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Proverbs 22
Common English Bible
Proverbs 22
Common English Bible
22 A good reputation is better than much wealth;
high esteem is better than silver and gold.
2 The rich and the poor have this in common:
the Lord made them both.
3 Prudent people see trouble and hide,
while the simpleminded go right to it and get punished.
4 The reward of humility and the fear of the Lord
is wealth, honor, and life.
5 Thorns and nets are in the path of the crooked;
those who guard their lives keep their distance.
6 Train children in the way they should go;
when they grow old, they won’t depart from it.
7 The wealthy rule over the poor;
a borrower is a slave to a lender.
8 Those who sow injustice will harvest evil;
the rod of their fury will come to an end.
9 Happy are generous people,
because they give some of their food to the poor.
10 Remove the mocker and conflict disappears;
judgment and shame also stop.
11 Those who love a pure heart—
their speech is gracious, and the king is their friend.
12 The Lord’s eyes protect knowledge,
but he frustrates the words of the treacherous.
13 A lazy person says, “There’s a lion in the street!
I’ll be killed in the town square!”
14 The mouth of a mysterious woman is a deep pit;
those under the Lord’s wrath will fall in it.
15 Folly is bound up in a child’s heart;
the rod of discipline removes it.
16 Oppressing the poor to get rich
and giving to the wealthy lead only to poverty.
Thirty sayings of the wise
17 Turn your ear and hear the words of the wise;
focus your mind on my knowledge.
18 It will be pleasant if you keep the words in you,
if you have them ready on your lips.
19 So that your trust will be in the Lord,
I’m teaching you today—yes, you.
20 Haven’t I written for you thirty[a] sayings
full of advice and knowledge?
21 Their purpose is to teach you true, reliable words,
so you can report back reliably to those who sent you.
22 Don’t steal from the poor, because they are poor.
Don’t oppress the needy in the gate.
23 The Lord will take up their case
and press the life out of those who oppress them.[b]
24 Don’t befriend people controlled by anger;
don’t associate with hot-tempered people;
25 otherwise, you will learn their ways
and become trapped.
26 Don’t shake hands to guarantee a loan.
27 If you can’t repay,
why should they be able to take your bed from you?
28 Don’t remove an ancient boundary marker
that your ancestors established.
29 Do you see people who work skillfully?
They will work for kings
but not work for lowly people.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:20 Heb uncertain
- Proverbs 22:23 Heb uncertain
箴言 22
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
箴言 22
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
22 美名勝過巨富，
恩寵比金銀寶貴。
2 富人和窮人相同：
都由耶和華所造。
3 明哲人遇禍躲避，
愚昧人前往受害。
4 心存謙卑、敬畏耶和華，
必得財富、尊榮和生命。
5 奸徒之道有荊棘和陷阱，
想保全生命的必須遠避。
6 教導孩童走正路，
他到老也不偏離。
7 富人管轄窮人，
欠債的是債主的僕人。
8 播種不義的必收災禍，
他的惡勢力終必瓦解。
9 慷慨的人必蒙福，
因他給窮人食物。
10 趕走嘲諷者，紛爭平息，
爭吵和羞辱也會消除。
11 喜愛清心、口吐恩言的人，
必與君王為友。
12 耶和華的眼目護衛真理，
祂必推翻奸徒的言論。
13 懶惰人說：「外面有獅子，
我會喪命街頭。」
14 淫婦的口是深坑，
耶和華憎惡的人必陷進去。
15 愚昧纏住孩童的心，
教棍能遠遠趕走它。
16 靠壓榨窮人斂財和送禮給富人的，
都必窮困潦倒。
智者之言
17 你要側耳聽智者之言，
專心領受我的教誨，
18 銘記在心、隨時誦詠，
方為美事。
19 今天我將這些指示你，
為要使你倚靠耶和華。
20 關於謀略和知識，
我已寫給你三十條，
21 要使你認識真理，
能準確答覆差你來的人。
22 不可仗勢剝削貧窮人，
法庭上不可欺凌弱者，
23 因為耶和華必為他們伸冤，
奪去掠奪他們之人的性命。
24 不可結交脾氣暴躁者，
不要跟易怒之人來往，
25 免得你沾染他們的惡習，
不能自拔。
26 不要為人擊掌作保，
不要為欠債的抵押。
27 如果你還不起，
連你的床也會被抬走。
28 不可移動祖先定下的界石。
29 你看那精明能幹的人，
他必侍立在君王面前，
不會效力於泛泛之輩。
Proverbs 22
New International Version
Proverbs 22
New International Version
22 A good name is more desirable than great riches;
to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.(A)
2 Rich and poor have this in common:
The Lord is the Maker of them all.(B)
5 In the paths of the wicked are snares and pitfalls,(G)
but those who would preserve their life stay far from them.
6 Start(H) children off on the way they should go,(I)
and even when they are old they will not turn from it.(J)
7 The rich rule over the poor,
and the borrower is slave to the lender.
10 Drive out the mocker, and out goes strife;
quarrels and insults are ended.(O)
11 One who loves a pure heart and who speaks with grace
will have the king for a friend.(P)
12 The eyes of the Lord keep watch over knowledge,
but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.
13 The sluggard says, “There’s a lion outside!(Q)
I’ll be killed in the public square!”
14 The mouth of an adulterous woman is a deep pit;(R)
a man who is under the Lord’s wrath falls into it.(S)
15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child,
but the rod of discipline will drive it far away.(T)
16 One who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth
and one who gives gifts to the rich—both come to poverty.
Thirty Sayings of the Wise
Saying 1
17 Pay attention(U) and turn your ear to the sayings of the wise;(V)
apply your heart to what I teach,(W)
18 for it is pleasing when you keep them in your heart
and have all of them ready on your lips.
19 So that your trust may be in the Lord,
I teach you today, even you.
20 Have I not written thirty sayings for you,
sayings of counsel and knowledge,
21 teaching you to be honest and to speak the truth,(X)
so that you bring back truthful reports
to those you serve?
Saying 2
22 Do not exploit the poor(Y) because they are poor
and do not crush the needy in court,(Z)
23 for the Lord will take up their case(AA)
and will exact life for life.(AB)
Saying 3
24 Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person,
do not associate with one easily angered,
25 or you may learn their ways
and get yourself ensnared.(AC)
Saying 4
26 Do not be one who shakes hands in pledge(AD)
or puts up security for debts;
27 if you lack the means to pay,
your very bed will be snatched from under you.(AE)
Saying 5
28 Do not move an ancient boundary stone(AF)
set up by your ancestors.
Saying 6
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