1611 King James Bible
Ecclesiasticus 16
- Ecclesiasticus 16:1 Desire not a multitude of vnprofitable children, neither delight in vngodly sonnes.
- Ecclesiasticus 16:2 Though they multiply, reioyce not in them, except the feare of the Lord be with them.
- Ecclesiasticus 16:3 Trust not thou in their life, neither respect their multitude: for one that is iust, is better then a thousand, and better it is to die without children, then to haue them that are vngodly.
- Ecclesiasticus 16:4 For by one that hath vnderstanding, shall the city be replenished, but the kindred of the wicked, shall speedily become desolate.
- Ecclesiasticus 16:5 Many such things haue I seene with mine eyes, and mine eare hath heard greater things then these.
- Ecclesiasticus 16:6 In the congregation of the vngodly, shall a fire be kindled, and in a rebellious nation, wrath is set on fire.
- Ecclesiasticus 16:7 Hee was not pacified towards the olde giants, who fell away in the strength of their foolishnesse.
- Ecclesiasticus 16:8 Neither spared he the place where Lot soiourned, but abhorred them for their pride.
- Ecclesiasticus 16:9 Hee pitied not the people of perdition, who were taken away in their sinnes.
- Ecclesiasticus 16:10 Nor the sixe hundreth thousand footmen, who were gathered together in the hardnesse of their hearts.
- Ecclesiasticus 16:11 And if there be one stiffe-necked among the people, it is marueile, if he escape vnpunished; for mercy and wrath are with him, hee is mighty to forgiue, and to powre out displeasure.
- Ecclesiasticus 16:12 As his mercy is great, so is his correction also: he iudgeth a man according to his workes.
- Ecclesiasticus 16:13 The sinner shall not escape with his spoiles, and the patience of the godly shall not be frustrate.
- Ecclesiasticus 16:14 Make way for euery worke of mercy: for euery man shall finde according to his workes.
- Ecclesiasticus 16:15 The Lord hardened Pharaoh, that hee should not know him, that his powerfull workes might be knowen to the world.
- Ecclesiasticus 16:16 His mercy is manifest to euery creature, and hee hath separated his light from the darkenesse with an Adamant.
- Ecclesiasticus 16:17 Say not thou, I will hide my selfe from the Lord: shall any remember me from aboue? I shall not be remembred among so many people: for what is my soule among such an infinite number of creatures?
- Ecclesiasticus 16:18 Behold, the heauen, and the heauen of heauens, the deepe and the earth, and all that therein is, shall be mooued when he shall visit.
- Ecclesiasticus 16:19 The mountaines also, and foundations of the earth shall bee shaken with trembling, when the Lord looketh vpon them.
- Ecclesiasticus 16:20 No heart can thinke vpon these things worthily: and who is able to conceiue his wayes?
- Ecclesiasticus 16:21 It is a tempest, which no man can see: for the most part of his workes are hidde.
- Ecclesiasticus 16:22 Who can declare the workes of his iustice? or who can endure them? for his Couenant is afarre off, and the triall of all things is in the ende.
- Ecclesiasticus 16:23 He that wanteth vnderstanding, will thinke vpon vaine things: and a foolish man erring, imagineth follies.
- Ecclesiasticus 16:24 My sonne, hearken vnto mee, and learne knowledge, and marke my words with thy heart.
- Ecclesiasticus 16:25 I will shewe foorth doctrine in weight, and declare his knowledge exactly.
- Ecclesiasticus 16:26 The works of the Lord are done in iudgement from the beginning: and from the time he made them, hee disposed the parts thereof.
- Ecclesiasticus 16:27 Hee garnished his workes for euer, and in his hand are the chiefe of them vnto all generations: they neither labour, nor are weary, nor cease from their workes.
- Ecclesiasticus 16:28 None of them hindreth another, and they shall neuer disobey his word.
- Ecclesiasticus 16:29 After this, the Lord looked vpon the earth, and filled it with his blessings.
- Ecclesiasticus 16:30 With all maner of liuing things hath hee couered the face thereof, and they shall returne into it againe.