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The Great Bible 1539
| 14:1 | Wyse women vpholde theyr house, but a folysh wyfe plucketh it downe. |
| 14:2 | He that walketh in the ryght path of the Lorde feareth him: but he that turneth him selfe awaye from his wayes, dispyseth hym. |
| 14:3 | In the mouth of the foolysh is the rodd of pryde, but the lyppes of the wyse wyll preserue them. |
| 14:4 | Where no oxen are, there the crybbe is emptye: but where the oxen laboure there is moche frute. |
| 14:5 | A faythfull wytnesse wyll not dissemble, but a false recorde wyll make a lye. |
| 14:6 | A scornefull body seketh wysdome, and fyndeth it not: but knowledge is easy to come by, vnto hym that wyll vnderstande. |
| 14:7 | Se that thou medle not with a foole, in whom thou perceauest to be no knowledge. |
| 14:8 | The wysdome of hym that hath vnderstanding is, to take hede vnto his waye but the folyshnesse of the vnwyse disceaueth. |
| 14:9 | Foles make but a sporte of synne, but there is fauorable loue amonge the ryghteous. |
| 14:10 | The herte feleth hys owne lyues bytternesse: nether shall straunger be partaker of his ioye. |
| 14:11 | The house of the vngodly shalbe ouerthrowne, but the tabernacle of the ryghteous shall floryshe. |
| 14:12 | There is awaye which some men thynke to be ryght, but the ende therof leadeth vnto death. |
| 14:13 | The herte is sorowefull euen in laughter, and the ende of myrth is heuynes. |
| 14:14 | A backslydynge hert shalbe fylled wt his awne wayes, but a good man shall lyue of his frutes. |
| 14:15 | An ignoraunt body beleueth all thinges: but who so hath vnderstandinge, loketh well to his goinges. |
| 14:16 | A wyse man feareth, and departeth from euell, but a furiouse foole goeth on presumpteously: |
| 14:17 | An vnpacyent man dealeth folyshly: but he that is well aduysed, is hated of the fole. |
| 14:18 | The ignoraunt haue folyshnes in possessyon, but the wyse are crowned with knowledge. |
| 14:19 | The euell shall bowe them selues before the good, and the vngodly shall wayte at the dores of the ryghteous. |
| 14:20 | The poore is hated euen of hys awne neyghboures, but the ryche hath many frendes. |
| 14:21 | Whoso despyseth his neyghbour doth a misse: but blessed is he the hath pytie of the poore. |
| 14:22 | Without doute they erre that ymagyne wyckednes, but they that muse vpon good thynges, vnto soche shall happen mercy and faythfulnesse |
| 14:23 | In euery laboure there is some profecte. But only lippe laboure, bringeth forth penurye. |
| 14:24 | Ryches are as a crowne vnto the wyse, but the ignoraunce of fooles is very folyshnesse. |
| 14:25 | A faythfull witnesse delyuereth soules, but a disceytfull wytnesse bryngeth forth lyes. |
| 14:26 | The feare of the Lorde is a stronge holde, and hys chyldren are vnder a sure defence. |
| 14:27 | The feare of the Lorde is a well of lyfe, to auoyde the snares of death. |
| 14:28 | The increase and prosperite of the comens is the kynges honoure, but the decaye of the people is the confusyon of the Prynce. |
| 14:29 | He that is pacient, hath muche vnderstandyng: but he that is soone displeased, prouoketh folyshnesse. |
| 14:30 | A mery herte is the lyfe of the body, but rancoure consumeth awaye the bones. |
| 14:31 | He that doth a poore man wrong, blasphemeth his maker: but whoso hath pytie of the poore, doth honoure vnto God. |
| 14:32 | The vngodly is cast awaye for hys iniquitye, but the ryghteous hath a good hope euen in death. |
| 14:33 | Wysdome resteth in the herte of hym that hath vnderstandyng and it shalbe knowen amonge them that are vnlerned. |
| 14:34 | Ryghteousnesse setteth vp the people, but the sacrifyce of the hethen is synfull. |
| 14:35 | A discrete seruaunt is a pleasure vnto the kynge, but one that is not honest prouoketh hym vnto wrath. |
The Great Bible 1539
The Great Bible of 1539 was the first authorized edition of the Bible in English, authorized by King Henry VIII of England to be read aloud in the church services of the Church of England. The Great Bible was prepared by Myles Coverdale, working under commission of Thomas, Lord Cromwell, Secretary to Henry VIII and Vicar General. In 1538, Cromwell directed the clergy to provide "one book of the bible of the largest volume in English, and the same set up in some convenient place within the said church that ye have care of, whereas your parishioners may most commodiously resort to the same and read it."