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Proverbi 17
Nuova Riveduta 2006
Proverbi 17
Nuova Riveduta 2006
17 È meglio un tozzo di pane secco con la pace, che una casa piena di carni con la discordia.
2 Un servo sagace dominerà su un figlio che fa vergogna e avrà parte all’eredità insieme con i fratelli.
3 Il crogiuolo è per l’argento e il fornello per l’oro, ma chi prova i cuori è il Signore.
4 Il malvagio dà ascolto alle labbra inique, e il bugiardo dà retta alla cattiva lingua.
5 Chi deride il povero oltraggia Colui che l’ha fatto; chi si rallegra dell’altrui sventura non rimarrà impunito.
6 I figli dei figli sono la corona dei vecchi, e i padri sono la gloria dei loro figli.
7 Un parlare solenne non si addice all’uomo da nulla; quanto meno si addicono a un principe labbra bugiarde!
8 Il regalo è una pietra preziosa agli occhi di chi lo possiede; dovunque si volga, egli ha successo.
9 Chi copre gli sbagli si procura amore, ma chi sempre vi torna su disunisce gli amici migliori.
10 Un rimprovero fa più impressione all’uomo intelligente, che cento percosse allo stolto.
11 Il malvagio non cerca che ribellione, ma un messaggero crudele gli sarà mandato contro.
12 Meglio imbattersi in un’orsa derubata dei suoi piccoli, che in un insensato nella sua follia.
13 Il male non si allontanerà dalla casa di chi rende male per bene.
14 Cominciare una contesa è dar la stura all’acqua; perciò ritìrati prima che la lite s’inasprisca.
15 Chi assolve il reo e chi condanna il giusto sono entrambi detestati dal Signore.
16 A che serve il denaro in mano allo stolto? Ad acquistare saggezza? Ma se non ha senno!
17 L’amico ama in ogni tempo; è nato per essere un fratello nella sventura.
18 L’uomo privo di senno dà la mano e si fa garante per altri davanti al suo prossimo.
19 Chi ama le liti ama il peccato; chi alza troppo la sua porta cerca la rovina.
20 Chi ha il cuore falso non trova bene, e chi ha la lingua perversa cade nella sciagura.
21 Chi genera uno stolto ne avrà dolore, e il padre dell’uomo da nulla non avrà gioia.
22 Un cuore allegro è un buon rimedio, ma uno spirito abbattuto fiacca le ossa.
23 L’empio accetta regali di nascosto per pervertire le vie della giustizia.
24 La saggezza sta davanti a chi ha intelligenza, ma gli occhi dello stolto vagano agli estremi confini della terra.
25 Un figlio stolto è una tribolazione per il padre e un’amarezza per colei che l’ha partorito.
26 Non è bene condannare il giusto, fosse anche a un’ammenda, né colpire i prìncipi per la loro onestà.
27 Chi modera le sue parole possiede la scienza, e chi ha lo spirito calmo è un uomo intelligente.
28 Anche lo stolto, quando tace, passa per saggio; chi tiene chiuse le labbra è un uomo intelligente.
Proverbs 17
New International Version
Proverbs 17
New International Version
17 Better a dry crust with peace and quiet
than a house full of feasting, with strife.(A)
2 A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son
and will share the inheritance as one of the family.
4 A wicked person listens to deceitful lips;
a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
5 Whoever mocks the poor(D) shows contempt for their Maker;(E)
whoever gloats over disaster(F) will not go unpunished.(G)
6 Children’s children(H) are a crown to the aged,
and parents are the pride of their children.
7 Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool—
how much worse lying lips to a ruler!(I)
8 A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it;
they think success will come at every turn.(J)
9 Whoever would foster love covers over an offense,(K)
but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.(L)
10 A rebuke impresses a discerning person
more than a hundred lashes a fool.
11 Evildoers foster rebellion against God;
the messenger of death will be sent against them.
12 Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs
than a fool bent on folly.(M)
14 Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam;
so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.(P)
16 Why should fools have money in hand to buy wisdom,
when they are not able to understand it?(S)
17 A friend loves at all times,
and a brother is born for a time of adversity.(T)
18 One who has no sense shakes hands in pledge
and puts up security for a neighbor.(U)
19 Whoever loves a quarrel loves sin;
whoever builds a high gate invites destruction.
20 One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper;
one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.
21 To have a fool for a child brings grief;
there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.(V)
24 A discerning person keeps wisdom in view,
but a fool’s eyes(AA) wander to the ends of the earth.
25 A foolish son brings grief to his father
and bitterness to the mother who bore him.(AB)
26 If imposing a fine on the innocent is not good,(AC)
surely to flog honest officials is not right.
27 The one who has knowledge uses words with restraint,(AD)
and whoever has understanding is even-tempered.(AE)
28 Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent,
and discerning if they hold their tongues.(AF)
Proverbs 17
English Standard Version
Proverbs 17
English Standard Version
17 (A)Better is a dry morsel with quiet
than a house full of feasting[a] with strife.
2 A servant who deals wisely will rule over (B)a son who acts shamefully
and (C)will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.
3 (D)The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold,
(E)and the Lord tests hearts.
4 An evildoer listens to wicked lips,
and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
5 Whoever mocks the poor (F)insults his Maker;
he who is (G)glad at calamity will not go (H)unpunished.
6 (I)Grandchildren are (J)the crown of the aged,
and the glory of children is their fathers.
7 Fine speech is not (K)becoming to a fool;
still less is (L)false speech to a prince.
8 (M)A bribe is like a magic[b] stone in the eyes of the one who gives it;
wherever he turns he prospers.
9 Whoever (N)covers an offense seeks love,
but he who repeats a matter (O)separates close friends.
10 A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding
than a hundred blows into a fool.
11 An evil man seeks only rebellion,
and (P)a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
12 Let a man meet (Q)a she-bear robbed of her cubs
(R)rather than a fool in his folly.
13 If anyone (S)returns evil for good,
(T)evil will not depart from his house.
14 The beginning of strife is like letting out water,
so (U)quit before the quarrel breaks out.
15 He who (V)justifies the wicked and he who (W)condemns the righteous
are both alike an abomination to the Lord.
16 Why should a fool have money in his hand (X)to buy wisdom
when he has no sense?
17 (Y)A friend loves at all times,
and a brother is born for adversity.
18 One who lacks sense gives a pledge
and puts up security in the presence of his neighbor.
19 Whoever loves transgression loves strife;
he who (Z)makes his door high seeks destruction.
20 (AA)A man of crooked heart does not discover good,
and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity.
21 He who (AB)sires a fool gets himself sorrow,
and the father of a fool has no joy.
22 (AC)A joyful heart is good medicine,
but a crushed spirit (AD)dries up the bones.
23 The wicked accepts (AE)a bribe in secret[c]
to (AF)pervert the ways of justice.
24 (AG)The discerning sets his face toward wisdom,
but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
25 (AH)A foolish son is a grief to his father
(AI)and bitterness to (AJ)her who bore him.
26 (AK)To impose a fine on a righteous man is not good,
nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.
27 Whoever (AL)restrains his words has knowledge,
and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
28 Even a fool (AM)who keeps silent is considered wise;
when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:1 Hebrew sacrifices
- Proverbs 17:8 Or precious
- Proverbs 17:23 Hebrew a bribe from the bosom
Nuova Riveduta 2006 (NR2006)
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