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Unrighteous Bible vs Wicked Bible

Unrighteous Bible, thea Bible printed in 1653, containing the printer’s error, “know ye not that the unrighteous shall inherit [for ‘shall not inherit’] the Kingdom of God”:

  • At Cambridge in 1653 was printed the justly nicknamed “Unrighteous Bible.” It was marred by two bloopers, both concerning righteousness.

Wicked Bible, thea Bible printed in 1632 with the word “not” omitted in the seventh commandment, making it, “Thou shalt commit adultery”:

  • King Charles was not amused by the “Wicked Bible,” as the infamous printing mistake was called.