| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| Cymbeline | Cym III.i.73 | Behoves me keep at utterance. I am perfect | Behooues me keepe at vtterance. I am perfect, |
| Hamlet | Ham I.iii.97 | As it behoves my daughter and your honour. | As it behoues my Daughter, and your Honour. |
| Hamlet | Ham V.i.63 | To contract – O – the time for – a – my behove, | To contract O the time for a my behoue, |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 I.i.180 | Behoves it us to labour for the realm. | Behooues it vs to labor for the Realme. |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ IV.iii.8 | As are behoveful for our state tomorrow. | As are behoouefull for our state to morrow: |
| Timon of Athens | Tim III.v.22 | He did behove his anger, ere 'twas spent, | He did behooue his anger ere 'twas spent, |
| The Winter's Tale | WT I.ii.395 | If you know aught which does behove my knowledge | If you know ought which do's behoue my knowledge, |
| The Winter's Tale | WT IV.iv.253 | therefore it behoves men to be wary. | therfore it behooues men to be wary. |