Amusing biblical anecdote

A printing of the King James Bible in 1631 is known as the Wicked Bible because it printed Deuteronomy 5.24 (‘God has shown us his glory and greatness) as ‘And ye said, Behold, the Lord our God hath shewed us his glory, and his great asse.’

It also printed Exodus 20.14 as ‘Thou shalt commit adultery.’

2 Responses to “Amusing biblical anecdote”


  1. 1 Arseny January 8, 2012 at 11:15 pm

    KJV 1612 version in Ps 119:161 reads: “Printers have persecuted me without a cause.” Rather than “Princes have persecuted me…”

  2. 2 Andrew Brower Latz January 18, 2012 at 11:29 pm

    Spoken like a true editor?


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