Proverbs 4:24–27

²⁶If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.

²⁶If any man among you seeme to be religious, & bridleth not his tongue, but deceiueth his owne heart, this mans religion is vaine.

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

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

¹³The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.

¹³The feare of the LORD is to hate euill: pride and arrogancie, and the euill way, and the froward mouth doe I hate.

²⁵Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

²⁶Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

²⁷Neither give place to the devil.

²⁸Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.

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.

³⁰And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.

³¹Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

²⁵Wherefore putting away lying, speake euery man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

²⁶Be ye angry and sinne not, let not the Sunne go down vpon your wrath:

²⁷Neither giue place to the deuill.

²⁸Let him that stole, steale no more: but rather let him labour, working with his handes the thing which is good, that he may haue ^‖to giue to him that needeth.

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.

³⁰And grieue not the holy Sririt of God, whereby yee are sealed vnto the day of redemption.

³¹Let all bitternes, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and euill speaking, be put away from you, with all malice,

¹²¶ A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.

¹²¶ A naughtie person, a wicked man walketh with a froward mouth.

¹WHEREFORE laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,

¹¶ Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and enuies, and euill speakings,

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

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

⁸But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.

⁸But now you also put off all these, anger, wrath, malice, blasphemie, filthy communication out of your mouth.

⁵Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.

^5†Peruerse disputings of men of corrupt mindes, and destitute of the trueth, supposing that gaine is godlinesse: From such withdraw thy selfe.

²⁰He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

^20†He that hath a froward heart, findeth no good, and he that hath a peruerse tongue, falleth into mischiefe.

¹⁴If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.

¹⁴If iniquitie be in thine hand, put it farre away, and let not wickednes dwell in thy tabernacles.

³¹¶ Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel?

³¹¶ ^*Cast away from you all your transgressions, wherby yee haue transgressed, and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will yee die, O house of Israel?

³⁷Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way.

^37†Turne away mine eyes from beholding vanitie: and quicken thou me in thy way.

²²The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.

^22*The light of the body is the eye: If therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shalbe full of light.

¹I MADE a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?

¹¶ I made a couenant with mine eyes; why then should I thinke vpon a mayd?

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

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

⁵Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.

^5†Wilt thou set thine eyes vpon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselues wings, they fly away as an Eagle toward heauen.

¹³And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed.

¹³And make ^‖straight paths for your feete, lest that which is lame bee turned out of the way, but let it rather bee healed.

²³The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way.

^23‖The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.

⁵O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!

⁵O that my wayes were directed to keepe thy statutes!

³But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.

³But the Lord is faithfull, who shall stablish you, and keepe you from euill.

⁵Now therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts; Consider your ways.

⁵Nowe therefore thus saith the LORD of hostes; ^†Consider your wayes.

⁷¶ Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Consider your ways.

⁷¶ Thus saith the LORD of hostes, Consider your wayes.

²¹For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and he pondereth all his goings.

^21*For the wayes of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.

⁵⁹I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.

⁵⁹I thought on my wayes: and turned my feete vnto thy Testimonies.

²⁸Because he considereth, and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die.

²⁸Because he considereth and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely liue, he shall not die.

¹⁵See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,

^15*See then that yee walke circumspectly, not as fooles, but as wise,

²He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.

^2†He brought me vp also out of an horrible pit, out of the mirie clay, and set my feete vpon a rock, and established my goings.

¹³To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.

¹³To the end hee may stablish your hearts vnblameable in holinesse before God euen our Father, at the comming of our Lord Iesus Christ with all his Saints.

¹⁷Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.

¹⁷Wherefore be ye not vnwise, but vnderstanding what the will of the Lord is.

⁶Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.

⁶Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her wayes are moueable, that thou canst not know them.

¹⁰But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.

¹⁰But the God of all grace who hath called vs into his eternall glory by Christ Iesus, after that ye haue suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.

³²Ye shall observe to do therefore as the Lord your God hath commanded you: ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.

³²Ye shall obserue to doe therefore, as the LORD your God hath commanded you: you shall not turne aside to the right hand, or to the left.

⁷Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.

⁷Onely bee thou strong, and very courageous, that thou mayest obserue to doe according to all the Law, which Moses my seruant commaunded thee: ^*turne not from it to the right hand, or to the left, that thou mayest ^‖prosper whither soeuer thou goest.

¹⁴And thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.

¹⁴And thou shalt not go aside from any of the wordes which I command thee this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to goe after other gods, to serue them.

¹⁷The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

¹⁷The high way of the vpright is to depart from euill: hee that keepeth his way, preserueth his soule.

³²What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.

³²What thing soeuer I command you, obserue to doe it: ^*thou shalt not adde thereto, nor diminish from it.

¹⁶¶ Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;

¹⁶¶ Wash yee, make you cleane, put away the euill of your doings from before mine eyes, ^*cease to doe euill,

⁹Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

⁹ Let loue bee without dissimulation: abhorre that which is euill, cleaue to that which is good.