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Orðskviðirnir 3
Icelandic Bible
Orðskviðirnir 3
Icelandic Bible
3 Son minn, gleym eigi kenning minni, og hjarta þitt varðveiti boðorð mín,
2 því að langa lífdaga og farsæl ár og velgengni munu þau veita þér í ríkum mæli.
3 Kærleiki og trúfesti munu aldrei yfirgefa þig. Bind þau um háls þér, rita þau á spjald hjarta þíns,
4 þá munt þú ávinna þér hylli og fögur hyggindi, bæði í augum Guðs og manna.
5 Treystu Drottni af öllu hjarta, en reiddu þig ekki á eigið hyggjuvit.
6 Mundu til hans á öllum þínum vegum, þá mun hann gjöra stigu þína slétta.
7 Þú skalt ekki þykjast vitur, óttast Drottin og forðast illt,
8 það mun verða heilnæmt fyrir líkama þinn og hressandi fyrir bein þín.
9 Tigna Drottin með eigum þínum og með frumgróða allrar uppskeru þinnar,
10 þá munu hlöður þínar verða nægtafullar og vínberjalögurinn flóa út af vínlagarþróm þínum.
11 Son minn, lítilsvirð eigi ögun Drottins og lát þér eigi gremjast umvöndun hans,
12 því að Drottinn agar þann, sem hann elskar, og lætur þann son kenna til, sem hann hefir mætur á.
13 Sæll er sá maður, sem öðlast hefir speki, sá maður, sem hyggindi hlotnast.
14 Því að betra er að afla sér hennar en að afla silfurs, og arðurinn af henni ágætari en gull.
15 Hún er dýrmætari en perlur, og allir dýrgripir þínir jafnast ekki á við hana.
16 Langir lífdagar eru í hægri hendi hennar, auður og mannvirðingar í vinstri hendi hennar.
17 Vegir hennar eru yndislegir vegir og allar götur hennar velgengni.
18 Hún er lífstré þeim, sem grípa hana, og sæll er hver sá, er heldur fast í hana.
19 Drottinn grundvallaði jörðina með visku, festi himininn af hyggjuviti.
20 Fyrir þekking hans mynduðust hafdjúpin og drýpur döggin úr skýjunum.
21 Son minn, varðveit þú visku og gætni, lát þær eigi víkja frá augum þínum,
22 þá munu þær verða líf sálu þinni og prýði fyrir háls þinn.
23 Þá muntu ganga óhultur veg þinn og eigi drepa við fæti.
24 Þegar þú leggst til hvíldar, þarft þú ekki að hræðast, og hvílist þú, mun svefninn verða vær.
25 Þú þarft ekki að óttast skyndilega hræðslu, né eyðilegging hinna óguðlegu, þegar hún dynur yfir.
26 Því að Drottinn mun vera athvarf þitt og varðveita fót þinn, að hann verði eigi fanginn.
27 Synja eigi góðs þeim, er þarfnast þess, ef það er á þínu valdi að gjöra það.
28 Seg þú ekki við náunga þinn: "Far og kom aftur! á morgun skal ég gefa þér" _ ef þú þó átt það til.
29 Brugga eigi illt gegn náunga þínum, þegar hann býr öruggur hjá þér.
30 Deil ekki við neinn að ástæðulausu, ef hann hefir ekki gjört þér neitt mein.
31 Öfunda ekki ofbeldismanninn og haf engar mætur á neinum gjörðum hans.
32 Því að andstyggð er sá Drottni, er afvega fer, en ráðvandir menn alúðarvinir hans.
33 Bölvun Drottins er yfir húsi hins óguðlega, en bústað réttlátra blessar hann.
34 Spottsama spottar hann, en lítillátum veitir hann náð.
35 Vitrir menn munu heiður hljóta, en heimskingjar bera smán úr býtum.
Proverbs 3
New International Version
Proverbs 3
New International Version
Wisdom Bestows Well-Being
3 My son,(A) do not forget my teaching,(B)
but keep my commands in your heart,
2 for they will prolong your life many years(C)
and bring you peace and prosperity.(D)
3 Let love and faithfulness(E) never leave you;
bind them around your neck,
write them on the tablet of your heart.(F)
4 Then you will win favor and a good name
in the sight of God and man.(G)
5 Trust in the Lord(H) with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
6 in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths(I) straight.[a](J)
7 Do not be wise in your own eyes;(K)
fear the Lord(L) and shun evil.(M)
8 This will bring health to your body(N)
and nourishment to your bones.(O)
9 Honor the Lord with your wealth,
with the firstfruits(P) of all your crops;
10 then your barns will be filled(Q) to overflowing,
and your vats will brim over with new wine.(R)
11 My son,(S) do not despise the Lord’s discipline,(T)
and do not resent his rebuke,
12 because the Lord disciplines those he loves,(U)
as a father the son he delights in.[b](V)
13 Blessed are those who find wisdom,
those who gain understanding,
14 for she is more profitable than silver
and yields better returns than gold.(W)
15 She is more precious than rubies;(X)
nothing you desire can compare with her.(Y)
16 Long life is in her right hand;(Z)
in her left hand are riches and honor.(AA)
17 Her ways are pleasant ways,
and all her paths are peace.(AB)
18 She is a tree of life(AC) to those who take hold of her;
those who hold her fast will be blessed.(AD)
19 By wisdom(AE) the Lord laid the earth’s foundations,(AF)
by understanding he set the heavens(AG) in place;
20 by his knowledge the watery depths were divided,
and the clouds let drop the dew.
21 My son,(AH) do not let wisdom and understanding out of your sight,(AI)
preserve sound judgment and discretion;
22 they will be life for you,(AJ)
an ornament to grace your neck.(AK)
23 Then you will go on your way in safety,(AL)
and your foot will not stumble.(AM)
24 When you lie down,(AN) you will not be afraid;(AO)
when you lie down, your sleep(AP) will be sweet.
25 Have no fear of sudden disaster
or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked,
26 for the Lord will be at your side(AQ)
and will keep your foot(AR) from being snared.(AS)
27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,
when it is in your power to act.
28 Do not say to your neighbor,
“Come back tomorrow and I’ll give it to you”—
when you already have it with you.(AT)
29 Do not plot harm against your neighbor,
who lives trustfully near you.(AU)
30 Do not accuse anyone for no reason—
when they have done you no harm.
31 Do not envy(AV) the violent
or choose any of their ways.
32 For the Lord detests the perverse(AW)
but takes the upright into his confidence.(AX)
33 The Lord’s curse(AY) is on the house of the wicked,(AZ)
but he blesses the home of the righteous.(BA)
34 He mocks(BB) proud mockers(BC)
but shows favor to the humble(BD) and oppressed.
35 The wise inherit honor,
but fools get only shame.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:6 Or will direct your paths
- Proverbs 3:12 Hebrew; Septuagint loves, / and he chastens everyone he accepts as his child
Proverbs 3
King James Version
Proverbs 3
King James Version
3 My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:
2 For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:
4 So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.
8 It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.
9 Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:
10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
11 My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; neither be weary of his correction:
12 For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
13 Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
14 For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
15 She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
16 Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.
17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
18 She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.
19 The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.
20 By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.
21 My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:
22 So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
23 Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.
24 When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
25 Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.
26 For the Lord shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.
27 Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.
28 Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.
29 Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
30 Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
31 Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
32 For the froward is abomination to the Lord: but his secret is with the righteous.
33 The curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.
34 Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.
35 The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.
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