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。
Proverbs 3
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Trust the Lord
3 My son, don’t forget my teaching,
but let your heart keep my commands;(A)
2 for they will bring you
many days, a full life,[a](B) and well-being.(C)
3 Never let loyalty and faithfulness leave you.
Tie them around your neck;
write them on the tablet of your heart.(D)
4 Then you will find favor and high regard
in the sight of God and man.(E)
5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart,(F)
and do not rely on your own understanding;(G)
6 think about Him in all your ways,
and He will guide you on the right paths.[b](H)
7 Don’t consider yourself to be wise;(I)
fear the Lord and turn away from evil.(J)
8 This will be healing for your body[c](K)
and strengthening for your bones.(L)
9 Honor the Lord with your possessions
and with the first produce of your entire harvest;(M)
10 then your barns will be completely filled,
and your vats will overflow with new wine.(N)
11 Do not despise the Lord’s instruction, my son,
and do not loathe His discipline;(O)
12 for the Lord disciplines the one He loves,
just as a father, the son he delights in.(P)
Wisdom Brings Happiness
13 Happy is a man who finds wisdom(Q)
and who acquires understanding,
14 for she is more profitable than silver,
and her revenue is better than gold.(R)
15 She is more precious than jewels;(S)
nothing you desire compares with her.(T)
16 Long life[d] is in her right hand;
in her left, riches and honor.(U)
17 Her ways are pleasant,(V)
and all her paths, peaceful.
18 She is a tree of life(W) to those who embrace her,
and those who hold on to her are happy.
19 The Lord founded the earth by wisdom(X)
and established the heavens by understanding.
20 By His knowledge the watery depths broke open,(Y)
and the clouds dripped with dew.(Z)
21 Maintain your competence and discretion.
My son, don’t lose sight of them.(AA)
22 They will be life for you[e][f](AB)
and adornment[g] for your neck.
23 Then you will go safely on your way;
your foot will not stumble.(AC)
24 When you lie[h] down, you will not be afraid;(AD)
you will lie down, and your sleep will be pleasant.
25 Don’t fear sudden danger
or the ruin of the wicked when it comes,(AE)
26 for the Lord will be your confidence[i]
and will keep your foot from a snare.(AF)
Treat Others Fairly
27 When it is in your power,[j]
don’t withhold good(AG) from the one it belongs to.
28 Don’t say to your neighbor, “Go away! Come back later.
I’ll give it tomorrow”—when it is there with you.(AH)
29 Don’t plan any harm against your neighbor,(AI)
for he trusts you and lives near you.
30 Don’t accuse anyone without cause,(AJ)
when he has done you no harm.
31 Don’t envy a violent man(AK)
or choose any of his ways;
32 for the devious are detestable to the Lord,
but He is a friend[k] to the upright.(AL)
33 The Lord’s curse is on the household of the wicked,(AM)
but He blesses the home of the righteous;
34 He mocks those who mock,
but gives grace to the humble.(AN)
35 The wise will inherit honor,
but He holds up fools to dishonor.[l]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:2 Lit days, years of life
- Proverbs 3:6 Lit will make your paths straight
- Proverbs 3:8 Lit navel
- Proverbs 3:16 Lit Length of days
- Proverbs 3:22 Or be your throat
- Proverbs 3:22 In Hb, nephesh can mean throat, soul, or life.
- Proverbs 3:22 Or grace
- Proverbs 3:24 LXX reads sit
- Proverbs 3:26 Or be at your side
- Proverbs 3:27 Lit in the power of your hands
- Proverbs 3:32 Or confidential counsel
- Proverbs 3:35 Or but haughty fools dishonor, or but fools exalt dishonor
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