Proverbs 12 Cross References - MSTC

¹ Whoso loveth wisdom, will be content to be reformed; but he that hateth to be reproved, is a fool. ² A good man is acceptable unto the LORD; but the wicked will he condemn. ³ A man cannot endure in ungodliness; but the root of the righteous shall not be moved. ⁴ A steadfast woman is a crown unto her husband; but she that behaveth herself dishonestly is a corruption in his bones. ⁵ The thoughts of the righteous are right; but the imagination of the ungodly are deceitful. ⁶ The talking of the ungodly is how they may lay wait for blood; but the mouth of the righteous will deliver them. ⁷ Or ever thou canst turn thee about, the ungodly shall be overthrown; but the house of the righteous shall stand. ⁸ A man shall be commended for his wisdom; but a fool shall be despised. ⁹ A simple man which laboureth and worketh, is better than one that is gorgeous and lacketh bread. ¹⁰ A righteous man regardeth the life of his cattle; but the ungodly have cruel hearts. ¹¹ He that tilleth his land, shall have plenteousness of bread; but he that followeth idleness, is a very fool. ¹² The desire of the ungodly hunteth after mischief; but the root of the righteous bringeth forth fruit. ¹³ The wicked falleth into the snare through the malice of his own mouth; but the just shall escape out of peril. ¹⁴ Every man shall enjoy good according to the innocency of his mouth; and after the works of his hands shall he be rewarded. ¹⁵ Look: what a fool taketh in hand, he thinketh it well done; but he that is wise, will be counseled. ¹⁶ A fool uttereth his wrath in all the haste, but a discreet man forgiveth wrong. ¹⁷ A just man will tell the truth, and show the thing that is right; but a false witness deceiveth. ¹⁸ A slanderous person pricketh like a sword; but a wise man's tongue is wholesome. ¹⁹ A true mouth is ever constant; but a dissembling tongue is soon changed. ²⁰ They that imagine evil in their mind, will deceive; but the counselors of peace shall have joy following them. ²¹ There shall no misfortune happen unto the just; but the ungodly shall be filled with misery. ²² The LORD abhoreth deceitful lips; but they that labour for truth please him. ²³ He that hath understanding can hide his wisdom; but an indiscreet heart telleth out his foolishness. ²⁴ A diligent hand shall bear rule; but the idle shall be under tribute. ²⁵ Heaviness discourageth the heart of man, but a good word maketh it glad again. ²⁶ The righteous is liberal unto his neighbour, but the way of the ungodly will deceive themselves. ²⁷ A deceitful man shall find no vantage; but he that is content with that he hath, is more worth than gold. ²⁸ In the way of righteousness there is life; as for any other way, it is the path unto death.

⁹ Be ye not like to horse and mule, which have no understanding, whose mouths must be held with bit and bridle, if they will not obey thee.

⁶ An unwise man will not know this, and a fool will not understand it —

²⁷ Make me to understand the way of thy commandments, and so shall I talk of thy wondrous works.

⁹⁷ {Mem} O LORD, what love have I unto thy law! All the day long is my study in it. ⁹⁸ Thou, through thy commandments, hast made me wiser than mine enemies; for they are ever with me. ⁹⁹ I have more understanding than all my teachers; for thy testimonies are my study. ¹⁰⁰ Yea, I am wiser than the aged, for I keep thy commandments.

¹⁰ When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and thy soul delighteth in knowledge; ¹¹ then shall counsel preserve thee, and understanding shall keep thee.

¹² and then say, "Alas, why hated I nurture? Why did my heart despise correction? ¹³ Wherefore was not I obedient unto the voice of my teachers, and hearken not unto them that informed me?

¹⁷ I am loving unto those that love me, and they that seek me early, shall find me.

³² "Therefore hearken unto me, O ye children, for blessed are they that keep my ways.

⁷ Whoso reproveth a scornful person, getteth himself dishonour: and he that rebuketh the ungodly, staineth himself. ⁸ Reprove not a scorner, lest he owe thee evil will: but rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.

¹⁰ He that forsaketh the right street, shall be sore punished; and whoso hateth correction, falleth into death.

¹ He accompanieth himself with all steadfast and healthsome doctrine, that hath a desire to it and is sequestered from company.

³ The ox knoweth his owner, and the Ass his master's crib; but Israel knoweth nothing. My people hath no understanding.

¹⁰ and in all deceivableness of unrighteousness, among them that perish: because they received not the love of the truth, that they might have been saved.

¹⁵ The Heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made; in the same net which they hid privily, is their own foot taken.

⁵ A good man is merciful, and lendeth gladly, and pondereth his words with discretion.

³¹ Therefore shall they eat the fruits of their own way, and be filled with their own counsels:

¹⁸ a heart that goeth about with wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to do mischief,

³⁵ For whoso findeth me, findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD.

⁸ Neither is there any man that hath power over the spirit, to keep still the spirit, nor to have any power in the time of death: it is not he also that can make an end of the battle, neither may ungodliness deliver him that meddleth withall.

⁵ Then shall the niggard be no more called gentle, nor the churl liberal. ⁶ But the churl will be churlishly minded, and his heart will work evil and play the hypocrite, and imagine abominations against God, to make the hungry lean, and withhold drink from the thirsty. ⁷ These are the perilous weapons of the covetous, these be his shameful counsels: that he may beguile the poor with deceitful works, yea, even there as he should give sentence with the poor.

²⁴ For he was a good man, and full of the holy ghost and of faith. And much people was added unto the Lord.

⁷ Yet scarce will any man die for a righteous man. Peradventure for a good man durst a man die.

³³ And blessed be thy behaviour, and blessed be thou which hath kept me this day from coming to shed blood and from avenging myself with mine own hand.

³ I have seen myself, when the foolish was deep rooted, that his beauty was suddenly destroyed, ⁴ that his children were without prosperity or health; that they were slain in the door, and no man to deliver them; ⁵ that his harvest was eaten up of the hungry; that the weaponed man had spoiled it, and that the thirsty had drunk up his riches.

²⁹ He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, nor increase upon earth.

⁵ the praise of the ungodly hath been short, and that the joy of the hypocrites continued but the twinkling of an eye? ⁶ Though he be magnified up to the heaven, so that his head reacheth into the clouds: ⁷ yet he perisheth at the last, like dung. Insomuch that they which have seen him, say, 'Where is he?' ⁸ He vanisheth as a dream, so that he can no more be found, and passeth away as a vision in the night. ⁹ So that the eye which saw him before, getteth now no sight of him, and his place knoweth him no more.

¹⁶ Though he have as much money as the dust of the earth, and raiment as ready as the clay, ¹⁷ he may well prepare it: but the godly shall put it upon him, and the innocent shall deal out the money. ¹⁸ His house shall endure as the moth, and as a booth that the watchman maketh.

⁵ He that hath not given his money upon usury, nor taken reward against the innocent. Whoso doeth these things shall never fall.

¹ {A song of the stairs} They that put their trust in the LORD are even as the mount Zion, which may not be removed, but standeth fast forever. ² The hills stand about Jerusalem; even so standeth the LORD round about his people, from this time forth for evermore.

²⁵ The ungodly is like a tempest that passeth over, and is no more seen; but the righteous remaineth sure forever.

¹² The desire of the ungodly hunteth after mischief; but the root of the righteous bringeth forth fruit.

¹⁷ that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,

⁷ and steadfast in the faith, as ye have learned: and therein be plenteous in giving thanks.

¹ A wise woman upholdeth her house; but a foolish wife plucketh it down.

³⁰ A merry heart is the life of the body; but rancor consumeth away the bones.

¹³ An indiscreet son is the heaviness of his father; and a brawling wife is like the top of a house, wherethrough it is ever dropping. ¹⁴ House and riches may a man have by the heritage of his elders; but a discreet woman is the gift of the LORD.

⁹ It is better to dwell in a corner under the housetop; than with a brawling woman in a wide house.

¹⁹ It is better to dwell in a wilderness, than with a chiding and an angry woman.

¹⁵ A brawling woman and the roof of the house dropping in a rainy day, may well be compared together. ¹⁶ He that refraineth her, refraineth the wind, and holdeth oil fast in his hand.

¹⁰ Whoso findeth a honest faithful woman, she is much more worth than pearls. ¹¹ The heart of her husband may safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoils. ¹² She rendereth him good and not evil all the days of her life. ¹³ She occupieth wool and flax, and laboureth gladly with her hands. ¹⁴ She is like the merchants' ship, that bringeth her victuals from afar. ¹⁵ She riseth ere day and giveth meat to her household, and food to her maidens. ¹⁶ She considereth land, and buyeth it; with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard. ¹⁷ She girdeth her loins with strength, and courageth her arms. ¹⁸ And if she perceiveth that her housewifery doth good, her candle goeth not out by night. ¹⁹ She layeth her fingers to the spindle, and her hand taketh hold of the rock. ²⁰ She openeth her hand to the poor, yea she stretcheth forth her hands to such as have need ²¹ She feareth not that the cold of winter shall hurt her house, for all her household folks are double clothed. ²² She maketh herself fair ornaments; her clothing is white silk and purple. ²³ Her husband is much set by in the gates, when he sitteth among the rulers of the land. ²⁴ She maketh cloth of silk and selleth it, and delivereth a girdle unto the merchant. ²⁵ Strength and honour is her clothing, and in the latter day she shall rejoice.

¹⁶ When I hear this, my body is vexed, my lips tremble at the voice thereof, my bones corrupt, I am afraid where I stand. O that I might rest in the day of trouble, that I might go up unto our people, which are already prepared.

⁷ A man ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God. The woman is the glory of the man.

¹¹ Nevertheless, neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man in the Lord.

² They talk of vanity every one with his neighbour; they do but flatter with their lips, and dissemble in their double heart. ³ The LORD shall root out all deceitful lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things,

² For he flattereth himself in his own sight, until his abominable sin be found out. ³ The words of his mouth are unrighteous and full of deceit; he hath left off to behave himself wisely, and to do good. ⁴ He imagineth mischief upon his bed, and hath set himself in no good way; neither doth he abhor any thing that is evil.

⁶ And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity, and his heart conceiveth falsehood within himself; and when he cometh forth, he telleth it. ⁷ All mine enemies whisper together against me; even against me do they imagine this evil.

¹⁵ I will exercise myself in thy commandments, and have respect unto thy footpaths.

²³ Try me, O God, and seek the ground of mine heart; prove me, and examine my thoughts.

¹ {To the Chanter, a Psalm of David} Deliver me, o LORD, from the evil men, and preserve me from the wicked men, ² which imagine mischief in their hearts, and stir up strife all the day long. ³ They sharpen their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.

²³ The desire of the righteous is acceptable; but the hope of the ungodly is indignation.

⁹ The thought of the foolish is sin, and the scornful is an abomination unto men.

⁷ Let the ungodly man forsake his ways and the unrighteous his imaginations, and turn again unto the LORD: so shall he be merciful unto him; and to our God, for he is ready to forgive.

¹⁴ O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be helped. How long shall thy noisesome thoughts remain with thee?

³ When Herod the king had heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. ⁴ And he gathered all the chief Priests and Scribes of the people, and asked of them where Christ should be born. ⁵ And they said unto him, "In Bethlehem in Jewry; for thus it is written by the Prophet, ⁶ 'And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Jewry, art not the least concerning the Princes of Judah: For out of thee shall come the captain, that shall govern my people Israel.'" ⁷ Then Herod privily called the wise men, and diligently enquired of them the time of the star that appeared, ⁸ and sent them to Bethlehem, saying, "Go and search diligently for the child. And when ye have found him, bring me word, that I may come and worship him also."

¹⁶ Then Herod, perceiving that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, as many as were two years old and under according to the time which he had diligently searched out of the wise men.

⁴ and held a counsel, how they might take Jesus by subtlety, and kill him.

⁵ Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, which will lighten things that are hid in darkness: and open the counsels of the hearts. And then shall every man have praise of God.

² but have cast from us the cloaks of unhonesty, and walk not in craftiness, neither corrupt we the word of God: but walk in open truth, and report ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.

¹ Then Ahithophel said unto Absalom, "Let me choose out, I pray thee, twelve thousand men. And I will up and follow after David by night. ² And I will come upon him while he is weary and weak handed, and will fear him, that all the people that are with him shall flee. And so will I smite the king only, ³ and will bring again all the people unto thee. And when all these men which thou seekest are turned to thee, all the people shall have rest." ⁴ And the saying pleased Absalom well and all the elders of Israel.

⁷ And Mordecai told him of all that had happened unto him, and of the sum of silver that Haman had promised to weigh down in the king's chamber because of the Jews, for to destroy them. ⁸ And he gave him the copy of the commandment, that was devised at Susa to destroy them, that he might show it unto Esther, and to speak to her and charge her; that she should go into the king, and make her prayer and supplication unto him for her people. ⁹ And when Hathach came in, and told Esther the words of Mordecai, ¹⁰ Esther spake unto Hathach, and commanded him to say unto Mordecai, ¹¹ "All the king's servants, and the people in the lands of the king know that whosoever cometh within the court unto the king, whether it be man or woman, which is not called, the commandment is that the same shall die immediately, except the king hold out the golden scepter unto him, that he may live. As for me, I have not been called to come in to the king now this thirty days." ¹² And when Mordecai was certified of Esther's words, ¹³ Mordecai bade say again unto Esther, "Think not to save thine own life, while thou art in the king's house before all Jews: ¹⁴ for if thou holdest thy peace at this time, then shall the Jews have help and deliverance out of another place, and thou and thy father's house shall be destroyed. And who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom, for this time's sake?"

⁴ for we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. And would God we were sold to be bondmen and bondwomen, then would I hold my tongue; although the enemy could not recompense the king's loss. ⁵ The king Ahasuerus spake and said unto queen Esther, "Who is he? And where is he that dare presume in his mind to do such a thing after that manner?" ⁶ Esther said, "The enemy and adversary is this wicked Haman." As for Haman, he was exceedingly afraid before the king and the queen.

¹¹ if they entice thee, and say, "Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, and lurk privily for the innocent without a cause: ¹² Let us swallow them up like the hell, let us devour them quick and whole, as those that go down into the pit. ¹³ So shall we find all manner of costly riches, and fill our houses with spoils. ¹⁴ Cast in thy lot among us, we shall have all one purse." ¹⁵ My son, walk not thou with them, refrain thy foot from their ways. ¹⁶ For their feet run to evil, and are hasty to shed blood. ¹⁷ But in vain is the net laid forth before the bird's eyes. ¹⁸ Yea, they themselves lay wait one for another's blood, and one of them would slay another. ¹⁹ These are the ways of all such as be covetous, that one would ravish another's life.

³ In the mouth of the foolish is the boasting of lordship; but the lips of the wise will beware of such.

⁷ Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood. Their counsels are wicked counsels; harm and destruction are in their ways.

²⁶ For among my people are found wicked persons, that privily lay snares and wait for me, to take them and destroy them.

¹ Woe is me! I am become as one that goeth a gleaning in the harvest. There are no more grapes to eat, yet would I fain, with all my heart, have of the best fruit. ² There is not a godly man upon earth, there is not one righteous among men. They labour all to shed blood, and every man hunteth his brother to death:

¹² When day was come, certain of the Jews gathered themselves together, and made a vow saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.

¹⁵ Now therefore give ye knowledge to the upper captain, and to the council that he bring him forth unto us tomorrow, as though we would know some thing more perfectly of him. But we, or ever he come near, are ready in the mean season to kill him."

³ and desired favour against him that he would send for him to Jerusalem, and laid wait for him in the way to kill him.

¹⁶ And thine house and thy kingdom shall endure without end after thee, and thy seat shall be established forever.'"

²⁶ And let thy name be great forever, that men may say, 'The LORD of Hosts is the God of Israel.' And let the house of thy servant David be established before thee.

⁶ And at the castle of Susa slew the Jews and destroyed five hundred men: ⁷ and slew Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha, ⁸ Poratha, Adalia, Aridatha, ⁹ Parmashta, Arisai, Aridai, Vaizatha: ¹⁰ the ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha the enemy of the Jews: but on his goods they laid no hands.

¹⁴ And the king charged to do so, and the commandment was devised at Susa, and Haman's ten sons were hanged.

³ I have seen myself, when the foolish was deep rooted, that his beauty was suddenly destroyed, ⁴ that his children were without prosperity or health; that they were slain in the door, and no man to deliver them;

²⁰ As for the eyes of the ungodly, they shall be consumed, and not escape: their hope shall be misery and sorrow of mind."

¹⁵ Other men shall dwell in his house - which now is none of his - and brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation. ¹⁶ His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his harvest be cut down. ¹⁷ His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and his name shall not be praised in the streets: ¹⁸ he shall be driven from the light into darkness, and cast clean out of the world. ¹⁹ He shall neither have children nor kinfolks among his people, no nor any posterity in his country: ²⁰ young and old shall be astonished at his death.

¹⁸ His house shall endure as the moth, and as a booth that the watchman maketh. ¹⁹ When the rich man dieth, he carrieth nothing with him: he is gone in the twinkling of an eye. ²⁰ Destruction taketh hold upon him as a water flood, and the tempest stealeth him away in the night season. ²¹ A vehement wind carrieth him hence, and departeth: a storm plucketh him out of his place. ²² It rusheth in upon him, and spareth him not, he may not escape from the power thereof. ²³ Then clap men their hands at him, yea and jest of him, when they look upon his place.

²⁵ For he knoweth their evil and dark works: therefore shall they be destroyed.

¹⁰ Suffer yet a little while, and the ungodly shall be clean gone; thou shalt look after his place, and he shall be away.

³⁵ I myself have seen the ungodly in great power, and flourishing like a green bay-tree. ³⁶ But when I went by, lo, he was gone; I sought him, but his place could nowhere be found. ³⁷ Keep innocency, and take heed unto the thing that is right; for that shall bring a man peace at the last.

¹⁸ Namely, how thou hast set them in a slippery places, that thou mayest cast them down headlong and destroy them. ¹⁹ O how suddenly do they consume, perish and come to a fearful end!

²¹ It shall not help the wicked, though they lay all their hands together; but the seed of the righteous shall be preserved.

¹¹ The houses of the ungodly shall be overthrown; but the tabernacles of the righteous shall flourish.

²⁵ The LORD will break down the house of the proud; but he shall make fast the borders of the widow.

³ Through wisdom a house shall be builded, and with understanding it shall be set up. ⁴ Through discretion shall the chambers be filled with all costly and pleasant riches.

²⁴ "Whosoever heareth of me these sayings, and doeth the same, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house on a rock: ²⁵ And abundance of rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that same house, and it fell not: because it was grounded on the rock. ²⁶ And whosoever heareth of me these sayings, and doeth them not the same, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: ²⁷ And abundance of rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house, and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

³⁹ Wherefore Pharaoh said unto Joseph, "Forasmuch as God hath showed thee all this, there is no man of understanding nor of wisdom like unto thee.

¹³ Then said Samuel to Saul, "Thou hast done foolishly and hast not kept the commandment of the LORD thy God which he commanded thee. For at this time would the LORD have established thy kingdom upon Israel forever.

¹⁸ Then answered one of his servants and said, "Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, that can play upon instruments, and is an active fellow and a man of war and prudent and well made, and the LORD is with him."

³⁰ And when the Philistines went out to war, David behaved himself wiselier than all the servants of Saul: so that his name was much set by.

¹⁷ Now take heed and see what thou hast to do, for it is concluded to do mischief unto our master and to all his household. And he is ungracious to speak to."

¹⁸ As for his enemies, I shall clothe them with shame; but upon himself shall his crown flourish."

²⁶ Therefore shall I also laugh in your destruction, and mock you, when the thing that ye fear cometh upon you:

³⁵ The wise shall have honour in possession, but shame is the promotion that fools shall have.

²³ Because he would not be reformed, he shall die: and for his great foolishness he shall be destroyed.

¹ Who is wise? Who hath knowledge to make an answer? Wisdom maketh a man's face to shine, but malice putteth it out of favour.

² Many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth, shall awake, some to everlasting life, some to perpetual shame and reproof.

⁸ But as for you, ye are gone clean out of the way, and have caused the multitude to be offended at the law: ye have broken the covenant of Levi, sayeth the LORD of Hosts. ⁹ Therefore will I also make you to be despised, and to be of no reputation among all the people: because ye have not kept my ways, but been partial in the law.

⁴ saying, "I have sinned, betraying the innocent blood." And they said, "What is that to us? see thou to that." ⁵ And he cast down the silver plates in the temple, and departed, and went and hung himself.

⁴² And the Lord said, "If there be any faithful servant, and wise, whom his Lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their duty of meat, at due season: ⁴³ Happy is that servant, whom his master when he cometh shall find so doing. ⁴⁴ Of a truth I say unto you, That he will make him ruler over all that he hath.

⁸ And the Lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely. For the children of this world, are in their kind, wiser than the children of light.

²³ And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the honour, and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.

¹⁰ According to the grace of God given unto me, as a wise builder have I laid the foundation; and another hath built thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth upon. ¹¹ For other foundation can no man lay, than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. ¹² If any man build on this foundation, gold, silver, precious stones, timber, hay, or stubble: ¹³ every man's work shall appear. For the day shall declare it, and it shall be showed in fire, and the fire shall try every man's work what it is. ¹⁴ If any man's work, that he hath built upon, abide; he shall receive a reward. ¹⁵ If any man's work burn; he shall suffer loss. But he shall be safe himself, nevertheless yet as it were through fire.

¹⁸ For he that praiseth himself, is not allowed: but he whom the Lord praiseth.

⁷ Some men are rich, though they have nothing; again, some men are poor having great riches.

¹¹ For whosoever exalteth himself, shall be brought low. And he that humbleth himself, shall be exalted."

¹³ And he said unto him, "My lord knoweth that I have tender children, ewes and cows with young, under mine hand, which if men should overdrive but even one day, the whole flock would die. ¹⁴ Let my lord therefore go before his servant and I will drive fair and softly, according as the cattle that goeth before me and the children, be able to endure: until I come to my lord unto Seir."

²⁶ Then said Judah to his brethren, "What availeth it that we slay our brother, and keep his blood secret? ²⁷ Come on, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hands be defiled upon him: for he is our brother and our flesh." And his brethren were content. ²⁸ Then as the Midianites merchant men passed by, they drew Joseph out of the pit and sold him unto the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. And they brought him into Egypt.

²⁸ And the LORD opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, "What have I done unto thee, that thou smitest me thus three times?" ²⁹ And Balaam said unto the Ass, "Because thou hast mocked me! I would that I had a sword in mine hand, that I might now kill thee." ³⁰ And the ass said unto Balaam, "Am not I thine ass which thou hast ridden upon since thou wast born unto this day? Was I ever wont to do so unto thee?" And he said, "Nay." ³¹ And the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam that he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, with his sword drawn in his hand. And he bowed himself and fell flat on his face. ³² And the angel of the LORD said unto him, "Wherefore smitest thou thine ass this three times? Behold, I came out to resist thee, for the way is contrary unto me,

⁴ Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn.

⁷ Then Adonibezek said, "Three score and ten kings having their thumbs and great toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table wherefore as I have done so God hath done to me again." And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died.

² "Make a covenant with us and we will be thy servants." And Nahash the Ammonite said, "Hereto will I make a covenant with you: even to thrust out all your right eyes, that I may bring that shame upon all Israel."

¹¹ The woman said unto him, "Sir, thou hast no thing to draw it withal, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that water of life?

³¹ The Jews then, because it was the Sabbath even that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the Sabbath day — For that Sabbath day was a high day — besought Pilate that their legs might be broken and that they might be taken down. ³² Then came the soldiers and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with Jesus.

¹³ For there shall be judgment, merciless, to him that showeth no mercy, and mercy rejoiceth against judgment. ¹⁴ What availeth it, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, when he hath no deeds? Can faith save him? ¹⁵ If a brother or a sister be naked or destitute of daily food, ¹⁶ and one of you say unto them, "Depart in peace, God send you warmness and food," notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body: what helpeth it them?

¹⁷ He, then, that hath the substance of the world, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his compassion from him: how dwelleth the love of God in him?

¹⁹ In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, until thou return unto the earth whence thou wast taken: for earth thou art, and unto earth shalt thou return."

⁴ And they gave him seventy pieces of silver out of the house of Baalberith, with which Abimelech hired vain and light persons which went with him.

⁴ I have not dwelt with vain persons; neither will I have fellowship with the deceitful.

² For thou shalt eat the labours of thine own hands; O well is thee, and happy shalt thou be.

¹⁰ My son, consent not unto sinners,

¹⁴ Come not in the path of the ungodly, and walk not in the way of the wicked. ¹⁵ Eschew it, and go not therein: depart aside, and pass over by it.

³² But whoso committeth adultery with a woman, he is a fool: and destroyeth his own soul.

⁷ and beheld the simple people: and among other young folks I spied one young fool

⁶ Forsake ignorance, and ye shall live: and see that ye go in the way of understanding."

¹³ A foolish restless woman, full of words, and such one as hath no knowledge,

¹⁶ "Who so is ignorant," sayeth she, "let him come hither." And to the unwise she sayeth,

²⁰ He that goeth in the company of wise men, shall be wise; but whoso is a companion of fools shall be hurt.

²³ There is plenteousness of food in the fields of the poor; and shall be increased out of measure.

⁴ Where no oxen are, there the crib is empty; but where the oxen labour there is much fruit.

²³ In every labour there is some profit; but only vain words bringeth forth penury.

²⁷ Thou shalt have goats' milk enough to feed thee, to uphold thy household, and to sustain thy maidens.

¹⁹ He that tilleth his land, shall have plenteousness of bread; but he that followeth idleness, shall have poverty enough.

⁸ They that observe vain vanities, have forsaken him that was merciful unto them.

²⁸ Let him that stole, steal no more; but let him rather labour with his hands some good thing, that he may have to give unto him that needeth.

¹¹ and that ye study to be quiet, and to meddle with your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you: ¹² that ye may behave yourselves honestly toward them that are without and that nothing be lacking unto you.

⁸ Neither took we bread of any man for nought: but wrought with labour and travail night and day, because we would not be grievous to any of you:

¹⁰ For there are many disobedient and talkers of vanity, and deceivers of minds, namely they of the circumcision, ¹¹ whose mouths must be stopped, which pervert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, because of filthy lucre.

³ And he shall be like a tree planted by the waterside, that will bring forth his fruit in due season. His leaf, also, shall not wither; and, look, whatsoever he doeth, it shall prosper.

⁹ For he lieth waiting secretly; even as a lion lurketh he in his den, that he may ravish the poor. He doth ravish the poor when he getteth him into his net.

¹⁵ The rich man's goods are his stronghold; but poverty oppresseth the poor.

⁵ Whoso flattereth his neighbour, layeth a net for his feet. ⁶ The sin of the wicked is his own snare, but the righteous shall be glad and rejoice.

⁶ It will come to this point, that Jacob shall be rooted again, and Israel shall be green, and bear flowers, and they shall fill the whole world with their fruit.

³¹ And such of the house of Judah as are escaped, shall come together, and the remnant shall take root beneath, and bring forth fruit above.

²⁶ For among my people are found wicked persons, that privily lay snares and wait for me, to take them and destroy them. ²⁷ And like as a net is full of birds, so are their houses full of that which they have gotten with falsity and deceit. Hereof cometh their great substance and riches, ²⁸ hereof are they fat and wealthy, and are run away from me with shameful blasphemies. They minister not the law, they make no end of the fatherless cause, they judge not the poor according to equity.

⁷ O Blessed is the man that putteth his trust in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is himself. ⁸ For he shall be as a tree, that is planted by the waterside: which spreadeth out the root unto moistness, whom the heat cannot harm, when it cometh, but his leaves are green. And though there grow but little fruit because of drought yet is he not careful, but he never leaveth off to bring forth fruit.

² There is not a godly man upon earth, there is not one righteous among men. They labour all to shed blood, and every man hunteth his brother to death:

¹⁵ They take up all with their angle, they catch it in their net, and gather it in their yarn: whereof they rejoice and are glad. ¹⁶ Therefore offer they unto their net, and do sacrifice unto their yarn: because that through it their portions is become so fat, and their meat so plenteous. ¹⁷ Wherefore they cast out their net again, and never cease to slay the people.

¹³ They on the stones, are they which, when they hear, receive the word with joy. But these have no roots, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation go away. ¹⁴ And that which fell among thorns, are they which hear, and go forth, and are choked with cares and with riches, and voluptuous living, and bring forth no fruit. ¹⁵ That in the good ground, are they which with a good and pure heart, hear the word, and keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.

⁵ I am the vine, and ye are the branches. He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit. For without me can ye do nothing.

¹⁶ Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you and ordained you that ye go, and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit remain, that whatsoever ye shall ask of the father in my name he should give it you.

²² But now are ye delivered from sin, and made the servants of God, and have your fruit that ye should be sanctified; and the end: everlasting life.

¹⁶ And the angel which hath delivered me from all evil, bless these lads: that they may be called after my name, and after my father Abraham and Isaac, and that they may grow and multiply upon the earth."

⁹ And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said unto them, "As surely as the LORD liveth, which hath delivered my soul out of all adversities:

²³ Then king Solomon sware by the LORD, saying, "God do so to me and so thereto if Adonijah have not spoken this word against himself.

⁶ Thou shalt destroy the liars; the LORD will abhor both the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.

¹⁹ Great are the troubles of the righteous, but the LORD delivereth him out of all.

⁸ Yea, their own tongues shall make them fall, insomuch that whoso seeth them, shall laugh them to scorn.

² yea, thou art bound with thine own words, and taken with thine own speech.

⁸ The righteous shall be delivered out of trouble; and the ungodly shall come in his stead.

² A wise tongue commendeth knowledge; a foolish mouth babbleth out nothing but foolishness.

⁶ A fool's lips are ever brawling, and his mouth provoketh unto battle. ⁷ A fool's mouth is his own destruction, and his lips are the snare for his own soul.

²³ Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue; the same keepeth his soul from troubles.

¹⁸ It is good for thee to take hold of this, and not to let that go out of thy hand. For he that feareth God shall escape them all.

²⁴ And as for those men which had accused Daniel, the king commanded to bring them, and to cast them in the Lions' den: them, their children, and their wives. So the Lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones asunder, before they came at the ground.

²⁵ Then answered all the people, and said, "His blood be on us, and on our children."

³⁵ Who shall separate us from the love of God? Shall tribulation? Or anguish? Or persecution, other hunger? Other nakedness? Other peril? Other sword? ³⁶ As it is written, "For thy sake are we killed all day long, and are counted as sheep appointed to be slain." ³⁷ Nevertheless, in all these things we overcome strongly through his help that loved us.

⁹ The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and how to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment for to be punished:

⁵ My soul is satisfied, even as it were with marrow and fatness, when my mouth praiseth thee with joyful lips.

² A good man shall enjoy the fruit of his mouth; but he that hath a froward mind, shall be spoiled.

²³ A joyful thing it is to a man, when his counsel is followed; and very pleasant is a word spoken in due season.

²⁰ A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his own mouth, and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled. ²¹ Death and life stand in the power of the tongue; he that loveth it, shall enjoy the fruit thereof.

¹⁰ Bid the righteous do well, for they shall enjoy the fruits of their studies. ¹¹ But woe be unto the ungodly and unrighteous, for they shall be rewarded after their works.

⁴¹ He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet, shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man, shall receive the reward of a righteous man. ⁴² And whosoever shall give unto one of these little ones, to drink a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, I tell you of a truth, he shall not lose his reward."

²⁷ For the son of man shall come in the glory of his father, with his angels, and then shall he reward every man according to his deeds.

⁶ It is verily a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you, ⁷ and to you which are troubled, rest with us; when the Lord Jesus shall show himself from heaven, with his mighty angels,

² For if the word which was spoken by angels was steadfast — so that every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense to reward -

²⁶ and esteemed the rebuke of Christ greater riches, than the treasure of Egypt. For he had a respect unto the reward.

⁵ By hearing, the wise man shall come by more wisdom:

⁷ Be not wise in thine own conceit, but fear the LORD, and depart from evil:

⁹ Give a discrete man but an occasion, and he will be the wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will increase.

¹² There is a way which some men think to be right; but the end thereof leadeth unto death.

¹⁶ A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; but a fool goeth on presumptuously.

² A man thinketh all his ways to be clean; but it is the LORD that fashioneth the minds.

²⁵ There is a way that men think to be right; but the end thereof leadeth unto death.

²⁰ O give ear unto good counsel, and be content to be reformed; that thou mayest be wise here after.

² Every man thinketh his own way to be right; but the LORD judgeth the hearts.

¹² If thou seest a man that is wise in his own conceit, there is more hope in a fool than in him.

¹⁶ The sluggard thinketh himself wiser than seven men that sit and teach.

¹¹ The rich man thinketh himself to be wise; but the poor that hath understanding, can perceive him well enough.

¹² The generation that think themselves clean, shall not be cleansed from their filthiness.

¹³ A poor child being wise, is better than an old king that doteth, and cannot beware in time to come.

¹⁵ Then Jeremiah answered Zedekiah, "If I be plain unto thee, thou wilt cause me suffer death: If I give thee counsel, thou wilt not follow me." ¹⁶ So the king swore an oath secretly unto Jeremiah, saying, "As truly as the LORD liveth, that made us these souls, I will not slay thee, nor give thee in to the hands of them that seek after thy life." ¹⁷ Then said Jeremiah unto Zedekiah, "Thus sayeth the LORD of Hosts the God of Israel: If cause be, that thou wilt go forth unto the king of Babylon's princes, thou shalt save thy life, and this city shall not be burnt, yea both thou and thy household shall escape with your lives. ¹⁸ But if thou wilt not go forth to the king of Babylon's princes, then shall this city be delivered into the hands of the Chaldeans which shall set fire upon it, and thou shalt not be able to escape them." ¹⁹ And Zedekiah said unto Jeremiah, "I am afraid for the Jews, that are fled unto the Chaldeans, lest I come in their hands, and so they to have me in derision." ²⁰ But Jeremiah answered, "No, they shall not betray thee: O hearken unto the voice of the LORD, I beseech thee, which I speak unto thee; so shalt thou be well, and save thy life. ²¹ But if thou wilt not go forth, the LORD hath told me this plainly: ²² Behold, all the women that are left in the king of Judah's house shall go out to the king of Babylon's princes. For they think, that thou art deceived: and that the men in whom thou didst put thy trust, have gotten thee under, and set thy feet fast in the mire, and gone their way from thee. ²³ Therefore all thy wives with their children shall flee unto the Chaldeans, and thou shalt not escape their hands, but shalt be the king of Babylon's prisoner, and this city shall be burnt." ²⁴ Then said Zedekiah unto Jeremiah, "Look that nobody know of these words, and thou shalt not die. ²⁵ But if the princes perceive that I have talked with thee, and come unto thee, saying, 'O speak, what said the king to thee? hide it not from us, and we will not put thee to death. Tell us, we pray thee: what said the king to thee?' ²⁶ See thou give them this answer, 'I have humbly besought the king, that he will let me lie no more in Jonathan's house, that I die not there.'" ²⁷ Then came all the princes unto Jeremiah, and asked him. And he told them, after the manner as the king bade him. Then they held their peace, for they perceived nothing. ²⁸ So Jeremiah abode still in the fore entry of the prison, until the day that Jerusalem was won.

¹¹ The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, 'God, I thank thee that I am not as other men are; extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or as this publican.

³ If any man seem to himself that he is somewhat, when indeed he is nothing, the same deceiveth himself in his imagination.

³⁰ Then was Saul angry with Jonathan and said unto him, "O froward and rebellious, thinkest thou I know not how thou hast chosen the son of Jesse unto thine own rebuke, and unto the rebuke and shame of thy mother? ³¹ For as long as the son of Jesse lieth upon the earth, thou shalt not be established, nor yet thy kingdom; wherefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he is the child of death." ³² But Jonathan answered Saul his father and said to him, "Wherefore should he die? What hath he done?" ³³ Then Saul cast a spear at him to hit him, whereby Jonathan wist well, that it was utterly determined of his father to slay David. ³⁴ And so Jonathan arose from the table in a great anger and did eat no meat the second day of the month, for he was sorry for David, because his father had done him shame.

¹ And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and altogether how he had slain the Prophets with the sword. ² Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, "So do God to me, and so thereto, except I make thy soul like one of theirs by tomorrow this time."

¹² Evil will stirreth up strife; but love covereth the multitude of sins.

³³ Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding; and he will teach them that are unlearned.

²² Understanding is a well of life unto him that hath it; as for the chastening of fools, it is but foolishness.

⁹ Whoso covereth another man's offense, seeketh love; but he that discloseth the fault, setteth friends at variance.

²⁸ He that can not rule himself, is like a city which is broken down, and hath no walls.

¹¹ A fool poureth out his spirit altogether, but a wise man keepeth it in till afterward.

¹⁹ Wherefore, dear brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to wrath.

¹⁴ And Ahimelech answered the king, and said, "Who is so faithful among all thy servants as David and thereto the king's son-in-law, and goeth at thy bidding, and is had in honour in thine house? ¹⁵ Have I this day begun first to ask counsel of God for him? God forbid that from me: let not the king put such a thing unto his servant and on all the house of my father. For thy servant knoweth nothing of all this, either less or more."

¹⁹ a false witness that bringeth up lies, and such one as soweth discord among brethren.

⁵ A faithful witness will not dissemble; but a false record will make a lie.

²⁵ A faithful witness delivereth souls; but a liar deceiveth them.

⁵ A false witness shall not remain unpunished; and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.

²⁸ A false witness laugheth judgement to scorn; and the mouth of the ungodly eateth up wickedness.

²⁸ A false witness shall perish; but he that will be content to hear, shall always have power to speak himself.

²⁸ Be no false witness against thy neighbour, and hurt him not with thy lips.

¹⁹ For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, breaking of wedlock, whoredom, theft, false witness-bearing, blasphemy.

⁵⁹ The chief priests, and the elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, for to put him to death,

¹³ and brought forth false witnesses which said, "This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place and the law,

¹⁶ having a good conscience, that when they backbite you as evil doers, they may be ashamed, forasmuch as they have falsely accused your good conversation in Christ.

² Thy tongue imagineth wickedness, and with lies it cutteth like a sharp razor.

⁴ I lie with my soul among the cruel lions; even among the children of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

⁷ Behold, they speak against me with their mouth, and swords are under their lips, for who reproveth them?

³ who have whet their tongue like a sword, and shoot out their arrows, even bitter words,

²² For they are life unto all those that find them, and health unto all their bodies.

²⁰ An innocent tongue is a noble treasure; but the heart of the ungodly is nothing worth. ²¹ The lips of the righteous feed a whole multitude; but fools shall die in their own folly.

¹⁷ An ungodly messenger bringeth mischief; but a faithful ambassador is wholesome.

⁴ A wholesome tongue is a tree of life; but he that abuseth it, hath a broken mind.

⁷ A wise mouth poureth out knowledge; but the heart of the foolish doth not so.

²⁴ Fair words are a honeycomb, a refreshing of the mind, and health of the bones.

¹⁸ Whoso beareth false witness against his neighbour, he is a very spear, a sword, and a sharp arrow.

³³ Those also that have understanding among the people shall inform the multitude: and for a long season, they shall be persecuted with sword, with fire, with captivity and with the taking away of their goods.

⁶ and the tongue is fire, and a world of wickedness. So is the tongue set among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth afire all that we have of nature, and is itself set afire, even of hell. ⁷ All the natures of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and things of the sea, are meeked and tamed of the nature of man. ⁸ But the tongue can no man tame. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.

¹⁶ And he had in his right hand seven stars. And out of his mouth went a sharp two edged sword. And his face shone even as the sun in his strength.

² In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river was there wood of life; which bare twelve manner of fruits, and gave fruit every month: and the leaves of the wood served to heal the people withal.

⁵ the praise of the ungodly hath been short, and that the joy of the hypocrites continued but the twinkling of an eye?

⁴ Thou lovest to speak all words that may do hurt, O thou false tongue. ⁵ Therefore shall God destroy thee forever; he shall take thee, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.

⁹ A false witness shall not remain unpunished; and he that speaketh lies shall perish.

⁴ Be not ye like your forefathers, unto whom the Prophets cried afore time, saying, 'Thus sayeth the LORD God of hosts: Turn you from your evil ways, and from your wicked imaginations.' But they would not hear, nor regard me, sayeth the LORD. ⁵ What is now become of your forefathers and the prophets? Are they yet still alive? ⁶ But did not my words and statutes, which I commanded by my servants the Prophets, touch your forefathers? Upon this, they gave answer and said, 'Like as the LORD of Hosts devised to do unto us, according to our ways and imaginations, even so hath he dealt with us.''"

³⁵ Heaven and earth shall perish: but my words shall abide.

³ Then said Peter, "Ananias how is it that Satan hath filled thine heart, that thou shouldest lie unto the holy ghost, and keep away part of the price of the livelihood: ⁴ Pertained it not unto thee only? And after it was sold, was not the price in thine own power? How is it that thou hast conceived this thing in thine heart? Thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God." ⁵ When Ananias heard these words, he fell down and gave up the ghost. And great fear came on all them that these things heard. ⁶ And the young men rose up, and put him apart, and carried him out, and buried him. ⁷ And it fortuned as it were about the space of three hours after, that his wife came in, ignorant of that which was done. ⁸ And Peter said unto her, "Tell me, gave ye the land for so much?" And she said, "Yea, for so much." ⁹ Then Peter said unto her, "Why have ye agreed together, to tempt the spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out." ¹⁰ Then she fell down straightway at his feet and yielded up the ghost. And the young men came in and found her dead, and carried her out and buried her by her husband.

²⁴ An enemy dissembleth with his lips, and in the mean season he imagineth mischief; ²⁵ but when he speaketh fair, believe him not, for there are seven abominations in his heart. ²⁶ Whoso keepeth evil will secretly, to do hurt, his malice shall be showed before the whole congregation.

⁶ For unto us a child is born, and unto us a son is given. Upon his shoulders shall the kingdom lie, and he shall be called with his own name, "Wonderful, the giver of counsel, the mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of peace." ⁷ He shall make no end to increase the kingdom and peace, and shall sit upon the seat of David and in his kingdom, to set up the same: to establish it with equity and righteousness, from thenceforth for evermore. This shall the jealousy of the LORD of hosts bring to pass.

¹⁶ And I enforced not to be a shepherd that should not follow thee: and the day of destruction have I not desired, thou knowest. And that proceeded out of my mouth was right in thy sight.

¹³ Yea, even he shall build up the temple of the LORD. He shall bear the praise, he shall sit upon the LORD's throne, and have the domination. A priest shall he be also upon his throne, and a peaceable counsel shall be betwixt them both.

⁹ Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

²¹ For from within even out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts: adultery, fornication, murder, ²² theft, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, uncleanness, and a wicked eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:

¹⁴ And as soon as they were come, they said unto him, "Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: For thou considerest not the degree of men, but teachest the way of God truly: Is it lawful to pay tribute to Caesar, or not? ¹⁵ Ought we to give, or ought we not to give?" He understood their dissimulation, and said unto them, "Why tempt ye me? Bring me a penny, that I may see it." ¹⁶ And they brought him one. And he said unto them, "Whose is this image and superscription?" And they said unto him, "Caesar's." ¹⁷ And Jesus answered, and said unto them, "Then give to Caesar that which belongeth to Caesar: and give to God that which pertaineth to God." And they marveled at him.

²⁹ being full of all unrighteous doing: of fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness, full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, evil-conditioned whisperers,

¹⁴ Embrace peace with all men, and holiness; without the which, no man shall see the Lord.

⁸ In conclusion, be ye all of one mind, one suffer with another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous, ⁹ not rendering evil for evil, neither rebuke for rebuke: but contrariwise, bless: remembering that ye are thereunto called, even that ye should be heirs of blessing. ¹⁰ If any man long after life, and loveth to see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips, that they speak not guile: ¹¹ Let him eschew evil and do good: let him seek peace, and ensue it. ¹² For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord beholdeth them that do evil. ¹³ Moreover, who is it that will harm you if ye follow that which is good?

¹⁰ There shall no evil happen unto thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.

¹⁴ An unfaithful person shall be filled with his own ways; but a good man will beware of such.

¹² "Therefore lay this riddle before them, and say, 'Thus sayeth the LORD God of Israel: Every pot shall be filled with wine.' And they shall say, 'Thinkest thou we know not, that every pot shall be filled with wine?' ¹³ Then shalt thou say unto them, 'Thus sayeth the LORD: Behold, I shall fill all the inhabiters of this land with drunkenness, the kings that sit upon David's stool, the Priests and Prophets, with all that dwell at Jerusalem. ¹⁴ And I will shoot them one against another; yea, the fathers against the sons, sayeth the LORD. I will not pardon them, I will not spare them, nor have pity upon them: but destroy them.'"

¹⁶ Therefore with shame shalt thou be filled, instead of honour. Drink thou also, till thou slumber withal: for the cup of the LORD's righthand shall compass thee about, and shameful spewing instead of thy worship.

²⁸ For we know well that all things work for the best unto them that love God, which also are called of purpose.

²² whether it be Paul, either Apollos, either Cephas: whether it be the world, or life, either death, whether they be present things or things to come: all are yours, ²³ and ye are Christ's, and Christ is God's.

¹⁷ For our exceeding tribulation, which is momentary and light, prepareth an exceeding and eternal weight of glory unto us,

¹³ Moreover, who is it that will harm you if ye follow that which is good?

⁶ Reward her even as she rewarded you, and give her double according to her works. And pour in double to her in the same cup which she filled unto you.

¹⁶ These six things doth the LORD hate, and the seventh he utterly abhorreth: ¹⁷ A proud look, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,

¹ A false balance is an abomination to the LORD; but a true weight pleaseth him.

²⁰ The LORD abhorreth a fained heart; but he hath pleasure in them that are undefiled.

⁸ The LORD abhorreth the sacrifice of the ungodly; but the prayer of the righteous is acceptable to him.

¹⁵ By the head, is understood the senator and honorable man, and by the tail, the Prophet that preacheth lies.

²⁴ But who so will rejoice, let him rejoice in this: that he understandeth, and knoweth me. For I am the LORD, which do mercy, equity and righteousness upon the earth. Therefore have I pleasure in such things, sayeth the LORD."

¹⁹ and dishonour me to my people for a handful of barley, and for a piece of bread. When ye kill the souls of them that die not, and promise life to them that live not: Thus ye dissemble with my people, that believeth your lies.

²² Seeing that with your lies ye discomfort the heart of the righteous, whom I have not discomforted: Again, forsomuch as ye courage the hand of the wicked, so that he may not turn from his wicked way, and live:

⁸ But the fearful and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone, which is the second death."

¹⁵ For without shall be dogs and enchanters, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth or maketh lies.

¹⁴ Wise men lay up knowledge; but the mouth of the foolish is nigh destruction.

¹⁹ Where much babbling is, there must needs be offense; he that refraineth his lips is wisest of all.

¹³ A dissembling person will discover privy things; but he that is of a faithful heart, will keep counsel.

¹⁶ A wise man doth all things with discretion; but a fool will declare his folly.

³ A doting fool thinketh, that every man doth as foolishly as himself.

¹² The words out of a wise man's mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool will destroy himself. ¹³ The beginning of his talking is foolishness, and the last word of his mouth is great madness. ¹⁴ A fool is so full of words, that a man cannot tell what end he shall make. Who will then warn him of it that shall follow after him?

¹⁵ and saw that rest was good and the land that it was pleasant, and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute.

²¹ the children of the said nations that were left in the land, because the children of Israel were not able to destroy them, did Solomon make tributaries unto this day.

²⁸ And this fellow Jeroboam was an active man. And when Solomon saw the young man, that he wrought so lustily in the work, he made him ruler over all the charges of the house of Joseph.

²⁰ And when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was come again, they sent and called him unto the congregation and made him king over Israel: and no man followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.

⁴ An idle hand maketh poor; but a quick laboring hand maketh rich.

²⁷ A deceitful man shall find no vantage; but he that is content with that he hath, is more worth than gold.

⁴ The sluggard would fain have, and cannot get his desire; but the soul of the diligent shall have plenty.

² A discreet servant shall have more rule than the sons that have no wisdom, and shall have like heritage with the brethren.

¹⁵ Slothfulness bringeth sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

²⁵ The voluptuousness of the slothful is his own death, for his hands will not labour. ²⁶ He coveteth and desireth all the day long; but the righteous is always giving and keepeth nothing back.

¹³ The slothful body sayeth, "There is a lion without, I might be slain in the street."

²⁹ Seest thou not, that they which be diligent in their business stand before kings, and not among the simple people?

³⁰ I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyards of the foolish man. ³¹ And lo, it was all covered with nettles, and stood full of thistles, and the stone wall was broken down. ³² This I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and took it for a warning. ³³ Yea, sleep on still a little, slumber a little, fold thine hands together yet a little; ³⁴ so shall poverty come unto thee as one that travaileth by the way, and necessity like a weaponed man.

¹³ The slothful sayeth, "There is a leopard in the way, and a lion in the midst of the streets." ¹⁴ Like as the door turneth about upon the threshold, even so doth the slothful welter himself in his bed. ¹⁵ The slothful body thrusteth his hand into his bosom, and it grieveth him to put it again to his mouth. ¹⁶ The sluggard thinketh himself wiser than seven men that sit and teach.

¹ In the month Nisan in the twentieth year of king Artaxerxes, when the wine stood before him, I took up the wine, and gave it unto the king and I was heavy in his presence. ² Then said the king unto me, "Why lookest thou so sadly? Thou art not sick, that is not the matter, but thou art heavy hearted."

⁶ I am brought into so great trouble and misery, that I go mourning all the day long.

¹¹ Why art thou so vexed, O my soul, and why art thou so disquieted within me? O put thy trust in God; for I will yet thank him, which is the help of my countenance, and my God.

¹⁸ A slanderous person pricketh like a sword; but a wise man's tongue is wholesome.

¹⁰ The heart of him that hath understanding will neither despair for any sorrow; nor be too presumptuous for any sudden joy.

¹³ A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance; but an unquiet mind maketh it heavy.

¹⁵ All the days of the poor are miserable; but a quiet heart is as a continual feast.

²² A merry heart maketh a lusty age; but a sorrowful mind drieth up the bones.

¹⁴ A good stomach driveth away a man's disease; but when the spirit is vexed, who may abide it?

¹¹ A word spoken in due season, is like apples of gold in a silver dish.

⁹ The heart is glad of a sweet ointment and savour, but a stomach that can give good counsel, rejoiceth a man's neighbour.

⁴ The LORD God hath given me a well learned tongue, so that I can comfort them which are troubled; yea, and that in due season. He waked mine ear up betimes in the morning, as schoolmasters do; that I might hark.

¹³ So the LORD gave a loving and comfortable answer unto the angel that talked with me.

³³ And he took with him Peter, James, and John, and he began to wax abashed and to be in an agony. ³⁴ And said unto them, "My soul is very heavy even unto the death, tarry here and watch."

⁴ For in great affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears: not to make you sorry, but that ye might perceive the love which I have most specially unto you. ⁵ If any man hath caused sorrow, the same hath not made me sorry: but partly — lest I should grieve — you all. ⁶ It is sufficient unto the same man that he was rebuked of many. ⁷ So that now contrariwise ye ought to forgive him and comfort him: lest that same person should be swallowed up with overmuch heaviness.

³ All my delight is upon the saints that are in the earth, and upon such as excel in virtue.

¹² At the brightness of his presence, his clouds removed hailstones and coals of fire. {TYNDALE: Of the brightness that was before him, coals were set on fire.} ¹³ The LORD also thundered out of the heaven, and the highest gave his thunder, with hailstones and coals of fire. {TYNDALE: The LORD thundered from heaven, and the most high put out his voice.}

¹³ The wicked falleth into the snare through the malice of his own mouth; but the just shall escape out of peril.

²⁷ He is wise and discreet that tempereth his words; and he is a man of understanding, that maketh much of his spirit.

⁴⁶ For if ye love them which love you, what reward shall ye have? Do not the Publicans even so? ⁴⁷ And if ye be friendly to your brethren only, what singular thing do ye? Do not the Publicans likewise? ⁴⁸ Ye shall therefore be perfect even as your father which is in heaven is perfect.

³² If ye love them which love you: what thank are ye worthy of? For the very sinners love their lovers. ³³ And if ye do for them which do for you: what thank are ye worthy of? For the very sinners do even the same. ³⁴ If ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive: what thank shall ye have: for the very sinners, lend to sinners, to receive as much again. ³⁵ Wherefore, love ye your enemies, do good, and lend, looking for nothing again: and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the highest: for he is kind unto the unkind, and to the evil. ³⁶ Be ye therefore merciful, as your father is merciful.

¹³ Let no man say when he is tempted that he is tempted of God: for God tempteth not unto evil, neither tempteth he any man. ¹⁴ But every man is tempted, drawn away, and enticed of his own concupiscence.

¹⁸ Servants obey your masters with all fear, not only if they be good and courteous: but also though they be froward. ¹⁹ For it is thankworthy if a man, for conscience toward God, endure grief, suffering wrongfully. ²⁰ For what praise is it, if when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye take it patiently? But and if when ye do well, ye suffer wrong and take it patiently, then is there thanks with God. ²¹ For hereunto verily were ye called, for Christ also suffered for us: leaving us an example that ye should follow his steps,

¹⁸ For when they have spoken the swelling words of vanity, they beguile with wantonness through the lusts of the flesh them that were clean escaped: but now are wrapped in errors. ¹⁹ They promise them liberty, and are themselves the bondservants of corruption. For of whomsoever a man is overcome, unto the same is he in bondage. ²⁰ For if they, after they have escaped from the filthiness of the world through the knowledge of the Lord, and of the saviour Jesus Christ, they are yet tangled again therein and overcome: then is the latter end worse with them than the beginning. ²¹ For it had been better for them, not to have known the way of righteousness, then after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment given unto them. ²² It is happened unto them according to the true proverb, "The dog is turned to his vomit again, and the sow that was washed, is returned to her wallowing in the mire."

²⁶ These things have I written unto you, as concerning them that deceive you.

⁹ And the great dragon, that old serpent called the devil and Satan; Was cast out. Which deceiveth all the world. And he was cast into the earth, and his angels were cast out also.

¹⁴ And deceived them that dwelt on the earth, by the means of those signs which he had power to do in the sight of the beast, saying to them that dwelt on the earth: that they should make an image unto the beast, which had the wound of a sword, and did live.

¹⁶ A small thing that the righteous hath, is better than the great riches of the ungodly.

¹⁶ Better is a little, with the fear of the LORD, than great treasure; for they are not without sorrow.

⁸ Better it is to have a little thing with righteousness, than great rents wrongfully gotten.

² Measure thine appetite:

¹⁵ The slothful body thrusteth his hand into his bosom, and it grieveth him to put it again to his mouth.

¹⁵ Behold, I have set before you this day life and good, death and evil:

¹¹ For through me thy days shall be prolonged, and the years of thy life shall be many.

¹⁶ The righteous laboureth to do good; but the ungodly useth his increase unto sin.

¹⁹ Like as righteousness bringeth life; even so to cleave unto evil, bringeth death.

⁹ he walketh in my commandments, and keepeth my laws, and performeth them faithfully: This is a righteous man, he shall surly live, sayeth the LORD God.

²⁰ The soul that sinneth, she shall die. The son shall not bear part of the father's wickedness. The righteousness of the right shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be on him. ²¹ And yet the wicked, if he turn from all his sins which he did, and keep all mine ordinances, and do justly and righteously; he shall live and not die. ²² None of the sins that he hath done shall be reckoned unto him: In the righteousness that he hath done, he shall live. ²³ For I desire not the death of a sinner, saith the Lord Jehovah, but rather that he should turn from his way, and live. ²⁴ And so if a righteous turn from his righteousness and do wickedness, and shall do like unto all the abominations which a wicked doth, shall he live? No, none of those righteousness that he did shall be remembered. But in the wickedness which he wrought, and in the sin which he did, in them shall he die.

²¹ That as sin had reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life, by the help of Jesus Christ.

²² But now are ye delivered from sin, and made the servants of God, and have your fruit that ye should be sanctified; and the end: everlasting life. ²³ For the reward of sin is death: but eternal life is the gift of God, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

¹¹ For the grace of God, that bringeth salvation unto all men, hath appeared ¹² and teacheth us that we should deny ungodliness and worldly lusts, and that we should live sober minded, righteously, and godly in this present world,

²⁹ If ye know that he is righteous, know also that all that work righteousness, are born of him.

⁷ Little children, let no man beguile you; He that worketh righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.

¹¹ Dearly beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good: He that doeth well is of God: but he that doeth evil seeth not God.