Proverbs 12:1–2

¹⁰Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die.

^10‖Correction is grieuous vnto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproofe, shall die.

⁷He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.

⁸Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.

⁷He that reproueth a scorner, getteth to himselfe shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man, getteth himselfe a blot.

^8*Reproue not a scorner, lest hee hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and hee will loue thee.

⁹⁷O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day.

⁹⁸Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me.

⁹⁹I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation.

¹⁰⁰I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts.

⁹⁷¶ O How loue I thy Law! it is my meditation all the day.

^98†Thou through thy Commandements hast made me wiser then mine enemies: for they are euer with mee.

⁹⁹I haue more vnderstanding then all my teachers: for thy Testimonies are my meditation.

¹⁰⁰I vnderstand more then the ancients: because I keepe thy precepts.

¹THROUGH desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.

¹¶ ^‖Through desire a man hauing separated himselfe, seeketh and intermedleth with all wisedome.

¹²And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;

¹³And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!

¹²And say, How haue I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproofe?

¹³And haue not obeyed the voyce of my teachers, nor inclined mine eare to them that instructed me?

¹⁷I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.

¹⁷I loue them that loue me, and those that seeke me early, shall find me.

⁹Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.

^9*Be yee not as the horse, or as the mule which haue no vnderstanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, least they come neere vnto thee.

⁶A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this.

⁶A brutish man knoweth not: neither doeth a foole vnderstand this.

¹⁰And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

¹⁰And with all deceiueablenesse of vnrighteousnesse, in them that perish: because they receiued not the loue of the trueth, that they might be saued.

¹⁰¶ When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;

¹¹Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:

¹⁰¶ When wisedome entreth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant vnto thy soule;

¹¹Discretion shall preserue thee, vnderstanding shall keepe thee:

³The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master’s crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.

³The ^*oxe knoweth his owner, and the asse his masters cribbe: but Israel doeth not know, my people doeth not consider.

³²Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways.

^32*Nowe therefore hearken vnto me, O yee children: for blessed are they that keepe my wayes.

²⁷Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: so shall I talk of thy wondrous works.

²⁷Make me to vnderstand the way of thy precepts: so shall I talke of thy wonderous workes.

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

^35†For whoso findeth mee, findeth life, and shall obtaine fauour of the LORD.

²⁴For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith: and much people was added unto the Lord.

²⁴For he was a good man, and full of the holy Ghost, and of faith: and much people was added vnto the Lord.

⁵A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.

^5†A good man sheweth fauour and lendeth: he will guide his affaires with discretion.

⁷For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.

⁷For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peraduenture for a good man, some would euen dare to dye.

⁵The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said to be bountiful.

⁶For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against the Lord, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.

⁷The instruments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.

⁵The vile person shall be no more called liberall, nor the churle sayd to be bountifull.

⁶For the vile person wil speake villenie, and his heart will worke iniquitie, to practise hypocrisie, and to vtter errour against the LORD, to make emptie the soule of the hungry, and hee will cause the drinke of the thirstie to faile.

^7‖The instruments also of the churle are euill: he deuiseth wicked deuices, to destroy the poore with lying wordes, euen when the needie speaketh right.

³¹Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.

³¹Therefore shall they eate of the fruite of their owne way, and be filled with their owne deuices.

⁸There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it.

^8*‖ There is no man that hath power ouer the spirit to retaine the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that warre, neither shall wickednesse deliuer those that are giuen to it.

¹⁸An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,

^18*An heart that deuiseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischiefe:

¹⁵The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.

^15*The heathen are sunke downe in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid, is their own foot taken.