Proverbs 23:12–20

¹MY son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:

²That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.

¹¶ My sonne, attend vnto my wisedome, and bowe thine eare to my vnderstanding.

²That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keepe knowledge.

²So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;

³Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;

⁴If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;

⁵Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.

⁶For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.

²So that thou incline thine eare vnto wisedome, and apply thine heart to vnderstanding:

³Yea if thou cryest after knowledge, and ^†liftest vp thy voyce for vnderstanding:

^4*If thou seekest her as siluer, and searchest for her, as for hid treasures:

⁵Then shalt thou vnderstand the feare of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

^6*For the LORD giueth wisedome: out of his mouth commeth knowledge, and vnderstanding.

²¹Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.

²²But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

²³For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:

²⁴For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.

²⁵But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.

²¹Wherefore lay apart all filthinesse, and superfluitie of naughtinesse, & receiue with meeknesse the engrafted word, which is able to saue your soules.

²²But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers onely, deceiuing your owne selues.

²³For if any be a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like vnto a man beholding his naturall face in a glasse:

²⁴For hee beholdeth himselfe, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what maner of man he was.

²⁵But who so looketh into the perfect Law of libertie, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetfull hearer, but a doer of the worke, this man shall be blessed in his ^‖deed.

¹⁹Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.

¹⁹Heare thou, my sonne, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.

³¹And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.

^31†‖†And they come vnto thee as the people commeth, and they sit before thee as my people, and they heare thy words, but they will not doe them: for with their mouth they shew much loue, but their heart goeth after their couetousnesse.

⁵²Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.

⁵²Then said he vnto them, Therefore euery Scribe which is instructed vnto the kingdom of heauen, is like vnto a man that is an housholder, which bringeth foorth out of his treasure things new and old.

¹⁷Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.

¹⁷Bow downe thine eare, and heare the words of the wise, and apply thine heart vnto my knowledge.

²⁴He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

^24*He that spareth his rod, hateth his sonne: but he that loueth him, chasteneth him betimes.

¹⁸Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.

^18*‖Chasten thy sonne while there is hope; and let not thy soule spare for his crying.

¹⁵The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.

^15†*The rod and reproofe giue wisedome: but a child left to himselfe bringeth his mother to shame.

¹⁷Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.

^17*Correct thy sonne, and hee shall giue thee rest: yea he shall giue delight vnto thy soule.

³²But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.

³²But when we are iudged, we are chastened of the Lord, that wee should not be condemned with the world.

⁵To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.

^5*To deliuer such a one vnto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saued in the day of the Lord Iesus.

¹⁵Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

^15*Foolishnesse is bound in the heart of a child: but the rod of correction shal driue it farre from him.

²⁴The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.

²⁵Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.

^24*The father of the righteous shall greatly reioyce: and he that begetteth a wise child, shall haue ioy of him.

²⁵Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall reioyce.

⁴I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.

⁴I reioyced greatly, that I found of thy children walking in trueth, as wee haue receiued a commaundement from the Father.

³For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth.

⁴I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.

³For I reioyced greatly when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, euen as thou walkest in the trueth.

⁴I haue no greater ioy, then to heare that my children walke in truth.

³Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.

^3**Whoso loueth wisedome, reioyceth his father: but hee that keepeth company with harlots, spendeth his substance.

¹⁷The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.

¹⁷The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mightie: hee will saue, he will reioyce ouer thee with ioy: ^†hee will rest in his loue, hee will ioy ouer thee with singing.

¹MY little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:

¹¶ My little children, these things write I vnto you, that ye sinne not. And if any man sinne, we haue an Aduocate with the Father, Iesus Christ the righteous:

⁸For now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord.

⁹For what thanks can we render to God again for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God;

⁸For now we ^*liue, if ye stand fast in the Lord.

⁹For what thankes can we render to God againe for you, for all the ioy wherewith wee ioy for your sakes before our God,

¹¹These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.

¹¹These things haue I spoken vnto you, that my ioy might remaine in you, and that your ioy might be full.

¹MY son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;

¹¶ My sonne, if thou wilt receiue my words, and hide my commaundements with thee;

¹HEAR, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.

¹¶ Heare, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know vnderstanding.

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.

^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.

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

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

¹THE proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

¹¶ ^*The Prouerbes of Solomon: A wise sonne maketh a glad father: but a foolish sonne is the heauinesse of his mother.

²⁰A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.

^20*A wise sonne maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.

¹⁹For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?

²⁰For ye are our glory and joy.

¹⁹For what is our hope, or ioy, or crowne of ^‖reioycing? Are not euen ye in the presence of our Lord Iesus Christ at his comming?

²⁰For, ye are our glory and ioy.

⁵Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They answered him, No.

⁵Then Iesus saith vnto them, ^‖Children, haue ye any meat? They answered him, No.

²³And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:

²⁴For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.

²³And bring hither the fatted calfe, and kill it, and let vs eate and be merrie.

²⁴For this my sonne was dead, and is aliue againe; hee was lost, & is found. And they began to be merie.

³²It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.

³²It was meete that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is aliue againe: and was lost, and is found.

²And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.

^2*And behold, they brought to him a man sicke of the palsie, lying on a bed: and Iesus seeing their faith, said vnto the sicke of the palsie, Sonne, be of good cheere, thy sinnes be forgiuen thee.

⁶Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things.

⁶Heare, for I will speake of excellent things: and the opening of my lippes shalbe right things.

⁴Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.

⁴Neither filthinesse, nor foolish talking, nor iesting, which are not conuenient: but rather giuing of thankes.

⁴That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.

⁴That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speake.

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.

²For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.

²For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.

¹⁴Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.

^14*Happy is the man that feareth always: but he that hardeneth his heart, shall fall into mischiefe.

¹HAVING therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

¹¶ Hauing therefore these promises (dearely beloued) let vs cleanse our selues from all filthines of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holinesse in the feare of God.

¹⁶Better is little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble therewith.

^16*Better is little with the feare of the LORD, then great treasure, and trouble therewith.

¹⁷And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man’s work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear:

¹⁷And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons iudgeth according to euery mans worke, passe the time of your soiourning here in feare:

³¹Then had the churches rest throughout all Judæa and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.

³¹Then had the Churches rest thorowout all Iudea, and Galilee, and Samaria, and were edified, and walking in the feare of the Lord, and in the comfort of the holy Ghost, were multiplied.

⁷For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God.

⁷For in the multitude of dreames and many words, there are also diuers vanities: but feare thou God.

¹FRET not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.

²For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.

³Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

¹¶ Fret not thy selfe because of euill doers, neither bee thou enuious against the workers of iniquitie.

²For they shall soone be cut downe like the grasse; and wither as the greene herbe.

^3†Trust in the LORD, and do good, so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verely thou shalt be fed.

³¹¶ Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.

³¹¶ ^*†Enuie thou not the oppressour, and choose none of his wayes.

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¹³¶ Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.

¹⁴For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

¹³¶ ^‖Let vs heare the conclusion of the whole matter: Feare God, and keepe his commandements, for this is the whole duetie of man.

^14*For God shal bring euery worke into iudgement, with euer secret thing, whether it bee good, or whether it bee euill.

¹BE not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.

¹¶ ^*Be not thou enuious against euill men, neither desire to be with them.

³For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

⁴For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm.

⁵They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men.

⁶Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.

⁷Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.

^3*For I was enuious at the foolish, when I sawe the prosperity of the wicked.

^4†For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firme.

^5††They are not in trouble as other men: neither are they plagued like other men.

⁶Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chaine: violence couereth them as a garment.

^7†Their eies stand out with fatnes: they haue more then heart could wish.

³⁵Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.

³⁵Cast not away therfore your confidence which hath great recompense of reward.

¹¹For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

^11†For I knowe the thoughts that I thinke towards you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of euill, to giue you an expected end.

¹⁸For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.

¹⁸For the needie shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poore shall not perish for euer.

²⁰According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death.

²⁰According to my earnest expectation, and my hope, that in nothing I shalbe ashamed: but that with all boldnes, as alwayes, so now also Christ shal be magnified in my body, whether it be by life or by death.

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.

^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.

²⁰For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.

^20*‖For there shall be no reward to the euill man: the candle of the wicked shall be put out.

²¹What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.

²²But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.

²¹What fruit had yee then in those things, whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.

²²But now being made free from sinne, and become seruants to God, yee haue your fruit vnto holinesse, and the end euerlasting life.

³⁷Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.

³⁷Marke the perfect man, and behold the vpright: for the end of that man is peace.

²⁵But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.

²⁵But Abraham saide, Sonne, remember that thou in thy life-time receiuedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus euill things, but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.

²⁶My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.

²⁶My sonne, giue me thine heart, and let thine eyes obserue my wayes.

¹²Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.

¹²Apply thine heart vnto instruction, and thine eares to the words of knowledge.

¹⁰Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.

¹¹I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.

¹²When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.

¹³Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.

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.

¹⁸But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.

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

²⁰¶ My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.

²¹Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.

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

²³¶ Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

¹⁰Heare, O my sonne, and receiue my sayings: and the yeeres of thy life shalbe many.

¹¹I haue taught thee in the way of wisedome: I haue lead thee in right pathes.

^12*When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitned, and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.

¹³Take fast hold of instruction, let her not goe; keepe her, for she is thy life.

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.

¹⁸But the path of the iust is as the shining light that shineth more and more vnto the perfect day.

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

²⁰¶ My sonne, attend to my words, incline thine eare vnto my sayings.

²¹Let them not depart from thine eyes: keepe them in the midst of thine heart.

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

²³¶ ^†Keepe thy heart with all diligence: for out of it are the issues of life.

⁶¶ Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

⁶¶ Goe to the Ant, thou sluggard, consider her wayes, and be wise.

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

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

¹⁸And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

¹⁸And bee not drunke with wine, wherein is excesse: but bee filled with the Spirit:

³⁴¶ And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.

³⁴¶ And take heed to your selues, least at any time your hearts be ouercharged with surfetting, and drunkennesse, and cares of this life, and so that day come vpon you vnawares.

²²Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:

²²Woe vnto them that are mightie to drinke wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drinke.

¹³Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.

¹³Let vs walke ^‖honestly as in the day, not in rioting and drunkennesse, not in chambring and wantonnes, not in strife and enuying.

³For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:

⁴Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you:

³For the time past of our life may suffice vs to haue wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciuiousnes, lusts, excesse of wine, reuellings, banquetings, and abhominable idolatries.

⁴Wherein they thinke it strange, that you runne not with them to the same excesse of riot, speaking euil of you:

¹³And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for to morrow we shall die.

^13*And behold ioy and gladnesse, slaying oxen and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine; let vs eate and drinke, for to morrow we shall die.

¹¹¶ Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them!

¹¹¶ ^*‖Woe vnto them that rise vp earely in the morning, that they may follow strong drink, that continue vntill night, till wine enflame them.

¹³And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.

¹³And not many dayes after, the yonger sonne gathered al together, and tooke his iourney into a farre countrey, and there wasted his substance with riotous liuing.

⁴⁹And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;

⁴⁹And shall begin to smite his fellow seruants, and to eate and drinke with the drunken:

⁷Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father.

^7*‖Whoso keepeth the law, is a wise sonne: but he that is a companion of riotous men, shameth his father.

¹⁹¶ There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:

¹⁹¶ There was a certaine rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linnen, and fared sumptuously euery day.

¹WINE is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.

¹¶ Wine is a mocker, strong drinke is raging: and whosoeuer is deceiued thereby, is not wise.

²⁹Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?

³⁰They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.

³¹Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.

³²At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.

³³Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.

³⁴Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.

³⁵They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.

^29*Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath rednesse of eyes?

³⁰They that tarry long at the wine, they that goe to seeke mixt wine.

³¹Looke not thou vpon the wine when it is red, when it giueth his colour in the cup, when it moueth it selfe aright.

^32‖At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.

³³Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall vtter peruerse things.

^34†Yea thou shalt be as he that lyeth downe in the midst of the sea, or as he that lyeth vpon the top of a mast.

^35†They haue striken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sicke: they haue beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seeke it yet againe.

⁶Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.

⁷Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

^6*†Giue strong drinke vnto him that is ready to perish, and wine vnto those that be of heauie hearts.

⁷Let him drinke, and forget his pouertie, and remember his misery no more.