Proverbs

1智慧妇人建立家室； 愚妄妇人亲手拆毁。

2行动正直的，敬畏耶和华； 行事乖僻的，却藐视他。

3愚妄人口中骄傲，如杖责打己身； 智慧人的嘴必保守自己。

4家里无牛，槽头干净； 土产加多乃凭牛力。

5诚实见证人不说谎话； 假见证人吐出谎言。

6亵慢人寻智慧，却寻不着； 聪明人易得知识。

7到愚昧人面前， 不见他嘴中有知识。

8通达人的智慧在乎明白己道； 愚昧人的愚妄乃是诡诈。

9愚妄人犯罪，以为戏耍； 正直人互相喜悦。

10心中的苦楚，自己知道； 心里的喜乐，外人无干。

11奸恶人的房屋必倾倒； 正直人的帐棚必兴盛。

12有一条路，人以为正， 至终成为死亡之路。

13人在喜笑中，心也忧愁； 快乐至极就生愁苦。

14心中背道的，必满得自己的结果； 善人必从自己的行为得以知足。

15愚蒙人是话都信； 通达人步步谨慎。

16智慧人惧怕，就远离恶事； 愚妄人却狂傲自恃。

17轻易发怒的，行事愚妄； 设立诡计的，被人恨恶。

18愚蒙人得愚昧为产业； 通达人得知识为冠冕。

19坏人俯伏在善人面前； 恶人俯伏在义人门口。

20贫穷人连邻舍也恨他； 富足人朋友最多。

21藐视邻舍的，这人有罪； 怜悯贫穷的，这人有福。

22谋恶的，岂非走入迷途吗？ 谋善的，必得慈爱和诚实。

23诸般勤劳都有益处； 嘴上多言乃致穷乏。

24智慧人的财为自己的冠冕； 愚妄人的愚昧终是愚昧。

25作真见证的，救人性命； 吐出谎言的，施行诡诈。

26敬畏耶和华的，大有倚靠； 他的儿女也有避难所。

27敬畏耶和华就是生命的泉源， 可以使人离开死亡的网罗。

28帝王荣耀在乎民多； 君王衰败在乎民少。

29不轻易发怒的，大有聪明； 性情暴躁的，大显愚妄。

30心中安静是肉体的生命； 嫉妒是骨中的朽烂。

31欺压贫寒的，是辱没造他的主； 怜悯穷乏的，乃是尊敬主。

32恶人在所行的恶上必被推倒； 义人临死，有所投靠。

33智慧存在聪明人心中； 愚昧人心里所存的，显而易见。

34公义使邦国高举； 罪恶是人民的羞辱。

35智慧的臣子蒙王恩惠； 贻羞的仆人遭其震怒。

1Every wise woman builds her house,but the foolish one tears it down with her own hands.

2He who walks in his uprightness fears the LORD,but he who is perverse in his ways despises him.

3The fool’s talk brings a rod to his back,but the lips of the wise protect them.

4Where no oxen are, the crib is clean,but much increase is by the strength of the ox.

5A truthful witness will not lie,but a false witness pours out lies.

6A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn’t find it,but knowledge comes easily to a discerning person.

7Stay away from a foolish man,for you won’t find knowledge on his lips.

8The wisdom of the prudent is to think about his way,but the folly of fools is deceit.

9Fools mock at making atonement for sins,but among the upright there is good will.

10The heart knows its own bitterness and joy;he will not share these with a stranger.

11The house of the wicked will be overthrown,but the tent of the upright will flourish.

12There is a way which seems right to a man,but in the end it leads to death.

13Even in laughter the heart may be sorrowful,and mirth may end in heaviness.

14The unfaithful will be repaid for his own ways;likewise a good man will be rewarded for his ways.

15A simple man believes everything,but the prudent man carefully considers his ways.

16A wise man fears and shuns evil,but the fool is hot headed and reckless.

17He who is quick to become angry will commit folly,and a crafty man is hated.

18The simple inherit folly,but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

19The evil bow down before the good,and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

20The poor person is shunned even by his own neighbor,but the rich person has many friends.

21He who despises his neighbor sins,but he who has pity on the poor is blessed.

22Don’t they go astray who plot evil?But love and faithfulness belong to those who plan good.

23In all hard work there is profit,but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty.

24The crown of the wise is their riches,but the folly of fools crowns them with folly.

25A truthful witness saves souls,but a false witness is deceitful.

26In the fear of the LORD is a secure fortress,and he will be a refuge for his children.

27The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life,turning people from the snares of death.

28In the multitude of people is the king’s glory,but in the lack of people is the destruction of the prince.

29He who is slow to anger has great understanding,but he who has a quick temper displays folly.

30The life of the body is a heart at peace,but envy rots the bones.

31He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker,but he who is kind to the needy honors him.

32The wicked is brought down in his calamity,but in death, the righteous has a refuge.

33Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding,and is even made known in the inward part of fools.

34Righteousness exalts a nation,but sin is a disgrace to any people.

35The king’s favor is toward a servant who deals wisely,but his wrath is toward one who causes shame.