Textus Receptus Bibles
King James Bible 1611
| 19:1 | Better is the poore that walketh in his integrity, then he that is peruerse in his lippes, and is a foole. |
| 19:2 | Also, that the soule be without knowledge, it is not good, and hee that hasteth with his feete, sinneth. |
| 19:3 | The foolishnesse of man peruerteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the Lord. |
| 19:4 | Wealth maketh many friends: but the poore is separated from his neighbour. |
| 19:5 | A false witnesse shall not be vnpunished: and he that speaketh lyes, shal not escape. |
| 19:6 | Many will entreate the fauour of the Prince: and euery man is a friend to him that giueth gifts. |
| 19:7 | All the brethren of the poore doe hate him: howe much more doe his friends goe farre from him? Hee pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him. |
| 19:8 | He that getteth wisedome loueth his owne soule: he that keepeth vnderstanding shall find good. |
| 19:9 | A false witnesse shall not be vnpunished, and hee that speaketh lyes, shall perish. |
| 19:10 | Delight is not seemely for a foole: much lesse for a seruant to haue rule ouer princes. |
| 19:11 | The discretion of a man deferreth his anger: and it is his glory to passe ouer a transgression. |
| 19:12 | The kings wrath is as the roaring of a lyon: but his fauour is as dewe vpon the grasse. |
| 19:13 | A foolish sonne is the calamity of his father; and the contentions of a wife are a continuall dropping. |
| 19:14 | House and riches, are the inheritance of fathers; and a prudent wife is from the Lord. |
| 19:15 | Slouthfulnesse casteth into a deep sleepe: and an idle soule shall suffer hunger. |
| 19:16 | He that keepeth the commandement, keepeth his owne soule: but hee that despiseth his wayes, shall die. |
| 19:17 | Hee that hath pity vpon the poore, lendeth vnto the Lord; and that which he hath giuen, will he pay him againe. |
| 19:18 | Chasten thy sonne while there is hope; and let not thy soule spare for his crying. |
| 19:19 | A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliuer him, yet thou must doe it againe. |
| 19:20 | Heare counsell, and receiue instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end. |
| 19:21 | There are many deuices in a mans heart: neuerthelesse the counsell of the Lord, that shall stand. |
| 19:22 | The desire of a man is his kindnesse: and a poore man is better then a lyar. |
| 19:23 | The feare of the Lord tendeth to life, and he that hath it shall abide satisfied: he shall not be visited with euill. |
| 19:24 | A slouthfull man hideth his hand in his bosome, and wil not so much as bring it to his mouth againe. |
| 19:25 | Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware; and reprooue one that hath vnderstanding, and he will vnderstand knowledge. |
| 19:26 | He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a sonne that causeth shame, and bringeth reproch. |
| 19:27 | Cease, my sonne, to heare the instruction, that causeth to erre from the words of knowledge. |
| 19:28 | An vngodly witnesse scorneth iudgement: and the mouth of the wicked deuoureth iniquitie. |
| 19:29 | Iudgements are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the backe of fooles. |
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.