Proverbs 24:6–7

¹⁴Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellers there is safety.

^14*Where no counsell is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellers there is safetie.

¹⁸Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.

^18* Euery purpose is established by counsell: and with good aduice make warre.

¹⁰Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

¹¹Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

¹²For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

¹³Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

¹⁴Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;

¹⁵And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;

¹⁶Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

¹⁷And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

¹⁸Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;

¹⁹And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,

²⁰For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

¹⁰Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, & in the power of his might.

¹¹Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the deuill.

¹²For wee wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darknes of this world, against ^‖spirituall wickednes in ^‖high places.

¹³Wherfore take vnto you the whole armour of God, that yee may be able to withstand in the euill day, and ^‖hauing done all, to stand.

¹⁴Stand therefore, hauing your loynes girt about with trueth, and hauing on the breast-plate of righteousnesse:

¹⁵And your feete shod with the preparation of the Gospel of peace.

¹⁶Aboue all, taking the shielde of Faith, wherewith yee shall bee able to quench all the fierie dartes of the wicked.

¹⁷And take the helmet of saluation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

¹⁸Praying alwayes with all prayer and supplication in the spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseuerance, and supplication for all Saints,

¹⁹And for mee, that vtterance may be giuen vnto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make knowen the mysterie of the Gospel:

²⁰For which I am an ambassador ^‖in bonds, that ^‖therein I may speake boldly, as I ought to speake.

³¹Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?

³¹Or what king going to make war against another king, sitteth not downe first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand, to meete him that commeth against him with twentie thousand?

²²Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellers they are established.

^22†Without counsell, purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellours they are established.

¹¹But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

¹²Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.

¹¹But thou, O man of God, flie these things; and follow after righteousnesse, godlinesse, faith, loue, patience, meekenesse.

¹²Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternall life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.

²⁵And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.

²⁶I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:

²⁷But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.

²⁵And euery man that striueth for the masterie, is temperate in all things: Now they doe it to obtaine a corruptible crowne, but we an incorruptible.

²⁶I therefore so runne, not as vncertainely: so fight I, not as one that beateth the ayre:

²⁷But I keepe vnder my body, and bring it into subiection: lest that by any meanes when I haue preached to others, I my selfe should be a castaway.

⁷I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:

⁷I haue fought a good fight, I haue finished my course, I haue kept the faith.

⁶A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.

^6*A scorner seeketh wisedome, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easie vnto him that vnderstandeth.

¹⁴But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

¹⁴But the naturall man receiueth not the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishnesse vnto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

⁵His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.

⁵His wayes are alwayes grieuous, thy iudgements are farre aboue out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.

⁵O Lord, how great are thy works! and thy thoughts are very deep.

⁶A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this.

⁵O LORD, how great are thy workes! and thy thoughts are very deepe.

⁶A brutish man knoweth not: neither doeth a foole vnderstand this.

¹⁰They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.

¹⁰They hate him that rebuketh in the gate: and they abhorre him that speaketh vprightly.

¹²For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right.

¹²For I know your manifold transgressions, and your mighty sinnes: they afflict the iust, they take a ^‖bribe, and they turne aside the poore in the gate from their right.

¹⁵Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the Lord God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.

¹⁵Hate the euill, and loue the good, and establish iudgement in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hostes will bee gracious vnto the ^*remnant of Ioseph.

²¹That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nought.

²¹That make a man an offendour for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproueth in the gate, and turne aside the iust for a thing of nought.

⁷When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street!

⁸The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up.

⁹The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.

¹⁰The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.

¹¹When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me:

¹²Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.

¹³The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.

¹⁴I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.

¹⁵I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame.

¹⁶I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.

¹⁷And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.

¹⁸Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.

¹⁹My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.

²⁰My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand.

²¹Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.

²²After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them.

²³And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.

²⁴If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.

²⁵I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.

⁷When I went out to the gate, through the citie, when I prepared my seate in the street.

⁸The yong men saw me, and hid themselues: and the aged arose, and stood vp.

⁹The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.

^10†The Nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaued to the roofe of their mouth.

¹¹When the eare heard mee, then it blessed me, and when the eye saw me, it gaue witnesse to me:

¹²Because I deliuered the poore that cried, and the fatherlesse, and him that had none to helpe him.

¹³The blessing of him that was readie to perish, came vpon me: and I caused the widowes heart to sing for ioy.

¹⁴I put on righteousnesse, and it clothed me: my iudgement was as a robe and a diademe.

¹⁵I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame.

¹⁶I was a father to the poore: and the cause which I knewe not, I searched out.

¹⁷And I brake the ^†iawes of the wicked, and ^†pluckt the spoile out of his teeth.

¹⁸Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiplie my dayes as the sand.

¹⁹My roote was ^†spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night vpon my branch.

²⁰My glory was ^†fresh in mee, and my bow was ^†renewed in my hand.

²¹Unto me men gaue eare, and waited, and kept silence at my counsell.

²²After my words they spake not againe, & my speach dropped vpon them,

²³And they waited for me as for the raine, and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter raine.

²⁴ If I laughed on them, they beleeued it not, and the light of my countenance they cast not downe.

²⁵I chose out their way, and sate chiefe, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.

²¹If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate:

²¹If I haue lift vp my hand against the fatherlesse, when I saw my helpe in the gate:

⁴His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them.

⁴His children are farre from safetie, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliuer them.

²⁴The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.

^24*The way of life is aboue to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.

²⁴Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

^24*Wisedome is before him that hath vnderstanding: but the eyes of a foole are in the ends of the earth.

²²Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:

^22*Rob not the poore because he is poore, neither oppresse the afflicted in the gate.

⁸Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.

⁹Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.

^8†Open thy mouth for the dumbe in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.

^9*Open thy mouth, iudge righteously, and plead the cause of the poore and needy.