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
Amplified Bible
The Rewards of Wisdom
3 My son, do not forget my [a]teaching,
But let your heart keep my commandments;
2
For length of days and years of life [worth living]
And tranquility and prosperity [the wholeness of life’s blessings] they will add to you.
3
Do not let mercy and kindness and truth leave you [instead let these qualities define you];
Bind them [securely] around your neck,
Write them on the tablet of your heart.(A)
4
So find favor and high esteem
In the sight of God and man.(B)
5
Trust in and rely confidently on the Lord with all your heart
And do not rely on your own insight or understanding.
6
[b]In all your ways know and acknowledge and recognize Him,
And He will make your paths straight and smooth [removing obstacles that block your way].
7
Do not be wise in your own eyes;
Fear the Lord [with reverent awe and obedience] and turn [entirely] away from evil.(C)
8
It will be health to your body [your marrow, your nerves, your sinews, your muscles—all your inner parts]
And refreshment (physical well-being) to your bones.
9
Honor the Lord with your wealth
And with the first fruits of all your crops (income);(D)
10
Then your barns will be abundantly filled
And your vats will overflow with new wine.(E)
11
My son, do not reject or take lightly the discipline of the Lord [learn from your mistakes and the testing that comes from His correction through discipline];
Nor despise His rebuke,(F)
12
For those whom the Lord loves He corrects,
Even as a father corrects the son in whom he delights.
13
Happy [blessed, considered fortunate, to be admired] is the man who finds [skillful and godly] wisdom,
And the man who gains understanding and insight [learning from God’s word and life’s experiences],
14
For wisdom’s profit is better than the profit of silver,
And her gain is better than fine gold.
15
She is more precious than rubies;
And nothing you can wish for compares with her [in value].(G)
16
Long life is in her right hand;
In her left hand are riches and honor.(H)
17
Her ways are highways of pleasantness and favor,
And all her paths are peace.
18
She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her,
And happy [blessed, considered fortunate, to be admired] is everyone who holds her tightly.
19
The Lord by His wisdom has founded the earth;
By His understanding He has established the heavens.(I)
20
By His knowledge the deeps were broken up
And the clouds drip with dew.
21
My son, let them not escape from your sight,
But keep sound wisdom and discretion,
22
And they will be life to your soul (your inner self)
And a gracious adornment to your neck (your outer self).
23
Then you will walk on your way [of life] securely
And your foot will not stumble.(J)
24
When you lie down, you will not be afraid;
When you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.
25
Do not be afraid of sudden fear
Nor of the storm of the wicked when it comes [since you will be blameless];
26
For the Lord will be your confidence, firm and strong,
And will keep your foot from being caught [in a trap].
27
[c]Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due [its rightful recipients],
When it is in your power to do it.(K)
28
Do not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come back,
And tomorrow I will give it,”
When you have it with you.(L)
29
Do not devise evil against your neighbor,
Who lives securely beside you.
30
Do not quarrel with a man without cause,
If he has done you no harm.(M)
31
Do not envy a man of violence
And do not choose any of his ways.(N)
32
For the devious are repulsive to the Lord;
But His private counsel is with the upright [those with spiritual integrity and moral courage].(O)
33
The curse of the Lord is on the house of the wicked,
But He blesses the home of the just and righteous.(P)
34
Though He scoffs at the scoffers and scorns the scorners,
Yet He gives His grace [His undeserved favor] to the humble [those who give up self-importance].(Q)
35
The wise will inherit honor and glory,
But dishonor and shame is conferred on fools.(R)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:1 Or law.
- Proverbs 3:6 One of the ancient rabbis said that all the essence of the Torah (Law) depends on this verse.
- Proverbs 3:27 Using this verse as a proof text, the ancient rabbis offered the example of an employer who tells his foreman to hire workers at four zuz (small silver coins) each to do a job, and the foreman hires them at three instead. Even though they accepted the terms, the rabbis rule that they have the right to complain. Compare this with the parable of the landowner who hires workers for a denarius each. The difference there is that the first group receives a fair wage, while the last is overpaid as a matter of generosity (Matt 20:15).
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