- 1. A wyse sonne maketh a glad father: but an vndiscrete sonne is an heauinesse vnto his mother.
- 2. Treasures that are wickedly gotten, profite nothing: but righteousnesse deliuereth from death.
- 3. The Lorde wyll not let the soule of the righteous suffer hunger: but he taketh away the richesse of the vngodly.
- 4. An idle hande maketh poore: but a quicke labouring hande maketh riche.
- 5. Who so gathereth in sommer is wyse: but he that is sluggishe in haruest, bringeth hym selfe to confusion.
- 6. Blessinges are vpon the head of the righteous: and the mouth of the vngodly kepeth mischiefe in secrete.
- 7. The memoriall of the iust shall haue a good report: but the name of the vngodly shall stincke.
- 8. A wyse man wyll receaue warning: but a prating foole shalbe punished.
- 9. He that walketh vprightly, walketh surely: but whoso goeth a wrong way, shalbe knowen.
- 10. He that winketh with his eye, wyll cause sorowe: but he that hath a foolishe mouth, shalbe beaten.
- 11. The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but the mouth of the vngodly kepeth mischiefe in secrete.
- 12. Hatred stirreth vp strifes: but loue couereth the multitude of sinnes.
- 13. In the lippes of him that hath vnderstanding, a man shall finde wysdome: but the rod belongeth to the backe of the foolishe.
- 14. Wyse men lay vp knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is nye destruction.
- 15. The riche mans goodes are his strong holde: but their owne pouertie feareth the poore.
- 16. The labour of the righteous [tendeth] to lyfe: but the fruites of the vngodly, to sinne.
- 17. Nurture kepeth the way of lyfe: but he that refuseth to be nurtured, deceaueth hym selfe.
- 18. He that hydeth hatred with lying lippes, and he that speaketh slaunder, is a foole.
- 19. Where much babblyng is, there must needes be offence: and he that refrayneth his lippes, is wyse.
- 20. The tongue of the iust man is as tried siluer: but the heart of the vngodly is a thyng of naught.
- 21. The lippes of the ryghteous feede a whole multitude: but fooles shall dye in their owne follie.
- 22. The blessyng of the Lorde maketh riche: and bryngeth no sorowe of heart with it.
- 23. A foole doth wickedly, and maketh but a sport of it: but wisdome ruleth the man that hath vnderstandyng.
- 24. The thing that the vngodly is afraide of, shall come vpon hym: but the ryghteous shall haue their desire.
- 25. As the tempest, so passeth away the vngodly and is not: but the ryghteous remayneth sure for euer.
- 26. As vineger is to the teeth, & as smoke is vnto the eyes: euen so is a sluggishe person to them that sendeth him foorth.
- 27. The feare of the Lorde maketh a long lyfe: but the yeres of the vngodly shalbe shortened.
- 28. The patient abydyng of the righteous shalbe turned to gladnesse: but the hope of the vngodly shall perishe.
- 29. The way of the Lord geueth courage vnto the godly: but it is a feare for wicked doers.
- 30. The ryghteous shall neuer be ouerthrowen: but the vngodly shall not remayne in the lande.
- 31. The mouth of the iust wyll be talking of wisdome: but the tongue of the frowarde shall be cut out.
- 32. The lippes of the ryghteous vtter that which is acceptable: but the mouth of the vngodly [speaketh] frowarde thynges.
Головна > Бібліотека > Бібліїстика > Переклади Біблії > Переклади Біблії англійською мовою > Bishop’s Bible (1568) > Old Testament > Proverbs > Глава 10