Textus Receptus Bibles
King James Bible 1611
| 21:1 | The kings heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the riuers of water: hee turneth it whithersoeuer he will. |
| 21:2 | Euery way of a man is right in his owne eyes: but the Lord pondereth the hearts. |
| 21:3 | To doe iustice and iudgement, is more acceptable to the Lord, then sacrifice. |
| 21:4 | An high looke, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sinne. |
| 21:5 | The thoughts of the diligent tend onely to plenteousnes: but of euery one that is hastie, onely to want. |
| 21:6 | The getting of treasures by a lying tongue, is a vanitie tossed to and fro of them that seeke death. |
| 21:7 | The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to doe iudgement. |
| 21:8 | The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure; his worke is right. |
| 21:9 | It is better to dwell in a corner of the house top; then with a brawling woman in a wide house. |
| 21:10 | The soule of the wicked desireth euill: his neighbour findeth no fauour in his eyes. |
| 21:11 | When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiueth knowledge. |
| 21:12 | The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God ouerthroweth the wicked for their wickednesse. |
| 21:13 | Whoso stoppeth his eares at the cry of the poore, hee also shall cry himselfe, but shall not be heard. |
| 21:14 | A gift in secret pacifieth anger; and a reward in the bosome, strong wrath. |
| 21:15 | It is ioy to the iust to doe iudgement: but destruction shalbe to the workers of iniquitie. |
| 21:16 | The man that wandreth out of the way of vnderstanding, shall remaine in the congregation of the dead. |
| 21:17 | He that loueth pleasure, shall be a poore man: hee that loueth wine and oyle, shall not be rich. |
| 21:18 | The wicked shalbe a ransome for the righteous; and the transgressour for the vpright. |
| 21:19 | It is better to dwell in the wildernesse, then with a contentious and an angry woman. |
| 21:20 | There is treasure to be desired, and oyle in the dwelling of the wise: but a foolish man spendeth it vp. |
| 21:21 | Hee that followeth after righteousnesse and mercy, findeth life, righteousnesse and honour. |
| 21:22 | A wise man scaleth the citie of the mightie, and casteth downe the strength of the confidence thereof. |
| 21:23 | Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue, keepeth his soule from troubles. |
| 21:24 | Proud and haughtie scorner, is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath. |
| 21:25 | The desire of the slouthfull killeth him: for his hands refuse to labour. |
| 21:26 | Hee coueteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giueth and spareth not. |
| 21:27 | The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked minde? |
| 21:28 | A false witnesse shall perish: but the man that heareth, speaketh constantly. |
| 21:29 | A wicked man hardeneth his face: but as for the vpright, he directeth his way. |
| 21:30 | There is no wisedome, nor vnderstanding, nor counsell against the Lord. |
| 21:31 | The horse is prepared against the day of battell: but safetie is of the Lord. |
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.