Proverbs 3:30–31

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

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

²²An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.

^22*An angry man stirreth vp strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.

¹⁸If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.

¹⁹Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

²⁰Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.

²¹Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

¹⁸If it be possible, as much as lyeth in you, liue peaceably with all men.

¹⁹Dearely beloued, auenge not your selues, but rather giue place vnto wrath: for it is written, ^*Uengeance is mine, I will repay, saith the Lord.

^20*Therefore if thine enemie hunger, feed him: if he thirst, giue him drink. For in so doing thou shalt heape coales of fire on his head.

²¹Be not ouercome of euill, but ouercome euill with good.

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.

⁸Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.

⁹Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:

⁸Goe not forth hastily to striue, lest thou know not what to doe in the ende thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.

^9*‖Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himselfe; and discouer not a secret to another:

¹⁴The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.

¹⁴The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therfore leaue off contention, before it be medled with.

³⁹But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.

⁴⁰And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also.

⁴¹And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.

³⁹But I say vnto you, ^*that yee resist not euill: but whosoeuer shall smite thee on thy right cheeke, turne to him the other also.

⁴⁰And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coate, let him haue thy cloake also.

⁴¹And whosoeuer shall compell thee to goe a mile, goe with him twaine.

⁶But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers.

⁷Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded?

⁸Nay, ye do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren.

⁶But brother goeth to law with brother, & that before the vnbeleeuers?

⁷Now therefore, there is vtterly a fault among you, because yee goe to law one with another: Why doe ye not rather take wrong? Why doe yee not rather suffer your selues to be defrauded?

⁸Nay, you do wrong and defraud, and that your brethren.

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.

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

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

⁸¶ If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they.

⁸¶ ^†If thou seest the oppression of the poore, and violent peruerting of iudgement, and iustice in a prouince, maruell not at the matter: for he that is higher then the highest, regardeth, and there be higher then they.

²¹Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

²¹Enuyings, murthers, drunkennesse, reuellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I haue also tolde you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherite the kingdome of God.

¹⁷Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day long.

^17*Let not thine heart enuy sinners, but be thou in the feare of the LORD all the day long.

¹²The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.

^12‖The wicked desireth the net of euill men: but the roote of the righteous yeeldeth fruit.

¹⁹Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked;

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

^19*‖Fret not thy selfe because of euill men; neither be thou enuious at the wicked.

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

¹⁵My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:

¹⁶For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.

¹⁷Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.

¹⁸And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.

¹⁵My sonne, walke not thou in the way with them; refraine thy foot from their path:

^16*For their feete runne to euil, and make haste to shed blood.

¹⁷Surely in vaine the net is spread ^†in the sight of any bird.

¹⁸And they lay wait for their owne blood, they lurke priuily for their owne liues.

¹²To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;

¹³Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;

¹⁴Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;

¹⁵Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths:

¹²To deliuer thee from the way of the euill man, from the man that speaketh froward things.

¹³Who leaue the pathes of vprightnesse, to walke in the wayes of darkenesse:

¹⁴Who reioyce to doe euill, and delight in the frowardnesse of the wicked.

¹⁵Whose wayes are crooked, and they froward in their pathes.

⁷Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

⁸Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.

⁹For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth.

^7†Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thy selfe because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked deuices to passe.

⁸Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thy selfe in any wise to doe euill.

⁹For euil doers shall be cut off: but those that waite vpon the LORD, they shall inherite the earth.

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

²³For the Lord will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.

²⁴Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:

²⁵Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.

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

^23*For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoile the soule of those that spoiled them.

²⁴Make no friendship with an angrie man: and with a furious man thou shalt not goe;

²⁵Lest thou learne his wayes, and get a snare to thy soule.

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

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