Folger Shakespeare Library celebrates 400th anniversary of King James Bible

Under dim lights in a grand hall of the great Folger Shakespeare Library lies the "Wicked Bible," called so because it omits one distinctly important word from the Seventh Commandment. It is a word with the power to prevent sin.

"Thou shalt commit adultery," the Wicked Bible commands.

For this unfortunate typo, the printer of this 1631 edition of the King James Bible met with retribution. By order of the king, copies of the "Wicked Bible" were quickly gathered and burned. Its printer, Robert Barker, was chastised for stupidity.

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Joby Warrick 08 Oct, 2011

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