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King James Bible 1611
| 11:1 | A false ballance is abomination to the Lord: but a iust weight is his delight. |
| 11:2 | When pride commeth, then commeth shame: but with the lowly is wisedome. |
| 11:3 | The integritie of the vpright shall guide them: but the peruersenesse of transgressours shall destroy them. |
| 11:4 | Riches profite not in the day of wrath: but righteousnesse deliuereth from death. |
| 11:5 | The righteousnesse of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his owne wickednesse. |
| 11:6 | The righteousnesse of the vpright shall deliuer them: but transgressours shall be taken in their owne naughtinesse. |
| 11:7 | When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of vniust men perisheth. |
| 11:8 | The righteous is deliuered out of trouble, and the wicked commeth in his stead. |
| 11:9 | An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the iust be deliuered. |
| 11:10 | When it goeth well with the righteous, the citie reioyceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting. |
| 11:11 | By the blessing of the vpright the citie is exalted; but it is ouerthrowen by the mouth of the wicked. |
| 11:12 | He that is void of wisedome, despiseth his neighbour: but a man of vnderstanding holdeth his peace. |
| 11:13 | A tale-bearer reuealeth secrets: but hee that is of a faithfull spirit, concealeth the matter. |
| 11:14 | Where no counsell is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellers there is safetie. |
| 11:15 | Hee that is suretie for a stranger, shall smart for it: and hee that hateth suretiship, is sure. |
| 11:16 | A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retaine riches. |
| 11:17 | The mercifull man doeth good to his owne soule: but he that is cruell, troubleth his owne flesh. |
| 11:18 | The wicked worketh a deceitfull worke: but to him that soweth righteousnesse, shall be a sure reward. |
| 11:19 | As righteousnesse tendeth to life: so he that pursueth euill, pursueth it to his owne death. |
| 11:20 | They that are of a froward heart, are abomination to the Lord: but such as are vpright in their way, are his delight. |
| 11:21 | Though hand ioyne in hand, the wicked shall not be vnpunished: but the seede of the righteous shall be deliuered. |
| 11:22 | As a iewell of golde in a swines snowt; so is a faire woman which is without discretion. |
| 11:23 | The desire of the righteous is onely good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath. |
| 11:24 | There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more then is meete, but it tendeth to pouertie. |
| 11:25 | The liberall soule shalbe made fat: and he that watereth, shall be watered also himselfe. |
| 11:26 | Hee that withholdeth corne, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be vpon the head of him that selleth it. |
| 11:27 | He that diligently seeketh good, procureth fauour: but hee that seeketh mischiefe, it shall come vnto him. |
| 11:28 | He that trusteth in his riches, shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch. |
| 11:29 | He that troubleth his owne house, shall inherite the winde: and the foole shall be seruant to the wise of heart. |
| 11:30 | The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life: and hee that winneth soules, is wise. |
| 11:31 | Behold, the righteous shalbe recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner. |
King James Bible 1611
The commissioning of the King James Bible took place at a conference at the Hampton Court Palace in London England in 1604. When King James came to the throne he wanted unity and stability in the church and state, but was well aware that the diversity of his constituents had to be considered. There were the Papists who longed for the English church to return to the Roman Catholic fold and the Latin Vulgate. There were Puritans, loyal to the crown but wanting even more distance from Rome. The Puritans used the Geneva Bible which contained footnotes that the king regarded as seditious. The Traditionalists made up of Bishops of the Anglican Church wanted to retain the Bishops Bible.
The king commissioned a new English translation to be made by over fifty scholars representing the Puritans and Traditionalists. They took into consideration: the Tyndale New Testament, the Matthews Bible, the Great Bible and the Geneva Bible. The great revision of the Bible had begun. From 1605 to 1606 the scholars engaged in private research. From 1607 to 1609 the work was assembled. In 1610 the work went to press, and in 1611 the first of the huge (16 inch tall) pulpit folios known today as "The 1611 King James Bible" came off the printing press.