Proverbs 17 Cross References - MSTC

¹ Better is a dry morsel with quietness, than a full house and many fat cattle with strife. ² A discreet servant shall have more rule than the sons that have no wisdom, and shall have like heritage with the brethren. ³ Like as silver is tried in the fire and gold in the furnace, even so doth the LORD prove the hearts. ⁴ A wicked body giveth audience to false lips; and a dissembling person giveth ear to a deceitful tongue. ⁵ Whoso laugheth the poor to scorn, blasphemeth his maker; and he that is glad of another man's hurt, shall not be unpunished. ⁶ Children's children are a crown of the aged, and the fathers are the honour of the children. ⁷ An eloquent speech becometh not a fool; much less a lying mouth, then, becometh a prince. ⁸ Liberality is a precious stone unto him that hath it; for wheresoever he becometh, he prospereth. ⁹ Whoso covereth another man's offense, seeketh love; but he that discloseth the fault, setteth friends at variance. ¹⁰ One reproof only doth more good to him that hath understanding, than a hundred stripes unto a fool. ¹¹ A sedicious person seeketh mischief; but a cruel messenger shall be sent against him. ¹² It were better to come against a she Bear robbed of her whelps, than against a fool in his foolishness. ¹³ Whoso rewardeth evil for good, the plague shall not depart from his house. ¹⁴ He that soweth discord and strife, is like one that diggeth up a water brook; but an open enemy is like the water that breaketh out and runneth abroad. ¹⁵ The LORD hateth as well him that justifieth the ungodly, as him that condemneth the innocent. ¹⁶ What helpeth it to give a fool money in his hand, whereas he hath no mind to buy wisdom? ¹⁷ He is a friend that always loveth, and in adversity a man shall know who is his brother. ¹⁸ Whoso promiseth by the hand, and is surety for another; he is a fool. ¹⁹ He that loveth strife, delighteth in sin; and whoso setteth his door too high, seeketh after a fall. ²⁰ Whoso hath a froward heart, obtaineth no good; and he that hath an overthwart tongue, shall fall into mischief. ²¹ An unwise body bringeth himself in to sorrow; and the father of a fool can have no joy. ²² A merry heart maketh a lusty age; but a sorrowful mind drieth up the bones. ²³ The ungodly taketh gifts out of the bosom, to wrest the ways of judgment. ²⁴ Wisdom shineth in the face of him that hath understanding; but the eyes of fools wander throughout all lands. ²⁵ An indiscreet son is a grief unto his father; and a heaviness unto his mother that bare him. ²⁶ To punish the innocent, and to smite the princes that give true judgment, are both evil. ²⁷ He is wise and discreet that tempereth his words; and he is a man of understanding, that maketh much of his spirit. ²⁸ Yea, a very fool, when he holdeth his tongue, is counted wise; and to have understanding, when he shutteth his lips.

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

¹⁴ "I had a vow to pay, and this day I perform it.

¹⁷ Better is a mess of pottage with love; than a fat ox with evil will.

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.

⁴ But shalt go unto my country and to my kindred, and there take a wife unto my son Isaac." ⁵ Then said the servant unto him, "What and if the woman will not agree to come with me unto this land, shall I bring thy son again unto the land which thou camest out of?" ⁶ And Abraham said unto him, "Beware of that, that thou bring not my son thither. ⁷ The LORD God of heaven which took me from my father's house and from the land where I was born, and which spake unto me and sware unto me saying 'unto thy seed will I give this land' — he shall send his angel before thee, that thou mayest take a wife unto my son from thence. ⁸ Nevertheless, if the woman will not agree to come with thee then shalt thou be without danger of this oath. But above all things bring not my son thither again." ⁹ And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham and sware to him as concerning that matter. ¹⁰ And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master and departed, and had of all manner goods of his master with him, and stood up and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor. ¹¹ And made his camels to lie down without the city by a well's side of water, at even: about the time that women come out to draw water. ¹² And he said, "LORD God of my master Abraham, send me good speed this day, and show mercy unto my master Abraham. ¹³ Lo, I stand here by the well of water and the daughters of the men of this city will come out to draw water: ¹⁴ Now the damsel to whom I say, 'stoop down thy pitcher, and let me drink.' If she say, 'Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also,' the same is she that thou hast ordained for thy servant Isaac: yea, and thereby shall I know that thou hast showed mercy on my master. ¹⁵ And it came to pass, yer he had left speaking, that Rebekah came out — the daughter of Bethuel, son to Milcah the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother — and her pitcher upon her shoulder. ¹⁶ The damsel was very fair to look upon, and yet a maid and unknown of man. And she went down to the well and filled her pitcher and came up again. ¹⁷ Then the servant ran unto her and said, "Let me sip a little water of thy pitcher." ¹⁸ And she said, "Drink, my lord." And she hasted and let down her pitcher upon her arm and gave him drink. ¹⁹ And when she had given him drink, she said, "I will draw water for thy camels also, until they have drunk enough." ²⁰ And she poured out her pitcher into the trough hastily, and ran again unto the well, to fetch water: and drew for all his camels. ²¹ And the fellow wondered at her. But held his peace, to wete whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not. ²² And as the camels had left drinking, he took an earring of half a sicle weight, and two bracelets for her hands, of ten sicles weight of gold, ²³ and said unto her, "Whose daughter art thou? tell me: is there room in thy father's house, for us to lodge in?" ²⁴ And she said unto him, "I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son of Milcah which she bare unto Nahor," ²⁵ and said moreover unto him, "We have litter and provender enough and also room to lodge in." ²⁶ And the man bowed himself and worshipped the LORD, ²⁷ and said, "Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham which ceaseth not to deal mercifully and truly with my master. For the LORD hath brought me the way to my master's brother's house." ²⁸ And the damsel ran and told them of her mother's house these things. ²⁹ And Rebekah had a brother called Laban. And Laban ran out unto the man, to the well: ³⁰ for as soon as he had seen the earrings and the bracelets upon his sister's hands, and heard the words of Rebekah his sister saying "thus said the man unto me," then he went out unto the man. And lo, he stood yet with the camels by the well side. ³¹ And Laban said, "Come in, thou blessed of the LORD. Wherefore standest thou without? I have dressed the house and made room for the camels." ³² And then the man came in to the house: and he unbridled the camels: and brought litter and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet and their feet that were with him, ³³ and there was meat set before him to eat. But he said, "I will not eat, until I have said mine errand." And he said, "Say on." ³⁴ And he said, "I am Abraham's servant, ³⁵ and the LORD hath blessed my master out of measure that he is become great and hath given him sheep, oxen, silver and gold, menservants, maidservants, camels and asses. ³⁶ And Sara my master's wife bare him a son, when she was old: and unto him hath he given all that he hath. ³⁷ And my master made me swear saying, 'Thou shalt not take a wife to my son, among the daughters of the Canaanites in whose land I dwell. ³⁸ But thou shalt go unto my father's house and to my kindred, and there take a wife unto my son.' ³⁹ And I said unto my master, 'What if the wife will not follow me?' ⁴⁰ And he said unto me, 'The LORD before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy journey that thou shalt take a wife for my son, of my kindred and of my father's house. ⁴¹ But and if, when thou comest unto my kindred, they will not give thee one; then shalt thou bear no peril of mine oath.' ⁴² And I came this day unto the well and said, 'O LORD, the God of my master Abraham, if it be so that thou makest my journey which I go, prosperous: ⁴³ behold, I stand by this well of water, and when a virgin cometh forth to draw water, and I say to her 'give me a little water of thy pitcher to drink,' ⁴⁴ and she say again to me, 'drink thou, and I will also draw water for thy camels,' that same is the wife, whom the LORD hath prepared for my master's son.' ⁴⁵ And before I had made an end of speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth, and her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well and drew. And I said unto her, 'give me drink.' ⁴⁶ And she made haste, and took down her pitcher from off her, and said, 'drink, and I will give thy camels drink also.' And I drank, and she gave the camels drink also. ⁴⁷ And I asked her, saying, 'whose daughter art thou?' And she answered, 'the daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bare unto him.' And I put the earring upon her face and the bracelets upon her hands. ⁴⁸ And I bowed myself, and worshipped the LORD, and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham which had brought me the right way, to take my master's brother's daughter unto his son. ⁴⁹ Now, therefore, if ye will deal mercifully and truly with my master, tell me — And if not, tell me also — that I may turn me to the righthand or to the left." ⁵⁰ Then answered Laban and Bethuel, saying, "The thing is proceeded even out of the LORD, we can not therefore say unto thee, either good or bad: ⁵¹ Behold Rebekah before thy face: take her and go, and let her be thy master's son's wife, even as the LORD hath said." ⁵² And when Abraham's servant heard their words, he bowed himself unto the LORD, flat upon the earth. ⁵³ And the servant took forth jewels of silver and jewels of gold and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah: But unto her brother and to her mother, he gave spices. ⁵⁴ And then they ate and drank, both he and the men that were with him, and tarried all night and rose up in the morning. And he said, "Let me depart unto my master." ⁵⁵ But her brother and her mother said, "Let the damsel abide with us a while, and it be but even ten days, and then go thy ways." ⁵⁶ And he said unto them, "Hinder me not: for the LORD hath prospered my journey. Send me away that I may go unto my master." ⁵⁷ And they said, "Let us call the damsel, and wit what she saith to the matter." ⁵⁸ And they called forth Rebekah and said unto her, "Wilt thou go with this man?" And she said, "Yea." ⁵⁹ Then they brought Rebekah their sister on the way, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and the men that were with him. ⁶⁰ And they blessed Rebekah and said unto her, "Thou art our sister, grow into thousand thousands, and thy seed possess the gates of their enemies." ⁶¹ And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and sat them up upon the camels and went their way after the man. And the servant took Rebekah and went his way. ⁶² And Isaac was a coming from the well of the living and seeing, for he dwelt in the south country, ⁶³ and was gone out to walk in his meditations before the even tide. And he lift up his eyes and looked, and behold the camels were coming. ⁶⁴ And Rebekah lift up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel, ⁶⁵ and said unto the servant, "What man is this that cometh against us in the field?" And the servant said, "It is my master." And then she took her mantle, and put it about her. ⁶⁶ And the servant told Isaac all that he had done. ⁶⁷ Then Isaac brought her in to his mother Sara's tent, and took Rebekah and she became his wife, and he loved her: and so was Isaac comforted over his mother.

⁵ Whoso gathereth in summer is wise; but he that is sluggish in harvest, bringeth himself to confusion.

²⁹ Whoso maketh disquietness in his own house, he shall have wind for his heritage; and the fool shall be servant to the wise.

³⁵ A discreet servant is a pleasure unto the king; but one that is not honest provoketh him unto wrath.

²⁶ He that hurteth his father or shutteth out his mother, is a shameful and an unworthy son.

¹⁵ The rod and correction minister wisdom; but if a child be not looked unto, he bringeth his mother to shame.

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

¹⁷ I know my God, that thou provest the heart and hast pleasure in plainness. And in plainness of mine heart I have willingly given all this. And now I see thy people, which are here in gladness to offer willingly to thee.

² Examine me, O LORD, and prove me: try out my reins and my heart.

¹⁰ For thou, O God, hast proved us; thou hast tried us like as silver is tried.

²¹ Silver is tried in the mould, and gold in the furnace, and so is a man, when he is openly praised to his face.

¹⁰ Behold, I have purged thee, and not for money. I have chosen thee in the fire of poverty;

¹⁰ "Even I the LORD search out the ground of the heart, and try the reins, and reward every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his counsels."

⁹ And the same third part will I bring through the fire, and will cleanse them, as the silver is cleansed: Yea and try them, like as gold is tried. Then shall they call upon my name, and I will hear them: I will say, 'It is my people.' And they shall say, 'LORD, my God.'"

² Who shall endure in the day of his coming, or who shall stand to behold him? For he is as trying fire, and as the herb that fullers scour withal. ³ And he shall sit trying and purging silver, and shall purify the sons of Levi, and shall fine them as gold and silver. And they shall bring offering unto the LORD of righteousness.

⁷ that your faith, once tried, being much more precious than gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto laud, glory, and honour, at the appearing of Jesus Christ:

²³ And I will kill her children with death. And all the congregations shall know that I am he which searches the reins and hearts. And I will give unto everyone of you according to your works.

⁷ he said unto his servants that stood about him, "Hear I pray you, you sons of Benjamin: will the son of Jesse also give every one of you fields and vineyards, and make you all captains over thousands and over hundreds, ⁸ that ye have all conspired against me? So that there is none of you that openeth mine ear? Insomuch that my son hath made a bond with the son of Jesse, neither is there any of you that mourneth for me or showeth it in mine ear: because my son hath set up my servant to lie await against me, as it appeareth this day." ⁹ Then answered Doeg the Edomite, which had the oversight of the servants of Saul, and said, "I saw the son of Jesse, when he came to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, ¹⁰ which asked counsel of the LORD for him, and gave him victuals, and the sword of Goliath the Philistine also." ¹¹ Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest the son of Ahitub, and all his father's house: that is to say, the priests that were in Nob. And they came all to the king.

⁶ And then the king of Israel gathered of the Prophets together, upon a four hundred men, and said unto them, "Shall I go to Ramoth in Gilead to battle, or be still?" And they said, "Go: for the Lord shall deliver it into the hands of the king." ⁷ And Jehoshaphat said, "Is there never a Prophet of the LORD's here, more, that we might enquire of him?" ⁸ And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "There is yet one, by whom we may ask counsel of the LORD: one Micaiah the son of Imlah. But I hate him: for he never prophesieth good unto me, but evil." And Jehoshaphat said, "Let not the king say so." ⁹ Then the king of Israel called unto one of his chamberlains and said, "Fetch Micaiah the son of Imlah hither at once." ¹⁰ And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah sat either in his seat and their apparel on them, in a void place beside the entering of the gate of Samaria, and all the Prophets prophesying before them. ¹¹ And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made horns of iron and said, "Thus sayeth the LORD, 'With these horns thou shalt winnow the Syrians until thou have made an end of them." ¹² And all the Prophets prophesied even so, saying, "Go to Ramoth in Gilead and prosper, for the LORD shall deliver it into the hands of the king." ¹³ And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah, said unto him, "See, the words of the Prophets speak good unto the king with one voice: let thy words, I pray thee, be like the words of one of them, and speak that is good." ¹⁴ And Micaiah said, "As surely as the LORD liveth, what the LORD putteth in my mouth, that will I speak." ¹⁵ And when he was come to the king, the king said to him, "Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth in Gilead to battle, or shall we be still?" And he said unto him, "Go and prosper, the LORD deliver it unto the hands of the king." ¹⁶ And the king said unto him, "How often shall I adjure thee, that thou tell me nothing but truth, in the name of the LORD?" ¹⁷ Then he said, "I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have no shepherds. And the LORD said, 'Those have no master; let them return, every man to his house in peace.'" ¹⁸ Then said the king of Israel to Jehoshaphat, "Did I not tell thee, that he would prophesy no good unto me, but evil?" ¹⁹ And Micaiah said, "Hear therefore the word of the LORD. I saw the LORD sit on his seat and all his company of heaven standing about him, on his righthand and on his left. ²⁰ And the LORD said, 'Who shall deceive Ahab that he may go and be slain at Ramoth in Gilead?' And one said on this manner and another on that. ²¹ Then came forth a spirit and stood before the LORD and said, 'I will deceive him.' And the LORD said, 'Wherewith?' ²² And he said, 'I will go out and be a false spirit in the mouths of all Prophets.' And the LORD said, 'Thou shalt deceive him and also prevail, go forth and do even so.' ²³ Now therefore behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy Prophets: when in very deed the LORD hath spoken evil toward thee." ²⁴ Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, "How is the spirit of the LORD gone from me, to speak in thee?" ²⁵ And Micaiah said, "Behold, thou shalt see in that day, when thou shalt go from chamber to chamber to hide thee." ²⁶ And the king of Israel said, "Take Micaiah and carry him back again into Amon the governor of the city, and unto Joab the king's son, ²⁷ and say, 'Thus sayeth the king. Put ye this fellow in the prison house and feed him with bread and water straightly, until I return in peace.'" ²⁸ Then Micaiah said, "If thou come safe again, the LORD hath not spoken in me." And he said moreover, "Hearken to the people every one of you."

⁴ They that forsake the law, praise the ungodly; but such as keep the law, abhor them.

¹⁰ They dare say to the Prophets, "See not," and unto them that be clear of judgment, "Tell us of nothing for to come, but speak friendly words unto us, and preach us false things.

³¹ The Prophets teach falsely, and the priests follow them, and my people hath pleasure therein. What will come thereof at the last?

³ For the time will come, when they will not suffer wholesome doctrine: but after their own lusts shall they whose ears itch get them a heap of teachers, ⁴ and shall turn their ears from the truth, and shall be given unto fables: ⁵ They be of the world, and therefore speak they of the world, and the world attendeth unto them.

³ and I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death, and his deadly wound was healed. And all the world wondered at the beast, ⁴ and they worshipped the dragon, which gave power unto the beast, and they worshipped the beast, saying, "Who is like unto the beast? who is able to war with him?" ⁵ And there was a mouth given unto him that spake great things, and blasphemies, and power was given unto him, to continue forty two months. ⁶ And he opened his mouth unto blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven. ⁷ And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them. And power was given him over all kindred, tongue, and nation: ⁸ and all that dwell upon the earth worshipped him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the lamb, which was killed from the beginning of the world.

²⁹ Have I ever rejoiced at the hurt of mine enemy? Or was I ever glad, that any harm happened to him? Oh no.

⁹ For the zeal of thine house hath even eaten me; and the rebukes of them that rebuked thee is fallen upon me.

²¹ Who so despiseth his neighbour, doth amiss; but blessed is he that hath pity of the poor.

³¹ He that doth a poor man wrong, blasphemeth his maker; but whoso hath pity of the poor, doth honour unto God.

⁵ The LORD abhorreth all presumptuous and proud hearts; there may neither strength nor power escape.

¹⁷ Rejoice not thou at the fall of thine enemy; and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth. ¹⁸ Lest the LORD, when he seeth it, be angry and turn his wrath from him unto thee.

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.

¹¹ and that because of the time when thou didst set thyself against him; even when the enemies carried away his host, and when the aliens came in at his ports, and cast lots upon Jerusalem, and thou thyself wast as one of them. ¹² Thou shalt no more see the day of thy brother; thou shalt no more behold the time of his captivity; thou shalt no more rejoice over the children of Judah, in the day of their destruction; thou shalt triumph no more in the time of their trouble. ¹³ Thou shalt no more come in at the gates of my people, in the time of their decay; thou shalt not see their misery in the day of their fall. Thou shalt send out no man against their host, in the day of their adversity;

¹⁶ For likewise as ye have drunken upon mine holy hill, so shall all Heathen drink continually: yea drink shall they, and swallow up, so that ye shall be as though ye had never been.

¹⁵ Be merry with them that are merry. Weep with them that weep.

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?

²³ And Joseph saw Ephraim's children, even unto the third generation. And unto Machir the son of Manasseh were children born, and sat on Joseph's knees.

¹⁴ Then said God unto Moses, "I Will Be What I Will Be." And he said, "This shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, 'I Will Be did send me to you.'" ¹⁵ And God spake further unto Moses, "Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, 'the LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob hath sent me unto you': this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial throughout all generations.

¹² Notwithstanding, in thy days I will not do it, because of David thy father: but I will take it from thy son.

⁴ Nevertheless, for David's sake did the LORD his God give him a light in Jerusalem; that he set up his son after him to continue Jerusalem,

¹⁶ After this lived Job forty years, so that he saw his children, and his children's children to the fourth generation. ¹⁷ And so he died, being old and of a perfect age.

³ Lo, children, and the fruit of the womb are a heritage and gift, that cometh of the LORD. ⁴ Like as the arrows in the hand of the giant, even so are the young children. ⁵ Happy is the man, that hath his quiver full of them; they shall not be ashamed when they speak with their enemies in the gate.

³ Thy wife shall be as the fruitful vine upon the walls of thy house, thy children like the olive branches round about thy table. ⁴ Lo, thus shall the man be blessed, that feareth the LORD. ⁵ The LORD shall so bless thee out of Zion, that thou shalt see Jerusalem in prosperity all thy life long. ⁶ Yea, that thou shalt see thy children's children, and peace upon Israel.

²² which their children's children shall have in possession - for the riches of the sinner is laid up for the just.

³¹ Age is a crown of worship, if it be found in the way of righteousness.

³ The God of Israel spake unto me, and the strength of Israel said, 'He that beareth rule over men, he that ruleth justly in the fear of God,

¹² For sure it is, that God condemneth no man wrongfully, and the judgment of the Almighty is not unrighteous.

¹⁶ But unto the ungodly sayeth God, "Why dost thou preach my laws, and takest my covenant in thy mouth, ¹⁷ whereas thou hatest to be reformed, and hast cast my words behind thee?

³ I will take no wicked thing in hand. I hate the sin of unfaithfulness; it shall not cleave unto me. ⁴ A froward heart shall depart from me; I will not know a wicked person. ⁵ Who so privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I destroy. Whoso hath also a proud look and high stomach, I will not suffer him.

¹⁹ A true mouth is ever constant; but a dissembling tongue is soon changed.

¹⁰ When the prophecy is in the lips of the king, his mouth shall not go wrong in judgment. ¹¹ A true measure and a true balance are the LORD's; he maketh all weights. ¹² It is a great abomination when kings are wicked; for a king's seat should be holden up with righteousness. ¹³ Righteous lips are pleasant unto kings; and they love him that speaketh the truth.

⁷ Like as in a lame man his legs are not equal, even so is a parable in the fool's mouth.

¹² If a prince delight in lies, all his servants are ungodly.

⁵ "Hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to pluck out the mote out of thy brother's eye.

⁹ And Esau said, "I have enough my brother, keep that thou hast unto thyself." ¹⁰ Jacob answered, "O nay, but if I have found grace in thy sight, receive my present of my hand: for I have seen thy face as though I had seen the face of God: wherefore receive me to grace ¹¹ and take my blessing that I have brought thee, for God hath given it me freely. And I have enough of all things." And so he compelled him to take it.

¹¹ Then their father Israel said unto them, "If it must needs be so now: then do thus, take of the best fruits of the land in your vessels, and bring the man a present, a courtesy balm, and a courtesy of honey, spices and myrrh, dates and almonds.

⁸ Thou shalt take no gifts, for gifts blind the seeing and pervert the words of the righteous.

¹⁹ Wrest not the law, nor know any person, neither take any reward: for gifts blind the wise and pervert the words of the righteous.

³⁵ And so David received of her hand that she brought him, and said to her, "Go in peace to thine house. And see, I have obeyed thy voice and have received thee to grace."

¹ And when David was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth came against him with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves and one hundred bunches of raisins, and a hundred frayls of dried figs, and a bottle of wine. ² Then said the king to Ziba, "What hast thou there?" And Ziba said, "Asses for the king's household to ride on, and bread and fruit for the young men to eat, and wine to drink, if any man faint in the wilderness." ³ Then said the king, "Where is thy master's son?" and Ziba said unto the king, "Behold, he tarrieth still at Jerusalem. For he said, 'This day shall the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father.'" ⁴ Then said the king to Ziba, "Behold, thine are all that pertained to Mephibosheth." And Ziba answered, "I beseech thee that I may find grace in thy sight my lord king."

¹⁶ He shall send down from on high to fetch me, and shall take me out of many waters. {TYNDALE: He sent from on high and fetched me, and plucked me out of mighty waters.}

⁶ It goeth forth from the uttermost part of the heaven, and runneth about unto the end of it again; and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.

¹³ Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine own strength; so will we sing and praise thy power.

⁴ The voice of the LORD is mighty in operation; the voice of the LORD is a glorious voice.

²³ The ungodly taketh gifts out of the bosom, to wrest the ways of judgment.

¹⁴ A privy reward pacifieth displeasure; and a gift in the bosom stilleth furiousness.

²³ Thy princes are traitors and companions of thieves. They love gifts altogether, and gape for rewards. As for the fatherless, they help him not to his right, neither will they let the widows causes come before them.

¹² As for the multitude of your wickednesses and your stout sins, I know them right well. Enemies are ye of the righteous; ye take rewards; ye oppress the poor in judgment.

³ yet they say they do well when they do evil. As the prince will, so sayeth the judge: that he may do him a pleasure again. The great man speaketh what his heart desireth; and the hearers allow him.

¹ {An Instruction of David} Blessed is he, whose unrighteousness is forgiven, and whose sin is covered.

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

²⁸ A froward body causeth strife; and he that is a babble of his tongue, maketh division among princes.

⁸ But above all things, have fervent love among you. For love covereth the multitude of sins.

⁵ Let the righteous rather smite me friendly, and reprove me: so will I take it as though he had poured oil on my head; it shall not hurt my head. Yea, I will pray yet for their wickedness.

⁸ Reprove not a scorner, lest he owe thee evil will: but rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee. ⁹ Give a discrete man but an occasion, and he will be the wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will increase.

¹ A wise son will receive his father's warning; but he that is scornful, will not hear when he is reproved.

⁵ A fool despiseth his father's correction; but he that taketh heed when he is reproved, shall have the more understanding.

²⁵ If thou smitest a scornful person, the ignorant shall take better heed; and if thou reprovest one that hath understanding, he will be the wiser.

²² Though thou shouldest bray a fool with a pedestal in a mortar like oatmeal, yet will not his foolishness go from him.

¹⁹ A servant will not be the better for words; for though he understand, yet will he not regard them.

¹⁹ As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Be fervent therefore and repent.

¹² And Absalom sent also for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's counselor, and fetched him out of his city Giloh, when he sacrificed sacrifices. And there was wrought strong treason. And the people drew to Absalom in great multitude.

⁵ And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the kindred of the house of Saul named Shimei, the son of Gera; and he came out cursing. ⁶ And thereto he cast stones at David and at all the servants of king David, all the people and all the men of war going; part on his righthand, and part on his left. ⁷ And thus said this Shimei as he cursed, "Come forth, come forth thou blood shedder and thou unthrifty man! ⁸ The LORD hath brought upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned, and he hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son. And thou art wrapped about with thine own mischief, because thou art a blood shedder." ⁹ Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, "Why doth this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go and take off the head of him."

¹⁵ And ten servants that bare Joab's weapons, turned and smote Absalom and slew him.

¹⁹ Then said Ahimaaz, the son of Zadok, "Let me run I pray thee, and bear the king tidings, how that the LORD hath judged him quite of the hands of all his enemies."

¹ And there happened to be an unthrifty fellow named Sheba, the son of Bichri a man of Benjamin which blew a trumpet and said, "We have no part in David, nor inheritance in the son of Jesse, O Israel.

²² And then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom. And they smote off the head of Sheba son of Bichri, and cast it to Joab. And he blew a trumpet, and they scattered from the city every man to his tent, and Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king.

²⁴ Now therefore as surely as the LORD liveth which hath established me and set me on the seat of David my father, and which hath made me a house as he promised me, Adonijah shall die this day." ²⁵ And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and smote him that he died.

³¹ And the king said, "Do even as he hath said: smite him and bury him, and take away the blood which Joab shed, causeless, from me and from the house of my father.

⁴⁶ And the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada: which went out and smote him that he died. And so was the kingdom settled in the hand of Solomon.

⁴¹ They said unto him, He will cruelly destroy those evil persons; and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall deliver him the fruit at times convenient.

⁷ When the King heard that, he was wroth, and sent forth his warriors and destroyed those murderers, and burnt up their city.

²⁷ Moreover, those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.'"

⁸ For," said Hushai, "thou knowest thy father and the men that are with him, how that they be strong men. And they be chafed in their minds, even as a bear robbed of her whelps. And thy father is a man practiced in war, and will not lie a nights among the common people.

²⁴ And he turned back and looked on them and cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came two bears out of the wood and tare forty two of the boys.

³ The stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.

¹⁵ Like as a roaring lion and a hungry bear, even so is an ungodly prince over the poor people.

⁸ I will come upon them as a she bear, that is robbed of her whelps, and I will break that stubborn heart of theirs. There will I devour them as a lion: yea the wild beast shall tear them.

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.

¹⁷ and said to David, "Thou art more righteous than I, for thou hast rewarded me with good, and I have rewarded thee with evil.

² And the Philistines followed after Saul and his sons, and slew Jonathan, Abinadab and Malchishua, Saul's sons. ³ And the battle went sore against Saul, insomuch that shooters with bows had found him, and he was sore wounded of the shooters.

¹⁰ Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house, because thou hast despised me and taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite, to be thy wife.'

¹ Then there fell a hunger in the days of David: three years, year by year. And David enquired of the LORD. And the LORD answered, "It is for Saul's sake and the house of blood, because he slew the Gibeonites." ² And the king called the Gibeonites and spake unto them. Now these Gibeonites are not of the children of Israel, but a remnant of the Amorites — and the children of Israel sware unto them. And yet Saul sought to slay them, for a zeal that he had to the children of Israel and of Judah. ³ Wherefore David said unto them, "What shall I do for you? and wherewith shall I content you that ye may bless the inheritance of the LORD?" ⁴ And the Gibeonites said unto him, "We have no matter of silver or of gold with Saul or with his house: neither have we any man that we would kill in Israel." Then he said, "What say ye that I shall do for you?" ⁵ And they said unto the king, "The man that consumed and imagined to bring us to nought, him we ought to destroy, that nought of him continue in any of the coasts of Israel. ⁶ Let seven men of his sons be delivered unto us, that we may hang them up unto the LORD, in Gibeah of Saul the LORD's elect." And David said, "I will give them you." ⁷ But the king had compassion on Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the LORD's oath that was between them: that is to say, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul. ⁸ But he took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah which she bare unto Saul, Armoni and Miphiyboseth, and the five sons of Merab the daughter of Saul which she bare to Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite, ⁹ and delivered them unto the hands of the Gibeonites, which hanged them in the hill before the LORD. And they fell all seven together in the first days of harvest: even in the beginning of barley harvest. ¹⁰ And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth and spread it under her upon the rock, even from the beginning of harvest until rain dropped upon them out of heaven, and suffered neither the birds of the air to fall on them by day nor beasts of the field by night. ¹¹ And when it was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah the concubine of Saul had done, ¹² he went and took the bones of Saul, and of Jonathan his son, and of the men of Jabesh in Gilead, which they had stolen from the street of Bet-Shean, where the Philistines had hanged them in the days when the Philistines had slain Saul in Gilboa. ¹³ And he brought thence the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son, and they fetched away the bones of them that were hanged, ¹⁴ and buried them with the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son in the country of Benjamin, in Zela, in the sepulchre of Kish his father. And when they had performed all that the king commanded, God was then at one with the land.

¹² They reward me evil for good, to the great discomfort of my soul.

²⁰ They also that reward evil for good are against me, because I follow the thing that is good.

¹² If it were mine enemy that reviled me, I could bear it: or if one that ought me evil will did threaten me, I would hide myself from him. ¹³ But it was even thou, my companion, my guide, and mine own familiar friend. ¹⁴ We took sweet counsel together, and walked in the house of God as friends. ¹⁵ Let death come hastily upon them, and let them go down quick into hell; for wickedness is among them in their dwellings.

⁴ For the love that I had unto them, they take now my contrary part; but I give myself unto prayer. ⁵ Thus they reward me evil for good, and hatred for my good will. ⁶ Set an ungodly man to be ruler over him, and let Satan stand at his righthand. ⁷ When sentence is given upon him, let him be condemned; and let his prayer be turned into sin. ⁸ Let his days be few, and his bishoprick let another take. ⁹ Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow. ¹⁰ Let his children be vagabonds, and beg their bread; let them seek it also out of desolate places. ¹¹ Let the extortioner consume all that he hath; and let stranger spoil his labour. ¹² Let there be no man to pity him, nor to have compassion on his fatherless children. ¹³ Let his posterity be destroyed; and in the next generation let his name be clean put out.

²⁰ Do they not recompense evil for good, when they dig a pit for my soul? Remember, how that I stood before thee, to speak for them, and to turn away thy wrath from them. ²¹ Therefore let their children die of hunger, and let them be oppressed with the sword. Let their wives be robbed of their children, and become widows: let their husbands be slain, let their young men be killed with the sword in the field.

⁵ And he cast down the silver plates in the temple, and departed, and went and hung himself.

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

¹⁷ Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide aforehand things honest in the sight of all men.

¹⁵ See that none recompense evil for evil unto any man: but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.

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.

⁸ Then said Abram unto Lot, "Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between thee and me, and between my herdsmen and thine, for we be brethren. ⁹ Is not all the whole land before thee? Depart, I pray thee, from me. If thou wilt take the lefthand, I will take the right: or if thou take the righthand I will take the left."

¹ And the men of Ephraim said unto him, "Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledest us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites?" And they chode with him a good. ² And he said unto them, "What deed have I done like unto yours: are not the clusters of Ephraim better than the wine harvest of Abiezer? ³ God hath delivered into your hands the lords of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb. And what was I able to do like as you have done?" And then their spirits abated from off him, when he had said that.

¹ And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, "Wherefore wentest thou to fight with the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? We will therefore burn thine house upon thee with fire." ² And Jephthah said unto them, "I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon. And I called you. But ye delivered me not out of their hands. ³ And when I saw that ye delivered me not, I put my life in my hands and went upon the children of Ammon. And the LORD delivered them into my hands. Wherefore then are ye come upon me to fight with me?" ⁴ And Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with the Ephraimites. And the men of Gilead smote the Ephraimites, because they said, "Ye Gileadites are but renegades of Ephraim among the Ephraimites and the Manassites!" ⁵ Moreover, the men of Gilead took the passages of Jordan from the Ephraimites. And when those Ephraimites that were escaped said, "Let us go over," then the men of Gilead said unto them, "Ye are Ephraimites." And they said, "Nay." ⁶ Then the other answered, "Then say, 'Shibboleth.'" And they said, "Syboleth" — and could not so pronounce. Whereupon the others took them and slew them at the passages of Jordan. And there were overthrown at that time, of the Ephraimites, forty two thousand.

¹⁴ And Abner said to Joab, "Let the young men arise and play before us." And Joab answered, "Be it." ¹⁵ Then there arose and went over: twelve of Benjamin by number, which pertained to Ishbosheth the son of Saul; and twelve of the servants of David. ¹⁶ And they caught each his fellow that came against him, by the head and thrust his sword in his side, and so fell down all at once. Wherefore the place was called Helkathhazzurim which is in Gibeon. ¹⁷ And there began an exceeding cruel battle that same day. But Abner and the men of Israel were put to the worse of the servants of David.

⁴¹ Wherefore all the men of Israel came to the king and said unto him, "Why have our brethren the men of Judah stolen thee away, and have brought the king and his household and all David's men with him over Jordan?"

¹⁴ and answered them after the advice of the young men, saying, "If my father made your yoke grievous, I will add thereto, and where my father chastised you with whips, I will chastise you with scorpions." ¹⁵ And so the king hearkened not unto the people, for the turning away was of God, that the LORD might make good his saying which he spake by the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat. ¹⁶ And when all Israel saw that the king would not hear them, the people answered the king, saying, "What part have we with David or inheritance with the son of Jesse? Let every man of Israel go to his tent. And now, David, see to thine own house!" And thereupon all Israel gat them to their tents,

¹⁷ And Abijah and his people slew a great slaughter of them: so that there were stricken down dead of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.

¹⁷ Then Amaziah king of Judah took advice and sent to Joash the son of Jehoahaz the son of Jehu king of Israel and said, "Come, and let us see each other." ¹⁸ And Joash king of Israel sent again to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, "A thistle in Lebanon sent to a Cedar tree of Lebanon saying, 'Give thy daughter to my son to wife.' But there came the wild beasts of Lebanon and trod down the thistle. ¹⁹ Thou thinkest, 'See, I have beaten the Edomites,' therefore thine heart ariseth to glorify thyself. Now bide at home: what needeth thee to provoke to evil, that thou perish and Judah with thee?" ²⁰ But Amaziah rested not: for it came of God, even to deliver them into the hands of their enemies - and that because they had sought the gods of the Edomites. ²¹ And Joash king of Israel came up: and they saw either other, both he and Amaziah king of Judah at Bethshemesh in Judah. ²² And Judah was put to the worse before Israel, and fled every man to his tent. ²³ And Joash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah the son of Jehoash the son of Ahaziah at Bethshemesh: and brought him to Jerusalem, and tare the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim unto the corner gate, four hundred cubits long. ²⁴ And he took all the gold and silver and all the Jewels that were found in the house of God, with Obededom and the treasure of the king's house and hostages, and returned to Samaria.

⁶ For Pekah the son of Remaliah slew in Judah a hundred and twenty thousand in one day, and all fighting men: and that because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers.

¹⁰ Among the proud there is ever strife; but among those that do all things with advisement, there is wisdom.

²⁹ Patience is a token of wisdom; but wrath and hasty displeasure is a token of foolishness.

¹ A soft answer putteth down displeasure, but froward words provoke anger.

³² A patient man is better than one strong; and he that can rule himself, is more worth than he that winneth a city.

¹⁹ He that loveth strife, delighteth in sin; and whoso setteth his door too high, seeketh after a fall.

¹¹ A wise man putteth off displeasure, and it is his honour to let some faults pass.

³ It is a man's honour to keep himself from strife; but they that have pleasure in brawling, are fools every one.

⁸ Be not hasty to go to the law, lest thou knowest not what to do when thy neighbor hath confounded thee.

²¹ Coals kindle heat, and wood the fire; even so doth a brawling fellow stir up variance.

²² An angry man stirreth up strife; and he that beareth evil will in his mind, doth much evil.

⁸ The end of a thing is better than the beginning. The patient of spirit is better than the high minded. ⁹ Be not hastily angry in thy mind, for wrath resteth in the bosom of a fool.

³⁹ But I say to you, That ye resist not wrong. But whosoever give thee a blow on thy right cheek, turn to him the other. ⁴⁰ And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also. ⁴¹ And whosoever will compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.

¹ In those days, as the number of the disciples grew, there arose a grudge among the Greeks against the Hebrews, because their widows were despised in the daily ministration. ² Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples together and said, "It is not meet that we should leave the word of God and serve at the tables. ³ Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, and full of the holy ghost and wisdom, which we may appoint to this needful business: ⁴ but we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministration of the word." ⁵ And the saying pleased the whole multitude well. And they chose Stephen, a man full of faith, and of the holy ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicholas, a convert of Antioch,

² And when there was risen dissension and disputing not a little unto Paul and Barnabas, against them: they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should ascend to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question. ³ And after they were brought on their way by the congregation, they passed over Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles, and they brought great joy unto all the brethren. ⁴ And when they were come to Jerusalem they were received of the congregation and of the apostles and elders. And they declared what things God had done by them. ⁵ Then arose there up certain of the sect of the Pharisees, which did believe: saying that it was needful to circumcise them and to command them to keep the law of Moses. ⁶ And the apostles and elders came together to reason of this matter. ⁷ And when there was much disputing, Peter rose up and said unto them, "Ye men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago, God chose among us that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel and believe. ⁸ And God which knoweth the heart, bare them witness, and gave unto them the holy ghost, even as he did unto us; ⁹ And he put no difference between them and us, but with faith purified their hearts. ¹⁰ Now therefore, why tempt ye God, that ye would put a yoke on the disciples necks which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear? ¹¹ But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, as they do." ¹² Then all the multitude was peaced and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul which told what signs and wonders God had showed among the gentiles by them. ¹³ And when they held their peace, James answered, saying, "Men and brethren hearken unto me; ¹⁴ Simeon told how God at the beginning did visit the gentiles, and received of them people unto his name. ¹⁵ And to this agreeth the words of the prophets, as it is written, ¹⁶ 'After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David which is fallen down, and that which is fallen in decay of it will I build again and I will set it up, ¹⁷ that the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and also the Gentiles upon whom my name is named saith the Lord, which doth all these things.' ¹⁸ Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world. ¹⁹ Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them which from among the gentiles are turned to God: ²⁰ but that we write unto them, that they abstain themselves from filthiness of images, from fornication, from strangled, and from blood. ²¹ For Moses of old time in every city hath them that preach him, and he is read in the synagogues every Sabbath day."

¹⁸ If it be possible, howbeit of your part, have peace with all men.

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:

²³ Foolish and unlearned questions put from thee, remembering that they do but gender strife. ²⁴ But the servant of the Lord must not strive: but must be peaceable unto all men, and apt to teach,

¹⁴ But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, rejoice not: neither be liars against the truth. ¹⁵ This wisdom descendeth not from above: but is earthy, and natural, and devilish. ¹⁶ For where envying and strife is, there is unstableness, and all manner of evil works: ¹⁷ but the wisdom that is from above, is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without judging, and without simulation. ¹⁸ Yea, and the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace, of them that maintain peace.

⁷ "Keep thee far from a false matter, and the Innocent and righteous see thou slay not; for I will not justify the wicked.

¹³ and there came in two unthrifty persons and sat before him. And the two unthrifty persons witnessed against Naboth before the people, saying, "Naboth did curse God and the king." And upon that they carried him out of the city and stoned him with stones to death.

¹⁶ These six things doth the LORD hate, and the seventh he utterly abhorreth:

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

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

⁵ It is not good to regard the person of the ungodly, or to put back the righteous in judgment.

²³ These are also the sayings of the wise. It is not good to have respect of any person in judgment. ²⁴ He that sayeth unto the ungodly, "Thou art righteous," him shall the people curse; yea, the commonality shall abhor him.

²³ These give sentence with the ungodly for rewards, but condemn the just cause of the righteous.

⁸ For thus sayeth the LORD: My thoughts are not your thoughts, and your ways are not my ways. ⁹ But as far as the heavens are higher than the earth, so far do my ways exceed yours, and my thoughts yours.

²⁷ Thy rulers in thee are like ravishing wolves, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, for their own covetous lucre. ²⁸ As for thy Prophets, they daub with untempered clay, they see vanities, and prophesy lies unto thee, saying, 'The LORD God sayeth so,' where as the LORD hath not spoken. ²⁹ The people in the land useth wicked extortion and robbery. They vex the poor and needy and oppress the stranger against right.

⁷ Ye turn the law to wormwood, and cast down righteousness into the ground.

¹² Who can run with horses, or plow with oxen upon the hard rocks of stone? For why? Ye have turned true judgment into bitterness, and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood.

¹⁸ And all the people cried at once, saying, "Away with him, and deliver to us Barabbas: ¹⁹ which for insurrection made in the city, and murder, was cast into prison." ²⁰ Pilate spake again to them, willing to let Jesus loose. ²¹ And they cried, saying, "Crucify him; Crucify him." ²² He said unto them the third time, "What evil hath he done? I find no cause of death in him. I will therefore chasten him, and let him go loose." ²³ And they cried with loud voice, and required that he might be crucified. And the voice of them and of the high priests prevailed. ²⁴ And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required, ²⁵ and let loose unto them, him that for insurrection, and murder, was cast into prison, whom they desired: and delivered Jesus to do with him what they would.

⁵ To him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, is his faith counted for righteousness.

⁶ Ye have condemned and have killed the just, and he hath not resisted you.

²⁹ Oh that they had such a heart with them to fear me and keep all my commandments always, that it might go well with them and with their children forever.

¹¹ But my people would not hear my voice; and Israel would not obey me. ¹² So I gave them up unto their own hearts' lust, and let them follow their own imaginations. ¹³ O that my people would obey me! For if Israel would walk in my ways,

²² "O ye children, how long will ye love childishness? How long will the scorners delight in scorning, and the unwise be enemies unto knowledge? ²³ O turn you unto my correction: lo, I will express my mind unto you, and make you understand my words.

⁴ "It is you, O ye men," sayeth she, "whom I call! Unto you, O ye children of men, lift I up my voice. ⁵ Take heed unto knowledge, O ye ignorant; be wise in heart, O ye fools.

⁴ "Whoso is ignorant, let him come hither!" And to the unwise she said, ⁵ "O come on your way, eat my bread, and drink my wine, which I have poured out for you. ⁶ Forsake ignorance, and ye shall live: and see that ye go in the way of understanding."

⁶ A scornful body seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not; but knowledge is easy to come by, unto him that will understand.

¹⁵ A wise heart laboureth for knowledge; and a prudent ear seeketh understanding.

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.

²³ Labour for to get the truth, sell not away wisdom, nurture and understanding;

¹ Come to the waters, all ye that be thirsty, and ye that have no money. Come buy, that ye may have to eat. Come buy wine and milk, without any money, or money worth. ² Wherefore do ye lay out your money, for the thing that feedeth not, and spend your labour about the thing that satisfieth you not? But hearken rather unto me, and ye shall eat of the best, and your soul shall have her pleasure in plenteousness. ³ Incline your ears, and come unto me, take heed, and your soul shall live. For I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.

¹¹ Whoredom, wine and drunkenness take the heart away.

²⁰ For every man that evil doeth, hateth the light: neither cometh to light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

⁴⁶ Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, "It was meet that the word of God should first have been preached to you. But seeing ye put it from you, and think yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the gentiles.

²⁶ saying, 'Go unto this people and say: with your ears shall ye hear, and shall not understand: and with your eyes shall ye see and shall not perceive. ²⁷ For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears were thick of hearing, and their eyes have they closed, lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and should be converted, and I should heal them.'

¹ We as helpers therefore exhort you, that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.

¹⁶ But Ruth said, "Entreat me not to leave thee, and to return from after thee. For whither thou goest, I will go. And where thou dwellest, there I will dwell. Thy people are my people, and thy God is my God.

³ And Jonathan and David bound themselves the one to the other, for Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

² and told David saying, "Saul my father goeth about to slay thee. Now therefore take heed to thyself betimes and abide in some secret place and hide thyself.

¹⁷ And with other words Jonathan adjured David, because he loved him. For as his own soul he loved him.

¹⁶ And Jonathan Saul's son arose and went to David to the thicket, and strengthened him in God,

²⁶ Woe is me for thee, my brother Jonathan! Delectable to me wast thou, exceeding. Thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.

¹ Then said David, "Is there yet any man left of the house of Saul, that I may show him mercy for Jonathan's sake?" ² And there was, of the household of Saul, a servant named Ziba which was called unto David. And the king said unto him, "Art thou Ziba?" And he said, "Thy servant is the man." ³ Then said the king, "Remaineth there yet any man of the kindred of Saul, whom I may show the mercy of God upon?" And Ziba said unto the king, "Jonathan hath yet a son which is lame on both feet." ⁴ And the king said unto him, "Where is he?" And Ziba said unto the king, "Behold, he is in the house of Machir the son of Ammiel in Lodebar." ⁵ Then king David sent and fetched him out of the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, out of Lodebar. ⁶ Now when Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan the son of Saul was come unto David, he bowed himself and fell on his face. Then said David, "Mephibosheth?" And he answered, "Behold thy servant." ⁷ And David said, "Fear not, for I will surely show thee kindness for Jonathan's sake and will restore thee all the fields of Saul thy father, and thou shalt eat meat on mine own table always." ⁸ And the other bowed himself and said, "What is thy servant that thou shouldst vouchsafe to look upon such a dead dog as I am?" ⁹ Then the king called unto Ziba, Saul's young man, saying unto him, "I give unto thy master's son all that pertained to Saul and to all his kin. ¹⁰ See therefore that thou and thy sons and thy servants till the land for him, and bring in, that thy master's son may have food to eat. For Mephibosheth thy master's son shall eat meat always upon my table." For this Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants. ¹¹ Then said Ziba unto the king, "All that my lord hath said unto his servant, thy servant shall do." "For," said the king, "Mephibosheth must eat upon my table, as one of the king's sons." ¹² This Mephibosheth had a son that was young named Mica, and all that dwelled in the house of Ziba were servants unto Mephibosheth. ¹³ And Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem, for he ate ever at the king's table, and was thereto halt on both legs.

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?"

²⁴ A friend that delighteth in love, doth a man more friendship, and sticketh faster unto him than a brother.

⁷ As for the poor, he is hated among all his brethren; yea, his own friends forsake him, and he that giveth credence unto words, getteth nothing.

¹³ Greater love than this hath no man, than that a man bestow his life for his friends. ¹⁴ Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.

¹¹ Forasmuch as he that sanctifieth, and they which are sanctified, are all of one. For which cause's sake he is not ashamed to call them brethren,

¹ My son, if thou be surety for thy neighbour, thou hast fastened thine hand with another man: ² yea, thou art bound with thine own words, and taken with thine own speech. ³ Therefore my son, do this: and thou shalt be discharged, when thou art come into thy neighbour's danger. Go thy ways then soon, and entreat thy neighbour: ⁴ let not thine eyes sleep, nor thine eyelids slumber. ⁵ Save thyself as a doe from the hand, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

¹⁵ He that is surety for a stranger, hurteth himself; but he that meddleth not with suretyship, is sure.

¹⁶ Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; and take a pledge of him for the unknown man's sake.

¹⁶ Whoso doth a poor man wrong, to increase his own riches, and giveth unto the rich to please him, at the last cometh to poverty himself.

²⁶ Be not thou one of them that bind their hand upon promise, and are surety for debt; ²⁷ for if thou hast nothing to pay, they shall take away thy bed from under thee.

³⁶ And when Abigail came to Nabal, behold, he held a feast in his house like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, and he was drunk a good. Wherefore she told him nought, neither little nor more, until the morrow day. ³⁷ But in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, his wife told him these words, and his heart died within him, and he became as a stone, ³⁸ and upon a ten days after, the LORD smote Nabal that he died.

¹ After this Absalom gat him chariots and horses and fifty men to run before him.

⁵ But Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, "I will be king." And he gat him a chariot and horsemen and fifty men to run before him.

¹⁸ Pride goeth before destruction; and after a proud stomach there followeth a fall.

¹⁴ He that soweth discord and strife, is like one that diggeth up a water brook; but an open enemy is like the water that breaketh out and runneth abroad.

¹² After pride cometh destruction; and honour after lowliness.

²⁷ First, make up thy work that is without, and look well unto that which thou hast in the field, and then build thine house.

⁹ If a wise man go to law with a fool - whether he deal with him friendly or roughly - he getteth no rest.

²² An angry man stirreth up strife; and he that beareth evil will in his mind, doth much evil. ²³ After pride cometh a fall; but a lowly spirit bringeth great worship.

¹³ Woe worth him, that buildeth his house with unrighteousness, and his parlors with the good that he hath gotten by violence: which never recompenceth his neighbour's labour, nor payeth him his hire. ¹⁴ He thinketh in himself, 'I will build me a wide house, and gorgeous parlors.' He causeth windows to be hewn therein, and the ceilings and joists maketh he of Cedar, and painteth them with Sinoper. ¹⁵ Thinkest thou to reign, now that thou provokest me to wrath with thy Cedar trees? Did not thy father eat and drink, and prosper well, as long as he dealt with equity and righteousness?

²⁰ As for the tree that thou sawest which was so great and mighty, whose height reached unto the heaven, and his breadth into all the world; ²¹ whose leaves were fair, and the fruit much; under the which the beasts of the field had their habitation, and upon whose branches the fowls of the air did sit.

²⁰ For I fear, lest it come to pass, that when I come I shall not find you such as I would: and I shall be found unto you such as I would not. I fear lest there be found among you debate, envying, wrath, strife, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, and discord.

²⁰ For the wrath of man worketh not that which is righteous before God.

¹⁴ But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, rejoice not: neither be liars against the truth. ¹⁵ This wisdom descendeth not from above: but is earthy, and natural, and devilish. ¹⁶ For where envying and strife is, there is unstableness, and all manner of evil works:

²⁶ With the clean thou shalt be clean, and with the froward thou shalt be froward. {TYNDALE: With the pure thou shalt be pure, and with the froward thou shalt be froward also.}

³² for the LORD abhorreth the froward, but his secret is among the righteous.

¹² An ungodly person, a wicked man goeth with a froward mouth, ¹³ he winketh with his eyes, he tokeneth with his feet, he pointeth with his fingers, ¹⁴ he is ever imagining mischief and frowardness in his heart, and causeth discord. ¹⁵ Therefore shall his destruction come hastily upon him: suddenly shall he be all broken, and not healed.

¹³ With me is the fear of the LORD, and the eschewing of evil. As for pride, disdain, and evil way, and a mouth that speaketh wicked things, I utterly abhor them.

¹⁰ He that winketh with his eye, will do some harm; but he that hath a foolish mouth shall be beaten.

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

³¹ The mouth of the just will be talking of wisdom; but the tongue of the froward shall perish.

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.

¹² The words out of a wise man's mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool will destroy himself.

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.

³⁴ When Esau was forty years old, he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri, an Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon, an Hittite also,

³² And thou shalt see thine enemy in the tabernacle, in all that shall please Israel, and there shall not be an elder in thine house while the world standeth. ³³ Yet will I will not root out every man of thee from mine altar, but that thine eyes may be consumed, and thy soul may be sorry. And a great multitude of thine house shall die young. ³⁴ And this shall be a sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, Hophni and Phinehas: Even in one day they shall die, both of them. ³⁵ And I will stir me up a faithful priest that shall do as it is in mine heart and in my mind. And I will build him a sure house. And he shall walk before mine anointed forever.

³ Nevertheless, his sons followed not his steps: but turned aside after lucre and took rewards, and perverted the right.

³³ And the king was moved and went up to a chamber over the gate and wept. And as he went thus he said, "My son Absalom, my son, my son, my son Absalom, would to God I had died for thee Absalom, my son, my son."

¹ Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; but an indiscreet son is a heaviness unto his mother.

²⁰ A wise son maketh a glad father; but an indiscreet body shameth his mother.

²⁵ An indiscreet son is a grief unto his father; and a heaviness unto his mother that bare him.

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.

¹⁵ My son, if thy heart receive wisdom, my heart also shall rejoice: ¹⁶ yea, my reins shall be very glad, if thy lips speak the thing that is right.

³ And I wrote this same epistle unto you, lest if I came, I should take heaviness of them, of whom I ought to rejoice. Certainly this confidence have I in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all.

¹⁹ I, Paul, have written it with mine own hand. I will recompense it. So that I do not say to thee how that thou owest unto me even thine own self. ²⁰ Even so, brother, let me enjoy thee in the Lord. Comfort my heart in the Lord.

⁴ I have no greater joy than for to hear how that my sons walk in verity.

¹⁵ My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue cleaveth to my gums, and thou shalt bring me into the dust of death.

³ For while I held my tongue, my bones consumed away through my daily complaining. ⁴ For thy hand is heavy upon me both day and night, and my moisture is like the drought in Summer. Selah.

³ For my days are consumed away like smoke, and my bones are burnt up as it were a firebrand. ⁴ My heart is smitten down, and withered like grass, so that I forget to eat my bread. ⁵ For the voice of my groaning, my bones will scarce cleave to my flesh.

²⁵ Heaviness discourageth the heart of man, but a good word maketh it glad again.

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

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

⁷ Go thou thy way then, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with gladness, for thy works please God. ⁸ Let thy garments be always white, and let thy head want none ointment. ⁹ Use thy self to live joyfully with thy wife whom thou lovest, all the days of thy life which is but vanity, that God hath given thee under the Sun; all the days of thy vanity. For that is thy portion in this life, of all thy labor and travail that thou takest under the Sun.

² by whom we have a way in, through faith, unto this grace wherein we stand and rejoice in hope of the praise that shall be given of God. ³ Neither do we so, only: but also we rejoice in tribulation: For we know that tribulation bringeth patience, ⁴ patience bringeth experience, experience bringeth hope, ⁵ and hope maketh not ashamed: for the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts, by the holy ghost, which is given unto us.

⁷ So that now contrariwise ye ought to forgive him and comfort him: lest that same person should be swallowed up with overmuch heaviness.

¹⁰ For ye sorrowed godly: so that in nothing were ye hurt by us. For godly sorrow causeth repentance, unto salvation not to be repented of: when worldly sorrow causeth death.

³ Behold, here I am. Answer me before the LORD and before his anointed, whose ox have I taken? Or whose ass have I taken? Whom have I done wrong to? Or whom have I oppressed? And of whose hand have I received any bribe, to blind mine eyes therewith? And I will restore it you again."

⁸ Liberality is a precious stone unto him that hath it; for wheresoever he becometh, he prospereth.

¹⁶ Liberality bringeth a man to honour and worship, and setteth him among great men.

¹² Yea, gifts have been received in thee to shed blood. Thou hast taken usury and increase, thou hast oppressed thy neighbours by extortion, and forgotten me, sayeth the LORD God.

¹¹ O ye judges, ye give sentence for gifts; O ye priests, ye teach for lucre; O ye prophets, ye prophesy for money. Yet will they be taken as those that hold upon God, and say, "Is not the LORD among us? Tush, there can no misfortune happen us."

¹⁰ And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went away unto the high priests, to betray him unto them. ¹¹ When they heard that, they were glad, and promised that they would give him money. And he sought, how he might conveniently betray him.

³⁷ O turn away mine eyes, lest they behold vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way.

¹⁴ A wise heart will seek after knowledge; but the mouths of fools meddle with foolishness.

⁵ Why wilt thou set thine eye upon the thing, which suddenly vanisheth away? For riches make themselves wings, and take their flight like an Eagle into the air.

¹⁴ For a wise man beareth his eyes about in his head, but the fool goeth in the darkness. I perceived also that they both had one end.

⁹ The sight of the eyes is better, then that the soul should so depart away. Howbeit, this is also a vain thing and a disquietness of mind.

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.

¹⁷ If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God: or whether I speak of myself.

¹⁶ For all that is in the world — as the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of goods — are not of the father: but of the world.

¹ And it chanced that Absalom, David's son, had a fair sister named Tamar, whom afterward Amnon, another son of David, loved. ² And this Amnon was so vexed that he fell sick for the love of his sister Tamar: for he thought it hard to come by his purpose of her, seeing she was yet a virgin. ³ But Amnon had a companion called Jonadab, the son of Shimeah the brother of David: which Jonadab was a very wise man. ⁴ And he said unto him, "How cometh it that thou, being the king's son, art thus consumed every morning? Mayest thou not tell it me?" And Amnon answered him, "I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister." ⁵ Then said Jonadab unto him, "Lie on thy bed and feign thyself sick. And when thy father is come to see thee, say unto him, 'Let my sister Tamar come and give me meat and dress it in my sight, that I may see it and eat it of her hand." ⁶ And Amnon lay down and made himself sick. And when the king was come to see him, Amnon said unto him, "Let Tamar my sister come and make me a couple of fritters in my sight, that I may eat of her hand." ⁷ And David sent home to Tamar, saying, "Go to thy brother Amnon's house and dress him meat. ⁸ When Tamar came to her brother Amnon's house, he lay. And she took flour and made paste and made fritters in his sight and did bake them, ⁹ and took a platter and poured them out before him. And Amnon would not eat, but commanded to have out all men from him. And they went all out from him. ¹⁰ Then said Amnon unto Tamar, "Bring the meat into the chamber that I may eat it of thine hand." And Tamar took the fritters which she had made, and brought them into the chamber to Amnon her brother, ¹¹ and set them before him to eat. And he took her and said unto her, "Come, lie with me my sister." ¹² And she answered him, "Nay, my brother, do not force me, for it ought not to be so in Israel. Do not this folly. ¹³ For whither shall I go with my shame? And thou shalt be as one of the fools in Israel. But speak unto the king, and he shall not deny me unto thee." ¹⁴ Howbeit, he would not hearken unto her voice but was too strong for her and forced her and lay with her. ¹⁵ And then Amnon hated her exceedingly: so that the hate wherewith he hated her was greater than the love with which he before loved her. And he said unto her, "Up, and away." ¹⁶ Then she said unto him, "This great cruelness, that thou puttest me away, passeth the other that thou didst unto me." Nevertheless he would not hear her, ¹⁷ but called his lad that waited upon him, and said, "Put her out at the doors from me and bolt the door after her." ¹⁸ And she had a kirtle of divers colors upon her: for with such were the king's daughters that were virgins appareled; made strait unto them. Then his servant brought her out at the doors and locked the doors after her. ¹⁹ And Tamar put ashes on her head and rent her gay kirtle that was on her and put her hand on her head and so went, and as she went cried. ²⁰ Then Absalom her brother said unto her, "Hath Amnon thy brother been with thee? Now then, be still my sister: for he is thy brother. And let not this thing grieve thine heart." And so Tamar remained discomforted in her brother Absalom's house. ²¹ And king David heard of all these things and was very wroth. ²² And Absalom said unto his brother Amnon neither good nor bad. Howbeit, Absalom hated Amnon because he had forced his sister Tamar.

¹⁸ Yea, I was weary of all my labour, which I had taken under the Sun, because I should be fain to leave them unto another man, that cometh after me. ¹⁹ For who knoweth, whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? And yet shall he be lord of all my labours, which I with such wisdom have taken under the Sun. Is not this a vain thing?

²⁵ That be far from thee, that thou shouldest do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked, and that the righteous should be as the wicked: that be far from thee. Should not the Judge of all the world do according to right?"

²³ When Joab and all the host that was with him were come, men told Joab, saying, "Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he hath sent him away that he is gone in peace." ²⁴ Then Joab went to the king, and said, "What hast thou done? See, Abner came unto thee, why hast thou sent him away, that he should escape quite? ²⁵ Thou mightest know Abner the son of Ner, that he came to flatter with thee, and to know thy conversation and behaviour, and to know all that thou doest."

³⁹ And I am this day tender, though I be anointed king. And these men the sons of Zeruiah be too strong for me to rule. But the LORD reward the doer of evil, according to his wickedness."

⁷ And thus said this Shimei as he cursed, "Come forth, come forth thou blood shedder and thou unthrifty man! ⁸ The LORD hath brought upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned, and he hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son. And thou art wrapped about with thine own mischief, because thou art a blood shedder."

⁷ Now therefore up and come out, and speak kindly unto thy servants, I swear by the LORD, except thou come out, there will not tarry one man with thee this night. And that will be worse unto thee, than all the evil that fell on thee from thine youth unto this hour."

¹⁸ For he is even the same, that knoweth the rebellious kings, and sayeth to princes, ¹⁹ 'Ungodly men are ye.' He hath none respect unto the persons of the lordly, and regardeth not the rich more than the poor. For they be all the work of his hands.

¹⁵ The LORD hateth as well him that justifieth the ungodly, as him that condemneth the innocent.

¹ After that shalt thou be robbed thyself, O thou robber's daughter: they shall lay siege against us, and smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.

²² When he had thus spoken, one of the ministers which stood by, smote Jesus on the face saying, "Answerest thou the high priest so?"

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

²⁸ A righteous man museth in his mind how to do good; but the mind of the ungodly imagineth how he may do harm.

¹⁷ A wise man's counsel that is followed in silence, is far above the crying of a captain among fools.

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

² For in many things we sin all. If a man sin not in word, the same is a perfect man and able to tame all the body.

¹⁸ Yea, and the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace, of them that maintain peace.

⁵ Would God ye kept your tongue, that ye might be taken for wise men!

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

³ For where much carefulness is, there are many dreams: and where many words are, there men may hear fools.

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

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?