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2 The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger ech. 10.4&sinneth against his own soul.

4 ch. 17. 14.

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3 It is an honour for a man to cease

ch. 15. 22. y Luke 14.

& 24. 6.

31.

ch. 11. 13.

19 He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that || flattereth with a Rom. 16. his lips.

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18.

Or, enticeth. b Exod. 21.

20 b Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his || lamp shall be put out in 17. Lev. 20. obscure darkness.

9. Matt. 15.

4.

e Job 18. 5,

1 Or, candle.

21 An inheritance may be gotten & ch. 24. 20. hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.

22 Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.

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d ch. 28. 20. e Hab. 2. 6.

Deut. 32. 35 ch. 17.13.

& 24. 29. Rom. 12. 17, 19. 1 Thess.

23 Divers weights are an abomination 5.15. 1 Pet. unto the LORD; and a false balance not good.

24 'Man's goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?

25 It is a snare to the man who devourfeb. 19 15 from strife: but every fool will be med-eth that which is holy, and after vows to

1 Or, winter.

ch. 18.4.

bch. 95% 14,

Matt. 6. 2

Luke 18. 11.

1 Or, bounty.

1 Pr. 12. 2.

Luke 18. 8.

k2 Cor. 1.12.

dling.

4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; 'therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.

5 Counsel in the heart of man is like P. 37. deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.

&112.2

in ver. 86.

1 Kings 8.

6 Most men will proclaim every one Job 14. his own goodness: but 'a faithful man

# 2 Chron.

P. 51.5 who can find?

Eccles. 7. 20.

1 Cor. 44

1 John 1. &

« Deut. 25. 33, &c. ver. 3. cb. 11. 1.

16. 11.
Mic. 6. 10,11.

Heb. 4

tons and a

tone.

7 The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him. 8A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with

his 9

eyes.

n

make enquiry.

3.9. g 2 Sam. 16. 12.

h ver. 10. + Heb.

balances of

deceit.
i Ps. 37. 23.

ch. 16. 9.

Jer. 10. 23.

k

Eccles. 5.

4,5

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26 1A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them. 27 "The spirit of man is the || candle of the LORD, searching all the inward Or, lamp. parts of the belly.

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n Ps. 101. 1.

28 "Mercy and truth preserve the king: ch. 29. 14. and his throne is upholden by mercy.

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29 The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is ⚫ ch. 16. 31. the gray head.

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30 The blueness of a wound cleans- + Heb. is a eth away evil: so do stripes the parts of the belly.

CHAP. XXI.

HE king's heart is in the hand of the

Who can say, I have made my heart, as the rivers of water: he

Heb. A clean, I am pure from my sin?

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10+ Divers weights, and † divers turneth it whithersoever he will.

Of a contentious woman.

Before CHRIST eir. 1000,

a ch. 16. 2.

b ch. 24. 12. Luke 16. 15.

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2 Every way of a man is right in his | him; for his hands refuse to labour.
own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the
hearts.

3 To do justice and judgment is more 1 Sam. 15 acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice. 4+ An high look, and a proud heart, and || the plowing of the wicked, is sin.

22. Ps. 50. 8.
ch. 15. 8.
Isai. 1. 11,
&c. Hos. 6. 6.
Mic. 6. 7, 8.

5 The thoughts of the diligent tend dch. 6. 17. only to plenteousness; but of every one Haughtiness that is hasty only to want.

+ Heb.

of eyes.

Or, the

6 The getting of treasures by a lying light of the tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of ech. 10. 4. & them that seek death.

wicked.

13.4.

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7 The robbery of the wicked shall +destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.

8 The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.

Before CHRIST

P. 37. 26.

26 He coveteth greedily all the day cir. 1000. long: but the "righteous giveth and spareth not.

& 112. 9.

Ps. 50. 9. ch. 15 8. sai66.3

Jer. 6. 20.
Amos 5.22.

Heb. in

wickedness?

27 The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind? 28 +A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly. y ch. 19. 5,9. 29 A wicked man hardeneth his face: but as for the upright, he || directeth his lies. way.

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Heb. 4

witness of

Or, consi dereth.

Isai. 8. 9,

10. Jer. 23.
Acts 5.39-
a. Ps. 20. 7.

&33.17.
Isa. 31. 1.

b Ps. 3. 8.
¡Or, victory.

9 It is better to dwell in a corner of A GOOD name is rather to be chos- aEccles. 7.1.

the housetop, than with a brawling

+ Heb. a wo woman in a wide house.

man of contentions.

+ Heb. an. house of so

ciety.

h Jam. 4. 5. + Heb. is not favoured.

10 The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.

11 When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise i ch. 19. 25. is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

12 The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness. 13 Whoso stoppeth his ears at the James 2. 13. cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.

k Matt. 7.2. & 18. 30, &c.

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sen than great riches, and || loving
favour rather than silver and gold.
2 The rich and poor meet together:
the LORD is the maker of them all.
3 A prudent man foreseeth the evil,
and hideth himself: but the simple pass
on, and are punished.

4 | By humility and the fear of the
LORD are riches, honour, and life.
5 Thorns and snares are in the way
of the froward: he that doth keep his
soul shall be far from them.

6 || Train up a child in the way he
should go: and when he is old, he will
not depart from it.

7 The rich ruleth over the poor, and
the borrower is servant to the lender.
8 *He that soweth iniquity shall reap
vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
9 +He that hath a bountiful eye shall
be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to
the poor.

10 Cast out the scorner, and conten-
tion shall go out; yea, strife and reproach
shall cease.

11 "He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.

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14 The mouth of strange women is a Pch 215 21 He that followeth after righteous-deep pit: he that is abhorred of the ness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour.

22 A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof.

23 'Whoso keepeth his mouth and his 21. James 3. tongue keepeth his soul from troubles. 24 Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath. 25 The desire of the slothful killeth

+ Heb. in the wrath of pride.

1 ch. 13. 4.

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The uncertainty of riches.

Before CHRIST cir. 1000.

+ Heb. in thy belly.

CHAP. XXIII. XXIV.

ledge.

Of drunkenness and envy.

18 For it is a pleasant thing if thou | tion, and thine ears to the words of knowkeep them twithin thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.

19 That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, 1 Or, trast even to thec.

thon also.

s ch. 8. 6.

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20 Have not I written to thee 'excellent things in counsels and knowledge,

21 That I might make thee know the 1Pet. 3. certainty of the words of truth; "that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?

Or, to those that send thee.

x Exod. 23.

22 Rob not the poor, because he is Job 31. poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:

16, 21.

5 Zech. 7. 10. Mal. 3.

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23 For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.

24 Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:

25 Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.

26 Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.

27 If thou hast nothing to pay, why b ch. 20. 16. should he take away thy bed from under thee?

• Deut. 19. 14. & 27. 17. ch. 23. 10.

28 Remove not the ancient || land1 Or, bend, mark, which thy fathers have set.

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29 Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before +mean men. CHAP. XXIII.

HEN thou sittest to eat with a

W ruler, consider diligently what is

before thee:

2 And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.

3 Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.

4 Labour not to be rich: 'cease from thine own wisdom.

5+Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that + Heb. Wilt which is not? for riches certainly make thane eyes to themselves wings; they fly away as an Ag upon eagle toward heaven.

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6 Eat thou not the bread of him that Deut. 15. hath dan evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:

7 For as he thinketh in his heart, so is Ps. 12. 2 he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.

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24 "The father of the righteous shall & 15. 20. ver. greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.

25 Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice. 26 My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways. 27 *For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit. 28 She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.

29 Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?

b

30 They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine. 31 Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.

32 At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like || an adder.

33 Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.

34 Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.

35 They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again. CHAP. XXIV.

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E not thou envious against evil men, 19

12 Apply thine heart unte instruc-B neither desire to be with them.

b Prov. 1. 15.

Fear God and the king.

Before CHRIST cir. 1000.

c Ps. 10. 7.

d ch. 21. 22. Eccles. 9. 16.

↑ Heb. is in

strength. + Heb.

strengthen

eth might.

e ch. 11. 14. & 15. 22. & 20. 18. Luke 14. 31.

f Ps. 10. 5 ch. 14. 6.

PROVERBS.

2 For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.

3 Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established: 4 And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.

5 A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.

6 "For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellers there is safety.

7 Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.

8 He that deviseth to do evil shall be g Rom. 1.30. called a mischievous person.

+ Heb. nar.

TOW.

h P's. 82.4Isai. 58. 6, 7.

9 The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men. 10 If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.

11 If thou forbear to deliver them that 1 John 3:16. are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain;

12 If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it i ch. 21. 2. not; doth not the that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works?

k Job 34. 11. Jer. 32. 19.

Ps. 62. 12.

Rom. 2. 6. Rev. 2. 23. &

22. 12.

13 My son, 1eat thou honey, because 1 Cant. 5. 1. it is good; and the honeycomb, which is Heb. upon sweet to thy taste:

thy palate.

m Ps. 19. 10. & 119. 103.

n ch. 23. 18.

o Ps. 10. 9,

10.

p Job 5. 19. Ps. 34. 19. & 7.8.

m

Observations about kings.

25 But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing come upon them.

26 Every man shall kiss his lips giveth a right answer.

Before CHRIST cir. 1000.

shall

+ Heb. a

that

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and

right words.

27 Prepare thy work without, make it fit for thyself in the field; and a 1 Kings 5 afterwards build thine house.

17. 18. Luke 14.28.

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14 " So shall the knowledge of wisdomT
be unto thy soul: when thou hast found
it, "then there shall be a reward, and thy
expectation shall not be cut off.

15 Lay not wait, O wicked man, against
the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not
his resting place:

16 For a just man falleth seven times, 37.24. Mic. and riseth up again: "but the wicked shall q Esth. 7. fall into mischief.

10. Amos 52. & 8. 14.

17 'Rejoice not when thine enemy Rev. 18. 21. falleth, and let not thine heart be glad P. 35. 15, 19. when he stumbleth:

r Job 31. 29.

ch. 17.5. Obad. 12.

18 Lest the LORD see it, and fit dis

b Deut. 29. Rom. 14

to 33.

2 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is search out a matter.

© Job 16.

5 The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is un- tethere searchable.

ne

ing.

21.

4 Take away the dross from the sil- d 2 Tim. 2 ver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.

e

f ch. 16. 12.

5 Take away the wicked from before ch. 20. & the king, and his throne shall be esta-14 + Heb. it be please him, and he turn away his wrathblished in righteousness. from him.

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24' It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.

25 As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is

good news from a far country.

26 A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.

27 It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.

b

28 He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.

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3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.

4 Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.

CHRIST cir. 700.

Of fools, sluggards, &e. 5 a Answer a fool according to his folly, Before lest he be wise in this own conceit. 6 He that sendeth a message by the d Matt. 16. hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh || damage.

21.

24,-27-
† Heb. his
own eyes.

Or,

lence.
+ Heb. are

7 The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools. 8 As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool. 9 As a thorn goeth up into the hand a of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth heap of of fools.

10

lifted up. Or, As he precious

that putteth

stone in an

stones.

19r, 4 grem th all, and

man grier

re

The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and wardeth transgressors.

e

11 As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool + returneth to his folly.

he hireth the fool, he hir eth also

transgres

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12 Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool Exod. 5. than of him.

13 The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets. 14 As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.

15 The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.

15.

+ Heb. iter ateth his

folly.

g ch. 29. 20. Luke 18. 11. Rom. 12. 16.

i

Rev. 3. 17.

b ch. 22. 13.

ch. 19. 24. Or, he is

weary.

16 The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can renderareason. 17 He that passeth by, and || meddleth in with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.

18 As a mad man who casteth brands, arrows, and death,

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raged.

fire-ames, or,

sparks.

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19 So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport? Eph. 5. 420+ Where no wood is, there the fire without goeth out: so where there is no || talebearer, the strife † ceaseth.

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21 As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.

† Heb.
wood.
1 ch. 22. 10.

| Or, whis

perer. silent.

+ Heb. is

m ch. 15. 18. & 29. 22.

22 "The words of a talebearer are as n ch. 18. 8. wounds, and they go down into the in-chambers. nermost parts of the belly.

1 Or, is

23 Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross. 24 He that hateth || dissembleth with known. his lips, and layeth up deceit within him; 25 When he +speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.

26 | Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the whole congregation.

27 Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.

28 A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth

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