箴言 12
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
12 喜爱管教的喜爱知识，
厌恶责备的愚不可及。
2 善良的人蒙耶和华赐恩，
诡诈的人被耶和华定罪。
3 人不能靠恶行坚立自己，
义人的根基却不会动摇。
4 贤德的妻子是丈夫的冠冕，
无耻的妻子如丈夫的骨瘤。
5 义人的心思公平正直，
恶人的计谋阴险诡诈。
6 恶人的言语暗藏杀机，
正直人的口拯救生命。
7 恶人覆灭不复存在，
义人的家屹立不倒。
8 人有智慧受称赞，
心术不正遭唾弃。
9 地位卑微却有仆人，
胜过自高却饿肚子。
10 义人顾惜自己的牲畜，
恶人的怜悯也是残忍。
11 努力耕耘者丰衣足食；
追求虚荣者愚不可及。
12 恶人贪恋坏人的赃物，
义人的根结出硕果。
13 恶人被自己的恶言所困，
但义人可以脱离险境。
14 口出良言，饱尝美福；
双手勤劳，终得回报。
15 愚人自以为是，
智者肯听劝诫。
16 愚人难压怒气，
明哲忍辱负重。
17 忠实的证人讲真话，
作伪证者满口谎言。
18 出言不慎犹如利剑伤人，
智者之言却能医治创伤。
19 诚实的口永远长存，
撒谎的舌转瞬即逝。
20 图谋恶事的心怀诡诈，
劝人和睦的喜乐洋溢。
21 义人无往不利，
恶人灾祸连连。
22 耶和华厌恶说谎的嘴，
祂喜爱行为诚实的人。
23 明哲不露锋芒，
愚人心吐愚昧。
24 殷勤的手必掌权，
懒惰者必做奴仆。
25 忧虑的心使人消沉，
一句良言振奋人心。
26 义人引人走正路，
恶人领人入歧途。
27 懒汉不烤猎物，
勤快人得资财。
28 公义的道上有生命，
公义的路上无死亡。
Proverbs 12
Easy-to-Read Version
12 Whoever loves discipline loves to learn; whoever hates to be corrected is stupid.
2 It is good to learn what pleases the Lord, because he condemns those who plan to do wrong.
3 Evil people are never safe, but good people remain safe and secure.
4 A good wife is like a crown to her husband, but a shameful wife is like a cancer.
5 Good people are honest and fair in all they do, but those who are evil lie and cannot be trusted.
6 Evil people use their words to hurt others, but the words from good people can save others from danger.
7 When evil people are destroyed, they are gone and forgotten, but good people are remembered long after they are gone.
8 You praise people for their intelligence, but no one respects those who are stupid.
9 It is better to appear unimportant and have a servant than to pretend to be important and have no food.
10 Good people take good care of their animals, but the wicked know only how to be cruel.[a]
11 Farmers who work their land have plenty of food, but those who waste their time on worthless projects are foolish.
12 The wicked want a share of what an evil man might catch. But like a plant with deep roots, a good man is the one who produces the most.[b]
13 The wicked are trapped by their foolish words, but good people escape from such trouble.
14 People get good things for the words they say, and they are rewarded for the work they do.
15 Fools always think their own way is best, but wise people listen to what others tell them.
16 Fools are easily upset, but wise people avoid insulting others.
17 Good people speak the truth and can be trusted in court, but liars make bad witnesses.
18 Speak without thinking, and your words can cut like a knife. Be wise, and your words can heal.
19 Lies last only a moment, but the truth lasts forever.
20 People who work for evil make trouble, but those who plan for peace bring happiness.
21 The Lord will keep good people safe, but evil people will have many troubles.
22 The Lord hates people who tell lies, but he is pleased with those who tell the truth.
23 Smart people don’t tell everything they know, but fools tell everything and show they are fools.
24 Those who work hard will be put in charge of others, but lazy people will have to work like slaves.
25 Worry takes away your joy, but a kind word makes you happy.
26 Good people are careful about choosing their friends, but evil people always choose the wrong ones.
27 Lazy people don’t get what they want, but riches come to those who work hard.
28 Along the path of goodness there is life; that is the way to live forever.[c]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:10 but the wicked … cruel Or “but even the ‘kindness’ of the wicked is still cruelty.”
- Proverbs 12:12 The Hebrew text here is hard to understand.
- Proverbs 12:28 that is … forever Or “but there is a path that leads to death.”
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