Proverbs 26:17–19

³It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.

³ It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but euery foole will be medling.

²³But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.

²⁴And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,

²³But foolish and vnlearned questions auoid, knowing that they doe gender strifes.

²⁴And the seruant of the Lord must not striue: but bee gentle vnto all men, apt to teach, ^‖patient,

⁶A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.

⁶A fooles lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.

¹⁴And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?

¹⁴And he said vnto him, Man, who made mee a iudge, or a diuider ouer you?

¹¹An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

¹¹An euill man seeketh onely rebellion; therefore a cruell messenger shall be sent against him.

¹⁸A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

^18*A man that beareth false witnes against his neighbour, is a maule, and a sword, and a sharpe arrow.

¹¹Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about with sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks that ye have kindled. This shall ye have of mine hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow.

^11*Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compasse your selues about with sparks: walke in the light of your fire, and in the sparkes that ye haue kindled. This shall ye haue of mine hand, yee shall lie downe in sorrow.

²³Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.

²³Til a dart strike through his liuer, as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.

²³The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him:

²³The archers haue sorely grieued him, and shot at him, and hated him.

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.

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.

⁹Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.

^9*Fooles make a mocke at sinne: but among the righteous there is fauour.

²¹Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.

^21*†Folly is ioy to him that is destitute of wisedome: but a man of vnderstanding walketh vprightly.

¹³And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you;

¹³And shall receiue the reward of vnrighteousnesse, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time: Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselues with their owne deceiuings, while they feast with you: