1611 King James Bible

Ecclesiasticus 7

Ecclesiasticus 7:1 Doe no euill, so shall no harme come vnto thee.
Ecclesiasticus 7:2 Depart from the vniust, and iniquitie shall turne away from thee.
Ecclesiasticus 7:3 My sonne, sow not vpon the furrowes of vnrighteousnesse, and thou shalt not reape them seuen folde.
Ecclesiasticus 7:4 Seeke not of the Lord preheminence, neither of the King the seate of honour.
Ecclesiasticus 7:5 Iustifie not thy selfe before the Lord, and boast not of thy wisedome before the king.
Ecclesiasticus 7:6 Seeke not to be iudge, being not able to take away iniquitie, lest at any time thou feare the person of the mightie, and lay a stumbling blocke in the way of thy vprightnesse.
Ecclesiasticus 7:7 Offend not against the multitude of a city, and then thou shalt not cast thy selfe downe among the people.
Ecclesiasticus 7:8 Bind not one sinne vpon another, for in one thou shalt not be vnpunished.
Ecclesiasticus 7:9 Say not, God wil looke vpon the multitude of my oblations, and when I offer to the most High God, he will accept it.
Ecclesiasticus 7:10 Be not faint hearted when thou makest thy prayer, and neglect not to giue almes.
Ecclesiasticus 7:11 Laugh no man to scorne in the bitternesse of his soule: for there is one which humbleth and exalteth.
Ecclesiasticus 7:12 Deuise not a lie against thy brother: neither doe the like to thy friend.
Ecclesiasticus 7:13 Use not to make any maner of lie: for the custome thereof is not good.
Ecclesiasticus 7:14 Use not many words in a multitude of Elders, and make not much babling when thou prayest.
Ecclesiasticus 7:15 Hate not laborious worke, neither husbandrie, which the most High hath ordeined.
Ecclesiasticus 7:16 Number not thy selfe among the multitude of sinners, but remember that wrath will not tary long.
Ecclesiasticus 7:17 Humble thy soule greatly: for the vengeance of the vngodly is fire and wormes.
Ecclesiasticus 7:18 Change not a friend for any good by no meanes: neither a faithfull brother for the gold of Ophir.
Ecclesiasticus 7:19 Forgoe not a wise and good woman: for her grace is aboue gold.
Ecclesiasticus 7:20 Whereas thy seruant worketh truely, entreate him not euill, nor the hireling that bestoweth himselfe wholly for thee.
Ecclesiasticus 7:21 Let thy soule loue a good seruant, and defraud him not of liberty.
Ecclesiasticus 7:22 Hast thou cattell? haue an eye to them, and if they be for thy profit, keepe them with thee.
Ecclesiasticus 7:23 Hast thou children? instruct them, and bow downe their necke from their youth.
Ecclesiasticus 7:24 Hast thou daughters? haue care of their body, and shewe not thy selfe cheerefull toward them.
Ecclesiasticus 7:25 Marrie thy daughter, and so shalt thou haue performed a weightie matter: but giue her to a man of vnderstanding.
Ecclesiasticus 7:26 Hast thou a wife after thy minde? forsake her not, but giue not thy selfe ouer to a light woman.
Ecclesiasticus 7:27 Honour thy father with thy whole heart, and forget not the sorrowes of thy mother.
Ecclesiasticus 7:28 Remember that thou wast begot of them, and how canst thou recompense them the things that they haue done for thee?
Ecclesiasticus 7:29 Feare the Lord with all thy soule, and reuerence his priests.
Ecclesiasticus 7:30 Loue him that made thee with all thy strength, and forsake not his ministers.
Ecclesiasticus 7:31 Feare the Lord, and honour the priest: and giue him his portion, as it is commanded thee, the first fruits, and the trespasse offering, & the gift of the shoulders, and the sacrifice of sanctification, and the first fruits of the holy things.
Ecclesiasticus 7:32 And stretch thine hand vnto the poore, that thy blessing may be perfected
Ecclesiasticus 7:33 A gift hath grace in the sight of euery man liuing, and for the dead deteine it not.
Ecclesiasticus 7:34 Faile not to bee with them that weepe, and mourne with them that mourne.
Ecclesiasticus 7:35 Be not slow to visit the sicke: for that shall make thee to be beloued.
Ecclesiasticus 7:36 Whatsoeuer thou takest in hand, remember the end, and thou shalt neuer doe amisse.