箴言 18
Chinese Union Version Modern Punctuation (Traditional)
善惡互論垂為箴言
18 與眾寡合的，獨自尋求心願，並惱恨一切真智慧。 2 愚昧人不喜愛明哲，只喜愛顯露心意。 3 惡人來，藐視隨來；羞恥到，辱罵同到。 4 人口中的言語如同深水，智慧的泉源好像湧流的河水。 5 瞻徇惡人的情面，偏斷義人的案件，都為不善。 6 愚昧人張嘴啟爭端，開口招鞭打。 7 愚昧人的口自取敗壞，他的嘴是他生命的網羅。 8 傳舌人的言語如同美食，深入人的心腹。 9 做工懈怠的，與浪費人為弟兄。 10 耶和華的名是堅固臺，義人奔入便得安穩。 11 富足人的財物是他的堅城，在他心想，猶如高牆。 12 敗壞之先，人心驕傲；尊榮以前，必有謙卑。 13 未曾聽完先回答的，便是他的愚昧和羞辱。 14 人有疾病心能忍耐，心靈憂傷，誰能承當呢？ 15 聰明人的心得知識，智慧人的耳求知識。 16 人的禮物為他開路，引他到高位的人面前。 17 先訴情由的似乎有理，但鄰舍來到，就察出實情。 18 掣籤能止息爭競，也能解散強盛的人。 19 弟兄結怨，勸他和好比取堅固城還難，這樣的爭競如同堅寨的門閂。 20 人口中所結的果子必充滿肚腹，他嘴所出的必使他飽足。 21 生死在舌頭的權下，喜愛它的必吃它所結的果子。 22 得著賢妻的，是得著好處，也是蒙了耶和華的恩惠。 23 貧窮人說哀求的話，富足人用威嚇的話回答。 24 濫交朋友的自取敗壞，但有一朋友比弟兄更親密。
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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