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Matthew's Bible 1537
| 12:1 | Who so loueth wysdome, wil be content to be refourmed: but he that hateth to be reproued, is a foole. |
| 12:2 | A good man is acceptable vnto the Lord, but the wicked will he condempne. |
| 12:3 | A man can not endure in vngodlinesse, but the rote of the righteous shall not be moued. |
| 12:4 | A stedfast woman is a croune vnto her husband: but she that behaueth her selfe vnhonestly is a corrupcion in hys bones. |
| 12:5 | The thoughtes of the righteous are righte, but the ymaginacion of the vngodly are disceatfull. |
| 12:6 | The talkyng of the vngodlye is howe they maye laye wayte for bloud, but the mouthe of the righteous wyll deliuer them. |
| 12:7 | Or euer thou canst turne the about, the vngodly shalbe ouerthrowen: but the house of the righteous shall stande. |
| 12:8 | A man shalbe commended for hys wysdome, but a fole shalbe despised. |
| 12:9 | A simple man which laboureth & worketh, is better then one that is gorgyous and wanteth bread. |
| 12:10 | A righteous man regardeth the lyfe of his cattell, but the vngodly haue cruel hertes. |
| 12:11 | He that tilleth his lande, shal haue plenteousnesse of bread: but he that foloweth ydelnes, is a very foole. |
| 12:12 | The desyre of the vngodly hunteth after mischief, but the rote of the righteous bryngeth forth frute. |
| 12:13 | The wicked falleth into the snare thorow the malyce of his own mouth, but the iust shal escape out of parel. |
| 12:14 | Euery man shall enioye good accordinge to the innocency of his mouth, & after the workes of his handes shal he be rewarded. |
| 12:15 | Loke what a foole taketh in hande, he thynketh it wel done: but he that is wyse, wil be counsayled. |
| 12:16 | A foole vttereth his wrath in all the hast, but a discrete man forgeueth wrong. |
| 12:17 | A iust man wil tel the trueth, & shewe the thynge that is right: but a false witnesse disceyueth. |
| 12:18 | A sclaunderous personne pricketh like a swerd, but a wise mans tonge is wholsome. |
| 12:19 | A true mouth is euer constant, but a dissemblyng tonge is soone chaunged. |
| 12:20 | They that ymagyn euell in their mynde, will disceyue: but the counsaylers of peace shall haue ioy folowing them. |
| 12:21 | There shall no misfortune happen vnto the iust but the vngodly shalbe filled with misery. |
| 12:22 | The Lord abhorreth disceatful lyppes, but they that laboure for trueth please hym. |
| 12:23 | He that hath vnderstanding, can hyde his wisdome: but an vndiscrete hert telleth oute hys folishnesse. |
| 12:24 | A diligent hande shal beare rule, but the ydle shalbe vnder tribute. |
| 12:25 | Heauinesse discorageth the hert of man, but a good worde maketh it glad again. |
| 12:26 | The righteous is liberall vnto hys neyghbour, but the waye of the vngodly will disceyue them selfs. |
| 12:27 | A disceatfull man shall fynde no vauntage, but he that is content with that he hath, is more worthe then golde. |
| 12:28 | In the waye of righteousnesse there is lyfe, as for any other waye it is the pathe vnto death. |
Matthew's Bible 1537
The Matthew Bible, also known as Matthew's Version, was first published in 1537 by John Rogers, under the pseudonym "Thomas Matthew". It combined the New Testament of William Tyndale, and as much of the Old Testament as he had been able to translate before being captured and put to death, with the translations of Myles Coverdale as to the balance of the Old Testament and the Apocrypha, except the Apocryphal Prayer of Manasses. It is thus a vital link in the main sequence of English Bible translations.