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The Bible, Douay-Rheims Novel Chapters
List of most recent chapters published for the The Bible, Douay-Rheims novel. A total of 821 chapters have been translated and the release date of the last chapter is Apr 02, 2024
Latest Release: Chapter 1 : The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Old and New Testaments, Complete.THE BOOK OF GENESIS This book
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Old and New Testaments, Complete.THE BOOK OF GENESIS This book is so called from its treating of the GENERATION, that is, of the creation and the beginning of the world. The Hebrews call it BERESITH, from the Word with which it be
- 401 Proverbs Chapter 12 12:1. He that loveth correction, loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof, is foolish.12:2. He that is good, shall draw grace from the Lord: but he that trusteth in his own devices, doth wickedly.12:3. Man shall not be strengthened
- 402 13:19. The desire that is accomplished, delighteth the soul: fools hate them that flee from evil things.13:20. He that walketh with the wise, shall be wise: a friend of fools shall become like to them.13:21. Evil pursueth sinners: and to the just good sha
- 403 15:7. The lips of the wise shall disperse knowledge: the heart of fools shall be unlike.15:8. The victims of the wicked are abominable to the Lord: the vows of the just are acceptable.15:9. The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord: he that foll
- 404 16:22. Knowledge is a fountain of life to him that possesseth it: the instruction of fools is foolishness.16:23. The heart of the wise shall instruct his mouth: and shall add grace to his lips.16:24. Well ordered words are as a honeycomb: sweet to the sou
- 405 18:9. He that is loose and slack in his work, is the brother of him that wasteth his own works.18:10. The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the just runneth to it, and shall be exalted.18:11. The substance of the rich man is the city of his strength, an
- 406 20:4. Because of the cold the sluggard would not plough: he shall beg therefore in the summer, and it shall not be given him.20:5. Counsel in the heart of a man is like deep water: but a wise man will draw it out.20:6. Many men are called merciful: but wh
- 407 21:23. He that keepeth his mouth and his tongue, keepeth his soul from distress.21:24. The proud and the arrogant is called ignorant, who in anger worketh pride.21:25. Desires kill the slothful: for his hands have refused to work at all.21:26. He longeth
- 408 23:11. For their near kinsman is strong: and he will judge their cause against thee.23:12. Let thy heart apply itself to instruction and thy ears to words of knowledge.23:13. Withhold not correction from a child: for if thou strike him with the rod, he sh
- 409 24:25. They that rebuke him shall be praised: and a blessing shall come upon them.24:26. He shall kiss the lips, who answereth right words.24:27. Prepare thy work without, and diligently till thy ground: that afterward thou mayst build thy house.24:28. Be
- 410 26:8. As he that casteth a stone into the heap of Mercury: so is he that giveth honour to a fool.26:9. As if a thorn should grow in the hand of a drunkard: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.26:10. Judgment determineth causes: and he that putteth a foo
- 411 28:1. The wicked man fleeth, when no man pursueth: but the just, bold as a lion, shall be without dread.28:2. For the sins of the land many are the princes thereof: and for the wisdom of a man, and the knowledge of those things that are said, the life of
- 412 29:22. A pa.s.sionate man provoketh quarrels: and he that is easily stirred up to wrath, shall be more p.r.o.ne to sin.29:23. Humiliation followeth the proud: and glory shall uphold the humble of spirit.29:24. He that is partaker with a thief, hateth his
- 413 31:3. Give not thy substance to women, and thy riches to destroy kings.31:4. Give not to kings, O Lamuel, give not wine to kings: because there is no secret where drunkenness reigneth: 31:5. And lest they drink and forget judgments, and pervert the cause
- 414 1:14. I have seen all things that are done under the sun, and behold all is vanity, and vexation of spirit.1:15. The perverse are hard to be corrected, and the number of fools is infinite.1:16. I have spoken in my heart, saying: Behold I am become great,
- 415 3:16. I saw under the sun in the place of judgment wickedness, and in the place of justice iniquity.3:17. And I said in my heart: G.o.d shall judge both the just and the wicked, and then shall be the time of every thing.3:18. I said in my heart concerning
- 416 The misery of the covetous man.6:1. There is also another evil, which I have seen under the sun, and that frequent among men: 6:2. A man to whom G.o.d hath given riches, and substance, and honour, and his soul wanteth nothing of all that he desireth: yet
- 417 True wisdom is to observe G.o.d's commandments. The ways of G.o.d are unsearchable.8:1. The wisdom of a man s.h.i.+neth in his countenance, and the most mighty will change his face.8:2. I observe the mouth of the king, and the commandments of the oat
- 418 10:9. He that removeth stones, shall be hurt by them: and he that cutteth trees, shall be wounded by them.10:10. If the iron be blunt, and be not as before, but be made blunt, with much labour it shall be sharpened: and after industry shall follow wisdom.
- 419 The spouse aspires to an union with Christ, their mutual love for one another.1:1. Let him kiss me with the kiss of his mouth: for thy b.r.e.a.s.t.s are better than wine, Let him kiss me... The church, the spouse of Christ, prays that he may love and have
- 420 3:5. I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes and the harts of the fields, that you stir not up, nor awake my beloved, till she please.3:6. Who is she that goeth up by the desert, as a pillar of smoke of aromatical spices, of myrrh, and frankin
- 421 5:17. Whither is thy beloved gone, O thou most beautiful among women?whither is thy beloved turned aside, and we will seek him with thee?Canticle of Canticles Chapter 6 The spouse of Christ is but one: she is fair and terrible.6:1. My beloved is gone down
- 422 8:10. I am a wall: and my b.r.e.a.s.t.s are as a tower since I am become in his presence as one finding peace.8:11. The peaceable had a vineyard, in that which hath people: he let out the same to keepers, every man bringeth for the fruit thereof a thousan
- 423 2:21. These things they thought, and were deceived: for their own malice blinded them.2:22. And they knew not the secrets of G.o.d, nor hoped for the wages of justice, nor esteemed the honour of holy souls.2:23. For G.o.d created man incorruptible, and to
- 424 5:1. Then shall the just stand with great constancy against those that have afflicted them, and taken away their labours.5:2. These seeing it, shall be troubled with terrible fear, and shall be amazed at the suddenness of their unexpected salvation, 5:3.
- 425 6:24. Now what wisdom is, and what was her origin, I will declare: and I will not hide from you the mysteries of G.o.d, but will seek her out from the beginning of her birth, and bring the knowledge of her to light, and will not pa.s.s over the truth: 6:2
- 426 8:13. Moreover, by the means of her I shall have immortality: and shall leave behind me an everlasting memory to them that come after me.8:14. I shall set the people in order: and nations shall be subject to me.8:15. Terrible kings hearing, shall be afrai
- 427 Conflict... Viz., with the angel.10:13. She forsook not the just when he was sold, but delivered him from sinners: she went down with him into the pit.The just when he was sold... Viz., Joseph.10:14. And in bands she left him not, till she brought him the
- 428 12:3. For those ancient inhabitants of thy holy land, whom thou didst abhor, 12:4. Because they did works hateful to thee by their sorceries, and wicked sacrifices, 12:5. And those merciless murderers of their own children, and eaters of men's bowels
- 429 14:2. For this the desire of gain devised, and the workman built it by his skill.14:3. But thy providence, O Father, governeth it: for thou hast made a way even in the sea, and a most sure path among the waves, 14:4. Shewing that thou art able to save out
- 430 15:19. Yea, neither by sight can any man see good of these beasts. But they have fled from the praise of G.o.d, and from his blessing.Wisdom Chapter 16 G.o.d's different dealings with the Egyptians and with his own people.16:1. For these things, and
- 431 17:13. But they that during that night, in which nothing could be done, and which came upon them from the lowest and deepest h.e.l.l, slept the same sleep, 17:14. Were sometimes molested with the fear of monsters, sometimes fainted away, their soul failin
- 432 19:8. Through which all the nation pa.s.sed which was protected with thy hand, seeing thy miracles and wonders.19:9. For they fed on their food like horses, and they skipped like lambs, praising thee, O Lord, who hadst delivered them.19:10. For they were
- 433 1:27. The fear of the Lord driveth out sin: 1:28. For he that is without fear, cannot be justified: for the wrath of his high spirits is his ruin.1:29. A patient man shall bear for a time, and afterwards joy shall be restored to him.1:30. A good understan
- 434 3:9. Honour thy father, in work and word, and all patience, 3:10. That a blessing may come upon thee from him, and his blessing may remain in the latter end.3:11. The father's blessing establisheth the houses of the children: but the mother's cu
- 435 4:22. But if he go astray, she will forsake him, and deliver him into the hands of his enemy.4:23. Son, observe the time, and fly from evil.4:24. For thy soul be not ashamed to say the truth.4:25. For there is a shame that bringeth sin, and there is a sha
- 436 6:14. A faithful friend is a strong defence: and he that hath found him, hath found a treasure.6:15. Nothing can be compared to a faithful friend, and no weight of gold and silver is able to countervail the goodness of his fidelity.6:16. A faithful friend
- 437 7:24. Hast thou cattle? have an eye to them: and if they be for thy profit, keep them with thee.7:25. Hast thou children? instruct them, and bow down their neck from their childhood.7:26. Hast thou daughters? have a care of their body, and shew not thy co
- 438 9:6. Give not thy soul to harlots in any point: lest thou destroy thyself and thy inheritance.9:7. Look not round about thee in the ways of the city, nor wander up and down in the streets thereof.9:8. Turn away thy face from a woman dressed up, and gaze n
- 439 10:27. The great man, and the judge, and the mighty is in honour: and there is none greater than he that feareth G.o.d.10:28. They that are free shall serve a servant that is wise: and a man that is prudent and well instructed will not murmur when he is r
- 440 12:3. For there is no good for him that is always occupied in evil, and that giveth no alms: for the Highest hateth sinners, and hath mercy on the penitent.12:4. Give to the merciful and uphold not the sinner: G.o.d will repay vengeance to the unG.o.dly a
- 441 13:32. The token of a good heart, and a good countenance thou shalt hardly find, and with labour.Ecclesiasticus Chapter 14 The evil of avarice: works of mercy are recommended, and the love of wisdom.14:1. Blessed is the man that hath not slipped by a word
- 442 15:18. Before man is life and death, good and evil, that which he shall choose shall be given him: 15:19. For the wisdom of G.o.d is great, and he is strong in power, seeing all men without ceasing.15:20. The eyes of the Lord are towards them that fear hi
- 443 17:9. Moreover he gave them instructions, and the law of life for an inheritance.17:10. He made an everlasting covenant with them, and he shewed them his justice and judgments.17:11. And their eye saw the majesty of his glory, and their ears heard his glo
- 444 18:21. Humble thyself before thou art sick, and in the time of sickness shew thy conversation.18:22. Let nothing hinder thee from praying always, and be not afraid to be justified even to death: for the reward of G.o.d continueth for ever.18:23. Before pr
- 445 20:5. There is one that holdeth his peace, that is found wise: and there is another that is hateful, that is bold in speech.20:6. There is one that holdeth his peace, because he knoweth not what to say: and there is another that holdeth his peace, knowing
- 446 21:20. The mouth of the prudent is sought after in the church, and they will think upon his words in their hearts.21:21. As a house that is destroyed, so is wisdom to a fool: and the knowledge of the unwise is as words without sense.21:22. Doctrine to a f
- 447 A prayer for grace to flee sin: cautions against profane swearing and other vices.23:1. O Lord, father, and sovereign ruler of my life, leave me not to their counsel: nor suffer me to fall by them.By them... Viz., the tongue and the lips, mentioned in the
- 448 24:8. I alone have compa.s.sed the circuit of heaven, and have penetrated into the bottom of the deep, and have walked in the waves of the sea, 24:9. And have stood in all the earth: and in every people, 24:10. And in every nation I have had the chief rul
- 449 25:7. O how comely is wisdom for the aged, and understanding and counsel to men of honour!25:8. Much experience is the crown of old men, and the fear of G.o.d is their glory.25:9. Nine things that are not to be imagined by the heart have I magnified, and
- 450 26:19. A holy and shamefaced woman is grace upon grace.26:20. And no price is worthy of a continent soul.26:21. As the sun when it riseth to the world in the high places of G.o.d, so is the beauty of a good wife for the ornament of her house.26:22. As the
- 451 28:2. Forgive thy neighbour if he hath hurt thee: and then shall thy sins be forgiven to thee when thou prayest.28:3. Man to man reserveth anger, and doth he seek remedy of G.o.d?28:4. He hath no mercy on a man like himself, and doth he entreat for his ow
- 452 29:18. A good man is surety for his neighbour: and he that hath lost shame, will leave him to himself.29:19. Forget not the kindness of thy surety: for he hath given his life for thee.29:20. The sinner and the unclean fleeth from his surety.29:21. A sinne
- 453 31:3. The rich man hath laboured in gathering riches together, and when he resteth he shall be filled with his goods.31:4. The poor man hath laboured in his low way of life, and in the end he is still poor.31:5. He that loveth gold, shall not be justified
- 454 32:9. Hear in silence, and for thy reverence good grace shall come to thee.32:10. Young man, scarcely speak in thy own cause.32:11. If thou be asked twice, let thy answer be short.32:12. In many things be as if thou wert ignorant, and hear in silence and
- 455 33:26. He worketh under correction, and seeketh to rest: let his hands be idle, and he seeketh liberty.33:27. The yoke and the thong bend a stiff neck, and continual labours bow a slave.33:28. Torture and fetters are for a malicious slave: send him to wor
- 456 35:7. For all these things are to be done because of the commandment of G.o.d.35:8. The oblation of the just maketh the altar fat, and is an odour of sweetness in the sight of the most High.35:9. The sacrifice of the just is acceptable, and the Lord will
- 457 36:28. Who will trust him that hath no rest, and that lodgeth wheresoever the night taketh him, as a robber well appointed, that skippeth from city to city.Ecclesiasticus Chapter 37 Of the choice of friends and counsellors.37:1. Every friend will say: I a
- 458 38:12. For the Lord created him: and let him not depart from thee, for his works are necessary.38:13. For there is a time when thou must fall into their hands: 38:14. And they shall beseech the Lord, that he would prosper what they give for ease and remed
- 459 39:19. Send forth flowers, as the lily, and yield a smell, and bring forth leaves in grace, and praise with canticles, and bless the Lord in his works.39:20. Magnify his name, and give glory to him with the voice of your lips, and with the canticles of yo
- 460 40:26. Riches and strength lift up the heart: but above these is the fear of the Lord.40:27. There is no want in the fear of the Lord, and it needeth not to seek for help.40:28. The fear of the Lord is like a paradise of blessing, and they have covered it
- 461 42:11. Keep a sure watch over a shameless daughter: lest at anytime she make thee become a laughingstock to thy enemies, and a byword in the city, and a reproach among the people, and she make thee ashamed before all the mult.i.tude.42:12. Behold not ever
- 462 43:32. Glorify the Lord as much as ever you can, for he will yet far exceed, and his magnificence is wonderful.43:33. Blessing the Lord, exalt him as much as you can; for he is above all praise.43:34. When you exalt him put forth all your strength, and be
- 463 45:14. And a crown of gold upon his mitre wherein was engraved Holiness, an ornament of honour: a work of power, and delightful to the eyes for its beauty.45:15. Before him there were none so beautiful, even from the beginning.45:16. No stranger was ever
- 464 47:4. Did not he kill the giant, and take away reproach from his people?47:5. In lifting up his hand, with the stone in the sling he beat down the boasting of Goliath: 47:6. For he called upon the Lord the Almighty, and he gave strength in his right hand,
- 465 48:21. Then their hearts and hands trembled, and they were in pain as women in travail.48:22. And they called upon the Lord who is merciful, and spreading their hands, they lifted them up to heaven: and the holy Lord G.o.d quickly heard their voice.48:23.
- 466 50:17. He poured out at the foot of the altar a divine odour to the most high Prince.50:18. Then the sons of Aaron shouted, they sounded with beaten trumpets, and made a great noise to be heard for a remembrance before G.o.d.50:19. Then all the people tog
- 467 51:33. I have opened my mouth, and have spoken: buy her for yourselves without silver, 51:34. And submit your neck to the yoke, and let your soul receive discipline: for she is near at hand to be found.51:35. Behold with your eyes how I have laboured a li
- 468 2:4. And he shall judge the Gentiles, and rebuke many people: and they shall turn their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into sickles: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they be exercised any more to war.2:5. O house of
- 469 After an extremity of evils that shall fall upon the Jews, a remnant shall be comforted by Christ.4:1. And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying: We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name,
- 470 6:8. And I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: Whom shall I send? and who shall go for us? And I said: Lo, here am I, send me.6:9. And he said: Go, and thou shalt say to this people: Hearing, hear, and understand not: and see the vision, and know it not.
- 471 8:15. And very many of them shall stumble and fall, and shall be broken in pieces, and shall be snared, and taken.8:16. Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples.8:17. And I will wait for the Lord, who hath hid his face from the house of Jaco
- 472 10:17. And the light of Israel shall be as a fire, and the Holy One thereof as a flame: and his thorns and his briers shall be set on fire, and shall be devoured in one day.10:18. And the glory of his forest, and of his beautiful hill, shall be consumed f
- 473 The burden of Babylon... That is, a prophecy against Babylon.13:2. Upon the dark mountain lift ye up a banner, exalt the voice, lift up the hand, and let the rulers go into the gates.13:3. I have commanded my sanctified ones, and have called my strong one
- 474 14:26. This is the counsel, that I have purposed upon all the earth, and this is the hand that is stretched out upon all nations.14:27. For the Lord of hosts hath decreed, and who can disannul it? and his hand is stretched out: and who shall turn it away?
- 475 17:11. In the day of thy planting shall be the wild grape, and in the morning thy seed shall flourish: the harvest is taken away in the day of inheritance, and shall grieve thee much.17:12. Woe to the mult.i.tude of many people, like the mult.i.tude of th
- 476 Isaias Chapter 21 The destruction of Babylon by the Medes and Persians: a prophecy against the Edomites and the Arabians.21:1. The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds come from the south, it cometh from the desert from a terrible land.The deser
- 477 22:23. And I will fasten him as a peg in a sure place, and he shall be for a throne of glory to the house of his father.22:24. And they shall hang upon him all the glory of his father's house, divers kinds of vessels, every little vessel, from the ve
- 478 Isaias Chapter 25 A canticle of thanksgiving for G.o.d's judgments and benefits.25:1. O Lord, thou art my G.o.d, I will exalt O thee, and give glory to thy name: for thou hast done wonderful things, thy designs of old faithful, amen.25:2. For thou ha
- 479 27:5. Or rather shall it take hold of my strength, shall it make peace with me, shall it make peace with me?27:6. When they shall rush in unto Jacob, Israel shall blossom and bud, and they shall fill the face of the world with seed.When they shall rush in
- 480 28:27. For gith shall not be thrashed with saws, neither shall the cart wheel turn about upon c.u.mmin: but gith shall be beaten out with a rod, and c.u.min with a staff.28:28. But breadcorn shall be broken small: but the thrasher shall not thrash it for
- 481 30:17. A thousand men shall flee for fear of one: and for fear of five shall you flee, till you be left as the mast of s.h.i.+p on the top of a mountain, and as an ensign upon a hill.30:18. Therefore the Lord waiteth that he may have mercy on you: and the
- 482 32:20. Blessed are ye that sow upon all waters, sending thither the foot of the ox and the a.s.s.Isaias Chapter 33 G.o.d's revenge against the enemies of his church. The happiness of the heavenly Jerusalem.33:1. Woe to thee that spoilest, shalt not t
- 483 34:13. And thorns and nettles shall grow up in its houses, and the thistle in the fortresses thereof: and it shall be the habitation of dragons, and the pasture of ostriches.34:14. And demons and monsters shall meet, and the hairy ones shall cry out one t
- 484 37:8. And Rabsaces returned, and found the king of the a.s.syrians besieging Lobna. For he had heard that he was departed from Lachis.37:9. And he heard say about Tharaca the king of Ethiopia: He is come forth to fight against thee. And when he heard it,
- 485 38:15. What shall I say, or what shall he answer for me, whereas he himself hath done it? I will recount to thee all my years in the bitterness of my soul.38:16. O Lord, if man's life be such, and the life of my spirit be in such things as these, tho
- 486 40:31. But they that hope in the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall take wings as eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.Isaias Chapter 41 The reign of the just one: the vanity of idols.41:1. Let the islands keep s
- 487 42:14. I have always held my peace, I have kept silence, I have been patient, I will speak now as a woman in labour: I will destroy, and swallow up at once.42:15. I will lay waste the mountains and hills, and will make all their gra.s.s to wither: and I w
- 488 44:7. Who is like to me? let him call and declare: and let him set before me the order, since I appointed the ancient people: and the things to come, and that shall be hereafter, let them shew unto them.44:8. Fear ye not, neither be ye troubled from that
- 489 45:26. In the Lord shall all the seed of Israel be justified and praised.Isaias Chapter 46 The idols of Babylon shall be destroyed. Salvation is promised through Christ.46:1. Bel is broken, Nebo is destroyed: their idols are put upon beasts and cattle, yo
- 490 48:17. Thus saith the Lord thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: I am the Lord thy G.o.d that teach thee profitable things, that govern thee in the way that thou walkest.48:18. O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments: thy peace had been as a river,
- 491 An exhortation to trust in Christ. He shall protect the children of his church.51:1. Give ear to me, you that follow that which is just, and you that seek the Lord: look unto the rock whence you are hewn, and to the hole of the pit from which you are dug
- 492 53:8. He was taken away from distress, and from judgment: who shall declare his generation? because he is cut off out of the land of the living: for the wickedness of my people have I struck him.53:9. And he shall give the unG.o.dly for his burial, and th
- 493 56:10. His watchmen are all blind, they are all ignorant: dumb dogs not able to bark, seeing vain things, sleeping and loving dreams.56:11. And most impudent dogs, they never had enough: the shepherds themselves knew no understanding: all have turned asid
- 494 59:6. Their webs shall not be for clothing, neither shall they cover themselves with their works: their works are unprofitable works, and the work of iniquity is in their hands.59:7. Their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed innocent blood: their tho
- 495 61:7. For your double confusion and shame, they shall praise their part: therefore shall they receive double in their land, everlasting joy shall be unto them.61:8. For I am the Lord that love judgment, and hate robbery in a holocaust: and I will make the
- 496 64:5. Thou hast met him that rejoiceth, and doth justice: in thy ways they shall remember thee: behold thou art angry, and we have sinned: in them we have been always, and we shall be saved.64:6. And we are all become as one unclean, and all our justices
- 497 66:9. Shall not I that make others to bring forth children, myself bring forth, saith the Lord? shall I, that give generation to others, be barren, saith the Lord thy G.o.d?66:10. Rejoice with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all you that love her: rejoic
- 498 2:7. And I brought you into the land of Carmel, to eat the fruit thereof, and the best things thereof: and when ye entered in, you defiled my land and made my inheritance an abomination.Carmel... That is, a fruitful, plentiful land.2:8. The priests did no
- 499 3:16. And when you shall be multiplied, and increase in the land in those days, saith the Lord, they shall say no more: The ark of the covenant of the Lord: neither shall it come upon the heart, neither shall they remember it, neither shall it be visited,
- 500 5:5. I will go therefore to the great men, and will speak to them: for they have known the way of the Lord, the judgment of their G.o.d: and behold these have altogether broken the yoke more, and have burst the bonds.5:6. Wherefore a lion out of the wood