Textus Receptus Bibles
King James Bible 1611
| 18:1 | Through desire a man hauing separated himselfe, seeketh and intermedleth with all wisedome. |
| 18:2 | A foole hath no delight in vnderstanding, but that his heart may discouer it selfe. |
| 18:3 | When the wicked commeth, then commeth also contempt, and with ignominie, reproch. |
| 18:4 | The words of a mans mouth, are as deepe waters, and the well-spring of wisedome as a flowing brooke. |
| 18:5 | It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to ouerthrowe the righteous in iudgement. |
| 18:6 | A fooles lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes. |
| 18:7 | A fooles mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soule. |
| 18:8 | The words of a tale bearer are as wounds, and they goe downe into the innermost parts of the belly. |
| 18:9 | Hee also that is slouthful in his worke, is brother to him that is a great waster. |
| 18:10 | The name of the Lord is a a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. |
| 18:11 | The rich mans wealth is his strong citie: and as an high wall in his owne conceit. |
| 18:12 | Before destruction the heart of man is haughtie, and before honour is humilitie. |
| 18:13 | He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame vnto him. |
| 18:14 | The spirit of a man will sustaine his infirmitie: but a wounded spirit who can beare? |
| 18:15 | The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the eare of the wise seeketh knowledge. |
| 18:16 | A mans gift maketh roome for him, & bringeth him before great men. |
| 18:17 | He that is first in his owne cause, seemeth iust; but his neighbour commeth and searcheth him. |
| 18:18 | The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth betweene the mighty. |
| 18:19 | A brother offended is harder to be wonne then a strong citie: and their contentions are like the barres of a castle. |
| 18:20 | A mans belly shall be satisfied with the fruite of his mouth; and with the increase of his lippes shall he be filled. |
| 18:21 | Death and life are in the power of the tongue; and they that loue it shall eate the fruite thereof. |
| 18:22 | Who so findeth a wife, findeth a good thing, and obtaineth fauour of the Lord. |
| 18:23 | The poore vseth intreaties, but the rich answereth roughly. |
| 18:24 | A man that hath friends must shewe himselfe friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer then a brother. |
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.