箴言 20
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
行為正直的必蒙福
20 酒能使人狂放，烈酒能使人喧嘩；
所有因醉酒而犯錯的，都沒有智慧。
2 王的震怒好像獅子的吼叫；
觸怒他的是自害己命。
3 平息紛爭就是人的榮耀；
只有愚妄人個個都愛爭執。
4 懶惰人冬天不耕種；
到收割的時候，出去求食，必一無所得。
5 人心裡的謀略如同深水，
唯有聰明人能汲引出來。
6 很多人自稱忠誠，
但信實的人，誰能遇著呢？
7 行為完全的義人，
他的後代是有福的。
8 君王坐在審判的位上，
他的眼目查察一切惡事。
9 誰能說：“我潔淨了我的心，
我是清潔無罪的”？
10 不同的法碼，不同的量器，
兩樣都是耶和華所厭惡的。
11 孩童的行動是否清潔正直，
憑他的行為就可以把他自己顯明出來。
12 能聽的耳朵和能看的眼睛，
兩樣都是耶和華所造的。
13 不要貪睡，免得你貧窮；
睜開眼睛，你才有飽餐。
14 買東西的說：“不好，不好！”
離去以後，他就自誇。
15 雖有金子、許多紅寶石和寶器，
但充滿知識的嘴唇比這一切更寶貴。
16 誰為陌生人作保證人，就拿去誰的衣服；
誰替妓女作保證人，誰就要作擔保。
17 欺騙得來的食物，人總覺得甘甜；
事後他的口必充滿沙石。
18 計劃要有籌算才能確立；
作戰也要倚靠智謀。
19 到處搬弄是非的，洩露祕密；
口無遮攔的，不可與他結交。
20 咒罵父母的，
他的燈必在漆黑的幽暗中熄滅。
21 起初迅速得來的產業，
最後卻不是福氣。
22 你不要說：“我要以惡報惡”；
要等候耶和華，他必拯救你。
23 不同的法碼是耶和華所厭惡的；
詭詐的天平，也是邪惡的。
24 人的腳步是由耶和華所定，
人怎能明白自己的道路呢？
25 如果有人輕率地說：“這是歸 神為聖之物”，
許願以後才重新考慮，就是自陷網羅。
26 智慧的王簸散惡人，
並用車輪碾他們。
27 人的靈是耶和華的燈，
探照人的臟腑。
28 慈愛和信實保護君王，
他的王位也藉慈愛維持。
29 氣力是年輕人的榮耀，
白髮是老年人的尊榮。
30 鞭傷能除淨人的邪惡，
責打能洗淨人的臟腑。
Proverbs 20
New King James Version
Wine Is a Mocker
20 Wine (A)is a mocker,
Strong drink is a brawler,
And whoever is led astray by it is not wise.
2 The [a]wrath of a king is like the roaring of a lion;
Whoever provokes him to anger sins against his own life.
3 (B)It is honorable for a man to stop striving,
Since any fool can start a quarrel.
5 Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water,
But a man of understanding will draw it out.
6 Most men will proclaim each his own [b]goodness,
But who can find a faithful man?
8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment
Scatters all evil with his eyes.
9 (G)Who can say, “I have made my heart clean,
I am pure from my sin”?
10 (H)Diverse weights and diverse measures,
They are both alike, an abomination to the Lord.
11 Even a child is (I)known by his deeds,
Whether what he does is pure and right.
12 (J)The hearing ear and the seeing eye,
The Lord has made them both.
13 (K)Do not love sleep, lest you come to poverty;
Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with bread.
14 “It is [c]good for nothing,” cries the buyer;
But when he has gone his way, then he boasts.
15 There is gold and a multitude of rubies,
But (L)the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
16 (M)Take the garment of one who is surety for a stranger,
And hold it as a pledge when it is for a seductress.
17 (N)Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man,
But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.
19 (Q)He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets;
Therefore do not associate with one (R)who flatters with his lips.
23 Diverse weights are an abomination to the Lord,
And dishonest scales are not good.
24 A man’s steps are of the Lord;
How then can a man understand his own way?
25 It is a snare for a man to devote rashly something as holy,
And afterward to reconsider his vows.
26 (Y)A wise king sifts out the wicked,
And brings the threshing wheel over them.
29 The glory of young men is their strength,
And (AB)the splendor of old men is their gray head.
30 Blows that hurt cleanse away evil,
As do stripes the [g]inner depths of the heart.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:2 Lit. fear or terror, produced by the king’s wrath
- Proverbs 20:6 Lit. mercy
- Proverbs 20:14 Lit. evil, evil
- Proverbs 20:22 repay
- Proverbs 20:27 Lit. rooms of the belly
- Proverbs 20:28 mercy
- Proverbs 20:30 Lit. rooms of the belly
Proverbs 20
Good News Translation
20 Drinking too much makes you loud and foolish. It's stupid to get drunk.
2 Fear an angry king as you would a growling lion; making him angry is suicide.
3 Any fool can start arguments; the honorable thing is to stay out of them.
4 A farmer too lazy to plow his fields at the right time will have nothing to harvest.
5 A person's thoughts are like water in a deep well, but someone with insight can draw them out.
6 Everyone talks about how loyal and faithful he is, but just try to find someone who really is!
7 Children are fortunate if they have a father who is honest and does what is right.
8 The king sits in judgment and knows evil when he sees it.
9 Can anyone really say that his conscience is clear, that he has gotten rid of his sin?
10 The Lord hates people who use dishonest weights and measures.
11 Even children show what they are by what they do; you can tell if they are honest and good.
12 The Lord has given us eyes to see with and ears to listen with.
13 If you spend your time sleeping, you will be poor. Keep busy and you will have plenty to eat.
14 The customer always complains that the price is too high, but then he goes off and brags about the bargain he got.
15 If you know what you are talking about, you have something more valuable than gold or jewels.
16 Anyone stupid enough to promise to be responsible for a stranger's debts ought to have their own property held to guarantee payment.
17 What you get by dishonesty you may enjoy like the finest food, but sooner or later it will be like a mouthful of sand.
18 Get good advice and you will succeed; don't go charging into battle without a plan.
19 A gossip can never keep a secret. Stay away from people who talk too much.
20 If you curse your parents, your life will end like a lamp that goes out in the dark.
21 The more easily you get your wealth, the less good it will do you.
22 Don't take it on yourself to repay a wrong. Trust the Lord and he will make it right.
23 The Lord hates people who use dishonest scales and weights.
24 The Lord has determined our path; how then can anyone understand the direction his own life is taking?
25 Think carefully before you promise an offering to God. You might regret it later.
26 A wise king will find out who is doing wrong, and will punish him without pity.
27 The Lord gave us mind and conscience; we cannot hide from ourselves.
28 A king will remain in power as long as his rule is honest, just, and fair.
29 We admire the strength of youth and respect the gray hair of age.
30 Sometimes it takes a painful experience to make us change our ways.
Chinese New Version (CNV). Copyright © 1976, 1992, 1999, 2001, 2005 by Worldwide Bible Society.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Good News Translation® (Today’s English Version, Second Edition) © 1992 American Bible Society. All rights reserved. For more information about GNT, visit www.bibles.com and www.gnt.bible.
