Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, {as} silver and gold, from your vain conversation {received} by tradition from your fathers;

And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.

Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.

But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for {then} had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil. {queen...: or, frame of heaven} {victuals: Heb. bread}

The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools. {shall be...: Heb. exalteth the fools}

O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and {things} wherein {there is} no profit.

And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever. {wise: or, teachers}

Wisdom {is} the principal thing; {therefore} get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.

He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool {shall be} servant to the wise of heart.

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,

Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness. {with: Heb. of}

And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding, {the youths: Heb. the sons}

Which was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God.