Proverbs 2:11–15

¹⁵See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,

^15*See then that yee walke circumspectly, not as fooles, but as wise,

⁶Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.

⁶Forsake her not, and she shall preserue thee: loue her, and she shall keepe thee.

²¹Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee.

²¹Let integritie and vprightnesse preserue me: for I wait on thee.

¹⁰If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.

¹⁰If the yron be blunt, and he doe not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisedome is profitable to direct.

⁹Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.

¹⁰With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.

¹¹Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.

⁹¶ Wherewithall shall a yong man cleanse his way? by taking heede thereto according to thy word.

¹⁰With my whole heart haue I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy Commandements.

¹¹Thy word haue I hidde in mine heart: that I might not sinne against thee.

¹⁵Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.

¹⁶Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.

¹⁷The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.

¹⁸Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good.

¹⁵Now there was found in it a poore wise man, and hee by his wisedome deliuered the citie; yet no man remembred that same poore man.

^16*Then said I, Wisedome is better then strength: neuerthelesse, the poore mans wisedome is despised, and his words are not heard.

¹⁷The words of wise men are heard in quiet, more then the cry of him that ruleth among fooles.

¹⁸Wisedome is better then weapons of warre: but one sinner destroyeth much good.

²²When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

²³For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

²⁴To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.

²²When thou goest, it shall leade thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keepe thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talke with thee.

^23*‖For the Commandement is a lampe, and the Lawe is light: and reproofes of instruction are the way of life:

^24*‖To keepe thee from the euill woman, from the flatterie of the tongue of a strange woman.

³³Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

³³Bee not deceiued: euill communications corrupt good manners.

²⁰He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

^20†He that walketh with wise men, shall be wise: but a companion of fooles shall be destroyed.

¹³The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.

¹³The feare of the LORD is to hate euill: pride and arrogancie, and the euill way, and the froward mouth doe I hate.

¹⁷Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,

^17*Wherefore come out from among them, and bee yee separate, saieth the Lord, and touch not the vncleane thing, and I will receiue you,

³For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness.

⁴None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.

⁵They hatch cockatrice’ eggs, and weave the spider’s web: he that eateth of their eggs dieth, and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper.

^3*For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquitie, your lippes haue spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered peruersnesse.

^4*None calleth for iustice, nor any pleadeth for trueth: they trust in vanity and speake lies; they conceiue mischiefe, and bring forth iniquitie.

^5‖‖They hatch cockatrice egges, and weaue the spiders web: he that eateth of their egges dieth, and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper.

³⁰Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.

³⁰Also of your owne selues shal men arise, speaking peruerse things, to draw away disciples after them.

¹⁰¶ My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.

¹¹If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:

¹²Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:

¹³We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil:

¹⁴Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse:

¹⁵My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:

¹⁶For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.

¹⁷Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.

¹⁸And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.

¹⁹So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

¹⁰¶ My sonne, if sinners entise thee, consent thou not.

¹¹If they say, Come with vs, let vs lay wait for blood, let vs lurke priuily for the innocent without cause:

¹²Let vs swallow them vp aliue, as the graue, and whole, as those that goe downe into the pit:

¹³Wee shall finde all precious substance, wee shall fill our houses with spoile:

¹⁴Cast in thy lot among vs, let vs all haue one purse:

¹⁵My sonne, walke not thou in the way with them; refraine thy foot from their path:

^16*For their feete runne to euil, and make haste to shed blood.

¹⁷Surely in vaine the net is spread ^†in the sight of any bird.

¹⁸And they lay wait for their owne blood, they lurke priuily for their owne liues.

¹⁹So are the waies of euery one that is greedie of gaine: which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

²⁸A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.

²⁹A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.

³⁰He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.

^28*†A froward man soweth strife; & a whisperer separateth chiefe friends.

²⁹A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.

³⁰He shutteth his eyes to deuise froward things: moouing his lips he bringeth euill to passe.

³²For the froward is abomination to the Lord: but his secret is with the righteous.

^32*For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.

¹⁴¶ Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.

¹⁵Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.

¹⁶For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.

¹⁷For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.

¹⁴¶ ^*Enter not into the path of the wicked, and goe not in the way of euill men.

¹⁵Auoid it, passe not by it, turne from it, and passe away.

¹⁶For they sleepe not except they haue done mischiefe: and their sleepe is taken away vnlesse they cause some to fall.

¹⁷For they eate the bread of wickednesse, and drinke the wine of violence.

⁶Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.

⁶Forsake the foolish, and liue; and goe in the way of vnderstanding.

⁴Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.

⁴Incline not my heart to any euill thing, to practise wicked workes with men that worke iniquitie: and let mee not eate of their dainties.

⁴Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.

⁵Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.

⁴Concerning the workes of men, by the word of thy lips, I haue kept me from the paths of the destroyer.

^5†Hold vp my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.

⁴I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.

⁵I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked.

^4*I haue not sate with vaine persons, neither will I goe in with dissemblers.

⁵I haue hated the congregation of euill doers: and will not sit with the wicked.

⁴A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person.

⁴A froward heart shall depart from me, I will not knowe a wicked person.

¹⁹And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

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

¹⁹And this is the condemnation, ^*that light is come into the world, and men loued darknesse rather then light, because their deedes were euill.

²⁰For euery one that doeth euill, hateth the light, neither commeth to the light, lest his deeds should be ^‖reproued.

¹⁹The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.

¹⁹The way of the wicked is as darknes: they know not at what they stumble.

¹⁹They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.

¹⁹They went out from vs, but they were not of vs: for if they had beene of vs, they would no doubt haue continued with vs: but they went out that they might be made manifest, that they were not all of vs.

²⁰For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.

²¹For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.

²²But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.

²⁰For if after they haue escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christ, they are againe intangled therein, and ouercome, the latter end is worse with them then the beginning.

²¹For it had bin better for them not to haue knowen the way of righteousnesse, then after they haue knowen it, to turne from the holy commandement deliuered vnto them.

²²But it is happened vnto them according to the true prouerbe: The dog is turned to his own vomit againe, and the sowe that was washed, to her wallowing in the mire.

¹⁶The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.

¹⁶The man that wandreth out of the way of vnderstanding, shall remaine in the congregation of the dead.

⁵Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.

⁶Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.

⁷For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.

⁵Yee are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkenesse.

⁶Therefore let vs not sleepe, as doe others: but let vs watch and be sober.

⁷For they that sleepe, sleepe in the night, and they that bee drunken, are drunken in the night.

¹⁰For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.

¹⁰For Demas hath forsaken me, hauing loued this present world, and is departed vnto Thessalonica: Crescens to Galatia, Titus vnto Dalmatia.

²⁶When a righteous man turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth in them; for his iniquity that he hath done shall he die.

²⁶When a righteous man turneth away from his righteousnesse, & committeth iniquitie, and dieth in them; for his iniquitie that he hath done, shall he die.

¹²Therefore, thou son of man, say unto the children of thy people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression: as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turneth from his wickedness; neither shall the righteous be able to live for his righteousness in the day that he sinneth.

¹³When I shall say to the righteous, that he shall surely live; if he trust to his own righteousness, and commit iniquity, all his righteousnesses shall not be remembered; but for his iniquity that he hath committed, he shall die for it.

^12*Therefore thou sonne of man, say vnto the children of thy people, The righteousnes of the righteous shal not deliuer him in the day of his transgression: as for the wickednes of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that hee turneth from his wickednes, neither shall the righteous bee able to liue for his righteousnes in the day that he sinneth.

¹³When I shal say to the righteous, that he shall surely liue if he trust to his owne righteousnes and commit iniquitie, all his righteousnesses shall not be remembred; but for his iniquitie that he hath committed, he shall die for it.

⁴For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,

⁵And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,

⁶If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.

⁴For it is impossible for those who were once inlightned, and haue tasted of the heauenly gift, and were made partakers of the holy Ghost,

⁵And haue tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come;

⁶If they shall fall away, to renue them againe vnto repentance: seeing they crucifie to themselues the Sonne of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.

⁶¶ There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

⁶¶ ^*There was a man sent from God, whose name was Iohn.

³⁵Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.

³⁵Then Iesus said vnto them, Yet a little while is the light with you: walke while ye haue the light, lest darkdesse come vpon you: For he that walketh in darkenesse, knoweth not whither he goeth.

⁹When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom,

¹⁰And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now.

¹¹This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.

⁹When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was, (but the seruants which drew the water knew) the gouernor of the feast called the bridegrome,

¹⁰And saith vnto him, Euery man at the beginning doth set foorth good wine, and when men haue well drunke, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine vntill now.

¹¹This beginning of miracles did Iesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory, and his disciples beleeued on him.

⁴³When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.

⁴⁴Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.

⁴⁵Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.

^43*When the vncleane spirit is gone out of a man, hee walketh thorow dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.

⁴⁴Then he saith, I will returne into my house from whence I came out; And when he is come, he findeth it emptie, swept, and garnished.

⁴⁵Then goeth he, and taketh with himselfe seuen other spirits more wicked then himselfe, and they enter in and dwell there: ^*And the last state of that man is worse then the first. Euen so shal it be also vnto this wicked generation.

³They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

^3†They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no not one.

³The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.

³The words of his mouth are iniquitie and deceit: he hath left off to bee wise, and to doe good.

⁵They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.

^5†They know not, neither wil they vnderstand; they walke on in darknes: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.

⁶And them that are turned back from the Lord; and those that have not sought the Lord, nor inquired for him.

⁶And them that are turned backe from the LORD, & those that haue not sought y ^e LORD, nor enquired for him.

¹³They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof.

¹⁴The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief.

¹⁵The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and disguiseth his face.

¹⁶In the dark they dig through houses, which they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light.

¹³They are of those that rebell against the light, they know not the wayes thereof, nor abide in the pathes thereof.

¹⁴The murderer rising with the light, killeth the poore and needy, and in the night is as a thiefe.

¹⁵The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and ^†disguiseth his face.

¹⁶In the darke they digge through houses which they had marked for themselues in the day time: they know not the light.

²¹Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

²¹Because that when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankefull, but became vaine in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened:

²³It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.

^23* It is as a sport to a foole to doe mischiefe: but a man of vnderstanding hath wisedome.

³²Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.

³²Who knowing the iudgement of God, (that they which commit such things, are worthy of death) not onely do the same, but ^‖haue pleasure in them that doe them.

¹⁵What hath my beloved to do in mine house, seeing she hath wrought lewdness with many, and the holy flesh is passed from thee? when thou doest evil, then thou rejoicest.

^15*†‖What hath my beloued to doe in mine house, seeing shee hath wrought lewdnesse with many? and the holy flesh is passed from thee: when thou doest euill, then thou reioycest.

⁶Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;

⁶Reioyceth not in iniquitie, but reioyceth ^‖in the trueth:

⁴And he went his way, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them.

⁵And they were glad, and covenanted to give him money.

⁴And he went his way, and communed with the chiefe Priests and captaines, how he might betray him vnto them.

⁵And they were glad, and couenanted to giue him money.

³They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.

³They make the king glad with their wickednesse, and the princes with their lies.

¹¹In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of the midst of thee them that rejoice in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be haughty because of my holy mountain.

¹¹In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of the midst of thee them that reioyce in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be haughty ^†because of mine holy mountaine.

¹⁵They take up all of them with the angle, they catch them in their net, and gather them in their drag: therefore they rejoice and are glad.

¹⁵They take vp all of them with the angle: they catch them in their net, and gather them in their ^‖dragge; therefore they reioyce and are glad.

⁵As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the Lord shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity: but peace shall be upon Israel.

⁵As for such as turne aside vnto their crooked wayes, the LORD shall lead them foorth with the workers of iniquitie: but peace shalbe vpon Israel.

⁸The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.

⁸The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure; his worke is right.

⁵They have corrupted themselves, their spot is not the spot of his children: they are a perverse and crooked generation.

^5†They haue corrupted themselues, ^‖their spot is not the spot of his children: they are a peruerse and crooked generation.

¹⁵That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;

¹⁵That yee may bee blamelesse and ^‖harmelesse, the sonnes of God, without rebuke, in the middes of a crooked and peruerse nation, among whom ^‖ye shine as lights in the world:

⁸The way of peace they know not; and there is no judgment in their goings: they have made them crooked paths: whosoever goeth therein shall not know peace.

^8‖The way of peace they know not, and there is no iudgement in their goings: they haue made them crooked pathes; whosoeuer goeth therein, shall not know peace.

⁸¶ Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever:

⁹That this is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not hear the law of the Lord:

¹⁰Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits:

¹¹Get you out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us.

¹²Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel, Because ye despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and stay thereon:

¹³Therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking cometh suddenly at an instant.

⁸¶ ^†Now goe, write it before them in a table, and note it in a booke, that it may bee for the time to come for euer and euer:

⁹That this is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not heare the Law of the LORD:

¹⁰Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophecie not vnto vs right things: speake vnto vs smooth things, prophecie deceits.

¹¹Get ye out of the way: turne aside out of the path: cause the Holy one of Israel to cease from before vs.

^12‖Wherefore, thus saith the Holy one of Israel: Because ye despise this word, and trust in oppression and peruersnesse, and stay thereon:

¹³Therefore this iniquitie shalbe to you as a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking commeth suddenly at an instant.