The One Year Bible KJV (234 page)
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Authors: Tyndale
1
 Follow after charity, and desire spiritual
gifts,
but rather that ye may prophesy.
2
 For he that speaketh in an
unknown
tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth
him;
howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.
3
 But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men
to
edification, and exhortation, and comfort.
4
 He that speaketh in an
unknown
tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.
5
 I would that ye all spake with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied: for greater
is
he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying.
6
 Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine?
7
 And even things without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, except they give a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped?
8
 For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?
9
 So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the air.
10
 There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them
is
without signification.
11
 Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh
shall be
a barbarian unto me.
12
 Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual
gifts,
seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church.
13
 Wherefore let him that speaketh in an
unknown
tongue pray that he may interpret.
14
 For if I pray in an
unknown
tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.
15
 What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.
16
 Else when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest?
17
 For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified.
12
 The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
13
 The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.
14
 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy,
and
to slay such as be of upright conversation.
15
 Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.
16
 A little that a righteous man hath
is
better than the riches of many wicked.
17
 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the L
ORD
upholdeth the righteous.
18
 The L
ORD
knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.
19
 They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
20
 But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the L
ORD
shall be
as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.
21
 The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.
22
 For
such as be
blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and
they that be
cursed of him shall be cut off.
23
 The steps of a
good
man are ordered by the L
ORD
: and he delighteth in his way.
24
 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the L
ORD
upholdeth
him with
his hand.
25
 I have been young, and
now
am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
26
Â
He is
ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed
is
blessed.
27
 Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.
28
 For the L
ORD
loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
29
 The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.
25
 The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.
26
 He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.
1
 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
2
Â
If
we assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but who can withhold himself from speaking?
3
 Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands.
4
 Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees.
5
 But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.
6
Â
Is
not
this
thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways?
7
 Remember, I pray thee, who
ever
perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off?
8
 Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.
9
 By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.
10
 The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.
11
 The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion's whelps are scattered abroad.
12
 Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof.
13
 In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men,
14
 Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake.
15
 Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up:
16
 It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image
was
before mine eyes,
there was
silence, and I heard a voice,
saying,
17
 Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?
18
 Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly:
19
 How much less
in
them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation
is
in the dust,
which
are crushed before the moth?
20
 They are destroyed from morning to evening: they perish for ever without any regarding
it.
21
 Doth not their excellency
which is
in them go away? they die, even without wisdom.
5:
1
 Call now, if there be any that will answer thee; and to which of the saints wilt thou turn?
2
 For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
3
 I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.
4
 His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither
is there
any to deliver
them.
5
 Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance.
6
 Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;
7
 Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
8
 I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause:
9
 Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:
10
 Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields:
11
 To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.
12
 He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform
their
enterprise.
13
 He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.
14
 They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as in the night.
15
 But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.
16
 So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
17
 Behold, happy
is
the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:
18
 For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.
19
 He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
20
 In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword.
21
 Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.
22
 At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.
23
 For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field: and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.
24
 And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle
shall be
in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt not sin.
25
 Thou shalt know also that thy seed
shall be
great, and thine offspring as the grass of the earth.
26
 Thou shalt come to
thy
grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in his season.
27
 Lo this, we have searched it, so it
is;
hear it, and know thou
it
for thy good.
6:
1
 But Job answered and said,
2
 Oh that my grief were throughly weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances together!
3
 For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea: therefore my words are swallowed up.
4
 For the arrows of the Almighty
are
within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.
5
 Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or loweth the ox over his fodder?
6
 Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is there
any
taste in the white of an egg?
7
 The things
that
my soul refused to touch
are
as my sorrowful meat.
8
 Oh that I might have my request; and that God would grant
me
the thing that I long for!
9
 Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!
10
 Then should I yet have comfort; yea, I would harden myself in sorrow: let him not spare; for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One.
11
 What
is
my strength, that I should hope? and what
is
mine end, that I should prolong my life?
12
Â
Is
my strength the strength of stones? or
is
my flesh of brass?
13
Â
Is
not my help in me? and is wisdom driven quite from me?
14
 To him that is afflicted pity
should be shewed
from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.
15
 My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook,
and
as the stream of brooks they pass away;
16
 Which are blackish by reason of the ice,
and
wherein the snow is hid:
17
 What time they wax warm, they vanish: when it is hot, they are consumed out of their place.
18
 The paths of their way are turned aside; they go to nothing, and perish.
19
 The troops of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them.
20
 They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashamed.
21
 For now ye are nothing; ye see
my
casting down, and are afraid.
22
 Did I say, Bring unto me? or, Give a reward for me of your substance?
23
 Or, Deliver me from the enemy's hand? or, Redeem me from the hand of the mighty?
24
 Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and cause me to understand wherein I have erred.
25
 How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove?
26
 Do ye imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is desperate,
which are
as wind?
27
 Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig
a pit
for your friend.
28
 Now therefore be content, look upon me; for
it is
evident unto you if I lie.
29
 Return, I pray you, let it not be iniquity; yea, return again, my righteousness
is
in it.
30
 Is there iniquity in my tongue? cannot my taste discern perverse things?
7:
1
Â
Is there
not an appointed time to man upon earth?
are not
his days also like the days of an hireling?
2
 As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for
the reward of
his work:
3
 So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.
4
 When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? and I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day.
5
 My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken, and become loathsome.
6
 My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent without hope.
7
 O remember that my life
is
wind: mine eye shall no more see good.
8
 The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no
more:
thine eyes
are
upon me, and I
am
not.
9
Â
As
the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no
more.
10
 He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him any more.
11
 Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
12
Â
Am
I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch over me?
13
 When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint;
14
 Then thou scarest me with dreams, and terrifiest me through visions:
15
 So that my soul chooseth strangling,
and
death rather than my life.
16
 I loathe
it;
I would not live alway: let me alone; for my days
are
vanity.
17
 What
is
man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?
18
 And
that
thou shouldest visit him every morning,
and
try him every moment?
19
 How long wilt thou not depart from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?
20
 I have sinned; what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men? why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden to myself?
21
 And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I
shall
not
be.