箴言 24
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
24 不要羡慕恶人，
不要向往与他们为友；
2 因为他们心里图谋暴行，
口中谈论恶事。
3 家靠智慧而建立，
靠悟性而稳固，
4 借知识而充满各种珍宝。
5 智者充满能力，
哲士力上加力。
6 出征打仗，要凭智谋；
谋士众多，胜券在握。
7 智慧对愚人高不可及，
他在城门口沉默不语。
8 图谋作恶的必被称为阴谋家。
9 愚人的计谋是罪恶，
人人都厌恶嘲讽者。
10 逆境中丧胆的是弱者。
11 被拉去屠杀的，你要抢救；
踉跄受死的，你要拦阻。
12 不要推说自己毫不知情，
鉴察人心的主洞悉一切，
保守你生命的上帝知情，
祂必按你的行为报应你。
13 孩子啊，你要吃美好的蜂蜜，
蜂房滴下的蜜甘甜可口。
14 智慧同样使你的心灵甘甜；
你若找到智慧，前途必光明，
盼望也不会幻灭。
15 不要像恶人一样暗算义人，
破坏他的家。
16 因为义人跌倒七次也必起来，
恶人却被灾祸击垮。
17 仇敌跌倒，不要幸灾乐祸；
仇敌败落，不要心里欢喜。
18 否则，耶和华看见会不悦，
不再向仇敌发烈怒。
19 不要因恶人而愤愤不平，
也不要羡慕歹徒；
20 因为恶人毫无前途，
恶人的灯终必熄灭。
21 孩子啊，要敬畏耶和华和君王，
不要跟反复无常之徒为伍。
22 因为灾祸必骤然临到他们，
谁知道耶和华和君王如何毁灭他们？
其他智言
23 以下也是智者的箴言：
判案时偏袒实为不善。
24 判恶人无罪的，
必遭万人咒诅，
为列国痛恨。
25 责备恶人的必有欢乐，
美好的福气必临到他。
26 诚实的回答如同友好的亲吻。
27 要安排好外面的事，
把田间的工作准备妥当，
然后建造房屋。
28 别无故作证害邻舍，
也不可撒谎欺骗人。
29 不可说：“别人怎样待我，
我就怎样待他；
我要照他所做的报复他。”
30 我走过懒惰人的田地和无知者的葡萄园，
31 那里荆棘遍地，
刺草丛生，
石墙倒塌。
32 我仔细思想所见之事，
领悟到一个教训：
33 再睡一会儿，
打个盹儿，
抱着手躺一会儿，
34 贫穷必像强盗一样临到你，
缺乏必像武士一样扑向你。
Proverbs 24
Common English Bible
24 Don’t envy evil people,
and don’t long to be with them.
2 Their hearts are focused on violence,
and their lips speak of trouble.
3 By wisdom a house is built;
by understanding it is established.
4 By knowledge rooms are filled
with all precious and pleasant wealth.
5 A wise person is mightier than a strong one;[a]
a knowledgeable person than a powerful one.
6 You should make war with guidance;
victory comes with many counselors.
7 Wisdom is beyond foolish people.
They don’t open their mouths in the gate.
8 Those who plot evil
will be called master schemers.
9 The scheming of fools is sin;
people detest mockers.
10 If you show yourself weak on a day of distress,
your strength is too small.
11 Rescue those being taken off to death;
and from those staggering to the slaughter, don’t hold back.
12 If you say, “Look, we didn’t know about it,”
the one who weighs hearts—doesn’t he understand?
The one who protects your life—he knows.
He makes people pay for their actions.
13 My child, eat honey, for it is good.
The honeycomb is sweet in your mouth.
14 Know that wisdom is like that for your whole being.
If you find it, there is a future.
Your hope won’t be cut off.
15 Wicked one, don’t wait secretly at the home of the righteous.
Don’t destroy their dwelling.
16 The righteous may fall seven times but still get up,
but the wicked will stumble into trouble.
17 When your enemies fall, don’t rejoice.
When they stumble, don’t let your heart be glad,
18 or the Lord will see it and be displeased,
and he will turn his anger from them.
19 Don’t get fighting mad at evil people;
don’t be envious of the wicked.
20 Indeed, there is no future for the evil;
the lamp of the wicked will be put out.
21 Fear the Lord, my child, as well as the king.
Don’t associate with those who are rebellious.
22 Disaster comes suddenly from them.
Who can know the ruin that both can bring?
More sayings of the wise
23 These are also the sayings of the wise:
Partiality in judgment isn’t good.
24 Those who say to the guilty, “You are innocent”—
the people will curse them.
Nations will condemn them.
25 But it will go well for those who rebuke them.
A rich blessing will come to them.
26 Those who speak honestly
are like those who kiss on the lips.
27 Get your outside work done;
make preparations in the field;
then you can build your house.
28 Don’t be a witness against your neighbor without reason;
don’t deceive with your lips.
29 Don’t say, “I’ll do to them what they did to me.
I’ll pay them back for their actions.”
30 I happened upon the field of a lazy person,
by the vineyard of one with no sense.
31 Thorns grew all over it;
weeds covered the ground,
and the stone wall was falling down.
32 I observed this and took it to heart;
I saw it and learned a lesson.
33 “A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little lying down with folded arms”—
34 and poverty will come on you like a prowler,
deprivation like a man with a shield.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:5 LXX; MT A wise man is strong.
Proverbs 24
New King James Version
Do Not Envy Evil Men
24 Do not be (A)envious of evil men,
Nor desire to be with them;
2 For their heart devises violence,
And their lips talk of troublemaking.
3 Through wisdom a house is built,
And by understanding it is established;
4 By knowledge the rooms are filled
With all precious and pleasant riches.
5 (B)A wise man is strong,
Yes, a man of knowledge increases strength;
6 (C)For by wise counsel you will wage your own war,
And in a multitude of counselors there is safety.
7 (D)Wisdom is too lofty for a fool;
He does not open his mouth in the gate.
8 He who (E)plots to do evil
Will be called a [a]schemer.
9 The devising of foolishness is sin,
And the scoffer is an abomination to men.
10 If you (F)faint in the day of adversity,
Your strength is small.
11 (G)Deliver those who are drawn toward death,
And hold back those stumbling to the slaughter.
12 If you say, “Surely we did not know this,”
Does not (H)He who weighs the hearts consider it?
He who keeps your soul, does He not know it?
And will He not render to each man (I)according to his deeds?
13 My son, (J)eat honey because it is good,
And the honeycomb which is sweet to your taste;
14 (K)So shall the knowledge of wisdom be to your soul;
If you have found it, there is a [b]prospect,
And your hope will not be cut off.
15 Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous;
Do not plunder his resting place;
16 (L)For a righteous man may fall seven times
And rise again,
(M)But the wicked shall fall by calamity.
17 (N)Do not rejoice when your enemy falls,
And do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles;
18 Lest the Lord see it, and [c]it displease Him,
And He turn away His wrath from him.
19 (O)Do not fret because of evildoers,
Nor be envious of the wicked;
20 For there will be no prospect for the evil man;
The lamp of the wicked will be put out.
21 My son, (P)fear the Lord and the king;
Do not associate with those given to change;
22 For their calamity will rise suddenly,
And who knows the ruin those two can bring?
Further Sayings of the Wise
23 These things also belong to the wise:
(Q)It is not good to [d]show partiality in judgment.
24 (R)He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,”
Him the people will curse;
Nations will abhor him.
25 But those who rebuke the wicked will have (S)delight,
And a good blessing will come upon them.
26 He who gives a right answer kisses the lips.
27 (T)Prepare your outside work,
Make it fit for yourself in the field;
And afterward build your house.
28 (U)Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause,
[e]For would you deceive with your lips?
29 (V)Do not say, “I will do to him just as he has done to me;
I will render to the man according to his work.”
30 I went by the field of the lazy man,
And by the vineyard of the man devoid of understanding;
31 And there it was, (W)all overgrown with thorns;
Its surface was covered with nettles;
Its stone wall was broken down.
32 When I saw it, I considered it well;
I looked on it and received instruction:
33 (X)A little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to rest;
34 (Y)So shall your poverty come like [f]a prowler,
And your need like [g]an armed man.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:8 Lit. master of evil plots
- Proverbs 24:14 Lit. latter end
- Proverbs 24:18 Lit. it be evil in His eyes
- Proverbs 24:23 Lit. recognize faces
- Proverbs 24:28 LXX, Vg. Do not deceive
- Proverbs 24:34 Lit. one who walks about
- Proverbs 24:34 Lit. a man with a shield
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