Proverbs 4 Cross References - Great

¹ Heare, O ye chyldren, the fatherly exhortacyon, and take good heade, that ye maye lerne wysdome. ² For I haue geuen you a good doctryne, forsake nott ye my lawe. ³ For when I my selfe was my fathers deare sonne, and tenderly beloued of my mother: ⁴ he taught me also, and sayde vnto me: Lett thyne herte receaue my wordes, kepe my commaundementes, and thou shalt lyue. ⁵ Get the wysdome: and get the vnderstanding: forget not the wordes of my mouth, and shrynke not from them. ⁶ Forsake her not and she shall preserue the: loue her, and she shall kepe the. ⁷ The chefe poynte of wysdome is, that thou be wyllynge to optayne wysedome: and before all thy goodes to gett the vnderstandynge. ⁸ Make moche of her and she shall promote the: Yee, yf thou embrace her, she shall brynge the vnto honoure. ⁹ She shall make the a gracyous heed, and garnysshe the with a crowne of glory. ¹⁰ Heare my sonne, and receaue my wordes and the yeares of thy lyfe shall be many. ¹¹ I haue shewed the, the waye of wysdome, and ledd the into the ryght pathes. ¹² So that yf thou goest therin, there shall no straytenes hynder the: and when thou runnest, thou shalte not fall. ¹³ Take fast holde of doctryne, and let her nott go: kepe her, for she is thy lyfe. ¹⁴ Come nott in the pathe of the vngodly: and walke nott in the waye of the wycked. ¹⁵ Abhorre it, and go not therin: departe asyde, and passe ouer by it. ¹⁶ For they cannot slepe, excepte they haue fyrst done some myschefe: nether take they anye reste, excepte they haue fyrst done some harme. ¹⁷ For they eate the breade of wyckednesse, and dryncke the wyne of robberye. ¹⁸ The pathe of the ryghtewes shyneth as the lyght, that is euer brighter and brighter vnto the perfect daye. ¹⁹ But the waye of the vngodly is as the darcknesse: they knowe nott where they fall. ²⁰ My sonne, marcke my wordes, and enclyne thyne eare vnto my sayinges. ²¹ Let them not departe from thyne eyes: but kepe them euen in the myddest of thyne herte. ²² For they are lyfe vnto all those that fynde them, and health vnto all theyr bodyes. ²³ Kepe thyne herte with all diligence, for there vpon hangeth lyfe. ²⁴ Put awaye from the a frowarde mouth, & let the lyppes of sclaunder be farre from the. ²⁵ Let thyne eyes beholde the thyng that is ryght, and let thyne eye lyddes loke strayght before the. ²⁶ Pondre the path of thy fete, and let all thy wayes be ordred a ryght. ²⁷ Turne not asyde, nether to the ryght hande net to the lefte, but witholde thy fote from euell.

¹¹ Come ye chyldren & herken vnto me, I wyll teach you the feare of the Lorde.

⁸ My sonne, heare thy fathers doctrine: & forsake not the lawe of thy mother:

¹ My sonne, yf thou wilt receaue my wordes, and kepe my commaundementes by the, ² that thou wylt enclyne thyne eare vnto wysdome, applye thyne hert then to vnderstandynge. ³ For yf thou cryest after wisdome, and callest for knowledge: ⁴ yf thou sekest after her as after money, and dyggest for her as for treasure, ⁵ then shalt thou vnderstande the feare of the Lorde, and fynde the knowledge of God.

¹ My sonne, geue hede vnto my wysdome, and bowe thyne eare vnto my prudence:

²⁰ My sonne, kepe thy fathers commaundement, and forsake not the lawe of thy mother. ²¹ Put them vp together in thyne herte, and bynde them aboute thy neck. ²² That they may leade the where thou goest, preserue the when thou art a slepe, and that when thou awakest, thou mayest talke of them. ²³ For the commaundement is a lanterne, and the lawe a lyght: yee chastenyng and nourtoure is the waye of lyfe

⁴ Saye vnto wysdome: thou art my syster, and call vnderstandynge thy kynswoman:

³² Therfore herken vnto me, O ye chyldren, blessed are they that kepe my wayes. ³³ O geue eare vnto nurtoure, be wyse, and refuse it not. ³⁴ Blessed is the man that heareth me, watchynge dayly at my gates, and geuynge attendaunce at the postes of my dores. ³⁵ For who so fyndeth me, fyndeth lyfe, and shall obtayne fauour of the Lorde. ³⁶ But who so offendeth agaynst me, hurteth his awne soule. All they that hate me, are the louers of death.

²⁰ O geue care vnto good councell, and be content to be reformed, that thou mayest be wyse in thy latter dayes.

¹⁷ My sonne, bowe downe thyne eare, and herken vnto the wordes of wysedome, applye thy mynde vnto my doctryne:

¹¹ as ye knowe, how that we bare soch affeccyon vnto euery one of you, as a father doth vnto chyldren, exhortynge, confortyng, and besechyng you, ¹² that ye wolde walke worthy of God, whych hath called you vnto his kyngdome and glorye.

¹ Wherfore, we ought to geue the more ernest hede to the thynges that are spoken vnto vs, lest at any tyme we perysshe.

² My doctrine shall droppe as doeth the rayne, & my speach shall flowe as dothe the dewe, as the shower vpon the herbes, & as the droppes vpon the grasse.

⁹ And thou Salomon my sonne, knowe thou the God of thy father, and serue hym with a pure hert, and wyth a swete courage. For the Lorde sercheth all hertes, and vnderstandeth all the ymaginacyons of thoughtes. And yf thou seke hym, he wylbe founde of the: But yf thou forsake hym, he wyll cast the of for euer.

¹⁹ But & yf ye turne awaye, and forsake my statutes, and my commaundementes, which I haue set before you, and shall go & serue other Gods, and worshyppe them:

⁴ Wylt thou saye vnto God. The thyng that I take in hande is perfecte, and I am cleane in thy syght?

³ My hert doth ordre my wordes a ryght, and my lyppes talke of pure wysdome.

¹ To the chaunter, a Psalme for the chyldren of Corah. O heare this, all ye people: pondre it with your eares, all ye that dwell in the worlde. ² Hye and lowe, ryche and poore, one wyth another: ³ My mouth shall speake of wysdome, and my hert shall muse of vnderstandyng.

³⁰ Hys sede also wyll I make to endure for euer, and hys trone as the dayes of heauen. ³¹ But yf hys chyldren forsake my lawe, and walke not in my iudgementes. ³² If they breake my statutes and kepe not my commaundementes.

⁶ Geue eare, for I wyll speake of greate matters, and open my lyppes to tell thynges that be ryght. ⁷ For my throte shalbe talkynge of the trueth and my lyppes abhorre vngodlynesse. ⁸ All the wordes of my mouth are righteous, there is no frowarnedsse nor falshede therin. ⁹ They are all playne to soche as wyll vnderstande, and ryght to them that fynde knowledge.

²⁰ Haue not I warned the very oft with councel & learnyng? ²¹ that I might shew the the truth, and that thou with the verite myghtest answere them that sende vnto the?

¹⁶ Iesus answered them, & sayde: My doctryne hys not myne: but his that sent me. ¹⁷ If eny man wyll be obedient vnto his wyll, he shall knowe of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speake of my selfe.

⁶ If thou put the brethren in remembraunce of these thynges thou shalt be a good mynyster of Iesu Chryst whych hast bene norisshed vp in the wordes of the fayth & of good doctrine, whych thou hast continually followed.

⁹ and such as cleueth vnto the true worde of doctryne, that he maye be able also to exhorte by wholsome learnynge, & to improue them that saye agaynst it.

²⁴ And Dauid conforted Bethsabe his wyfe, and went in vnto her, and laye wyth her, and she bare a sonne, and called his name Salomon, and the Lorde loued hym. ²⁵ And he sent by the hande of Nathan the prophete, and called his name Iedidia, of the Lordes behalfe.

¹³ Go and get the in vnto kynge Dauid, and saye vnto him: didest not thou (my Lorde O kynge) swere vnto thy handmayde, sayinge? Salomon thy sonne shall raygne after me, & he shall sytt vpon my seate? Why is then Adonia kynge? ¹⁴ Beholde, whyle thou yet talkest there with the kyng, I will come in after the, & confirme thy wordes. ¹⁵ And Bethsabe went in vnto the kynge into the chambre. And the kinge was very olde, and Abisag the Sunamite ministred vnto the king. ¹⁶ And Bethsabe stowped & made obeysaunce vnto the kynge. And the kynge sayde: what is thy matter? ¹⁷ She answered him: My Lorde, thou swarest by the Lorde thy God vnto thyne handmayde: Salomon thy sonne shall raygne after me, & he shall sytt vpon my seate.

⁵ And these were borne vnto hym in Ierusalem: Simeia, Sobab, Nathan & Salomon .iiij. of Bathsua the daughter of Ammiel,

⁵ And Dauid sayde. Salomon my sonne is younge and tender, and the house that is to be buylt for the Lorde, must exceade in greatnesse, that it maye be spoken of and praysed in all landes. I wyll therfore make ordinaunce for it. And so Dauid prepared many thinges before his deeth.

¹ And Dauid the kynge sayde vnto all the congregacyon: God hath speciallye chosen Salomon my sonne whych is yet younge & tender, & the worcke is greate, for the house shall not be for man, but for the Lorde God.

²³ Now I knowe (O Lorde) that it is not in mans power to ordre hys awne wayes, or to rule his awne steppes & goyngges.

¹⁰ Moreouer, vpon the house of Dauid and vpon the cytesyns of Ierusalem will I poure out the sprete of grace & compassion, so that they shall loke vpon me, whom they haue pearsed: & they shal bewepe him as men mourne for their only begotten sonne: yee, & be sory for him, as men are sory for their first chyld.

¹⁶ Be of lyke affeccion one towardes another. Be not hye mynded: but make youre selues equall to them of the lower sorte. Be not wyse in youre awne opynyons.

¹⁹ I knowe this also, that he will commaunde his chyldren and hys houshold after him, that they kepe the waye of the Lorde, and do after ryghte and conscyence, that the Lorde maye bringe vpon Abraham all that he hath spoken vnto him.

³ After the doynges of the lande of Egypte wherin ye dwelt, shall ye not doo: and after the doynges of the lande of Canaan, whether I wyll brynge you, shall ye not doo, nether walke in their ordinaunces, ⁴ but do after my iudgementes, and kepe my ceremonyes, to walke therin: I am the Lorde youre God: ⁵ Ye shall kepe therfore myne ordinaunces, & my iudgementes whiche yf a man doo, he shall lyue in them. I am the Lorde.

⁹ Take hede to thy selfe therfore, and kepe thy soule diligently, that thou forget not the thynges which thyne eyes haue sene, & that they departe not out of thyne harte, all the dayes of thy lyfe: but teache them thy sonnes & thy sonnes sonnes:

⁶ And these wordes which I commaunde the thys daye, shalbe in thine herte,

¹¹ Nowe therfore my sonne, the Lord be wt the, & prospere thou & thou shalte buylde the house to the name of the Lorde thy God, as he hath sayde of the. ¹² And the Lorde shall geue the wysdome & vnderstandyng, & shall geue the commaundmentes for Israel, that ye maye kepe the lawe of the Lord thy God. ¹³ For then thou shalt prospere: euen whan thou takest hede & fulfyllest the statutes & lawes whych the Lorde charged Moses with, for Israel. Plucke vp thyne hert therfore, & be stronge, dread not, nor be discouraged. ¹⁴ Beholde, in myne aduersyte haue I also prepared for the house of the Lord, an hundred thousande talentes of golde, & a thousande thousande talentes of syluer, & as for brasse & yron it cannot be nombred, for it is very moche. And I haue prepared tymbre and stone, and thou mayest prouide more therto. ¹⁵ Moreouer, thou hast workemen wyth the ynowe, & masons and carpenters to worke in stone & tymbre, and many men that be actiue for euery worke. ¹⁶ And of golde, syluer, brasse and yron, there is no nombre. Up therfore, and be doynge, & the Lorde shalbe wyth the.

¹¹ Thy wordes haue I hyd wythin my herte, that I shulde not synne agaynst the.

¹ My sonne, forget not thou my lawe, but se that thyne hert kepe my commaundementes.

² Kepe my commaundementes and my lawe, euen as the apple of thyne eye, and thou shalt lyue.

⁶ Teache a chylde in hys youth what waye he shulde go: for he shall not leaue it, when he is olde.

³ Enclyne your eares, and come vnto me, take hede (I saye) & your soule shall lyue. For I will make an euerlastynge couenaunt wyth you, euen the sure mercyes of Dauid.

⁵⁰ And I knowe that his commaundement is lyfe euerlastinge. Whatsoeuer I speake therfore, euen as the father bade me, so I speake.

⁴ Ye fathers moue not youre chyldren to wrath: but brynge them vp thorowe the doctryne and informacyon of the Lorde.

⁵ when I call to remembraunce the vnfayned fayth that is in the, which dwelt fyrst in thy graundmother Lois, and in thy mother Eunica: & I am assured that it dwelleth in the also.

¹⁵ and for as moch also as of a chylde thou hast knowen the holy scriptures which are able to make the lerned vnto saluacyon thorow the fayth which is in Christ Iesu.

⁹ & he beynge perfecte, was the cause of eternall saluacion vnto all them that obeyed him:

² And he dyd that which was ryght in the syght of the Lorde, and walked in the wayes of Dauid his father, and bowed nether to the ryght hand ner to the left.

¹¹ My fote doth kepe his path, his hye waye haue I holden, and will not go out of it.

¹⁸ And though all this be come vpon vs, yet do we not forgette the, ner behaue oure selues frowardly in thy couenaunt.

⁵¹ The proude haue had me exceadyngly in derision yet haue I not shrynked from thy lawe.

¹⁵⁷ Many there are that trouble me, and persecute me, yet do not I swarue from thy testimonyes.

²² O ye children, how longe wyll ye loue childesshnes? how longe wyll the scorners delyte in scorning, & the vnwyse be enemyes vnto knowledge? ²³ O turne you vnto my correccion: lo, I wyll expresse my mynde vnto you, & make you vnderstande my wordes.

² that thou wylt enclyne thyne eare vnto wysdome, applye thyne hert then to vnderstandynge. ³ For yf thou cryest after wisdome, and callest for knowledge: ⁴ yf thou sekest after her as after money, and dyggest for her as for treasure,

¹³ Well is him that findeth wysdome, and opteyneth vnderstandinge: ¹⁴ for the getting of it is better then any marchaundise of syluer, and the profet of it is better then golde. ¹⁵ Wysdome is more worth then precious stones: and all the thinges that thou canst desire are not to be compared vnto her. ¹⁶ Upon her ryght hande is longe lyfe, and vpon her left hande is riches and honour. ¹⁷ Her wayes are pleasaunt wayes and all her pathes are peaceable. ¹⁸ She is a tree of lyfe to them that laye hold vpon her, and blessed is he that kepeth her fast.

⁵ Take hede vnto knowledge O ye ignoraunt be wyse in herte, O ye foles.

¹⁶ To haue wysdome in possessyon is better then to haue golde: and to get vnderstandynge, is rather to be chosen them to haue syluer.

¹⁶ What helpeth it to geue a foole treasure in hys hande, where as he hath no mynde to bye wysdome?

¹ He accompanieth hym selfe with all steadfast & helth some doctryne, that hath a feruent desyre to it and is sequestrate from companye.

⁸ He that is wyse, loueth hys awne soule: and kepeth vnderstandinge, that he maye prospere.

²³ Labour for to get the trueth: sell yt not awaye, & so do by wysdome, nourtour & vnderstandyng:

⁵ If eny of you lacke wysdome, let hym aske of him that geueth it: euen God, which geueth to all men indifferentlye, and casteth no man in the teeth: and it shalbe geuen him.

¹⁰ Yf wysdome entre into thyne herte, and thy soule delyte in knowledge: ¹¹ then shall councell preserue the, and vnderstandynge shall kepe the. ¹² That thou mayest be delyuered from the euell waye, and from the man that speaketh frowarde thinges.

²¹ Let them not departe from thyne eyes: but kepe them euen in the myddest of thyne herte. ²² For they are lyfe vnto all those that fynde them, and health vnto all theyr bodyes.

¹⁷ that Christ maye dwell in youre hertes by fayth, that ye beynge roted and grounded in loue,

¹⁰ and with all deceauablenes of vnryghtwesnes, amonge them that perysshe: because they receaued not the loue of the trueth, that they myght be saued.

¹⁶ Be not thou afrayed though one be made ryche, or yf the glory of hys house be increased. ¹⁷ For he shall cary nothyng awaye with hym when he dyeth, nether shall hys pompe folowe hym: ¹⁸ For whyle he lyued, he counted hymselfe an happye man: and so longe as thou doest well vnto thy selfe, men wyll speake good of the. ¹⁹ He shall folowe the generacyons of hys fathers, and shall neuer se lyght. ²⁰ Man beynge in honoure hath no vnderstandyng, but is compared vnto the beastes, that peryshe.

¹⁰⁴ Thorowe thy commaundementes I get vnderstandynge, therfore I hate all wycked wayes.

⁶ Whoso hoordeth vp rychesse with the dysceatfulnesse of hys tonge, he is vayne and a foole, and lyke vnto them that seke theyr awne deeth.

⁴ I made gorgious fayre worckes. I buylded me houses, and planted vyneyardes. ⁵ I made me ortchardes and gardens of pleasure, and planted trees in them of al maner frutes. ⁶ I made poles of water, to water the grene and fruteful trees withall. ⁷ I bought seruauntes and maydens, and had a greate housholde. As for catell and shepe, I had more substaunce of them, then all they that were before me in Ierusalem. ⁸ I gathered syluer & golde together, euen a treasure of kynges and landes. I prouyded me syngers & wemen, which coulde playe of instrumentes, to make men myrth and pastime. I gat me psalteries & songes of musicke. ⁹ And I was greater and in more worshipe, then all my predecessours in Ierusalem. For wisdome remained with me:

⁸ There is one man, no mo but hym selfe alone, hauyng nether chylde ner brother: yet is there no ende of his carefull trauayle, his eyes can not be satysfyed with riches, For whom do I take soch trauayle? For whose pleasure do I thus consume awaye my lyfe? This is also a vayne & myserable thinge?

¹² For wysdome defendeth as well as moneye, & the excellent knowledge & wysdome geueth lyfe vnto him that hath it in possession.

¹⁶ Then sayde I: wysdome is better then strength. Neuertheles, a symple mans wysdome is despised, & hys wordes are not herde. ¹⁷ A wyse mans councell that is folowed in sylence, is farre aboue the cryenge of a captayne amonge fooles. ¹⁸ For wysdome is better then harnesse: but one vnthryst alone destroyeth moch good.

⁴⁴ Agayne, the kyngdom of heauen is lyke vnto treasure hid in the felde, the which a man hath found and hydd: and for ioye therof goeth & selleth all that he hath, & byeth the felde. ⁴⁵ Agayne, the kyngdome of heauen is lyke vnto a marchaunt man, sekyng goodly pearles, ⁴⁶ which (when he found one precious pearle) went & solde all that he had, & bought it.

³⁶ For what shall it profet a man, yf he wynne all the world, and lose his awne soule: ³⁷ or what shall a man geue to redeme hys soule with all agayne?

⁴² verely one is nedefull. Mary hath chosen the good parte, which shall not be taken awaye from her.

²⁰ But God sayd vnto him. Thou fole, this nyght will they fetche awaye thy soule agayne from the. Then whose shall those thynges be, which thou hast prouided?

⁸ ye I thynke all thynges but losse for the excellencye of the knowledge of Chryst Iesu my Lorde. For whom I haue counted all thynge losse, and do iudge them but vyle, that I maye wynne Chryst,

³⁰ Wherfore the lorde God of Israell sayeth: I sayde, that thy house and the house of thy father shuld walke before me for euer. But now the lorde sayeth: that be farre from me: for them that worshipe me, I will worshipe, & they that despyse me, shall come to shame.

⁵ and in Gibeon the Lorde apeared to Salomon in a dreame by nyght. And God sayde: aske what thou wylt, that I maye geue it the. ⁶ And Salomon sayde: thou haste shewed vnto thy seruaunt Dauid my father great mercy, when he walked before the in trueth, in ryghtewesnes, & in playnesse of hert with the. And thou hast kepte for hym this greate mercy, that thou hast geuen hym a sonne, to sytt on hys seate: as it is come to passe thys daye. ⁷ And nowe, O Lord my God, it is thou that hast made thy seruaunt kynge in steade of Dauid my father, And I am but yonge, and wote not howe to go out and in. ⁸ And thy seruaunt is in the myddes of thy people, which thou haste chosen. And verely, the people are so manye, that they cannot be tolde nor nombred for multitude. ⁹ Geue therfore vnto thy seruaunt an vnderstandynge hert, to iudge thy people, that I maye decerne betwene good and bad. For who is able to iudge thys, thy so myghtye a people? ¹⁰ And thys pleased the Lorde well, that Salomon had desyred thys thynge. ¹¹ And God sayde vnto him: because thou hast asked this thynge, and hast not asked longe lyfe, nether hast asked ryches, nor the soule of thyne enemyes, but hast asked vnderstandynge and discrecyon in iudgement. ¹² Beholde, I haue done accordynge to thy peticyon. For I haue geuen the a wyse and an vnderstandynge herte, so that there was none like the before the, nether after the shal eny aryse lyke vnto the. ¹³ And I haue also geuen the, that which thou hast not asked, euen rychesse and honoure, so that there shalbe no kynge lyke vnto the all thy dayes.

³⁵ The wise shall haue honour in possession: but shame is the promocion that foles shall haue.

⁴ The ende of lowlynes and the feare of God is ryches, honoure, prosperite, and health.

³ The wyse (soch as haue taught other) shall glyster, as the shynynge of heauen: and those that haue instructe the multitude vnto godlynesse, shalbe as the starres, worlde without ende.

⁹ for that shall bringe grace vnto thy heed, and shalbe as a cheyne about thy neck.

²² that thou mayest haue the pleasure of longe lyfe and vnderstandynge: for they shalbe lyfe vnto my soule, & grace vnto my mouth.

³¹ Age is a crowne of worshype, yf it be founde in the waye of ryghteousnes.

⁵ In the daye shall the Lorde of hostes be the crowne of glory, & diademe of bewtye vnto the residue of his people.

⁹ Lykewise also the wemen, that they araye them selues in comlye apparell wyth shamfastnes and discrete behaueour, not wt broyded heare, ether golde or pearles, or costly araye: ¹⁰ but as becommeth wemen, that professe godlynesse thorowe good worckes.

⁷ Thou madest hym a lytle lower then the angels: thou hast crowned hym with honour & glory, and hast set hym aboue the workes of thy handes. ⁸ Thou hast put all thynges in subieccyon vnder hys fete. In that he put all thynges vnder him, he left nothynge that is not put vnder him. ⁹ Neuerthelesse, we se not yet all thynges subdued vnto him: but him that was made lesse then the angels, we se that it was Iesus, which is crowned with glory and honour for the sofferynge of death: that he by the grace of God, shulde tast of deeth for all men.

⁴ but let the hyd man which is in the herte, be without all corrupcyon, so that the sprete be at rest and quyete: whych sprete is before God a thynge moch set by.

⁴ And when the chefe sheperd shall appeare; yee shal receaue, an incorruptibile crowne of glorie.

²¹ To hym that ouercommeth wyll I graunte to syt with me in my seate, euen as I ouercam, & haue sytten with my father in his seate.

¹⁶ Honoure thy father and thy mother, as the Lorde thy God hath commaunded the: that thy dayes maye be prolonged, & that it maye go well with the in the lande, which the Lord thy God geueth the.

² namely, that thou myghtest feare the Lorde thy God, and kepe all hys ordinaunces and hys commaundementes whych I commaunde the: thou and thy sonne, and thy sonnes sonne all dayes of thy lyfe, that thy dayes maye be prolonged.

²² Receaue the lawe at his mouth, and laye vp his wordes in thyne herte.

¹ My sonne, yf thou wilt receaue my wordes, and kepe my commaundementes by the,

² For they shall prolonge the dayes & yeres of thy lyfe, and bringe the peace.

¹⁶ Upon her ryght hande is longe lyfe, and vpon her left hande is riches and honour.

¹⁰ Receaue my doctryne, and not syluer: and my knowledge, more then fyne golde.

²⁰ Yet heare the worde of the Lorde (O ye wemen) & let youre eares regarde the wordes of his mouth: that ye may lerne youre daughters to mourne, & that euery one may teach her neyghbouresse, to make lamentacyon.

³² & what he hath sene and hearde: that he testifieth: and no man receaueth hys testimonye. ³³ He that hath receaued hys testimonie hath set to hys seale, that God is true.

¹³ For this cause thanke we God also without ceassyng, because that when ye receaued of vs the worde (wherwith ye learned to know God) ye receaued it not as the worde of man: but euen as it was in dede, the worde of God, whych worketh also in you that beleue.

¹⁵ This is a true sayinge (and by all meanes worthy to be receaued of vs) that Chryst Iesus came into the worlde, to saue synners, of whom I am chefe.

⁵ Behold I haue taught you ordinaunces and lawes, soch as the Lorde my God commaunded me, that ye shulde do euen so in the lande, whether ye go to possesse it.

²³ Moreouer God forbydde, that I shulde synne agaynst the Lorde, and ceasse prayeng for you, but to shewe you the good & ryght waye. ²⁴ Therfore feare you the Lorde, and serue hym in the trueth, and wyth all youre hertes & consydre howe great thinges he hath done for you.

³ He shall conuerte my soule, & brynge me forth in the pathes of ryghteousnes for hys names sake.

⁴ Shewe me thy wayes, O Lord, & teache me thy pathes. ⁵ Leade me forth in thy trueth, & lerne me, for thou art the God of my saluacion: in the hath bene my hope all the daye longe.

⁴ he taught me also, and sayde vnto me: Lett thyne herte receaue my wordes, kepe my commaundementes, and thou shalt lyue.

⁶ Geue eare, for I wyll speake of greate matters, and open my lyppes to tell thynges that be ryght.

⁹ They are all playne to soche as wyll vnderstande, and ryght to them that fynde knowledge.

²⁰ I wyll guyde the in the waye of ryghteousnes, and in the strete of iudgement.

⁹ All is but vanite (sayth the Preacher) all is but playne vanyte.

¹⁰ and sayde. O full of all suttelty and disseytfulnesse, thou chylde of the deuyll, thou enemy of all righteousnes: wilt thou not cease to peruerte the strayght wayes of the Lorde?

³⁷ Thou shalt make me space to walke in, and my legges shall not fayle me.

⁷ His presumpteous goinges are kepte in, and his awne councell shall cast him downe. ⁸ For his fete are taken as it were in the nett, and he is at his wittes ende.

³⁶ Thou shalt make rowme ynough vnder me for to go, that my fote steppes shall not slyde.

¹¹ For he shall geue his angels charge ouer the, to kepe the in all thy wayes. ¹² They shall beare the in theyr handes, that thou hurt not thy fote agaynste a stone.

¹⁶⁵ Greate is the peace that they haue whych loue thy lawe, and they are not offended at it.

²³ Then shalt thou walke safely in thy waye: and thy fote shall not stomble.

¹⁹ But the waye of the vngodly is as the darcknesse: they knowe nott where they fall.

²² That they may leade the where thou goest, preserue the when thou art a slepe, and that when thou awakest, thou mayest talke of them.

⁹ They shall come weping and with mercyfull pitye wyll I bring them hyther agayn. I wyll leade them to the ryuers of water in a strayght waye, where they shall not stomble. For I am Israels father, & Ephraim is my fyrst borne.

⁹ Iesus answered: are there not .xij. houres of the daye? If a man walke in the daye, he stombleth not, because he seeth the light of this worlde. ¹⁰ But yf a man walke in the nyght, he stombleth, because there is no lyght in him.

³² Wherfore? euen because they sought it not by fayth: but as it were by the workes of the lawe. For they haue stombled at the stombylynge stone. ³³ As it is wrytten: Behold, I put in Syon a stomblynge stone, & a rocke that men shalbe offended at. And whosoeuer beleueth on hym, shall not be confounded.

⁸ and a stone that men stomble at, and a rocke wherat they be offended whych stomble at the worde, and beleue not that, wheron they were set.

¹⁰ He that loueth his brother, abydeth in the lyght, and ther is none occasion of euyll in hym. ¹¹ He that hateth his brother, is in dercknes, & walketh in dercknes: and can not tell whyther he goeth, because that dercknes hath blynded hys eyes.

²⁶ And he sayde: let me goo, for the daye breaketh. Which answered: I wyll not let the goo, excepte thou blesse me.

⁴⁷ And let it not be a vayne worde vnto you: for it is youre lyfe, and thorowe thys worde ye shall prolonge youre dayes in the lande whether ye go ouer Iordan, to conquere it.

¹⁸ She is a tree of lyfe to them that laye hold vpon her, and blessed is he that kepeth her fast.

⁴ So when I was a lytle past them, I founde him whom my soule loueth. I haue gotten holde vpon hym, and wyll not let him go vntyll I bringe hym into my mothers house, and into her chambre that bare me.

²⁷ And he began at Moses, and all the Prophetes, & interpreted vnto them in all scriptures whych were wrytten of hym. ²⁸ And they drue nye vnto the towne, whych they went vnto. And he made, as though he wold haue gone further. ²⁹ And they constrayned hym sayinge: abyde wyth vs, for it draweth towardes nyght, and the daye is farre passed. And he went into tary wyth them.

³⁹ Many of the Samaritans of that cytie beleued on him, for the saying of the woman, which testified that he tolde her all that euer she dyd. ⁴⁰ So, when the Samaritans were come vnto him, they besought him, that he wolde tary with them. And he abode there two dayes. ⁴¹ And many moo beleued because of his awne wordes, ⁴² and sayde vnto the woman. Now we beleue, not because of thy sayinge: for we haue herde him oure selues, and knowe that thys is euen Christ, the sauioure of the worlde.

⁶⁸ Then Simon Peter answered him: Lord, to whom shall we go? Thou haste the wordes of eternall lyfe

⁴² And they continued in the Apostles doctrine and felowshyp, & in breakynge of bread, and in prayers.

²³ Which when he came, & had sene the grace of God, was glad, & exhorted them all, that with purpose of hert, they wold contynually cleaue vnto the Lord.

²¹ Examen all thynges, kepe that which is good.

¹³ I knowe thy workes, & where thou dwellest, euen where Sathanas seat is, and thou kepest my name, & hast not denyed my fayth. And in my dayes Antipas was a faythfull wytnes of myne, whych was slayne amonge you, where Sathan dwelleth.

¹¹ And they ouercame him by the bloude of the lambe, and by the worde of their testimony, & they loued not their lyues vnto the deeth.

¹ Blessed is the man that hath not walked in the councel of the vngodly, ner stonde in the waye of sinners, & hath not sytt in the seate of the scornefull.

⁴ I haue not dwelt with vayne personnes, nether wyll I haue fellishipe with the disceatfull. ⁵ I haue hated the congregacyon of the wicked, and will not syt amonge the vngodly.

¹⁰ My sonne, consente not vnto synners,

¹⁵ My sonne, walke not thou with them: refrayne thy fote from their waye.

⁶ Forsake ignoraunce, and ye shall lyue: and se that ye go in the waye of vnderstandynge.

²⁰ He that goeth in the company of wyse men, shalbe wyse: but whoso is a companyon of fooles, shalbe hurte.

³³ Be not ye deceaued: euell wordes corrupte good maners.

⁷ Kepe the ferre from a false mater, and the Innocent & ryghteous se thou sley not, for I will not iustifye the wyked.

¹⁴ yf thou woldest put awaye the wickednes which thou hast in hande, so that no vngodlynesse dwell in thy house.

²³ For yf thou wilt turne to the Almightye, thou shall stande fast, and put all vnrighteousnesse from thy dwellynge:

⁸ Kepe thy waye farre from her, and come not nye the dores of her house.

⁵ Saue thy selfe as a doo from the hande of the huntre, & as a byrde from the hande of the fouler.

¹⁵ He that ledeth a godly lyfe, say I, & speaketh the trueth. He that abhorreth gaines wonne by violence & disceyte: he that kepeth his hande that he touch no rewarde: which stoppeth his eares, that he heare no councell agenst the innocent bloude: which holdeth downe his eyes, that he se none euell.

¹¹ And haue no fellyshyppe with the vnfrutefull workes of darcknes but rather rebuke them.

²² Abstayne from all euell appearaunce.

⁴ He ymagyneth myschefe vpon hys bedd, and hath set hym selfe in no good waye, nether doth he abhore any thyng that is euell.

¹⁶ For their fete runne to euell: & are hasty to shed bloud.

²⁰ But the wycked are lyke the ragynge see, that cannot rest, whose water fometh wyth the myre & grauel.

¹ O wo vnto them, that Imagyn to do herme, and deuyse vngracyousnesse vpon theyr beddes, to perfourme it in the cleare daye: for ther power is agaynst God.

⁶⁶ And assone as it was daye, the elders of the people and the hye Prestes and Scrybes, came together, and ledde hym into their councell, sayinge:

²⁸ Then led they Iesus from Cayphas into the hall of iudgement. It was in the mornynge, & they them selues went not into the iudgement hall lest they shulde be defyled, but that they myght eate Passeouer.

¹⁴ hauinge eyes full of aduoutrie, and the cannot cease from synne: begyling vnstable soules. Hertes they haue excercysed with robrie. They are cursed chyldren

⁵ Beholde, euen as the wylde asses in the deserte goo they forth to their worke, and ryse by tymes to spoyle: Yee the very wyldernesse ministreth foode for their chyldren. ⁶ They reape the corne felde that is not their awne: and let the vyneyarde of the vngodly alone.

⁴ Haue they no knowledge, that all are soche worckers of myscheffe, eatynge vp my people, as it were bread and call not vpon the Lorde?

¹⁷ stollen waters are swete, and the bread that is preuely eaten, hath a good taste.

¹⁷ Euery man lyketh the breed that is gotten with disceate: but at the last hys mouth shalbe fylled with grauell.

²⁶ For amonge my people are founde wicked persones, that priuily lay snares & wayte for men, to take them & destroye them. ²⁷ And lyke as a net is full of byrdes, so are theyr houses ful of that whiche they haue gotten with falshed and disceyte. Herof commeth theyr great substaunce and richesse, ²⁸ herof are they fat and welthy, and are more mischeuous then any other. They mynistre not the lawe, they make no ende of the fatherlesse cause, yea, and they prospere: yet they iudge not the poore accordynge to equytie.

²⁵ thy Prophetes that are in the, are sworne together to deuoure soules, lyke as a roarynge Lyon, that lyueth by his praye. They receaue ryches and good, & make many wyddowes in the. ²⁶ Thy prestes breake my lawe, and defyle my Sanctuary. They put no difference betwene the holye & vnholye, nether discerne betwene the cleane & vncleane: they turne their eyes fro my sabbathes, & I am vnhalowed amonge them. ²⁷ Thy rulers in the are lyke rauyshynge wolues, to shed bloude, and to destroye soules, for their awne couetous lucre. ²⁸ As for thy Prophetes, they dawbe with vntempered claye, they se vanytyes, and prophecye lyes vnto them, sayinge: the Lorde God sayeth so, where as the Lorde hath not spoken. ²⁹ The people in the lande vseth wycked extorcyon & robbery. They vexe the poore & nedye and oppresse the straunger agaynst ryght.

⁴ Heare thys, O ye that oppresse the poore, and destroye the nedy in the lande, saying: ⁵ When will the new moneth be gone, that we maye sell vytayle, & the Sabboth, that we maye haue scarcenesse of corne: to make the bushel lesse, and the Sycle greater? ⁶ We shall set vp false wayghtes, that we maye get the pore vuder vs wyth theyr money, and the nedy also for shoes: yee, let vs sell the chaffe for corne.

⁵ And as concernynge the prophetes that dysceaue my people, thus the Lorde sayeth agaynst them. When they haue eny thynge to byte vpon, then they preach that all shalbe well: but yf a man put not some thing in to theyr mouthes, they preach of warre agaynst hym.

¹² amonge those that be full of riches vnryghtuously gotten: where the cytesins deale with falshede, speake lyes, & haue disceatfull tunges in their mouthes?

³ Her rulers within her are as roarynge lyons: her iudges are as wolues in the euenyng, whych leaue nothyng behinde them tyll the morowe.

¹³ Wo vnto you Scribes & Pharises, ye ypocrites, for ye shutt vp the kyngdome of heauen before men ye nether go in your selues, nether suffre ye them that come, to enter in.

⁴ Beholde the hyre of labourers which haue reaped downe youre feldes (which hyre is of you kept backe by fraude) cryeth: & the cryes of them which haue reaped, are entred in to the eares of the Lord Sabaoth. ⁵ Ye haue lyued in pleasure on the erthe, & bene wantan. Ye haue norysshed youre hertes, as in a daye of slaughter.

⁴ And as the mornynge lyght when the sonne is vp, a mornynge in whych are no cloudes to lett the bryghtnesse, and as the grasse of the erth is by the vertue of the rayne.

¹⁷ Then shuld the residue of thy lyfe be as cleare as the noone daye, and sprynge forth as the mornyng.

¹⁰ But as for my waye, he knoweth it: and tryeth me as the golde in the fyre.

⁷ They wyll go from strength, and vnto the God of Goddes appeareth euery one of them in Sion.

⁷ The path of equitye wilt thou graunt vnto the iuste, o thou moost ryghteous, thou shalt order the path of him that is ryghteous.

³ Then shall we haue vnderstandynge, & endeuoure oure selues to knowe the Lorde. He shall go forth as the spryng of the daye, & come vnto vs as the euenynge and mornynge rayne vpon the earth.

⁶ In that daye shal it not be lyghte, other cleare or dymme. ⁷ This shalbe that speciall daye whiche is knowne vnto the Lord; nether day ner nyght but about the euenyng tyme it shalbe light.

¹⁴ Ye are the light of the world. A cytie that is set on an hyll cannot be hyd,

¹⁶ Let your light so shyne before men. That they maye se your good worckes, & gloryfy your father, which is in heauen.

⁴⁵ that ye maye be the children of your father which is in heauen: for he maketh his sonne to aryse on the euell, & on the good, & sendeth rayne on the iust & on the vniust.

¹² Then spake Iesus agayne vnto them, saying: I am the lyght of the worlde. He that foloweth me, doth not walke in darcknes but shall haue the light of lyfe.

¹⁸ But we all beholde in a myrroure the glorye of the Lorde with his face open, and are chaunged vnto the same similitude, from glory to glory, euen as of the sprete of the Lorde.

¹⁵ that ye maye be soche as no man came complayne on: and vnfayned sonnes of God without rebuke, in the myddes of a croked and peruerse nacyon: amonge whom se that ye shyne as lyghtes in the worlde,

¹⁹ We haue also a ryght sure worde of prophecye, wher vnto yf ye take hede, as vnto a lyght that shyneth in a darcke place, ye do well, vntyll the daye dawne, and the daye starre aryse in youre hertes.

¹⁸ but growe in grace, & in the knowledge of oure Lorde and sauyoure Iesus Christ. To whom be glory both now and for euer. Amen.

²³ And the cytie hath no nede of the sonne, nether of the mone to lighten it. For the brightnes of God dyd lyght it, and the lambe was the lyght of it.

⁵ And there shall be no nyght there, & they nede no candle, nether light of the sunne: for the Lorde God geueth them lyght, and they shall raygne for euermore.

⁹ He wyll kepe the fete of hys sayntes, and the wycked shall kepe sylence in darcknesse, & in his awne myght shall no man be stronge.

¹⁴ In somoche that they runne into darcknes by fayre daye, and grope aboute them at the none daye, lyke as in the nyght.

²⁵ and grope in the darcke without lyght: he maketh them also to stacker to and fro lyke droncken men.

⁵ Yee, the light of the vngodly shall be put out? and the sparke of hys fyre shall not burne. ⁶ The lyght shalbe darcke in his dwelling, and his candle shalbe put out with him.

¹⁸ they shall dryue him from the light into darcknesse, and cast him cleane out of the worlde.

¹³ From soche as leaue the hye strete, & walke in the wayes of darckenesse:

⁹ And this is the cause that equite is so farre from vs, and that righteousnes commeth not nye vs. We loke for lyght, lo, it is darckenesse: for the mornynge shyne, se, we walcke in the darcke. ¹⁰ We grope lyke the blynde vpon the wall, we grope euen as one that hath none eyes. We stomble at the none daye, as though it were toward nyght: in the fallyng places, lyke men that are halfe deed.

¹⁶ Honoure the Lord your God here in, or he take hys lyght from you, & or euer youre fete stomble in darcknesse at the hyll: lest when ye loke for the lyght, he turne it into the shadowe & darcknesse of death,

¹² Wherfore, their way shall be slyppery in the darcknesse, where in they maye stacker & fall. For I wyll bryng a plage vpon them, euen the yeare of theyr visitacion saieth the Lorde.

²³ And then wyll I knowledge vnto them. I neuer knewe you. Departe fro me, ye that worcke iniquyte.

¹⁴ Let them alone, they be the blynde leaders of the blynde. If the blynde leade the blynde, both shall fall into the dyche.

¹⁰ But yf a man walke in the nyght, he stombleth, because there is no lyght in him.

³⁵ Then Iesus sayd vnto them: yet a lytell whyle is the lyght with you. Walke whyle ye haue lyght, lest the darcknes come on you. He that walketh also in the darck, woteth not whyther he goet

¹¹ He that hateth his brother, is in dercknes, & walketh in dercknes: and can not tell whyther he goeth, because that dercknes hath blynded hys eyes.

¹ An instruccyon of Asaph. Heare my lawe, O my people, enclyne youre eares vnto the wordes of my mouth.

¹² O teach vs, to nombre oure dayes, that we maye applye oure hertes vnto wysdome.

²⁰ My sonne, kepe thy fathers commaundement, and forsake not the lawe of thy mother. ²¹ Put them vp together in thyne herte, and bynde them aboute thy neck.

¹ My sonne, kepe my wordes, & laye vp my commaundementes by the.

⁵ Whyle he yet spake, behold, a bright cloude shadowed them And beholde, there came a voyce out of the cloude whych sayd this is my beloued sonne in whom I delyte heare hym.

⁸ In the volume of the boke it is written of me, that I shulde fulfyll thy will, O my God: I am content to do it: yee, thy lawe is wythin my hert.

³ Let mercy and faythfulnes neuer go from the: bynde them about thy necke, and wryte them in the tables of thyne herte.

²¹ My sonne, let not these thynges departe, from thyne eyes: but kepe my lawe and my councell,

¹ My sonne, kepe my wordes, & laye vp my commaundementes by the. ² Kepe my commaundementes and my lawe, euen as the apple of thyne eye, and thou shalt lyue.

⁸ so shall thy nauell be whole, and thy bones stronge.

¹⁰ Heare my sonne, and receaue my wordes and the yeares of thy lyfe shall be many.

¹⁸ A sclaunderous person prycketh lyke a swerde but a wyse mans tonge is wholsome.

⁶ Behold, sayth the Lord, I wyll repayre & heale their woundes, and make them whole: I will open them the large treasure of peace and trueth.

²³ Trye me, O God, and seke the grounde of myne hert: proue me and examen my thoughtes. ²⁴ Loke well yf there be any waye of wyckednes in me, and leade me in the waye euerlastynge.

⁷ The chefe poynte of wysdome is, that thou be wyllynge to optayne wysedome: and before all thy goodes to gett the vnderstandynge.

¹⁶ A gracious woman maynteyneth honestye, as for the wycked, they maynteyne ryches.

³ He that kepeth hys mouth kepeth hys lyfe: but who so openeth hys lyppes to euell, destroyeth hym selfe.

⁵ Thornes and snares are in the waye of the frowarde: but he that doeth kepe hys soule, wyll fle from soche.

¹⁹ My sonne, geue eare & be wyse, and set strayte thynehert in the waye of the Lord.

²⁶ He that trusteth in hys awne herte, is a foole: but he that dealeth wysely, shalbe safe.

¹³ Yet is there a sore plage, which I haue sene vnder the sunne (namely) ryches kepte to the hurte of him that hath them in possession.

⁹ Amonge all thynges, man hath the most disceatfull and stubberne herte. Who shall then knowe it?

³⁴ O generacion of vypers, how can ye speake good thinges, when ye youre selues are euyll? For out of the aboundance of the hert, the mouth speaketh. ³⁵ A good man out of the good treasure of the hert, bryngeth forth good thynges. And an euyll man, out of euyll treasure, bringeth forth euyll thynges.

¹⁹ For out of the herte proceade euill thoughtes; murders, breakynge of wedlocke, whordoms, theftes, falsewitnesse, blasphemies.

²¹ defyleth the man. For from wyth in, euen out of the herte of men proceade euyll thoughtes, aduoutry, fornicacyon, murther, ²² theft, couetousnes, fraude, deceyte, vnclennes, a wycked eye, blasphemyes, pryde, folyshnes: ²³ all these euyll thynges come from wt in, and defyle a man.

³⁸ watche ye, & praye, leest ye entre into temptacion, the sprete trulye is ready, but the flesh is weake.

⁴⁵ A good man out of the good treasure of hys herte, bryngeth forth that which is good. And an euyll man, out of the euyll treasure of his hert, bringeth forth that which is euyll. For of the aboundance of the hert, hys mouth speaketh.

¹⁵ And loke, that no man be destitute of the grace of god, lest anye roote of bytternes spryng vp and trouble, & therby many be defyled:

¹⁴ But euery man is tempted, whan he is drawne awaye, & entysed of hys awne concupiscence. ¹⁵ Then, when lust hath conceaued, she bryngeth forth synne: & synne when it is finisshed, bryngeth forth deeth.

¹² An vngodly person, a wycked man goeth with a frowarde mouth

⁸ All the wordes of my mouth are righteous, there is no frowarnedsse nor falshede therin.

¹³ The feare of the Lorde abhorreth wyckednesse, pryde dysdayne, and the euell waye: and a mouth that speaketh wycked thynges, I vtterly abhorre.

²⁰ Who so hath a frowarde herte, opteyneth no good: and he that hath an ouerthwarte tonge, shall fall into myschefe.

³¹ Cast awaye from you all youre vngodlynesse, that ye haue done: make you newe hertes and a newe sprete. Wherfore wyll ye dye, O ye house of Israell?

²⁵ Wherfore, put awaye lyinge, & speake euery man truth vnto his neyghboure, for as moche as we are members one of another. ²⁶ Be angrye, and synne not: let not the sunne go doune vpon youre wrath, ²⁷ nether geue place vnto the backbyter. ²⁸ Let hym that stole, steale nomore but let him rather laboure wt his handes the thynge which is good, that he maye geue vnto him that nedeth. ²⁹ Let no fylthy communicacion procede out of youre mouth: but that which is good to edifye wt all, as oft as nede is that it maye minister grace vnto the hearers. ³⁰ And greue not ye the holy sprete of God by whom ye are sealed vnto the daye of redempcyon. ³¹ Let all bitternes & fearsnes & wrath & rorynge & cursyd speakynge, be put awaye from you, with all maliciousnes.

⁸ But nowe put ye also awaye from you all soch thinges: wrath, fearnes, maliciousnes, cursed speakynge, fylthy communicacyon out of your mouth.

⁵ vayne disputacyon of men that haue corrupte myndes, & that are robbed of the trueth: which thynke, that lucre is godlynes. From them that are soch separate thy selfe.

²¹ Wherfore laye a parte all fylthynes & superfluyte of maliciousnes, and receaue wt meknes, the worde that is graffed in you, which is able to saue your soules.

²⁶ If eny man among you seme to be deuoute &, refrayneth not hys tong, but deceaueth hys awne hert, thys mannes deuocyon is in vayne.

¹ Wherfore laye asyde all maliciousnes & al gyle, & faynednesse & enuy and all backbytinge:

¹ I Made a couenaunt wt myne eyes that I wolde not loke vpon a damsell.

³⁷ O turne awaye myne eyes, lest they beholde vanitie: and quycken thou me in thy waye.

⁵ Why wilt thou set thyne eye vpon the thynge, which sodenly vanisheth awaye? For riches make them selues winges, & take theyr flyght lyke an Aegle in to that ayre.

³³ So shall thine eyes loke vnto straunge wemen, & thyne herte shall muse vpon frowarde thynges.

²² The light of the body is the eye. Wherfore, yf thyne eye be single, all thy body shall be full of light.

²³ The Lord ordreth a good mans goinge, & maketh his waye acceptable to him self.

² He brought me also out of the horrible pitte, out of the myer and claye, and sett my fete vpon the rocke, and ordred my goynges.

⁵ O that my wayes were made so directe, that I myght kepe thy statutes.

⁵⁹ I call myne owne wayes to remembraunce, and tourne my fete into thy testimonie

⁶ Parchaunse thou dwellynge with her wylt ponder the path of lyfe? so vnstedfast are her wayes, that thou canst not knowe them.

²¹ For euery mans wayes are open in the syght of the Lorde, and he pondreth all theyr goynges.

²⁸ For in so moch as he remembreth him selfe, & turneth him from all the vngodlynes that he hath vsed, he shall lyue and not dye.

⁵ Consyder nowe youre awne wayes in youre hertes (sayeth the Lorde of hostes)

⁷ Thus sayeth the Lorde of hoostes. Consydre youre awne wayes in youre hertes,

¹⁵ Take hede therfore howe ye walke circumspectly: not as vnwyse, but as wyse men.

¹⁷ Wherfore, be ye not vnwyse, but vnderstande what the wyll of the Lorde is,

¹³ that he maye make youre hertes stable & vnblameable, in holynes before God oure father, at the commynge of oure Lorde Iesus Christ with all saynctes.

³ but the Lord is faythfull, whych shall stablysshe you, and preserue you from euyll.

¹³ and se that ye haue strayght steppes vnto youre fete, lest eny halting turne you out of the waye: yee let it rather be healed.

¹⁰ But the God of all grace whych hath called vs vnto hys eternall glory by Christ Iesus, shall hys awne selfe (after that ye haue suffred a lytell affliccyon) make you perfect: settle, strength and stablisshe you.

³² Take hede therfore, that ye do in dede as the Lorde youre God hath commaunded you, & turne not asyde: ether to the ryghte hande or to the lefte:

³² Therfore whatsoeuer I commaunde you, that take hede ye do and put thou nought therto, nor take ought therfrom.

¹⁴ And se that thou bowe not asyde from any of these wordes, which I commaunde the thys daye, ether to the ryght hande or to the lefte, that thou woldest goo after straunge goddes to serue them.

⁷ Onely be thou strong & as bolde as thou canst, that thou mayest obserue & do according to all the lawe, which Moses my seruaunt commaunded the. Tourne therfrom nether to the right hand, nor to the lefte: that thou mayste do wysely in all thou takest in hande:

¹⁷ The path of the ryghteous is to eschue euell: & who so loketh well to his wayes, kepeth his awne soule.

¹⁶ Wash you therfore, and make you cleane, put awaye your euell ententes out of my syght, cease from doynge of euell.

⁹ Let loue be without dissimulacion Hate that which is euyll & cleaue vnto that which is good.