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箴言 知恵の泉 18
Japanese Living Bible
箴言 知恵の泉 18
Japanese Living Bible
18 自分のことしか考えない者は、
あらゆる規則に盾をつき、
自分のやり方を押し通します。
2 神に背く者はただ大声で叫びたいだけで、
事実はどうでもよいのです。
3 悪いことをすれば必ず恥をかきます。
4 知恵のある人は、
深い流れのように味わいのあることを言います。
5 裁判官が悪者をかばい、
無実の者を罰するのはよくありません。
6-7 愚か者はすぐにけんかをします。
愚か者の口は破滅のもとで、
いつも危ない橋を渡ります。
8 陰口はよだれの出そうなごちそうのように、
大いに食欲をそそります。
9 怠け者は破壊する者の兄弟です。
10 主は絶対安全なとりで、
正しい人はその中に逃げ込みます。
11 金持ちは浅はかにも、
「富がすべて。富さえあれば絶対安全だ」と思っています。
12 高慢になると身を滅ぼし、
謙遜になると人から称賛されます。
13 よく聞かないで早合点すると、恥をかきます。
14 心がしっかりしていれば病気にも負けません。
しかし、心が失せたら望みはありません。
15 知識のある人はいつも、
新しいことを知ろうと努力します。
16 贈り物には不思議な力があります。
地位ある人の前に彼を導きます。
17 だれの話でも、他の人が裏を明かして、
全貌がわかるまではもっともらしく思えます。
18 いくら言い争っても解決しないときは、
くじで決めなさい。
そうすれば丸く収まります。
19 堅固な城を攻め落とすより、
けんかした友人と仲直りするほうが大変です。
怒った相手は、頑としてあなたを受けつけません。
20 忠告するのが上手な人は、
ごちそうをたらふく食べたときのような
満足感をいつも味わいます。
21 おしゃべり好きは、
おしゃべりの後始末をさせられます。
うっかり間違ったことを言って
死ぬ場合もあるのです。
22 良い妻を見つける人は幸せ者です。
良い妻は神からのすばらしい贈り物です。
23 貧しい人は拝むようにして頼み、
金持ちは相手を軽蔑しきって答えます。
24 友人のふりをする「友人」もいれば、
実の兄弟より親しい友人もいます。
Proverbs 18
New International Version
Proverbs 18
New International Version
18 An unfriendly person pursues selfish ends
and against all sound judgment starts quarrels.
2 Fools find no pleasure in understanding
but delight in airing their own opinions.(A)
3 When wickedness comes, so does contempt,
and with shame comes reproach.
4 The words of the mouth are deep waters,(B)
but the fountain of wisdom is a rushing stream.
6 The lips of fools bring them strife,
and their mouths invite a beating.(E)
8 The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;
they go down to the inmost parts.(H)
9 One who is slack in his work
is brother to one who destroys.(I)
11 The wealth of the rich is their fortified city;(L)
they imagine it a wall too high to scale.
12 Before a downfall the heart is haughty,
but humility comes before honor.(M)
13 To answer before listening—
that is folly and shame.(N)
14 The human spirit can endure in sickness,
but a crushed spirit who can bear?(O)
15 The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge,(P)
for the ears of the wise seek it out.
16 A gift(Q) opens the way
and ushers the giver into the presence of the great.
17 In a lawsuit the first to speak seems right,
until someone comes forward and cross-examines.
18 Casting the lot settles disputes(R)
and keeps strong opponents apart.
19 A brother wronged(S) is more unyielding than a fortified city;
disputes are like the barred gates of a citadel.
20 From the fruit of their mouth a person’s stomach is filled;
with the harvest of their lips they are satisfied.(T)
23 The poor plead for mercy,
but the rich answer harshly.
24 One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin,
but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.(Y)
Proverbs 18
New King James Version
Proverbs 18
New King James Version
The Name of the Lord Is a Strong Tower
18 A man who isolates himself seeks his own desire;
He rages against all [a]wise judgment.
2 A fool has no delight in understanding,
But in expressing his (A)own heart.
3 When the wicked comes, contempt comes also;
And with dishonor comes reproach.
5 It is not good to show partiality to the wicked,
Or to overthrow the righteous in (D)judgment.
6 A fool’s lips enter into contention,
And his mouth calls for blows.
7 (E)A fool’s mouth is his destruction,
And his lips are the snare of his (F)soul.
8 (G)The words of a [b]talebearer are like [c]tasty trifles,
And they go down into the [d]inmost body.
9 He who is slothful in his work
Is a brother to him who is a great destroyer.
10 The name of the Lord is a strong (H)tower;
The righteous run to it and are [e]safe.
11 The rich man’s wealth is his strong city,
And like a high wall in his own esteem.
12 (I)Before destruction the heart of a man is haughty,
And before honor is humility.
13 He who answers a matter before he hears it,
It is folly and shame to him.
14 The spirit of a man will sustain him in sickness,
But who can bear a broken spirit?
15 The heart of the prudent acquires knowledge,
And the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
16 (J)A man’s gift makes room for him,
And brings him before great men.
17 The first one to plead his cause seems right,
Until his neighbor comes and examines him.
18 Casting (K)lots causes contentions to cease,
And keeps the mighty apart.
19 A brother offended is harder to win than a strong city,
And contentions are like the bars of a castle.
20 (L)A man’s stomach shall be satisfied from the fruit of his mouth;
From the produce of his lips he shall be filled.
21 (M)Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
And those who love it will eat its fruit.
22 (N)He who finds a wife finds a good thing,
And obtains favor from the Lord.
23 The poor man uses entreaties,
But the rich answers (O)roughly.
24 A man who has friends [f]must himself be friendly,
(P)But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:1 sound wisdom
- Proverbs 18:8 gossip or slanderer
- Proverbs 18:8 A Jewish tradition wounds
- Proverbs 18:8 Lit. rooms of the belly
- Proverbs 18:10 secure, lit. set on high
- Proverbs 18:24 So with Gr. mss., Syr., Tg., Vg.; MT may come to ruin
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