Textus Receptus Bibles
Matthew's Bible 1537
| 18:1 | Who so hath pleasure to sow dyscorde, pyketh a quarel in euery thyng. |
| 18:2 | A foole hath no delite in understanding, but only in those thynges wherin his herte reioyseth. |
| 18:3 | Wher vngodlynes is, there is also disdayne: and so there foloweth shame and dishonoure. |
| 18:4 | The wordes of mans mouth are lyke depe waters, and the well of wysdome is lyke a full streame. |
| 18:5 | It is not good to a regarde the personne of the vngodly, or to put backe the ryghteous in iudgmente. |
| 18:6 | A fooles lippes are euer brawling, and his mouth prouoketh vnto battayll. |
| 18:7 | A fooles mouth is hys owne destruccion and his lippes are the snare for his owne soule. |
| 18:8 | The words of a sclanderer are very woundes, and go thorow vnto the inmost parts of the body. |
| 18:9 | Who so is slouthful & slacke in his laboure, is the brother of him that is a waster. |
| 18:10 | The name of the Lord is a strong castel, the righteous flieth vnto it, and shalbe saued. |
| 18:11 | But the rich mans goods are his strong hold, yea he taketh them for an hie wall rounde aboute hym. |
| 18:12 | After pryde commeth destruccion, and honour after lowlines. |
| 18:13 | He that geueth sentence in a matter before he heare it, is a foole, & worthy to be confounded. |
| 18:14 | A good stomacke driueth awaye a mans disease, but when the sptrite is vexed, who may abide it? |
| 18:15 | A wyse herte laboureth for knowledge, and a prudent eare seketh vnderstanding |
| 18:16 | Liberalitye bryngeth a man to honoure and worship, and setteth him among great men. |
| 18:17 | The rightuous accuseth hym selfe firste of al, if his neyghbour come, he shal fynd him. |
| 18:18 | The lot pacifieth the variaunce, and parteth the mighty a sunder. |
| 18:19 | The vnitie of brethren is stronger then a castel, and they that hold together are like the barre of a palayce. |
| 18:20 | A mans belly shalbe satisfied wyth the fruyte of hys owne mouthe, and wyth the increase of hys lyppes shall he be fylled. |
| 18:21 | Death & lyfe stand in the power of the tong, he that loueth it shal enioy the frute thereof. |
| 18:22 | Who so fyndeth a wyfe fyndeth a good thynge, and receyueth an wholsome benefyte of the Lord. |
| 18:23 | The poore maketh supplicacyon & prayeth mekelye, but the ryche geueth a rough aunswere. |
| 18:24 | A frende that delyteth in loue, doeth a man more frenshyppe, and stycketh faster vnto hym then a brother. |
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.