Proverbs 20:14–17

⁶That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.

⁶That no man goe beyond and ^‖defraud his brother ^‖in any matter, because that the Lord is the auenger of all such; as we also haue forewarned you, and testified:

⁷¶ He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.

⁸And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin.

⁷¶ ^‖‖ He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: hee loueth to oppresse.

^8‖†And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I haue found mee out substance: in all my labours they shall finde none iniquitie in mee, that were sinne.

¹⁰Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us.

¹⁰Is there any thing, whereof it may be sayd, See, this is new? it hath beene already of olde time, which was before vs.

¹²As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.

¹² As an eare-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprouer vpon an obedient eare.

¹¹For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.

^11*For wisedome is better then rubies: and all the things that may be desired, are not to be compared to it.

¹⁶How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!

^16*How much better is it to get wisedome, then gold? and to get vnderstanding, rather to be chosen then siluer?

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.

⁹And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

¹⁰The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.

¹¹The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

^9‖*And moreouer because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge, yea he gaue good heed, and sought out, and set in order many prouerbes.

^10†The preacher sought to finde out acceptable words, and that which was written was vpright, euen wordes of trueth.

¹¹The wordes of the wise are as goads, and as nailes fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are giuen from one shepheard.

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.

¹⁵She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.

¹⁵She is more precious then Rubies: and all the things thou canst desire, are not to be compared vnto her.

¹⁴How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?

¹⁵And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!

¹⁴How then shall they call on him in whom they haue not beleeued? and how shal they beleeue in him, of whom they haue not heard? and how shall they heare without a Preacher?

¹⁵And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written: ^*How beautifull are the feete of them that preach the ^*Gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!

²⁹Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

²⁹Let no corrupt communication proceede out of your mouth, but that which is good ^‖to the vse of edifying, that it may minister grace vnto the hearers.

¹²But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?

¹³Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.

¹⁴The depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me.

¹⁵It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.

¹⁶It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.

¹⁷The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold.

¹⁸No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.

¹⁹The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.

¹²But where shall wisedome bee found? and where is the place of vnderstanding?

¹³Man knoweth not the price thereof neither is it found in the land of the liuing.

^14*The depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me.

^15†It ^*cannot be gotten for golde, neither shall siluer be weighed for the price thereof.

¹⁶It cannot be valued with the golde of Ophir, with the precious Onix, or the Saphire.

¹⁷The golde and the chrystall cannot equall it: and the exchange of it shall not be for ^‖iewels of fine golde.

¹⁸No mention shalbe made of ^‖Corall, or of Pearles: for the price of wisedome is aboue Rubies.

¹⁹The Topaze of Ethiopia shall not equall it, neither shall it be valued with pure golde.

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.

²¹The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.

²¹The wise in heart shall be called prudent; and the sweetnesse of the lips increaseth learning.

²³A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!

^23†A man hath ioy by the answere of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it?

¹³Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

^13*Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

²⁶If thou at all take thy neighbour’s raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him by that the sun goeth down:

²⁷For that is his covering only, it is his raiment for his skin: wherein shall he sleep? and it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto me, that I will hear; for I am gracious.

²⁶If thou at all take thy neighbors raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliuer it vnto him by that the sun goeth downe.

²⁷For that is his couering onely, it is his raiment for his skinne: wherein shal he sleepe? and it shal come to passe, when he crieth vnto mee, that I will heare: for I am gracious.

¹⁵He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.

^15††Hee that is suretie for a stranger, shall smart for it: and hee that hateth suretiship, is sure.

²⁶Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.

²⁷If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?

^26*Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.

²⁷If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from vnder thee?

¹⁶To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;

¹⁶To deliuer thee from the strange woman, ^* euen from the stranger, which flattereth with her words:

²⁷For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.

^27*For an whore is a deepe ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.

³¶ For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:

³¶ ^*†For the lips of a strange woman drop as an hony combe, and her mouth is smoother then oyle.

¹⁰And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.

¹⁰And behold, there met him a woman, with the attire of an harlot, and subtill of heart.

⁵That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.

^5*That they may keepe thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.

⁹¶ Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.

⁹¶ Reioyce, O young man, in thy youth, and let thy heart cheere thee in the dayes of thy youth, and walke in the wayes of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things, God will bring thee into iudgement.

¹⁷Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.

¹⁸But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.

^17†Stollen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.

¹⁸But hee knoweth not that the dead are there, and that her guests are in the depths of hell.

¹²Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue;

¹³Though he spare it, and forsake it not; but keep it still within his mouth:

¹⁴Yet his meat in his bowels is turned, it is the gall of asps within him.

¹⁵He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly.

¹⁶He shall suck the poison of asps: the viper’s tongue shall slay him.

¹⁷He shall not see the rivers, the floods, the brooks of honey and butter.

¹⁸That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down: according to his substance shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice therein.

¹⁹Because he hath oppressed and hath forsaken the poor; because he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not;

²⁰Surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly, he shall not save of that which he desired.

¹²Though wickednes be sweet in his mouth, though hee hide it vnder his tongue;

¹³ Though he spare it, and forsake it not, but keepe it stil ^†within his mouth:

¹⁴ Yet his meate in his bowels is turned, it is the gall of Aspes within him.

¹⁵He hath swallowed downe riches, and hee shall vomite them vp againe: God shall cast them out of his belly.

¹⁶He shall sucke the poison of Aspes: the vipers tongue shall slay him.

¹⁷Hee shall not see the riuers, ^‖the floods, the brookes of hony and butter.

¹⁸That which he laboured for, shall he restore, & shall not swallow it downe: ^†according to his substance shall the restitution bee, and hee shall not reioyce therein.

¹⁹Because hee hath ^†oppressed, and hath forsaken the poore; because he hath violently taken away an ^*house which he builded not:

²⁰Surely he shall not ^†feele quietnesse in his belly, hee shall not saue of that which he desired.

¹⁵He hath filled me with bitterness, he hath made me drunken with wormwood.

¹⁶He hath also broken my teeth with gravel stones, he hath covered me with ashes.

^15†Hee hath filled me with bitternesse, hee hath made me drunken with wormewood.

^16‖He hath also broken my teeth with grauell stones, hee hath couered me with ashes.

²⁵Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;

²⁵Chusing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, then to enioy the pleasures of sinne for a season:

⁶And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.

⁷And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.

⁶And the woman saw, that the tree was good for food, and that it was ^†pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she tooke of the fruit thereof, ^*and did eate, and gaue also vnto her husband with her, and hee did eate.

⁷And the eyes of them both were opened, & they knew that they were naked, and they sewed figge leaues together, and made themselues ^‖aprons.

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

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