Textus Receptus Bibles
Geneva Bible 1560/1599
| 19:1 | Better is the poore that walketh in his vprightnes, then he that abuseth his lips, and is a foole. |
| 19:2 | For without knowledge the minde is not good, and he that hasteth with his feete, sinneth. |
| 19:3 | The foolishnesse of a man peruerteth his way, and his heart freateth against the Lord. |
| 19:4 | Riches gather many friends: but the poore is separated from his neighbour. |
| 19:5 | A false witnes shall not be vnpunished: and he that speaketh lyes, shall not escape. |
| 19:6 | Many reuerence the face of the prince, and euery man is friend to him that giueth giftes. |
| 19:7 | All the brethren of the poore doe hate him: howe much more will his friends depart farre from him? though hee be instant with wordes, yet they will not. |
| 19:8 | He that possesseth vnderstanding, loueth his owne soule, and keepeth wisdome to finde goodnesse. |
| 19:9 | A false witnes shall not be vnpunished: and he that speaketh lyes, shall perish. |
| 19:10 | Pleasure is not comely for a foole, much lesse for a seruant to haue rule ouer princes. |
| 19:11 | The discretion of man deferreth his anger: and his glory is to passe by an offence. |
| 19:12 | The Kings wrath is like the roaring of a lyon: but his fauour is like the dewe vpon ye grasse. |
| 19:13 | A foolish sonne is the calamitie of his father, and the contentions of a wife are like a continuall dropping. |
| 19:14 | House and riches are the inheritance of the fathers: but a prudent wife commeth of the Lord. |
| 19:15 | Slouthfulnes causeth to fall asleepe, and a deceitfull person shall be affamished. |
| 19:16 | He that keepeth the commandement, keepeth his owne soule: but hee that despiseth his wayes, shall dye. |
| 19:17 | He that hath mercy vpon the poore, lendeth vnto the Lord: and the Lord will recompense him that which he hath giuen. |
| 19:18 | Chasten thy sonne while there is hope, and let not thy soule spare for his murmuring. |
| 19:19 | A man of much anger shall suffer punishment: and though thou deliuer him, yet wil his anger come againe. |
| 19:20 | Heare counsell and receiue instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter ende. |
| 19:21 | Many deuises are in a mans heart: but the counsell of the Lord shall stand. |
| 19:22 | That that is to be desired of a man, is his goodnes, and a poore man is better then a lyer. |
| 19:23 | The feare of the Lord leadeth to life: and he that is filled therewith, shall continue, and shall not be visited with euill. |
| 19:24 | The slouthfull hideth his hand in his bosome, and wil not put it to his mouth againe. |
| 19:25 | Smite a scorner, and the foolish wil beware: and reproue the prudent, and he wil vnderstand knowledge. |
| 19:26 | He that destroyeth his father, or chaseth away his mother, is a lewde and shamefull childe. |
| 19:27 | My sonne, heare no more the instruction, that causeth to erre from ye words of knowledge. |
| 19:28 | A wicked witnes mocketh at iudgement, and the mouth of ye wicked swalloweth vp iniquitie. |
| 19:29 | But iudgements are prepared for the scorners, and stripes for the backe of the fooles. |
Geneva Bible 1560/1599
The Geneva Bible is one of the most influential and historically significant translations of the Bible into English, preceding the King James translation by 51 years. It was the primary Bible of 16th century Protestantism and was the Bible used by William Shakespeare, Oliver Cromwell, John Knox, John Donne, and John Bunyan. The language of the Geneva Bible was more forceful and vigorous and because of this, most readers strongly preferred this version at the time.
The Geneva Bible was produced by a group of English scholars who, fleeing from the reign of Queen Mary, had found refuge in Switzerland. During the reign of Queen Mary, no Bibles were printed in England, the English Bible was no longer used in churches and English Bibles already in churches were removed and burned. Mary was determined to return Britain to Roman Catholicism.
The first English Protestant to die during Mary's turbulent reign was John Rogers in 1555, who had been the editor of the Matthews Bible. At this time, hundreds of Protestants left England and headed for Geneva, a city which under the leadership of Calvin, had become the intellectual and spiritual capital of European Protestants.
One of these exiles was William Whittingham, a fellow of Christ Church at Oxford University, who had been a diplomat, a courtier, was much traveled and skilled in many languages including Greek and Hebrew. He eventually succeeded John Knox as the minister of the English congregation in Geneva. Whittingham went on to publish the 1560 Geneva Bible.
This version is significant because, it came with a variety of scriptural study guides and aids, which included verse citations that allow the reader to cross-reference one verse with numerous relevant verses in the rest of the Bible, introductions to each book of the Bible that acted to summarize all of the material that each book would cover, maps, tables, woodcut illustrations, indices, as well as other included features, all of which would eventually lead to the reputation of the Geneva Bible as history's very first study Bible.