Proverbs 2:7–10

¹⁵This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.

¹⁶For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.

¹⁷But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

¹⁵This wisedome descendeth not from aboue, but is earthly, ^‖sensuall, deuilish.

¹⁶For where enuying and strife is, there is ^†confusion, and euery euill worke.

¹⁷But the wisedome that is from aboue, is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easie to be intreated, full of mercy, and good fruits, ^‖without partialitie, and without hypocrisie.

⁵Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.

^5*†Euery word of God is pure: he is a shield vnto them that put their trust in him.

¹¹For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

^11*For the LORD God is a sunne and shield: the LORD will giue grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walke vprightly.

¹⁸Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.

¹⁹For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.

¹⁸Let no man deceiue himselfe: If any man among you seemeth to bee wise in this world, let him become a foole, that he may be wise.

¹⁹For the wisedome of this world is foolishnesse with God: for it is written, ^*Hee taketh the wise in their owne craftinesse.

¹⁹For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.

¹⁹For it is written, I will destroy the wisedome of the wise, and wil bring to nothing the ^*vnderstanding of the prudent.

¹⁵And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

¹⁶All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

¹⁷That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

¹⁵And that from a childe thou hast knowen the holy Scriptures, which are able to make thee wise vnto saluation through faith which is in Christ Iesus.

¹⁶All Scripture is giuen by inspiration of God, & is profitable for doctrine, for reproofe, for correction, for instrution in righteousnesse,

¹⁷That the man of God may be perfect, ^‖throughly furnished vnto all good workes.

³⁰But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:

³⁰But of him are ye in Christ Iesus, who of God is made vnto vs wisedome, and righteousnesse, and sanctification, and redemption:

¹⁸Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.

^18*Whoso walketh vprightly, shall be saued: but he that is peruerse in his wayes, shall fall at once.

⁶Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:

⁷But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:

⁶Howbeit wee speake wisedome among them that are perfect: yet not the wisedome of this worlde, nor of the Princes of this worlde, that come to nought:

⁷But wee speake the wisedome of God in a mysterie, euen the hidden wisedome which God ordeined before the world, vnto our glory.

³In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

^3‖In whom are hid all the treasures of wisedome, and knowledge.

⁸The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.

⁸The wisedome of the prudent is to vnderstand his way: but the folly of fooles is deceit.

²My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.

^2*‖My goodnes and my fortresse, my high tower and my deliuerer, my shield, and he in whome I trust: who subdueth my people vnder me.

²⁴But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.

²⁴But vnto them which are called, both Iewes and Greekes, Christ, the power of God, & the wisedome of God.

¹⁴Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.

¹⁴Counsell is mine, and sound wisedome: I am vnderstanding, I haue strength.

⁸The lion’s whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it.

⁸The lyons whelps haue not troden it, nor the fierce lyon passed by it.

³He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.

³He restoreth my soule: he leadeth me in the pathes of righteousnes, for his names sake.

⁹He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.

⁹He will keepe the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall bee silent in darkenesse; for by strength shall no man preuaile.

²⁸And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

²⁹My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand.

²⁸And I giue vnto them eternall life, and they shall neuer perish, neither shall any man plucke them out of my hand.

²⁹My father which gaue them me, is greater then all: and no man is able to plucke them out of my fathers hand.

²⁰The Lord preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.

²⁰The LORD preserueth all them that loue him: but all the wicked will he destroy.

⁹Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.

^9†Which holdeth our soule in life, and suffereth not our feete to be moued.

²³The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way.

²⁴Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand.

^23‖The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.

²⁴Though hee fall, he shall not be vtterly cast downe: for the LORD vpholdeth him with his hand.

²⁴Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,

²⁴Now vnto him that is able to keepe you from falling, and to present you faultlesse before the presence of his glory with exceeding ioy,

²⁸For the Lord loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

²⁸For the LORD loueth iudgement, and forsaketh not his Saints, they are preserued for euer: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

⁵Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

⁵Who are kept by the power of God through faith vnto saluation, ready to be reuealed in the last time.

³Yea, he loved the people; all his saints are in thy hand: and they sat down at thy feet; every one shall receive of thy words.

³Yea hee loued the people; all his Saints are in thy hand: and they sate downe at thy feete; euery one shall receiue of thy wordes.

²⁰I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:

^20‖I leade in the way of righteousnesse, in the midst of the pathes of iudgment.

⁶For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

⁶For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the vngodly shall perish.

²⁶¶ There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, who rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky.

²⁷The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them.

²⁸Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew.

²⁹Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the Lord, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.

²⁶¶ There is none like vnto the God of Iesurun, who rideth vpon the heauen in thy helpe, and in his excellencie on the skie.

²⁷The eternall God is thy refuge, and vnderneath are the euerlasting armes: and he shall thrust out the enemie from before thee, and shall say, Destroy them.

^28*Israel then shall dwell in safetie alone: the fountaine of Iacob shalbe vpon a land of corne and wine, also his heauens shall drop downe deaw.

²⁹Happy art thou, O Israel: Who is like vnto thee, O people! saued by the LORD, the shield of thy helpe, and who is the sword of thy excellencie: and thine enemies ^‖shal be found liars vnto thee, and thou shalt tread vpon their high places.

⁹No lion shall be there, nor any ravenous beast shall go up thereon, it shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there:

⁹No lyon shalbe there; nor any rauenous beast shall goe vp thereon, it shall not be found there: but the redeemed shall walke there.

⁹That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places.

¹⁰They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.

^9*That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Goe forth; to them that are in darkenesse, Shewe your selues: they shall feede in the wayes, and their pastures shalbe in all high places.

^10*They shall not hunger nor thirst, neither shall the heate nor sunne smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, euen by the springs of water shall he guide them.

⁴⁰And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.

⁴¹Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.

^40†And I will make an euerlasting couenant with them, that I will not turne away from them, to doe them good, but I will put my feare in their hearts, that they shall not depart from mee.

^41†Yea, I will reioyce oner them to doe them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly, with my whole heart, and with my whole soule.

²¹¶ My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:

²²So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.

²³Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.

²⁴When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.

²¹¶ My sonne, let not them depart from thine eyes: keepe sound wisedome and discretion.

²²So shall they bee life vnto thy soule, and grace to thy necke.

^23*Then shalt thou walke in thy way safely, & thy foot shall not stumble.

²⁴When thou lyest downe, thou shalt not be afraide: yea, thou shalt lye downe, and thy sleepe shalbe sweet.

⁵The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand.

⁶The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.

⁷The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.

⁸The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.

⁵The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade, vpon thy right hand.

⁶The sunne shall not smite thee by day; nor the moone by night.

⁷The LORD shall preserue thee from all euill: hee shall preserue thy soule.

⁸The LORD shall preserue thy going out, and thy comming in: from this time foorth and euen for euermore.

³¹The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.

^31‖The Law of his God is in his heart: none of his steps shall slide.

¹⁶Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.

^16**Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the wayes and see, and aske for the old paths, where is the good way, and walke therein, and ye shall finde rest for your soules: but they said, We will not walke therein.

¹⁷Thus saith the Lord, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the Lord thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go.

¹⁷Thus saith the LORD thy redeemer, the holy one of Israel; I am the LORD thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest goe.

¹³¶ Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:

¹⁴Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

¹³¶ ^*Enter ye in at the strait gate, for wide is the gate, and broad is the way that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which goe in thereat:

^14‖Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way which leadeth vnto life, and few there be that finde it.

⁸Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.

⁹Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.

¹⁰Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.

⁸Cause mee to heare thy louing kindnesse in the morning, for in thee doe I trust, cause mee to knowe the way wherein I should walke: for I lift vp my soule vnto thee.

^9†Deliuer mee, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flie vnto thee to hide me.

¹⁰Teach me to doe thy will, for thou art my God, thy spirit is good: leade me into the land of vprightnesse.

²To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;

³To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;

⁴To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.

⁵A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:

⁶To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.

²To knowe wisedome and instruction, to perceiue the words of vnderstanding,

³To receiue the instruction of wisdome, iustice, and iudgement & ^†equitie,

⁴To giue subtiltie to the simple, to the yong man knowledge and ^‖discretion.

⁵A wise man wil heare, and wil increase learning: and a man of vnderstanding shall attaine vnto wise counsels:

⁶To vnderstand a prouerbe, and ^‖the interpretation; the wordes of the wise, and their darke sayings.

⁶Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

⁶Iesus saith vnto him, I am the Way, the Trueth, and the Life: no man commeth vnto the Father but by mee.

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

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

⁸Good and upright is the Lord: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.

⁹The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.

⁸Good and vpright is the LORD: therefore will hee teach sinners in the way.

⁹The meeke will he guide in iudgement: and the meeke will he teach his way.

⁸I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.

^8†I will instruct thee, and teach thee in the way which thou shalt goe: I will guide thee with mine eye.

⁸And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.

^8‖And an high way shalbe there, and away, and it shall be called the way of holinesse, the vncleane shall not passe ouer it, but it shall be for those: the wayfaringmen, though fooles, shall not erre therein.

¹⁰⁵Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

¹⁰⁵¶ Thy word is a ^‖lampe vnto my feete: and a light vnto my path.

¹⁶Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O Lord God of hosts.

^16*†Thy wordes were found, and I did eate them, and thy word was vnto mee, the ioy and reioycing of mine heart: for I am called by thy Name, O LORD God of hostes.

¹⁶Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

¹⁶Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdome, teaching and admonishing one another in Psalmes, and Hymnes, and Spirituall songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

¹²Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.

¹²Neither haue I gone backe from the commaundement of his lippes, ^†I haue esteemed the words of his mouth more then ^‖my necessary food.

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

²A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.

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

²A foole hath no delight in vnderstanding, but that his heart may discouer it selfe.

¹³My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:

¹⁴So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.

^13*†My sonne, eate thou honie, because it is good, and the honie combe, which is sweete to thy taste.

^14*So shall the knowledge of wisedome be vnto thy soule: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.

³⁴My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the Lord.

³⁴My meditation of him shalbe sweete: I will be glad in the LORD.

¹⁶²I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil.

¹⁶²I reioyce at thy word: as one that findeth great spoile.

¹⁰More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.

^10*†More to bee desired are they then gold, yea, then much fine gold: sweeter also then hony, and the hony combe.

¹¹¹Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart.

¹¹¹Thy Testimonies haue I taken as an heritage for euer: for they are the reioycing of my heart.

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.

¹⁰³How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!

^103*†How sweet are thy words vnto my taste! yea, sweeter then hony to my mouth.

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

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