wt a ragged cote. ²² Geue eare vnto thy father that begat the, and despyse not thy mother whan she is olde.

²⁴ Who so robbeth his father and mother, and sayeth it is no synne: the same is like vnto a mortherer.

³ Who so loueth wy?dome, maketh his father a glad man: but he yt kepeth harlottes, spedeth awaye yt he hath.

¹⁵ The rodde and correccion mynistre wy?dome, but yf a childe be not loked vnto, he bryngeth his mother to shame.

¹³ And not longe therafter, gathered the yonger sonne all together, & toke his iourney in to a farre countre, and there waisted he his goodes with ryotous lyuynge.

³⁰ But now that this thy sonne is come, which deuoured his goodes with harlottes, thou hast slayne a fed calfe.

³ For it is ynough, yt we haue spent ye tyme past of the life, after the will of ye Heythen, wha we walked in wantannesse, lustes, dronkenes, glotony, ryotous drynkynge, & i abhominable Idolatrye. ⁴ And it semeth to the a straunge thinge, yt ye runne not also wt them vnto the same excesse of ryote, & speake euell of you.