Ordspråksboken 16
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)
16 Människan gör upp planer,
och Herren lägger svaret i hennes mun.
2 Människan kan anse sig vara ren,
men Herren prövar sinnelaget.
3 Överlåt ditt arbete åt Herren,
så kommer dina planer att lyckas.
4 Herren genomför allt enligt sina egna planer,
även den gudlöses onda dag.
5 Herren avskyr alla högfärdiga.
De kommer aldrig undan sitt straff.
6 Genom nåd och trofasthet sonas skuld.
Genom Herrens fruktan undviks det onda.
7 När en människas liv behagar Herren,
har han fred även med sina fiender.
8 Det är bättre att äga lite i rättfärdighet
än att ohederligt skaffa sig mycket.
9 Människan planerar sin väg
men Herren leder hennes steg.
10 Kungens ord är ett orakel,
han ska inte döma orätt.
11 Rätt våg och vikt är från Herren,
alla vikter har han gjort.
12 Kungar avskyr onda gärningar,
för det är rättfärdigheten som befäster tronen.
13 Rättfärdigt tal behagar kungar,
han värdesätter den som talar sanning.
14 Kungens vrede är en dödens budbärare,
men en vis man kan mildra den.
15 Ljus uppsyn hos kungen betyder liv.
Hans välvilja är som ett vårregn.
16 Att skaffa vishet är mycket bättre än guld,
och gott omdöme mycket bättre än silver.
17 De rättsinnigas väg leder bort från det onda.
Den som ger akt på sin väg bevarar sitt liv.
18 Stolthet slutar i fördärv
och högfärd leder till fall.
19 Det är bättre att vara försynt bland de ödmjuka
än att dela byte med de högmodiga.
20 Den som tar vara på ordet finner det goda.
Lycklig är den som förtröstar på Herren.
21 Den vise kallas förståndig,
och vältalighet främjar lärdomen.
22 De som äger insikt har en källa till liv,
men dumhet är de dåraktigas straff.
23 Den vises tankar vägleder hans tal,
det han säger främjar lärdom.
24 Vänliga ord är som honung,
njutbara för själen och helande för kroppen.
25 En väg som kan synas rätt för en människa
kan ändå leda till döden.
26 Arbetarens hunger får honom att arbeta,
hans egen mun driver honom.
27 En ondsint man rotar fram det onda,[a]
och hans prat är som förtärande eld.
28 Den falske sår splittring.
Skvaller skiljer vänner åt.
29 Den våldsamme lockar sin nästa med sig
och leder honom på orätta vägar.
30 Den som tittar under lugg bär på lömska planer,
den som kniper ihop munnen bär något ont inom sig.
31 Grått hår är en ärekrona,
något man vinner på rättfärdighetens väg.
32 Det är bättre att ha tålamod än att vara en hjälte.
Det är bättre att behärska sig själv än att inta en stad.
33 Lotten kastas i knät,
men det är Herren som avgör hur den faller.
Footnotes
- 16:27 Grundtextens innebörd är osäker.
Proverbs 16
Common English Bible
16 To people belong the plans of the heart,
but the answer of the tongue comes from the Lord.
2 All the ways of people
are pure in their eyes,
but the Lord tests the motives.
3 Commit your work to the Lord,
and your plans will succeed.
4 The Lord made everything for a purpose,
even the wicked for an evil day.
5 The Lord detests all who are arrogant;
they surely won’t go unpunished.
6 Love and faithfulness reconcile guilt;
the fear of the Lord turns away evil.
7 When people draw favor from the Lord,
even their enemies are at peace with them.
8 Better a little with righteousness
than great profits without justice.
9 People plan their path,
but the Lord secures their steps.
10 A king’s speech is like an oracle;
in a judgment, one can’t go against his words.
11 Honest balances and scales are the Lord’s;
all the weights in the bag are his doing.
12 Kings detest wicked deeds,
for their thrones are founded on righteousness.
13 Kings favor those with righteous lips;
they love words of integrity.
14 The king’s anger is a messenger of death;
the wise will calm him.
15 There’s life in the light of the king’s face.
His favor is like a cloud that brings spring rain.
16 Acquiring wisdom is much better than gold,
and acquiring understanding is better than silver.
17 The road of those who do right turns away from evil;
those who protect their path guard their lives.
18 Pride comes before disaster,
and arrogance before a fall.
19 Better to be humble with the needy
than to divide plunder with the proud.
20 Those with insight find prosperity;
those who trust the Lord are blessed.
21 The skilled mind is called discerning,
and pleasant speech enhances teaching.
22 One who has insight is a fountain of life,
but the instruction of the foolish is folly.
23 The mind of the wise makes their speech insightful
and enhances the teaching of their lips.
24 Pleasant words are flowing honey,
sweet to the taste and healing to the bones.
25 There is a path that may seem straight to someone,
but in the end it is the path of death.
26 The appetite of workers labors for them,
for their hunger presses them on.
27 Worthless people dig up trouble;
their lips are like a scorching fire.
28 Destructive people produce conflict;
gossips alienate close friends.
29 Violent people entice their neighbors
and walk them down a path that isn’t good.
30 Those who wink their eye plot destruction;
those who purse their lips plan evil.
31 Gray hair is a crown of glory;
it is found on the path of righteousness.
32 Better to be patient than a warrior,
and better to have self-control than to capture a city.
33 The dice are cast into the lap;
all decisions are from the Lord.
Proverbs 16
King James Version
16 The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the Lord.
2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the Lord weigheth the spirits.
3 Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.
4 The Lord hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
5 Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.
6 By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.
7 When a man's ways please the Lord, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
8 Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.
9 A man's heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps.
10 A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.
11 A just weight and balance are the Lord's: all the weights of the bag are his work.
12 It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.
13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.
14 The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.
15 In the light of the king's countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.
16 How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
18 Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
19 Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
20 He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the Lord, happy is he.
21 The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
22 Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.
23 The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.
24 Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
25 There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
26 He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.
27 An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
28 A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
29 A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.
30 He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.
31 The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.
32 He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
33 The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord.
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