Proverbs 19
Lexham English Bible
19 Better a poor person walking in integrity
than one who is perverse in his speech[a] and is a fool.
2 Also, a life[b] without knowledge is not good,
and he who moves quickly with his feet misses the mark.[c]
3 As for the folly of humankind, its way leads to ruin,
and against Yahweh his heart[d] will rage.
4 Wealth adds many friends,
but the poor will be left by his friends.
5 A witness of falsehood will not go unpunished,
and he who breathes lies will not escape.
6 Many will seek favor before the generous,
and everyone is the friend of a man of gifts.[e]
7 All the brothers of the poor, if they hate him,
how much more will his friends keep away from him.
He pursues them with words, and they are gone.[f]
8 He who acquires wisdom loves himself;[g]
he who guards understanding loves to find good.
9 A false witness will not go unpunished,
and he who breathes lies will perish.
10 For a fool living in luxury is not fitting,
any more than it is for a slave to rule over princes.
11 The understanding of a person makes him slow to his anger,[h]
and his glory overlooks offense.
12 The rage of a king growls like a lion,
but his favor is like dew on the grass.
13 A foolish child is a ruin to his father,
and the quarreling of a woman[i] is a continuous dripping.
14 A house and wealth are an inheritance from fathers,
but from Yahweh comes a woman[j] who is prudent.
15 Laziness will bring on a deep sleep,
and a person[k] of idleness will suffer hunger.
16 He who guards commandments guards his life;[l]
he who is careless of his ways will be killed.
17 He who lends to Yahweh is he who is kind to the poor,
and his benefits he will repay to him.
18 Discipline your child, for there is hope,
but on his destruction do not set your desire.[m]
19 A hot-tempered person pays a penalty;
if you rescue him, you will do it yet again.
20 Listen to advice and accept instruction
so that you will gain wisdom for your future.[n]
21 Many plans are in the heart[o] of a man,
but the purpose of Yahweh will be established.
22 The craving of a man is his steadfast loyalty,
and it is better to be poor than a liar.[p]
23 Fear of Yahweh leads to life;
he who is filled with it will rest—he will not suffer harm.
24 A lazy person buries his hand in the dish,
and even to his mouth he will not bring it back.
25 The scoffer you shall strike, and the simple, may they learn prudence,
and reprove the intelligent and he will gain knowledge.
26 He who does violence to a father, he who chases away a mother,
is a child who causes shame and brings reproach.
27 Cease to listen to instruction, my child,
and you will stray[q] from sayings of knowledge.
28 A worthless witness will mock justice,
and the mouth of the wicked will devour iniquity.
29 Judgments[r] are prepared for the scoffers,
and flogging for the back of fools.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:1 Literally “in his lips”
- Proverbs 19:2 Or “soul,” or “inner self”
- Proverbs 19:2 Or “sins”
- Proverbs 19:3 Or “mind”
- Proverbs 19:6 Hebrew “gift”
- Proverbs 19:7 Or “when he pursues words and not them”
- Proverbs 19:8 Or “soul,” or “inner self”
- Proverbs 19:11 Literally “nostril”
- Proverbs 19:13 Or “wife”
- Proverbs 19:14 Or “wife”
- Proverbs 19:15 Or “soul,” or “life”
- Proverbs 19:16 Or “soul,” or “inner self”
- Proverbs 19:18 Or “soul,” or “inner self”
- Proverbs 19:20 Literally “after things”
- Proverbs 19:21 Or “mind”
- Proverbs 19:22 Literally “man of lying”
- Proverbs 19:27 Literally “in order to stray”
- Proverbs 19:29 Or “Punishments,” or “Condemnations”
箴言 19
Chinese Union Version Modern Punctuation (Traditional)
善惡互論垂為箴言
19 行為純正的貧窮人，勝過乖謬愚妄的富足人。 2 心無知識的乃為不善，腳步急快的難免犯罪。 3 人的愚昧傾敗他的道，他的心也抱怨耶和華。 4 財物使朋友增多，但窮人，朋友遠離。 5 作假見證的必不免受罰，吐出謊言的終不能逃脫。 6 好施散的，有多人求他的恩情；愛送禮的，人都為他的朋友。 7 貧窮人，弟兄都恨他，何況他的朋友，更遠離他。他用言語追隨，他們卻走了。 8 得著智慧的愛惜生命，保守聰明的必得好處。 9 作假見證的不免受罰，吐出謊言的也必滅亡。 10 愚昧人宴樂度日是不合宜的，何況僕人管轄王子呢？ 11 人有見識就不輕易發怒，寬恕人的過失便是自己的榮耀。 12 王的憤怒好像獅子吼叫，他的恩典卻如草上的甘露。 13 愚昧的兒子是父親的禍患，妻子的爭吵如雨連連滴漏。 14 房屋錢財是祖宗所遺留的，唯有賢惠的妻是耶和華所賜的。 15 懶惰使人沉睡，懈怠的人必受飢餓。 16 謹守誡命的保全生命，輕忽己路的必致死亡。 17 憐憫貧窮的就是借給耶和華，他的善行耶和華必償還。 18 趁有指望管教你的兒子，你的心不可任他死亡。 19 暴怒的人必受刑罰，你若救他，必須再救。 20 你要聽勸教，受訓誨，使你終久有智慧。 21 人心多有計謀，唯有耶和華的籌算才能立定。 22 施行仁慈的令人愛慕，窮人強如說謊言的。 23 敬畏耶和華的得著生命，他必恆久知足，不遭禍患。 24 懶惰人放手在盤子裡，就是向口撤回他也不肯。 25 鞭打褻慢人，愚蒙人必長見識；責備明哲人，他就明白知識。 26 虐待父親、攆出母親的，是貽羞致辱之子。 27 我兒，不可聽了教訓而又偏離知識的言語。 28 匪徒做見證戲笑公平，惡人的口吞下罪孽。 29 刑罰是為褻慢人預備的，鞭打是為愚昧人的背預備的。
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