Proverbs 4
Christian Standard Bible
A Father’s Example
4 Listen, sons, to a father’s discipline,(A)
and pay attention so that you may gain understanding,
2 for I am giving you good instruction.(B)
Don’t abandon my teaching.
3 When I was a son with my father,
tender and precious to my mother,
4 he taught me and said,
“Your heart must hold on to my words.
Keep my commands and live.(C)
5 Get wisdom, get understanding;(D)
don’t forget or turn away from the words from my mouth.
6 Don’t abandon wisdom, and she will watch over you;
love her,(E) and she will guard you.
7 Wisdom is supreme—so get wisdom.
And whatever else you get, get understanding.(F)
8 Cherish her, and she will exalt you;
if you embrace her, she will honor you.(G)
9 She will place a garland of favor on your head;
she will give you a crown of beauty.”(H)
Two Ways of Life
10 Listen, my son. Accept my words,(I)
and you will live many years.(J)
11 I am teaching you the way of wisdom;
I am guiding you on straight paths.(K)
12 When you walk, your steps will not be hindered;(L)
when you run, you will not stumble.(M)
13 Hold on to instruction; don’t let go.(N)
Guard it, for it is your life.
14 Keep off the path of the wicked;(O)
don’t proceed on the way of evil ones.
15 Avoid it; don’t travel on it.
Turn away from it, and pass it by.
16 For they can’t sleep
unless they have done what is evil;
they are robbed of sleep
unless they make someone stumble.(P)
17 They eat the bread of wickedness
and drink the wine of violence.
18 The path of the righteous is like the light of dawn,(Q)
shining brighter and brighter until midday.
19 But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom;(R)
they don’t know what makes them stumble.(S)
The Straight Path
20 My son, pay attention to my words;
listen closely to my sayings.(T)
21 Don’t lose sight of them;(U)
keep them within your heart.
22 For they are life to those who find them,
and health to one’s whole body.
23 Guard your heart above all else,[a]
for it is the source of life.(V)
24 Don’t let your mouth speak dishonestly,(W)
and don’t let your lips talk deviously.
25 Let your eyes look forward;
fix your gaze[b] straight ahead.(X)
26 Carefully consider the path[c] for your feet,(Y)
and all your ways will be established.
27 Don’t turn to the right or to the left;(Z)
keep your feet away from evil.
箴言 4
Chinese New Version (Simplified)
持定训诲、不偏左右
4 孩子们，要听父亲的教训，
留心学习哲理；
2 因为我授予你们的，是美好的学问，
我的训诲，你们不可离弃。
3 我在我父亲面前还是小孩子，
在我母亲面前是独一的娇儿的时候，
4 父亲教导我，对我说：
“你的心要持守我的话，
你要遵守我的诫命，就可以存活；
5 要求取智慧和哲理，
不可忘记，也不可偏离我口中的话。
6 不可离弃智慧，智慧就必护卫你；
喜爱智慧，智慧就必看顾你。
7 智慧的开端（“智慧的开端”或译：“智慧是首要的”）是求取智慧，
要用你所得的一切换取哲理。
8 你要高举智慧，智慧就必使你高升；
你要怀抱智慧，智慧就必使你得尊荣。
9 智慧必把华冠加在你头上，
把荣冕赐给你。”
10 我儿，你要听，并要接受我所说的，
这样，你就必延年益寿。
11 我指教你走智慧的道，
引导你行正直的路。
12 你行走的时候，脚步必不会受阻碍；
你奔跑的时候，也不会跌倒。
13 你要坚守教训，不可放松；
要谨守教训，因为那是你的生命。
14 不可走进恶人的路径，
不可踏上坏人的道路。
15 要躲避，不可从那里经过，
要转身离去。
16 因为他们不行恶，就不能入睡；
不使人跌倒，就要失眠。
17 他们吃的，是奸恶的饭；
他们喝的，是强暴的酒。
18 义人的路径却像黎明的曙光，
越来越明亮，直到日午。
19 恶人的道路幽暗，
他们不知道自己因甚么跌倒。
20 我儿，要留心听我的话，
侧耳听我所说的。
21 不可让它们离开你的眼目，
要谨记在你的心中。
22 因为得着它们就是得着生命，
整个人也得着医治。
23 你要谨守你的心，胜过谨守一切，
因为生命的泉源由此而出。
24 你要除掉欺诈的口，
远离乖谬的嘴唇。
25 你双眼要向前正视，
你的眼睛要向前直望。
26 你要谨慎你脚下的路径，
你一切所行的就必稳妥。
27 不可偏左偏右，
要使你的脚远离恶事。
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