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The Great Bible 1539
| 16:1 | A Man maye well purpose a thynge in hys herte, but the answere of the tonge commeth of the Lorde. |
| 16:2 | A man thynketh all hys wayes to be cleane, but it is the Lorde that iudgeth the myndes. |
| 16:3 | Commytte thy worckes vnto the Lorde and loke what thou deuysest, it shall prospere. |
| 16:4 | The Lorde doth all thynges for hys awne sake, yee and when he kepeth the vngodly for the daye of wrath. |
| 16:5 | The Lorde abhorreth all such as be of a proude herte, his hande is against ther hande and they shall not escape as innocentes. |
| 16:6 | With louinge mercy & faythfulnesse, synnes be forgeuen, & who so feareth the Lord eschueth euell. |
| 16:7 | When a mans wayes please the Lorde, he maketh his very enemyes to be his frendes. |
| 16:8 | Better is it to haue a lytle thynge with ryghteousnes, then greate rentes, wrongeously gotten. |
| 16:9 | A man deuiseth awaye in his herte, but it is the Lorde that ordreth hys goynges. |
| 16:10 | When the prophecy is in the lyppes of the kynge, his mouth shall not go wronge in iudgment. |
| 16:11 | A trewe measure & a trewe balaunce are the Lordes iudgment, he maketh all weyghtes. |
| 16:12 | It is a greate abhominacyon when kynges are wycked, for a kynges seate shulde be holden vp with ryghteousnesse. |
| 16:13 | Ryghteous lyppes are pleasaunt vnto kynges: and he that speaketh the trueth shalbe beloued. |
| 16:14 | The kynges displeasure is a messaunger of death, but a wyse man will pacifye him. |
| 16:15 | The cherefull countenaunce of the kynge is lyfe, and his louynge fauoure is as the euenynge dewe. |
| 16:16 | To haue wysdome in possessyon is better then to haue golde: and to get vnderstandynge, is rather to be chosen them to haue syluer. |
| 16:17 | The path of the ryghteous is to eschue euell: & who so loketh well to his wayes, kepeth his awne soule. |
| 16:18 | Presumtpteousnes goeth before destruccyon, and after a proude stomake there foloweth a fall. |
| 16:19 | Better is it to be of humble mynde with the lowly, then to deuyde the spoyles with the proude. |
| 16:20 | He that handleth a matter wysely, opteyneth good: & blessed is he, that putteth hys trust in the Lorde. |
| 16:21 | Who so hath a wyse vnderstandynge, shalbe called to councell: and he that can speake fayre, shall haue the more lernynge. |
| 16:22 | Understandinge is a well of lyfe vnto him that hath it: as for the chastenynge of fooles, it is but foolyshnesse. |
| 16:23 | A wyse hart ordreth hys mouth wysely, and amendeth the doctryne in his lyppes. |
| 16:24 | Fayre wordes are an hony combe, a refreshynge of the mynde, & health of the bones. |
| 16:25 | There is awaye that men thyncke to be ryght, but the ende therof leadeth vnto death. |
| 16:26 | A troublous soule disquyeteth her selfe, for her awne mouth hath brought her therto. |
| 16:27 | An vngodly personne stereth vp euell, and in his lippes he is as an whote burnynge fyre. |
| 16:28 | A frowarde body causeth stryfe, and he that is a blabbe of hys tonge, maketh deuisyon amonge prynces. |
| 16:29 | A wycked man begyleth hys neyghbour, and leadeth him in to the waye that is not good. |
| 16:30 | The vngodly that loketh gastely wt hys eyes ymagineth myschefe, & when he moueth his lyppes, he wyll do some harme. |
| 16:31 | Age is a crowne of worshype, yf it be founde in the waye of ryghteousnes. |
| 16:32 | A pacient man is better then one stronge: and he that can rule him selfe, is more worth then he that wynneth a cytye. |
| 16:33 | The lottes are cast in to the lappe, but the ordrynge ther of standeth all in the Lorde. |
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."