Proverbs 16
aligned by seat — same row, same verse, whatever each bible numbers it
| v | Wycliffe |
|---|---|
| 1 | It perteyneth to man to make redi the soule; and it perteyneth to the Lord to gouerne the tunge. |
| 2 | Alle the weies of men ben opyn to the iyen of God; the Lord is a weiere of spiritis. |
| 3 | Schewe thi werkys to the Lord; and thi thouytis schulen be dressid. |
| 4 | The Lord wrouyte alle thingis for hym silf; and he made redi a wickid man to the yuel dai. |
| 5 | Abhomynacioun of the Lord is ech proude man; yhe, thouy the hond is to the hond, he schal not be innocent. The bigynnyng of good weie is to do riytwisnesse; forsothe it is more acceptable at God, than to offre sacrifices. |
| 6 | Wickidnesse is ayen bouyt bi merci and treuthe; and me bowith awei fro yuel bi the drede of the Lord. |
| 7 | Whanne the weyes of man plesen the Lord, he schal conuerte, yhe, hise enemyes to pees. |
| 8 | Betere is a litil with riytfulnesse, than many fruytis with wickidnesse. |
| 9 | The herte of a man schal dispose his weie; but it perteyneth to the Lord to dresse hise steppis. |
| 10 | Dyuynyng is in the lippis of a king; his mouth schal not erre in doom. |
| 11 | The domes of the Lord ben weiyte and a balaunce; and hise werkis ben alle the stoonys of the world. |
| 12 | Thei that don wickidli ben abhomynable to the king; for the trone of the rewme is maad stidfast bi riytfulnesse. |
| 13 | The wille of kyngis is iust lippis; he that spekith riytful thingis, schal be dressid. |
| 14 | Indignacioun of the kyng is messangeris of deth; and a wijs man schal plese him. |
| 15 | Lijf is in the gladnesse of the `cheer of the king; and his merci is as a reyn comynge late. |
| 16 | Welde thou wisdom, for it is betere than gold; and gete thou prudence, for it is precyousere than siluer. |
| 17 | The path of iust men bowith awei yuelis; the kepere of his soule kepith his weie. |
| 18 | Pride goith bifore sorewe; and the spirit schal be enhaunsid byfor fallyng. |
| 19 | It is betere to be maad meke with mylde men, than to departe spuylis with proude men. |
| 20 | A lerned man in word schal fynde goodis; and he that hopith in the Lord is blessid. |
| 21 | He that is wijs in herte, schal be clepid prudent; and he that is swete in speche, schal fynde grettere thingis. |
| 22 | The welle of lijf is the lernyng of him that weldith; the techyng of foolis is foli. |
| 23 | The herte of a wijs man schal teche his mouth; and schal encreesse grace to hise lippis. |
| 24 | Wordis wel set togidere is a coomb of hony; helthe of boonys is the swetnesse of soule. |
| 25 | A weye is that semeth riytful to a man; and the laste thingis therof leden to deth. |
| 26 | The soule of a man trauelinge trauelith to hym silf; for his mouth compellide hym. |
| 27 | An vnwijs man diggith yuel; and fier brenneth in hise lippis. |
| 28 | A weiward man reisith stryues; and a man ful of wordis departith princis. |
| 29 | A wickid man flaterith his frend; and ledith hym bi a weie not good. |
| 30 | He that thenkith schrewid thingis with iyen astonyed, bitith hise lippis, and parformeth yuel. |
| 31 | A coroun of dignyte is eelde, that schal be foundun in the weies of riytfulnesse. |
| 32 | A pacient man is betere than a stronge man; and he that `is lord of his soule, is betere than an ouercomere of citees. |
| 33 | Lottis ben sent into the bosum; but tho ben temperid of the Lord. |
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| 35 | — |