Proverbs 12:16–18

¹¹A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.

¹¹A foole vttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.

¹⁹Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

¹⁹Wherefore my beloued brethren, let euery man bee swift to heare, slow to speake, slow to wrath.

¹²Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

^12*Hatred stirreth vp strifes: but loue couereth all sinnes.

⁹He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.

^9*‖He that couereth a transgression, seeketh loue; but he that repeateth a matter, separateth very friends.

²⁸He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.

^28*Hee that hath no rule ouer his owne spirit, is like a citie that is broken downe, and without walles.

³³Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known.

³³Wisedome resteth in the heart of him that hath vnderstanding: but that which is in the midst of fooles, is made knowen.

²²Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.

^22*Understanding is a well-spring of life vnto him that hath it: but the instruction of fooles is folly.

¹AND Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword.

²Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to morrow about this time.

¹¶ And Ahab told Iezebel all that Eliiah had done, and withall, how hee had slaine all the Prophets with the sword.

²Then Iezebel sent a messenger vnto Eliiah, saying; So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them, by to morrow about this time.

³⁰Then Saul’s anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him, Thou son of the perverse rebellious woman, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own confusion, and unto the confusion of thy mother’s nakedness?

³¹For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the ground, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. Wherefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he shall surely die.

³²And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto him, Wherefore shall he be slain? what hath he done?

³³And Saul cast a javelin at him to smite him: whereby Jonathan knew that it was determined of his father to slay David.

³⁴So Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and did eat no meat the second day of the month: for he was grieved for David, because his father had done him shame.

³⁰Then Sauls anger was kindled against Ionathan, and hee said vnto him, ^‖Thou sonne of the peruerse rebellious woman, doe not I know that thou hast chosen the sonne of Iesse to thine owne confusion, and vnto the confusion of thy mothers nakednesse?

³¹For as long as the sonne of Iesse liueth vpon the ground, thou shalt not be stablished, nor thy kingdome: wherefore now send and fetch him vnto mee, for he ^†shall surely die.

³²And Ionathan answered Saul his father, and said vnto him, Wherefore shall hee be slaine? what hath hee done?

³³And Saul cast a iauelin at him to smite him, whereby Ionathan knewe that it was determined of his father to slay Dauid.

³⁴So Ionathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and did eate no meat the second day of the moneth: for hee was grieued for Dauid, because his father had done him shame.

²⁵A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.

^25†A true witnesse deliuereth soules: but a deceitfull witnesse speaketh lyes.

⁵A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.

^5*A faithfull witnesse will not lye: but a false witnesse will vtter lyes.

²⁸Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.

²⁸Be not a witnesse against thy neighbour without cause: and deceiue not with thy lippes.

¹⁹A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

¹⁹A false witnesse that speaketh lies; and him that soweth discord among brethren.

¹⁹For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:

^19*For out of the heart proceed euill thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witnes, blasphemies.

²⁸An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.

^28†An vngodly witnesse scorneth iudgement: and the mouth of the wicked deuoureth iniquitie.

⁵A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.

^5*†A false witnesse shall not be vnpunished: and he that speaketh lyes, shal not escape.

²⁸A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.

^28*†A false witnesse shall perish: but the man that heareth, speaketh constantly.

¹⁶Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.

¹⁶Hauing a good conscience, that whereas they speake euill of you, as of euill doers, they may bee ashamed that falsly accuse your good conuersation in Christ.

¹⁴Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who is so faithful among all thy servants as David, which is the king’s son in law, and goeth at thy bidding, and is honourable in thine house?

¹⁵Did I then begin to inquire of God for him? be it far from me: let not the king impute any thing unto his servant, nor to all the house of my father: for thy servant knew nothing of all this, less or more.

¹⁴Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who is so faithfull among all thy seruants, as Dauid, which is the kings sonne in law, and goeth at thy bidding, and is honourable in thine house?

¹⁵Did I then beginne to enquire of God for him? be it farre from mee: let not the king impute any thing vnto his seruant, nor to all the house of my father: for thy seruant knew nothing of all this, ^†lesse or more.

¹³And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:

¹³And set vp false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speake blasphemous words against this holy place, and the Law.

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

⁵⁹Now the chiefe Priests and Elders, and all the councell, sought false witnesse against Iesus to put him to death,

²⁴Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

²⁴Pleasant words are as an honycombe, sweete to the soule, and health to the bones.

⁴A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.

^4†A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but peruersnesse therein is a breach in the spirit.

²⁰The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.

²¹The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.

²⁰The tongue of the iust is as choise siluer: the heart of the wicked is little worth.

^21†The lippes of the righteous feed many: but fooles die for want of wisedome.

⁴My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

⁴My soule is among lyons, and I lie euen among them that are set on fire: euen the sonnes of men, whose teeth are speares and arrowes, and their tongue a sharpe sword.

⁶And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.

⁷For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:

⁸But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.

⁶And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquitie: so is the tongue amongst our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature, and it is set on fire of hell.

⁷For euery ^†kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of ^†mankind.

⁸But the tongue can no man tame, it is an vnruly euill, ful of deadly poyson.

²Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp rasor, working deceitfully.

²Thy tongue deuiseth mischiefes: like a sharpe rasor, working deceitfully.

⁷The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.

⁷The lippes of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish, doeth not so.

¹⁸A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

^18*A man that beareth false witnes against his neighbour, is a maule, and a sword, and a sharpe arrow.

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

^22†For they are life vnto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.

³³And they that understand among the people shall instruct many: yet they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, many days.

³³And they that vnderstand among the people shall instruct many: yet they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captiuitie, and by spoile many dayes.

¹⁷A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health.

¹⁷A wicked messenger falleth into mischiefe: but a faithfull ambassadour is health.

³Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:

^3*Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bowes to shoote their arrowes, euen bitter words:

⁷Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?

^7*Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lippes; for who, say they, doeth heare?

¹⁶And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.

¹⁶And hee had in his right hand seuen starres: and out of his mouth went a sharpe two edged sword: and his countenance was as the Sunne shineth in his strength.

²In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.

²In the middest of the street of it, and of either side of the riuer, was there the tree of life, which bare twelue manner of fruits, and yeelded her fruit euery moneth: and the leaues of the tree were for the healing of the nations.