箴言 21
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
追求公義仁愛必得尊榮
21 君王的心在耶和華手中，好像水溝的水，
他可以隨意轉移。
2 人看自己一切所行的，都是正直的；
耶和華卻衡量人心。
3 秉公行義，
比獻祭更蒙耶和華悅納。
4 高傲的眼、傲慢的心，
惡人的燈，都是罪惡。
5 殷勤人的籌劃必使他獲利；
行事急躁的必致貧窮。
6 憑撒謊的舌頭得來的財寶，
是飄蕩的浮雲、死亡的追尋。
7 惡人的暴行必拖累自己；
因為他們不肯秉行公正。
8 罪人的道路充滿狡詐，
清潔的人，行為正直。
9 寧可住在房頂的一角，
也不跟吵鬧的婦人同住一間房屋。
10 惡人的心只求邪惡，
他的眼並不顧惜鄰舍。
11 好譏笑人的受刑罰的時候，愚蒙人就得著智慧；
智慧人受訓誨的時候，他就得著知識。
12 公義的 神留意惡人的家，
使惡人在禍患中毀滅。
13 塞耳不聽貧窮人呼求的，
他將來呼求，也得不到應允。
14 暗中送的禮物，可以平息怒氣，
懷裡藏的賄賂，能平息暴怒。
15 秉行公正，使義人喜樂，
卻使作孽的人恐懼。
16 偏離明慧之道的人，
必住在陰魂的會中。
17 貪愛享樂的，必成為窮乏人；
好酒愛脂油的，必不會富足。
18 惡人作了義人的贖價，
奸詐人作了正直人的替身。
19 寧可住在野地，
也不跟吵鬧易怒的婦人同住。
20 智慧人的居所中，積存珍貴的財物和油；
愚昧人卻把他所有的揮霍耗盡。
21 追求公義與慈愛的，
必得著生命、公義和榮耀。
22 智慧人登上勇士的城，
傾覆他倚靠的堅壘。
23 謹守口舌的，
保護自己免受患難。
24 驕傲自大的人，他的名字是好譏笑人的；
他行事狂妄驕傲。
25 懶惰人的願望害死自己，
因為他的手不肯工作。
26 他終日貪得無厭，
但義人施予毫不吝嗇。
27 惡人的祭物是耶和華所厭惡的，
更何況是懷著惡念來獻的呢？
28 作假見證的必要滅亡，
聆聽真情的人，他的話長存。
29 惡人厚顏無恥，
正直人卻堅定他的道路。
30 任何智慧、聰明、
謀略都不能敵擋耶和華。
31 馬是為打仗之日預備的，
勝利卻在於耶和華。
Proverbs 21
Living Bible
21 Just as water is turned into irrigation ditches, so the Lord directs the king’s thoughts. He turns them wherever he wants to.
2 We can justify our every deed, but God looks at our motives.
3 God is more pleased when we are just and fair than when we give him gifts.
4 Pride, lust, and evil actions[a] are all sin.
5 Steady plodding brings prosperity; hasty speculation brings poverty.
6 Dishonest gain will never last, so why take the risk?
7 Because the wicked are unfair, their violence boomerangs and destroys them.
8 A man is known by his actions.[b] An evil man lives an evil life; a good man lives a godly life.
9 It is better to live in the corner of an attic than with a crabby woman in a lovely home.
10 An evil man loves to harm others; being a good neighbor is out of his line.
11 The wise man learns by listening; the simpleton can learn only by seeing scorners punished.
12 God, the Righteous One, knows what is going on in the homes of the wicked and will bring the wicked to judgment.
13 He who shuts his ears to the cries of the poor will be ignored in his own time of need.
14 An angry man is silenced by giving him a gift!
15 A good man loves justice, but it is a calamity to evildoers.
16 The man who strays away from common sense will end up dead!
17 A man who loves pleasure becomes poor; wine and luxury are not the way to riches!
18 The wicked will finally lose; the righteous will finally win.[c]
19 Better to live in the desert than with a quarrelsome, complaining woman.
20 The wise man saves for the future,[d] but the foolish man spends whatever he gets.
21 The man who tries to be good, loving, and kind finds life, righteousness, and honor.
22 The wise man conquers the strong man and levels his defenses.
23 Keep your mouth closed and you’ll stay out of trouble.
24 Mockers are proud, haughty, and arrogant.
25-26 The lazy man longs for many things, but his hands refuse to work. He is greedy to get, while the godly love to give!
27 God loathes the gifts of evil men, especially if they are trying to bribe him!
28 No one believes a liar, but everyone respects the words of an honest man.
29 An evil man is stubborn, but a godly man will reconsider.[e]
30 No one, regardless of how shrewd or well-advised he is, can stand against the Lord.
31 Go ahead and prepare for the conflict,[f] but victory comes from God.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:4 evil actions, literally, “the tillage of the wicked.”
- Proverbs 21:8 A man is known by his actions, implied.
- Proverbs 21:18 The wicked will finally lose; the righteous will finally win, literally, “The wicked is a ransom for the righteous.”
- Proverbs 21:20 The wise man saves for the future, literally, “There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise.”
- Proverbs 21:29 An evil man is stubborn, but a godly man will reconsider, or “The wicked man is brazen; the godly man is thoughtful.”
- Proverbs 21:31 Go ahead and prepare for the conflict, literally, “The horse is prepared against the day of battle.”
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