잠언 4
Korean Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
지혜에 관한 아버지의 충고
4 내 아들들[a]아
너희는 아버지의 가르침에 귀를 기울이고
그 말을 새겨 들어 슬기를 얻도록 하여라.
2 나는 너희에게 건전한 것을 가르치니
너희는 내 가르침을 잊지 말아라.
3 나도 내 아버지에게는 아들이었고
내 어머니에게는 사랑스러운 아들이었다.
4 아버지는 내게 이렇게 가르치셨다.
“너는 내 말을 마음 깊이 간직하고 내 명령을 지켜라.
그러면 네가 살 것이다.
5 지혜와 슬기를 얻고
내 입에서 나온 말을 잊거나 거기서 돌아서지 말아라.
6 지혜를 저버리지 말아라.
지혜를 사랑하여라.
그러면 지혜가 너를 지켜 줄 것이다.
7 지혜를 찾아라.
그것이 지혜의 첫 걸음이다.
네가 가진 모든 것을 주고서라도 슬기를 얻어라.
8 지혜를 귀하게 여겨라.
그러면 지혜가 너를 더 큰 사람이 되게 해 줄 것이다.
지혜를 가슴에 품어라.
그러면 지혜가 너를 영예롭게 해 줄 것이다.
9 지혜가 네 머리에 아름다운 관을 씌우고
영광스러운 왕관을 네게 안겨 줄 것이다.”
10 내 아들아
내 말을 귀담아 들어라.
네가 그 말을 받아들이면 오래 살 것이다.
11 나는 너를 지혜의 길로 인도하고
너를 올바른 길로 이끈다.
12 네가 걸을 때 네 발걸음이 막히지 않고
네가 달릴 때 비틀거리지 않을 것이다.
13 이 교훈을 붙들고 놓지 말아라.
그것은 네 생명이니 단단히 지켜라.
14 악한 사람의 길에 발을 들여 놓지 말며
그들의 길을 따라 걷지 말아라.
15 그런 길은 거절하고 가지 말아라.
발길을 돌려 비켜 가거라.
16 그들은 악한 짓을 하기까지 잠을 자지 못하며
남을 넘어지게 하지 않고는 잠을 이루지 못한다.
17 그들은 악한 짓을 하여 얻은 빵을 먹고
폭력으로 빼앗은 포도주를 마신다.
18 그러나 의로운 사람의 길은 동틀 때의 햇살 같아서
한낮이 되기까지 점점 더 밝아진다.
19 그러나 악한 사람의 길은 깊은 어둠과 같아서
그들은 넘어지고도 무엇에 걸려 넘어졌는지 모른다.
20 내 아들아
내 말을 잘 듣고
내가 하는 말에 귀를 기울여라.
21 이 말이 네 눈에서 떠나지 않도록
네 마음속 깊이 간직하여라.
22 이 말은 찾아 얻은 사람에게는 생명이 되어
온 몸을 건강하게 해 주기 때문이다.
23 두 눈 부릅뜨고 네 마음을 잘 지켜라.
생명의 샘이 거기서 흘러나오기 때문이다.
24 비뚤어진 말은 네 입에서 멀리하고
사악한 말은 입에 올리지도 말아라.
25 눈은 앞만 똑바로 보고
시선은 앞으로만 두어라.
26 네 가는 길을 평탄하게 하여라.
그러면 네 모든 길이 안전할 것이다.
27 오른쪽이나 왼쪽으로 벗어나지 말고
악에서 네 발길을 돌려라.
Footnotes
- 4:1 내 아들들아 잠언은 청년기로 접어들려는 십대의 소년을 위해 쓰인 듯하다. 이 책은 하나님을 사랑하고 존경하며 책임감 있는 젊은이가 되는 길을 가르치고 있다.
Proverbs 4
New King James Version
Security in Wisdom
4 Hear, (A)my children, the instruction of a father,
And give attention to know understanding;
2 For I give you good doctrine:
Do not forsake my law.
3 When I was my father’s son,
(B)Tender and the only one in the sight of my mother,
4 (C)He also taught me, and said to me:
“Let your heart retain my words;
(D)Keep my commands, and live.
5 (E)Get wisdom! Get understanding!
Do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
6 Do not forsake her, and she will preserve you;
(F)Love her, and she will keep you.
7 (G)Wisdom is the principal thing;
Therefore get wisdom.
And in all your getting, get understanding.
8 (H)Exalt her, and she will promote you;
She will bring you honor, when you embrace her.
9 She will place on your head (I)an ornament of grace;
A crown of glory she will deliver to you.”
10 Hear, my son, and receive my sayings,
(J)And the years of your life will be many.
11 I have (K)taught you in the way of wisdom;
I have led you in right paths.
12 When you walk, (L)your steps will not be hindered,
(M)And when you run, you will not stumble.
13 Take firm hold of instruction, do not let go;
Keep her, for she is your life.
14 (N)Do not enter the path of the wicked,
And do not walk in the way of evil.
15 Avoid it, do not travel on it;
Turn away from it and pass on.
16 (O)For they do not sleep unless they have done evil;
And their sleep is [a]taken away unless they make someone fall.
17 For they eat the bread of wickedness,
And drink the wine of violence.
18 (P)But the path of the just (Q)is like the shining [b]sun,
That shines ever brighter unto the perfect day.
19 (R)The way of the wicked is like darkness;
They do not know what makes them stumble.
20 My son, give attention to my words;
Incline your ear to my sayings.
21 Do not let them depart from your eyes;
Keep them in the midst of your heart;
22 For they are life to those who find them,
And health to all their flesh.
23 Keep your heart with all diligence,
For out of it spring the issues of (S)life.
24 Put away from you a [c]deceitful mouth,
And put perverse lips far from you.
25 Let your eyes look straight ahead,
And your eyelids look right before you.
26 Ponder the path of your (T)feet,
And let all your ways be established.
27 Do not turn to the right or the left;
Remove your foot from evil.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 4:16 Lit. robbed
- Proverbs 4:18 Lit. light
- Proverbs 4:24 devious
Proverbs 4
Common English Bible
Love wisdom
4 Hear, children, fatherly instruction;
pay attention to gain understanding.
2 I’ll teach you well.
Don’t abandon my instruction.
3 When I was a son to my father,
tender and my mother’s favorite,
4 he taught me and said to me:
“Let your heart hold on to my words:
Keep my commands and live.
5 Get wisdom; get understanding.
Don’t forget and don’t turn away from my words.
6 Don’t abandon her, and she will guard you.
Love her, and she will protect you.
7 The beginning of wisdom:
Get wisdom!
Get understanding before anything else.
8 Highly esteem her, and she will exalt you.
She will honor you if you embrace her.
9 She will place a graceful wreath on your head;
she will give you a glorious crown.”
Stay on the path of wisdom
10 Listen, my son, and take in my speech,
then the years of your life will be many.
11 I teach you the path of wisdom.
I lead you in straight courses.
12 When you walk, you won’t be hindered;
when you run, you won’t stumble.
13 Hold on to instruction; don’t slack off;
protect it, for it is your life.
14 Don’t go on the way of the wicked;
don’t walk on the path of evil people.
15 Avoid it! Don’t turn onto it;
stay off of it and keep going!
16 They don’t sleep unless they do evil;
they are robbed of sleep unless they make someone stumble.
17 They eat the bread of evil,
and they drink the wine of violence.
18 The way of the righteous is like morning light
that gets brighter and brighter till it is full day.
19 The path of the wicked is like deep darkness;
they don’t know where they will stumble.
Be careful about what you say
20 My son, pay attention to my words.
Bend your ear to my speech.
21 Don’t let them slip from your sight.
Guard them in your mind.
22 They are life to those who find them,
and healing for their entire body.
23 More than anything you guard, protect your mind, for life flows from it.
24 Have nothing to do with a corrupt mouth;
keep devious lips far from you.
25 Focus your eyes straight ahead;
keep your gaze on what is in front of you.
26 Watch your feet on the way,
and all your paths will be secure.
27 Don’t deviate a bit to the right or the left;
turn your feet away from evil.
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