Matthew 25:8

Bishops' Bible (1568)

So the foolyshe sayde vnto the wyse: geue vs of your oyle, for our lampes are gone out.

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  • Luke 12:35 : 35 Let your loynes be girde about, and your lyghtes brennyng,
  • Luke 16:24 : 24 And he cryed and sayde: father Abraham, haue mercie on me, and sende Lazarus that he may dippe the tippe of his fynger in water, and coole my tongue: for I am tormented in this flambe.
  • Acts 8:24 : 24 The aunswered Simon & said: Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none of these thinges which ye haue spoke fall on me.
  • Heb 4:1 : 1 Let vs feare therfore, lest at any tyme, by forsakyng the promise of entryng into his reste, any of you shoulde be defrauded.
  • Rev 3:9 : 9 Beholde, I make them of the synagogue of Satan, which call them selues Iewes and are not, but do lye: Behold, I wyll make them that they shal come and worshyp before thy feete, and shall knowe that I haue loued thee.
  • Job 8:13-14 : 13 So are the pathes of al that forget God, and the hypocrites hope shall come to naught. 14 His confidence shalbe destroyed, and his trust shalbe a spiders webbe.
  • Job 18:5 : 5 Yea, the light of the vngodly shalbe put out, and the sparke of his fire shall not shine.
  • Job 21:17 : 17 How oft shall the candell of the wicked be put out, and their destruction come vpon them? O what sorowe shall God geue them for their part in his wrath?
  • Prov 4:18-19 : 18 The path of the righteous shineth, as the light that is euer bryghter and bryghter vnto the perfect day. 19 But the way of the vngodly is as the darkenesse, they knowe not where they fall.
  • Prov 13:9 : 9 The lyght of the ryghteous maketh ioyfull: but the candell of the vngodly shalbe put out.
  • Prov 20:20 : 20 Who so curseth his father and mother, his light shalbe put out in the depth of darknesse.
  • Matt 3:9 : 9 And be not of suche mynde, that ye woulde say within your selues, we haue Abraham to our father. For I say vnto you, that God is able, of these stones to rayse vp chyldren vnto Abraham.
  • Matt 13:20-21 : 20 But he that receaued the seede into stony places, the same is he that heareth the worde, and anone with ioy, receaueth it: 21 Yet hath he not roote in hym selfe, but dureth for a season: for when tribulation or persecution aryseth because of the worde, by and by he is offended.
  • Luke 8:18 : 18 Take heede therfore, howe ye heare. For whosoeuer hath, to hym shalbe geuen: And whosoeuer hath not, from hym shalbe take, euen that same which he supposeth that he hath.

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  • Matt 25:1-7
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    1 Then shall the kyngdome of heauen be lykened vnto ten virgins, which toke their lampes, and went to meete the brydegrome.

    2 But fyue of them were foolyshe, and fyue were wyse.

    3 They that were foolyshe, toke their lampes, but toke none oyle with them:

    4 But the wise, toke oyle in their vessels, with their lampes also.

    5 Whyle the brydegrome taryed, they all slumbred and slept.

    6 And euen at mydnyght, there was a crye made: beholde, the brydegrome commeth, go out to meete hym.

    7 Then all those virgins arose, and prepared their lampes.

  • Matt 25:9-12
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    9 But the wyse aunswered, saying: not so lest there be not inough for vs & you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and bye for your selues.

    10 And whyle they went to bye, the brydegome came: and they that were redy, went in with hym, to ye maryage, and the gate was shut vp.

    11 Afterwarde came also the other virgins, saying: Lorde, Lorde, open to vs.

    12 But he aunswered and sayde: veryly I say vnto you, I knowe you not.

  • 20 In a wise mans house there is a great treasure and oyle: but a foolishe body spendeth vp all.

  • Prov 14:7-8
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    7 Get thee from a foolishe man, when thou perceauest not in hym the lippes of knowledge.

    8 The wisdome of the circumspect man, is to vnderstande his way: but the foolishnesse of the vnwise, deceaueth.

  • 35 Let your loynes be girde about, and your lyghtes brennyng,

  • 25 And he sayde vnto them: O fooles and slowe of heart, to beleue all that the prophetes haue spoken.

  • 20 But God sayde vnto hym: Thou foole, this nyght wyll they fetch awaye thy soule againe fro thee: Then whose shall those thynges be, which thou hast prouided?

  • 5 Take heede vnto knowledge O ye ignoraunt, be ye wise in heart O ye fooles.

  • Prov 26:4-5
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    4 Geue not the foole an aunswere after his foolishnes, lest thou become like vnto him.

    5 But make the foole an aunswere to his foolishnesse, lest he be wyse in his owne conceipt.

  • 24 Riches are as a crowne vnto the wise: but the ignoraunce of fooles is very foolishnesse.

  • 7 The lippes of the wise do sowe knowledge: but the heart of the foolishe do not so.

  • 5 But they made lyght of it, and went their wayes, one to his farme, another to his marchaundize:

  • 15 The labour of the foolishe is greeuous vnto them, whyle they know not howe to go into the citie.

  • 8 Understande ye vnwyse among the people: O ye fooles, when wyll ye be well aduised?

  • 21 The lippes of the ryghteous feede a whole multitude: but fooles shall dye in their owne follie.

  • 9 Tell nothing into the eares of a foole: for he wyll despise the wysdome of thy wordes.

  • 14 The heart of hym that hath vnderstandyng doth seke knowledge: but the mouth of fooles is fed with foolishnesse.

  • 30 And cast the vnprofitable seruaunt into vtter darknesse, there shalbe wepyng, and gnasshyng of teeth.

  • 24 Wisdome shineth in the face of hym that hath vnderstanding: but the eyes of fooles wander throughout al landes.

  • 3 A foole wyll shewe him selfe when he goeth by the way, yet thinketh he that euery man doth as foolishly as him self.

  • 14 For a wise man hath his eyes in his head, but the foole goeth in darknesse: I perceaued also that they both had one ende.

  • 9 Therefore shall the wyse be confounded, they shalbe afraide and taken: for lo, they haue cast out the worde of the Lorde, what wisdome can then be among them?

  • 9 The lyght of the ryghteous maketh ioyfull: but the candell of the vngodly shalbe put out.

  • 2 The tongue of such as be wise vseth knoweledge aryght: as for a foolishe mouth it babbleth out nothyng but foolishnesse.

  • 21 And he saide vnto them: Is the candle lyghted to be put vnder a busshell, or vnder the table? And not to be put on a candelsticke?

  • 8 And the Lord commended the vniuste stewarde, because he had done wisely. For the chyldren of this worlde are in their nation, wiser then the chyldren of lyght.

  • 8 For what hath the wise more then the foole? What helpeth it the poore that he knoweth to walke with fooles before the lyuyng?

  • 16 Whereto hath a foole treasure in his hande to bye wisdome, seeing he hath no minde therto?

  • 37 And thou shalt make the seuen lampes of it, and the seuen lampes therof shalt thou put on hye theron, to geue light vnto the other syde that is ouer agaynst it.

  • 19 For the wisedome of this worlde, is foolishnesse with God. For it is writte: He compasseth the wise in their own craftynesse.

  • 6 For the laughyng of fooles is like the cracking of thornes vnder a pot: and that is but a vayne thing.

  • 15 The way of a foole is strayght in his owne eyes: but he that hearkeneth vnto counsayle is wise.

  • 8 Then sayde he to his seruauntes, the mariage in dede is prepared: But they which were bidden, were not worthy.

  • 22 Neuerthelesse, this shall come vpon them, because my people is become foolishe, and hath not knowen me: they are the children of foolishnesse, and without any discretion: To do euyll, they haue wit inough: but to do well, they haue no wisdome.

  • 20 Where is the wise? where is ye scribe? where is the disputer of this worlde? Hath not God made the wisedome of this worlde foolyshenesse?

  • 10 As for al you, turne you and get you hence I pray you seeing I can not finde one wyse man among you.

  • 14 Wyse men lay vp knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is nye destruction.

  • 4 Therfore I thought in my selfe: peraduenture they are so simple & foolishe that they vnderstande nothyng of the Lordes way, and iudgementes of their God.

  • 7 Wysdome is to hye a thyng for a foole: for he dare not open his mouth in the gate.