Proverbs 19
Christian Standard Bible
19 Better a poor person who lives with integrity(A)
than someone who has deceitful lips and is a fool.
3 A person’s own foolishness leads him astray,
yet his heart rages against the Lord.(D)
4 Wealth attracts many friends,(E)
but a poor person is separated from his friend.
7 All the brothers of a poor person hate him;(J)
how much more do his friends
keep their distance from him!
He may pursue them with words,(K)
but they are not there.[b]
8 The one who acquires good sense[c] loves himself;
one who safeguards understanding finds success.(L)
9 A false witness will not go unpunished,
and one who utters lies perishes.(M)
14 A house and wealth are inherited from fathers,(V)
but a prudent wife is from the Lord.
15 Laziness induces deep sleep,
and a lazy person will go hungry.(W)
18 Discipline your son while there is hope;
don’t set your heart on being the cause of his death.[f](AB)
19 A person with intense anger bears the penalty;
if you rescue him, you’ll have to do it again.(AC)
21 Many plans are in a person’s heart,
but the Lord’s decree will prevail.(AE)
22 What is desirable in a person is his fidelity;
better to be a poor person than a liar.(AF)
24 The slacker buries his hand in the bowl;
he doesn’t even bring it back to his mouth!(AH)
25 Strike a mocker, and the inexperienced learn a lesson;(AI)
rebuke the discerning, and he gains knowledge.(AJ)
26 The one who plunders his father and evicts his mother
is a disgraceful and shameful son.
27 If you stop listening to correction, my son,
you will stray from the words of knowledge.
28 A worthless witness mocks justice,
and a wicked mouth swallows iniquity.(AK)
29 Judgments are prepared for mockers,
and beatings for the backs of fools.(AL)
箴言 19
Revised Chinese Union Version (Traditional Script) Shen Edition
19 行為純正的窮乏人
勝過嘴唇歪曲的愚昧人。
2 熱心而無見識，實為不善；
腳步急快的，易入歧途。
3 人因愚昧自毀前途，
他的心卻埋怨耶和華。
4 財富使朋友增多；
貧寒人連僅有的朋友也離棄他。
5 作假見證的，難免受罰；
口吐謊言的，不能逃脫。
6 有權貴的，許多人求他賞臉；
愛送禮的，人都作他的朋友。
7 窮乏人連兄弟都恨他，
何況朋友，更是遠離他！
他用言語追隨，他們卻不在。
8 得着智慧的，愛惜生命；
持守聰明的，尋得好處。
9 作假見證的，難免受罰；
口吐謊言的，必定滅亡。
10 愚昧人奢華度日並不相宜，
僕人管轄王子，也不應該。
11 人有見識就不輕易發怒，
寬恕人的過失便是自己的榮耀。
12 王的憤怒好像獅子吼叫；
他的恩惠卻如草上的甘露。
13 愚昧的兒子是父親的禍患，
妻子的爭吵如雨連連滴漏。
14 房屋錢財是祖宗所遺留的；
惟有賢慧的妻是耶和華所賜的。
15 懶惰使人沉睡，
懈怠的人必捱餓。
16 遵守誡命的，保全生命；
輕忽己路的，必致死亡。
17 憐憫貧寒人的，就是借給耶和華，
他的報償，耶和華必歸還他。
18 趁還有指望，管教你的兒子，
不可執意摧毀他。
19 暴怒的人必受懲罰，
你若救他，必須再救。
20 要聽勸言，接受訓誨，
使你終久有智慧。
21 人心多有計謀；
惟有耶和華的籌算才能成就。
22 仁慈的人令人喜愛[a]，
窮乏人強如說謊言的。
23 敬畏耶和華的，得着生命，
他必飽足安居，不遭禍患。
24 懶惰人把手埋入盤裏，
連縮回送進口中也不肯。
25 責打傲慢人，能使無知的人變精明；
責備聰明人，他就明白知識。
26 虐待父親、驅逐母親的，
是蒙羞致辱之子。
27 我兒啊，停止聽
那叫你偏離知識言語的教導[b]。
28 卑劣的見證嘲笑公平，
惡人的口吞下罪孽。
29 刑罰是為傲慢人預備的，
鞭打則是為愚昧人的背預備的。
Proverbs 19
English Standard Version
19 (A)Better is a poor person who (B)walks in his integrity
than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.
2 Desire[a] without knowledge is not good,
and whoever (C)makes haste with his feet misses his way.
3 When a man's folly (D)brings his way to ruin,
his heart (E)rages against the Lord.
4 (F)Wealth brings many new friends,
(G)but a poor man is deserted by his friend.
5 (H)A false witness will not go unpunished,
and he who (I)breathes out lies will not escape.
6 Many seek the favor of a generous man,[b]
and everyone is a friend to a man who gives (J)gifts.
7 (K)All a poor man's brothers hate him;
(L)how much more do his friends go far from him!
He pursues them with words, but does not have them.[c]
8 (M)Whoever gets sense loves his own soul;
he who keeps understanding will (N)discover good.
9 (O)A false witness will not go unpunished,
and he who (P)breathes out lies will perish.
10 (Q)It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury,
much less for (R)a slave to rule over princes.
11 (S)Good sense makes one slow to anger,
and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
12 A king's wrath is like (T)the growling of a lion,
but his (U)favor is like (V)dew on the grass.
13 (W)A foolish son is ruin to his father,
and (X)a wife's quarreling is (Y)a continual dripping of rain.
14 (Z)House and wealth are inherited from fathers,
but a prudent wife is (AA)from the Lord.
15 (AB)Slothfulness casts into (AC)a deep sleep,
and (AD)an idle person will suffer hunger.
16 Whoever (AE)keeps the commandment keeps his life;
he who despises his ways will die.
17 (AF)Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord,
and he (AG)will repay him for his (AH)deed.
18 (AI)Discipline your son, for there is hope;
do not set your heart on (AJ)putting him to death.
19 A man of great wrath will pay the penalty,
for if you deliver him, you will only have to do it again.
20 Listen to advice and accept instruction,
that you may gain wisdom in (AK)the future.
21 (AL)Many are the plans in the mind of a man,
but (AM)it is the purpose of the Lord (AN)that will stand.
22 What is desired in a man is steadfast love,
and a poor man is better than a liar.
23 The fear of the Lord (AO)leads to life,
and whoever has it rests (AP)satisfied;
he will (AQ)not be visited by harm.
24 (AR)The sluggard buries his hand in (AS)the dish
and will not even bring it back to his mouth.
25 (AT)Strike (AU)a scoffer, and the simple will (AV)learn prudence;
(AW)reprove a man of understanding, and he will gain knowledge.
26 He who does violence to his father and chases away his mother
is (AX)a son who brings shame and reproach.
27 Cease to hear instruction, my son,
(AY)and you will stray from the words of knowledge.
28 A worthless witness mocks at justice,
and the mouth of the wicked (AZ)devours iniquity.
29 Condemnation is ready for (BA)scoffers,
and (BB)beating for the backs of fools.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:2 Or A soul
- Proverbs 19:6 Or of a noble
- Proverbs 19:7 The meaning of the Hebrew sentence is uncertain
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