箴言 3
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
信靠耶和华
3 孩子啊，不要忘记我的训言，
要把我的诫命存在心里，
2 因为这必使你延年益寿，
幸福平安。
3 不要让慈爱和信实离开你，
要把他们系在你的颈项上，
刻在你的心坎上。
4 这样，你必蒙上帝和世人的喜悦，
享有美誉。
5 你要全心信靠耶和华，
不可倚靠自己的悟性。
6 凡事都要寻求祂，
祂必指引你走正路。
7 不要自以为有智慧，
要敬畏耶和华，远离恶事。
8 这样可医治你的身体，
滋润你的筋骨。
9 你要用自己的财富和一切初熟的物产来尊崇耶和华，
10 祂必使你五谷满仓，
榨酒池溢出新酿。
11 孩子啊，不可轻视耶和华的管教，
也不可厌烦祂的责备。
12 因为耶和华责备祂所爱的人，
就像父亲责备他所疼爱的孩子。
13 找到智慧、得到悟性的人有福了，
14 因为智慧比银子更有价值，
比金子更有益处，
15 比珠宝更珍贵；
你所喜爱的一切都难以相比。
16 智慧的右手有长寿，
左手有富贵和尊荣。
17 她的路上有福乐，
她的道上有平安。
18 对持守智慧的人来说，
智慧是生命树，
紧握智慧的人必蒙祝福。
19 耶和华以智慧奠立大地，
以悟性铺设诸天；
20 祂的知识使深渊裂开，
使天上降下甘霖。
21 孩子啊，你要守护智慧和明辨力，
别让她们离开你的视线。
22 她们必给你带来生命，
作你颈项上华美的装饰。
23 如此，你必步履稳健，不致失足；
24 你必安然躺卧，睡得香甜。
25 不要怕突来的灾祸，
不要怕恶人遭毁灭，
26 因为耶和华是你的靠山，
祂使你的脚不陷入网罗。
27 倘若有力量行善，
就当帮助有需要的人，不要推托。
28 倘若可以帮忙，
就不可对有求于你的邻人说：
“回去吧，明天再来，我必给你！”
29 邻舍在你附近安分居住，
不可谋害他。
30 别人若没有害你，
不要无故与他相争。
31 不要羡慕残暴之徒，
也不可步其后尘，
32 因为耶和华憎恶邪僻之徒，
喜爱正直的人。
33 耶和华咒诅恶人的家，
赐福义人的家。
34 耶和华讥笑好讥诮的人，
恩待谦卑的人。
35 智者得尊荣，
愚人受羞辱。
箴言 3
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
要一心仰賴耶和華
3 我兒，不可忘記我的訓誨，
你的心要謹守我的誡命；
2 因為它們必把長久的日子、生命的歲數和平安，加給你。
3 不可讓慈愛誠實離開你，
要繫在你的頸項上，
刻在你的心版上。
4 這樣，你在 神和世人眼前，
必蒙恩寵，得著美名（“名”原文作“明慧”）。
5 你要一心仰賴耶和華，
不可倚靠自己的聰明；
6 在你一切所行的路上，都要承認他，
他必使你的路徑平坦正直。
7 不可自以為有智慧，
要敬畏耶和華，遠離惡事。
8 這必使你的身體健康，
使你的骨頭滋潤。
9 你要把你的財物，
和一切初熟的農作物，敬奉耶和華。
10 這樣，你的倉庫必充滿有餘，
你的榨酒池也必盈溢新酒。
11 我兒，不可輕看耶和華的管教，
也不可厭惡他的責備；
12 因為耶和華所愛的，他必責備，
正如父親責備他喜愛的兒子一樣。
得智慧遠勝得金銀
13 得著智慧，
獲致聰明的人，是有福的。
14 因為智慧的利潤勝過銀子的利潤，
智慧的收益勝過黃金的收益。
15 智慧比紅寶石更寶貴；
你一切所喜愛的，都不足與智慧比較。
16 智慧的右手有長壽，
左手有財富和尊榮。
17 智慧的道路盡是歡悅，
智慧的路徑全是平安。
18 對緊握智慧的人來說，智慧是生命樹，
凡是緊抓智慧的，都是有福的。
19 耶和華以智慧奠定大地，
以聰明堅立高天。
20 因他的知識，深淵就裂開，
天空也滴下甘露。
謹守智慧必得尊榮
21 我兒，要謹守大智慧和明辨的態度，
不可讓它們離開你的眼目。
22 這樣，它們就必作你的生命，
作你頸上的華飾。
23 你就可以安然走路，
你的腳必不致絆倒。
24 你躺下的時候，必不會驚恐；
你躺臥的時候，必睡得香甜。
25 忽然而來的驚恐，你不要懼怕；
惡人的毀滅臨到，你也不要恐懼；
26 因為耶和華是你的倚靠，
他必護衛你的腳不陷入網羅。
27 如果你的手有行善的力量，就不可推辭，
要向那些需要幫助的人行善。
28 你那裡如果有現成的，
就不可對鄰舍說：
“你先回去，明天再來吧，到時，我必給你！”
29 你的鄰舍在你旁邊安居，
你不可設計害他。
30 如果人沒有加害於你，
你不可無故與他相爭。
31 不要嫉妒強暴的人，
也不可選擇他所行的一切道路；
32 因為偏離正道的人，是耶和華所厭惡的，
正直人卻是他所親愛的。
33 耶和華咒詛惡人的家，
卻賜福給義人的居所。
34 他譏笑那些好譏笑的人，
卻賜恩給謙卑的人。
35 智慧人必承受尊榮，
愚昧人必蒙受羞辱（“必蒙受羞辱”原文作“高升成為羞辱”）。
Proverbs 3
New Catholic Bible
Chapter 3
Blessed Is the Person Who Has Found Wisdom[a]
1 My son, do not forget my teaching,
but cherish my commandments in your heart,
2 for they will bring you length of days,
more years of life,[b] and an abundance of prosperity.
3 Do not let kindness and fidelity leave you;
fasten them around your neck
and inscribe them on the tablet of your heart.
4 Then you will gain favor and a good name
in the sight of God and man.
5 Trust wholeheartedly in the Lord
rather than relying on your own intelligence.
6 In everything you do, acknowledge him,
and he will see that your paths are straight.
7 Do not pride yourself on your own wisdom;
fear the Lord and turn your back on evil.
8 This will provide healing for your flesh
and restore strength to your body.
9 Honor the Lord with your wealth
and with the firstfruits of all your crops.[c]
10 Then your barns will be filled with plenty,[d]
and your vats will overflow with new wine.
11 [e]My son, do not ignore the Lord’s discipline
or refuse to accept his rebuke.
12 For the Lord disciplines those whom he loves,
just as a father chastises a beloved son.
13 Blessed[f] is the person who has found wisdom,
the one who has gained understanding.
14 For she is far more valuable than silver,
and her revenue is greater than that of gold.
15 She is more precious than pearls,[g]
and nothing that you desire can compare with her.
16 In her right hand is length of days;
in her left hand, riches and honor.
17 Her ways are pleasant to follow,
and all her paths lead to peace.
18 She is a tree of life to all who embrace her,
and blessed are all who hold her fast.
By His Wisdom the Lord Laid the Earth’s Foundations[h]
19 By his wisdom the Lord laid the earth’s foundations;
by his understanding he established the heavens.
20 Through his knowledge the depths broke open
and the clouds dropped down dew.
You Will Proceed on Your Way Securely[i]
21 My son, without letting them slip out of your sight
safeguard sound wisdom and prudence.
22 They will give life to your soul
and provide adornment for your neck.
23 Then you will proceed on your way securely,
and your feet will avoid stumbling.
24 When you lie down, you will not be afraid,[j]
and on your bed your sleep will be sweet.
25 Have no fear of sudden terror
or of the destruction[k] that overtakes the wicked.
26 For the Lord will be your assurance
and will keep your feet from the trap.
27 Do not withhold kindness from anyone to whom it is due
when it is in your power to grant it.
28 Do not say to your neighbor,
“Go away and come back again; I will repay you tomorrow,”
when you can give him what is owed right then.
29 Do not plot any evil against your neighbor
who is living in peace beside you.
30 Do not quarrel with someone without cause
when that person has done you no harm.
31 Do not envy a violent man
or choose to emulate any of his ways.
32 For the perverse man is an abomination to the Lord
whose friendship is bestowed only upon the upright.
33 The curse of the Lord falls on the house of the wicked,[l]
but he blesses the abode of the righteous.
34 He shows only disdain to those who are scornful,
but he showers his kindness on the humble.
35 Glory is the crown given to the wise;
fools inherit nothing but disgrace.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:1 Wisdom is religious fidelity, attentiveness to God. Those who observe this are under the eye of the Lord like a child. The author has no doubt, that even in the present, the best of rewards are coming to him. In fact, true happiness is much more than our desires to possess things and to put on appearances, and the author already experiences it. In verses 14-18, he suggests something of this profound secret of life, which Christ will call the hidden treasure or pearl of great price (Mt 13:44-46). Wisdom is a tree of life, not the fruit prohibited to human beings that sprouted on the tree in paradise (see Gen 3).
- Proverbs 3:2 Bring you length of days, more years of life: the “fear of the Lord” brings health to the body (v. 8) and “prolongs life” (Prov 10:27; see also Prov 9:10-11). Abundance of prosperity: generally speaking, the righteous are prosperous and happy while the wicked are overwhelmed with misfortune and miserable (see Prov 12:21). However, sometimes the wicked prosper and lead a carefree life (see Ps 73:3, 12)—at least for a time (see Ps 73:17-19)—while the righteous suffer (see Job 1–2).
- Proverbs 3:9 Firstfruits of all your crops: the people of God were commanded to give to the priests the first part of the crops of olive oil, wine, and grains well as other products they grew each year (see Lev 23:10; Num 18:12-13).
- Proverbs 3:10 Filled with plenty: those who bring their offerings to God will receive still greater blessings from him (see Mal 3:10; see also Deut 28:8-12; 2 Cor 9:8).
- Proverbs 3:11 As already seen (v. 2 and note), the righteous are not always prosperous. They suffer affliction as a way of learning how to live (see Prov 12:1; Job 5:17; 36:22; Ps 119:71). The author of Hebrews quotes these two verses (Heb 12:5-6) and then adds: “[God disciplines us] for our benefit” (Heb 12:10).
- Proverbs 3:13 Blessed: see note on Prov 31:28.
- Proverbs 3:15 [Wisdom] is more precious than pearls: similar to Job 28:18. A worthy wife is also “more precious than pearls” (Prov 31:10).
- Proverbs 3:19 The author has a lofty idea of the knowledge of life proposed to humans. Is it not the reflection of the thought that presides in the very projects of God (see Prov 8:22-31) and about which Job (chs. 38–40) never ceased being astounded?
- Proverbs 3:21 There is a serenity that one sometimes discovers in a person whose life is above all profound fidelity. True wisdom is found neither in beautiful ideas nor in fine sentiments but in the practice of peace, trust, self-offering, and true human relationships. Opposed to it are wickedness, vain mockery, foolishness, and the like. To call down God’s maledictions upon this folly is, for the ancients, a way of breaking away from it.
- Proverbs 3:24 When you lie down, you will not be afraid: this is one of the blessings of the covenant (see Lev 26:6; Job 11:18-19; Mic 4:4; Zep 3:13; see also Prov 1:33). Your sleep will be sweet: see Prov 6:22; Ps 4:9.
- Proverbs 3:25 Sudden terror . . . destruction: the Lord shields the righteous from harm of any kind (see Prov 10:25; Job 5:21; Ps 91:3-16). The wicked: see Prov 1:26-27.
- Proverbs 3:33 The contrasting fate of the wicked and the righteous at God’s hands indicated in this verse is also set forth in Deut 11:26-28. Curse of the Lord falls on the house of the wicked: see Jos 7:24-25; Zec 5:3-4. Blesses the abode of the righteous: see Job 42:12-14.
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