箴言 25
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
謙厚忠誠必得賞賜
25 以下也是所羅門的箴言，是猶大王希西家的人抄錄的：
2 把事隱藏，是 神的榮耀；
把事察清，是君王的光榮。
3 人不知天有多高，地有多厚，
君王的心也照樣測不透。
4 除去銀子的渣滓，
銀匠就可以做出器皿；
5 除去君王面前的壞人，
他的王位就可以靠公義堅立。
6 你在君王面前，不可妄自尊大；
也不可擅自站立在大人物中間。
7 寧可讓人對你說：“請上座！”
勝過在你覲見的顯貴面前，
被人叫你退下去。
8 不可輕率出去與人爭訟；
否則，你的鄰舍若使你受辱，
結果你要怎麼辦呢？
9 如果有紛爭，只與你的鄰舍一人爭論好了；
不可揭發別人的祕密，
10 恐怕聽見的人辱罵你，
你的惡名就不能脫掉。
11 一句話說得合宜，
就像金蘋果鑲在銀的器物上。
12 智慧人的責備在聽從的人耳中，
好像金耳環和精金的飾物。
13 忠信的使者對那些差遣他的人來說，
好像在收割的時候，有冰雪的涼氣，
使主人精神舒暢。
14 空誇送禮卻沒有實行的人，
就像無雨的風雲。
15 恆久忍耐可以勸服掌權的人，
柔和的舌頭，可以折斷骨頭。
16 你找到蜂蜜，吃夠就好了；
免得吃得過多，就嘔吐出來。
17 你的腳要少進鄰舍的家；
免得他厭煩你，就憎惡你。
18 作假見證陷害鄰舍的人，
就像大鎚、快刀和利箭。
19 遭遇災難的時候，倚靠奸詐的人，
就像倚靠壞牙和不穩的腳。
20 對著悲傷的心靈唱歌，
就像冷天脫衣服，又像鹼上倒酸。
21 如果你的仇敵餓了，就給他食物吃；
如果渴了，就給他水喝，
22 因為你這樣作，就是把炭火堆在他的頭上，
耶和華必還報你。
23 北風帶來雨水；
暗中毀謗人的舌頭，使人怒容滿面。
24 寧可住在房頂的一角，
也不跟吵鬧的婦人同住一間房屋。
25 來自遠方的好消息，
好像疲乏的人得喝涼水。
26 義人在惡人面前屈服，
好像混濁了的水泉、污染了的水井。
27 吃蜜過多是不好的；
追尋自己的榮耀，也是不好的。
28 人若不控制自己的心，
就像沒有城牆，毀壞了的城一樣。
Proverbs 25
Legacy Standard Bible
Analogies of Wisdom
25 These also are (A)proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah, transcribed.
2 It is the glory of God to (B)conceal a matter,
But the glory of (C)kings is to search out a matter.
3 As the heavens for height and the earth for depth,
So the heart of kings is unsearchable.
4 Take away the (D)dross from the silver,
And there comes out a vessel for the (E)smith;
5 Take away the (F)wicked before the king,
And his (G)throne will be established in righteousness.
6 Do not promote your majesty in the presence of the king,
And in the place of great men do not stand;
7 For (H)it is better that it be said to you, “Come up here,”
Than for you to be placed lower in the presence of a noble,
Whom your eyes have seen.
8 Do not go out (I)hastily to plead your case;
Lest, what will you do in [a]the end,
When your neighbor humiliates you?
9 (J)Plead your case with your neighbor,
And (K)do not reveal the secret of another,
10 Lest he who hears it bring disgrace upon you,
And the bad report about you will not turn away.
11 Like apples of gold in settings of silver
Is a (L)word spoken in [b]right circumstances.
12 Like [c]an (M)earring of gold and an (N)ornament of (O)fine gold
Is a wise reprover to a (P)listening ear.
13 Like the cold of snow in the [d]time of harvest
Is a (Q)faithful envoy to those who send him,
For he refreshes the soul of his masters.
14 Like (R)clouds and (S)wind without rain
Is a man who boasts [e]of his gifts falsely.
15 (T)When one is slow to anger, a ruler may be persuaded,
And a soft tongue breaks the bone.
16 Have you (U)found honey? Eat only enough for you,
Lest you have more than your fill and vomit it.
17 Let your foot rarely be in your neighbor’s house,
Lest he have more than his fill of you and hate you.
18 Like a club and a (V)sword and a sharp (W)arrow
Is a man who bears [f](X)false witness against his neighbor.
19 Like [g]an aching tooth and a slipping foot
Is trust in a (Y)treacherous man in a day of distress.
20 Like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar on [h]soda,
Is he who sings songs to [i]an aching heart.
21 (Z)If [j]your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat;
And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;
22 For you will [k]heap burning coals on his head,
And (AA)Yahweh will repay you.
23 The north wind brings forth rain,
And a (AB)tongue of secrets, an indignant face.
24 It is (AC)better to live in a corner of the roof
Than [l]in a house shared with a contentious woman.
25 Like cold water to a weary soul,
So is a (AD)good report from a distant land.
26 Like a (AE)muddied spring and a corrupted well
Is a righteous man shaking before the wicked.
27 To eat too much honey is not good,
Nor is it glory to (AF)search out [m]one’s own glory.
28 Like a (AG)city that is broken into and without a wall
Is a man (AH)without restraint over his spirit.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:8 Lit its
- Proverbs 25:11 Lit its
- Proverbs 25:12 Or a nose ring
- Proverbs 25:13 Lit day
- Proverbs 25:14 Lit in a gift of falsehood
- Proverbs 25:18 Or lying witness, cf. Ex 20:16
- Proverbs 25:19 Lit a bad
- Proverbs 25:20 Or natron
- Proverbs 25:20 Lit an evil
- Proverbs 25:21 Lit one who hates you
- Proverbs 25:22 Lit snatch up
- Proverbs 25:24 Lit with a woman of contentions and a house of association
- Proverbs 25:27 Lit their
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