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The Great Bible 1539
| 19:1 | Better is the pore that lyueth godly, then the blasphemer that is but a fole. |
| 19:2 | Where no discrecyon is, there the soule is inclined to the thyng that is not good, and is swyft on fote, and offendeth. |
| 19:3 | Folysshenes maketh a man to go out of hys waye, & then is hys herte vnpacient against the Lorde. |
| 19:4 | Ryches make many frendes: but the pore is forsaken of hys neyghboure. |
| 19:5 | A false witnes shall not remayne vnpunysshed: and he that speaketh lyes shall not escape. |
| 19:6 | The multitude hangeth vpon great men: and euery man fauoureth hym that geueth rewardes. |
| 19:7 | As for the poore, he is hated amonge all his brethren: yee, hys awne frendes withdrawe from him: and yf he aske them the cause, they dysdayne to answere hym. |
| 19:8 | He that is wyse, loueth hys awne soule: and kepeth vnderstandinge, that he maye prospere. |
| 19:9 | A false witnes shall not remayne vnpunyshed: and he that speaketh lyes shall peryshe. |
| 19:10 | Pleasure becommeth not a foole, moch more vnsemely is it, a bonde man to haue the rule of prynces. |
| 19:11 | A wyse man can put of displeasure: and it is hys honoure to lett some fautes passe. |
| 19:12 | The kynges dysfauoure is lyke the roarynge of a lyon, but hys frendshypis lyke the dewe vpon the grasse. |
| 19:13 | An vndyscrete sonne is the heuynes of his father: & a braulyng wyfe is lyke the top of an house, where thorowe it is euer droppynge. |
| 19:14 | House and rychesse maye a man haue by the herytage of hys elders: but a dyscrete woman is the gyft of the Lorde. |
| 19:15 | Slouthfulnes bryngeth slepe: and a soule accustomed with crafte shall suffre honger. |
| 19:16 | Whoso kepeth the commaundment, kepeth his awne soule: but he that regardeth not hys waye, shall dye. |
| 19:17 | He that hath pitye vpon the poore, lendeth vnto the Lorde: and loke what he layeth out, it shalbe payed hym agayne. |
| 19:18 | Chasten thy sonne whyle there is hope: but let not thy soule be moued to slaye hym. |
| 19:19 | A man of great wrath beareth a payne: and though thou once deliuer him, thou must agayne do asmoch for him. |
| 19:20 | O geue care vnto good councell, and be content to be reformed, that thou mayest be wyse in thy latter dayes. |
| 19:21 | There are many deuyces in a mans herte: neuertheles, the councell of the Lorde shall stande. |
| 19:22 | It is a mans worship to do good: & better it is to be a pore man then a dissembler. |
| 19:23 | The feare of the Lord bringeth a man to lyfe: and he shall rest the hole night in plenteousnes, without visitacyon of anye plage. |
| 19:24 | A slouthfull man shuteth his handes into his bosom, as into the pot: and wyll not take payne to put it to hys mouth. |
| 19:25 | If thou smytest a scornefull persone, the ignoraunt shall take better heed: and yf thou reprouest one that hath vnderstondynge, he wylbe the wyser. |
| 19:26 | He that hurteth his father or shuteth out hys mother, is a shamefull and an vnworthy sonne. |
| 19:27 | My sonne, heare nomore the doctrine that leadeth the vnto errours from the wordes of vnderstondinge. |
| 19:28 | A false witnes laugheth iudgement to scorne: and the mouth of the vngodly eateth wickednesse. |
| 19:29 | Punyshementes are ordeyned for the scornefull: and stryppes for fooles backes. |
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."