箴言 12
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
12 喜愛管教的喜愛知識,
厭惡責備的愚不可及。
2 善良的人蒙耶和華賜恩,
詭詐的人被耶和華定罪。
3 人不能靠惡行堅立自己,
義人的根基卻不會動搖。
4 賢德的妻子是丈夫的冠冕,
無恥的妻子如丈夫的骨瘤。
5 義人的心思公平正直,
惡人的計謀陰險詭詐。
6 惡人的言語暗藏殺機,
正直人的口拯救生命。
7 惡人覆滅不復存在,
義人的家屹立不倒。
8 人有智慧受稱讚,
心術不正遭唾棄。
9 地位卑微卻有僕人,
勝過自高卻餓肚子。
10 義人顧惜自己的牲畜,
惡人的憐憫也是殘忍。
11 努力耕耘者豐衣足食;
追求虛榮者愚不可及。
12 惡人貪戀壞人的贓物,
義人的根結出碩果。
13 惡人被自己的惡言所困,
但義人可以脫離險境。
14 口出良言,飽嚐美福;
雙手勤勞,終得回報。
15 愚人自以為是,
智者肯聽勸誡。
16 愚人難壓怒氣,
明哲忍辱負重。
17 忠實的證人講真話,
作偽證者滿口謊言。
18 出言不慎猶如利劍傷人,
智者之言卻能醫治創傷。
19 誠實的口永遠長存,
撒謊的舌轉瞬即逝。
20 圖謀惡事的心懷詭詐,
勸人和睦的喜樂洋溢。
21 義人無往不利,
惡人災禍連連。
22 耶和華厭惡說謊的嘴,
祂喜愛行為誠實的人。
23 明哲不露鋒芒,
愚人心吐愚昧。
24 殷勤的手必掌權,
懶惰者必做奴僕。
25 憂慮的心使人消沉,
一句良言振奮人心。
26 義人引人走正路,
惡人領人入歧途。
27 懶漢不烤獵物,
勤快人得資財。
28 公義的道上有生命,
公義的路上無死亡。
Proverbs 12
Lexham English Bible
12 He who loves discipline loves knowledge,
but he who hates rebuke is stupid.
2 The good obtains favor from Yahweh,
but anyone who schemes, he condemns.
3 A person will not be established by wickedness,
but the root of the righteous will not be moved.
4 A woman of strength[a] is the crown of her master,[b]
but like rot in his bones is she who brings shame.
5 The thoughts of the righteous are[c] just;
the advice of the wicked is treacherous.
6 The words of the wicked are an ambush of blood,
but the mouth of the upright delivers them.
7 The wicked are overthrown and are no more,[d]
but the house of the righteous shall stand.
8 For his mouth of good sense, a man will be recommended,
but he who is of perverse mind[e] will be despised.
9 It is better to be lowly and a servant to someone[f]
than self-glorifying and lacking food.
10 The righteous knows the life[g] of his animal,
but the compassion[h] of the wicked is cruel.
11 He who works his land will have plenty of food,
but he who follows worthless things lacks sense.[i]
12 The wicked covets the proceeds of evil,
but the root of the righteous bears fruit.[j]
13 By the transgression of lips, evil is ensnared,
but the righteous escapes from trouble.
14 From the fruit of the mouth of a man, he is filled with good,
and the reward of a man’s labor[k] will return to him.
15 The way of a fool is upright in his own eyes,
but he who listens to advice is wise.
16 As for a fool, on that very day[l] he makes his anger known,
but he who ignores an insult is prudent.
17 He who will speak truth will reveal righteousness,
but the witness of falsehood, deceit.
18 There is one who speaks rashly, like the thrust of a sword,
but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
19 A lip of truth endures forever,
but a tongue of deception lasts only a moment.
20 Deceit is in the heart[m] of those who plan[n] evil,
but to those who plan[o] peace, there is joy.
21 No evil will happen[p] to the righteous,
but the wicked are filled with trouble.
22 An abomination of Yahweh are lips of deceit,
but they who act faithfully are his delight.
23 A clever person conceals knowledge,
but the heart[q] of a fool[r] announces folly.
24 The hand of the diligent ones will rule,
but the lazy will belong to forced labor.
25 Anxiety in the heart[s] of a man will weigh him down,
but a good word will cheer him.
26 A righteous person will seek out his neighbor,
but the way of the wicked will lead them astray.
27 The lazy will not roast his game,
but diligence is the precious wealth of a man.
28 On the road of righteousness is life,
and on the way of the path, may there be no death.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:4 Or “honor”
- Proverbs 12:4 Or “lord, owner”
- Proverbs 12:5 Hebrew “is”
- Proverbs 12:7 Literally “there is no them”
- Proverbs 12:8 Literally “heart”
- Proverbs 12:9 Literally “for him,” “belonging to him”
- Proverbs 12:10 Or “soul,” or “inner self”
- Proverbs 12:10 Hebrew “compassions”
- Proverbs 12:11 Literally “heart”
- Proverbs 12:12 Literally “gives, sets up”
- Proverbs 12:14 Literally “the hands of a man”
- Proverbs 12:16 Literally “on the day”
- Proverbs 12:20 Or “mind”
- Proverbs 12:20 Literally “the planners of”
- Proverbs 12:20 Literally “the planners of”
- Proverbs 12:21 Literally “All evil will not happen”
- Proverbs 12:23 Or “mind”
- Proverbs 12:23 Hebrew “fools”
- Proverbs 12:25 Or “mind”
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