The Wicked Bible Mistake

The Wicked Bible, sometimes called the Adulterous Bible or the Sinners' Bible, is an edition of the Bible published in 1631 by Robert Barker and Martin Lucas, the royal printers in London, meant to be a reprint of the King James Bible. The name is derived from a mistake made by the compositors: in the Ten Commandments in Exodus 20:14, the word "not" was omitted from the sentence, "Thou shalt not commit adultery," causing the verse to instead read, "Thou shalt commit adultery."

A dark screenshot explains the history of the Wicked Bible, an edition of the King James Bible in which the word “not” was accidentally omitted from the commandment against adultery. The joke comes from the absurdly consequential printing error, which reverses the meaning of the biblical verse and gives the book its notorious nickname. EN: A dark screenshot explains the history of the Wicked Bible, an edition of the King James Bible in which the word “not” was accidentally omitted from the commandment against adultery. The joke comes from the absurdly consequential printing error, which reverses the meaning of the biblical verse and gives the book its notorious nickname.

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