Proverbs 4:1–3

¹THEREFORE we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.

¹¶ Therefore we ought to giue the more earnest heede to the things which we haue heard, lest at any time we should ^†let them slip.

¹¹Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

¹¹Come yee children, hearken vnto me: I will teach you the feare of the LORD.

⁸My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

⁸My sonne, heare the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother.

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

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.

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

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.

¹¹As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children,

¹²That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.

¹¹As you know, how wee exhorted and comforted, and charged euery one of you, (as a father doeth his children,)

¹²That ye would walke worthy of God, who hath called you vnto his kingdome and glory.

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

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

²⁰Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

²⁰Heare counsell, and receiue instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

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.

⁴Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:

⁴Say vnto Wisedome, Thou art my sister, and call Understanding thy kinse woman,

²⁰¶ My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

²¹Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.

²²When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

²³For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

²⁰¶ ^*My sonne, keepe thy fathers commandement, and forsake not the law of thy mother.

²¹Binde them continually vpon thine heart, and tie them about thy necke.

²²When thou goest, it shall leade thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keepe thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talke with thee.

^23*‖For the Commandement is a lampe, and the Lawe is light: and reproofes of instruction are the way of life:

³²Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways.

³³Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.

³⁴Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.

³⁵For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the Lord.

³⁶But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.

^32*Nowe therefore hearken vnto me, O yee children: for blessed are they that keepe my wayes.

³³Heare instruction, and bee wise, and refuse it not.

³⁴Blessed is the man that heareth me: watching daily at my gates, waiting at the postes of my doores.

^35†For whoso findeth mee, findeth life, and shall obtaine fauour of the LORD.

³⁶But hee that sinneth against me, wrongeth his owne soule; all they that hate me, loue death.

⁶If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained.

⁶If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Iesus Christ, nourished vp in the wordes of faith, and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained.

²My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:

²My doctrine shall drop as the raine: my speech shall distill as the deaw, as the smal raine vpon the tender herbe, and as the showres vpon the grasse.

⁹Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.

⁹Holding fast the faithfull word, ^‖as hee hath beene taught, that he may bee able by sound doctrine, both to exhort and to conuince the gainsayers.

³My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.

³My words shalbe of the vprightnesse of my heart: and my lippes shall vtter knowledge clearely.

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

⁷For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

⁸All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.

⁹They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.

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

^7†For my mouth shall speake truth, and wickednesse is an abomination to my lippes.

^8†All the words of my mouth are in righteousnes, there is nothing froward or peruerse in them.

⁹They are all plaine to him that vnderstandeth: and right to them that find knowledge.

³⁰If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments;

³¹If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments;

³²Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes.

³⁰If his children forsake my lawe, and walke not in my iudgements;

^31†If they breake my statutes, and keepe not my commandements:

³²Then will I visite their transgression with the rod, and their iniquitie with stripes.

¹⁶Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me.

¹⁷If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.

¹⁶Iesus answered them, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me.

¹⁷If any man will doe his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speake of my selfe.

⁹¶ And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the Lord searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.

⁹¶ ^*And thou, Solomon my sonne, know thou the God of thy father, and serue him with a perfite heart, and with a willing minde: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and vnderstandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seeke him, he will be found of thee, but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for euer.

¹⁹But if ye turn away, and forsake my statutes and my commandments, which I have set before you, and shall go and serve other gods, and worship them;

^19*But if yee turne away and forsake my Statutes and my Commandements which I haue set before you, and shall goe and serue other gods, and worship them:

⁴For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.

⁴For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am cleane in thine eyes.

²⁰Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,

²¹That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?

²⁰Haue not I written to thee excellent things in counsailes and knowledge:

^21‖That I might make thee knowe the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answere the words of trueth to them that send vnto thee?

¹HEAR this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:

²Both low and high, rich and poor, together.

³My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.

¹¶ Heare this, all yee people, giue eare all yee inhabitants of the world:

²Both low, and high, rich and poore together.

³My mouth shall speake of wisedome: and the meditation of my heart shalbe of vnderstanding.

⁵And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be builded for the Lord must be exceeding magnifical, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will therefore now make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death.

⁵And Dauid said, ^*Solomon my sonne is yong and tender, and the house that is to be builded for the LORD, must be exceeding magnificall, of fame and of glory throughout all countreys: I will therefore now make preparation for it. So Dauid prepared abundantly before his death.

¹FURTHERMORE David the king said unto all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great: for the palace is not for man, but for the Lord God.

¹¶ Furthermore, Dauid the King said vnto all the congregation, Solomon my sonne, whome alone God hath chosen, is yet ^*young and tender, and the worke is great: for the palace is not for man, but for the LORD God.

¹⁶Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.

¹⁶ Be of the same mind one towards another. Minde not high things, but ^‖condescend to men of low estate. Bee not wise in your owne conceits.

⁵And these were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bath-shua the daughter of Ammiel:

^5*And these were borne vnto him in Ierusalem. ^‖Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, foure, of ^‖Bathshua the daughter of ^‖Ammiel.

¹³Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then doth Adonijah reign?

¹⁴Behold, while thou yet talkest there with the king, I also will come in after thee, and confirm thy words.

¹⁵¶ And Bath-sheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king.

¹⁶And Bath-sheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou?

¹⁷And she said unto him, My lord, thou swarest by the Lord thy God unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne.

¹³Goe, and get thee in vnto King Dauid, and say vnto him, Diddest not thou, my lord, O king, sweare vnto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy sonne shall reigne after mee, and he shall sit vpon my throne? why then doth Adoniiah reigne?

¹⁴Beholde, while thou yet talkest there with the king, I also will come in after thee, and ^†confirme thy words.

¹⁵¶ And Bath-sheba went in vnto the King into the chamber: and the king was very olde, and Abishag the Shunammite ministred vnto the king.

¹⁶And Bathsheba bowed, and did obeysance vnto the king: and the king said, ^†What wouldest thou?

¹⁷And she said vnto him, My lord, thou swarest by the LORD thy God vnto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy sonne shall reigne after me, and he shall sit vpon my throne:

²⁴¶ And David comforted Bath-sheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the Lord loved him.

²⁵And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the Lord.

²⁴¶ And Dauid comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in vnto her, and lay with her: and ^*she bare a sonne, and he called his name Solomon, and the LORD loued him.

²⁵And hee sent by the hand of Nathan the Prophet, and ^*hee called his name ^†Iedidiah, because of the LORD.

²³¶ O Lord, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.

²³¶ ^*O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himselfe: it is not in man that walketh, to direct his steps.

¹⁰And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.

^10*And I wil powre vpon the house of Dauid, and vpon the inhabitants of Ierusalem the spirit of grace and of supplications, and they shall looke vpon me whom they haue pearced, and they shal mourne for him, as one mourneth for his onely sonne, and shall be in bitternesse for him, as one that is in bitternesse for his first borne.