Châm Ngôn

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.

1Every wise woman hath builded her house, And the foolish with her hands breaketh it down.

2Whoso is walking in his uprightness is fearing Jehovah, And the perverted [in] his ways is despising Him.

3In the mouth of a fool [is] a rod of pride, And the lips of the wise preserve them.

4Without oxen a stall [is] clean, And great [is] the increase by the power of the ox.

5A faithful witness lieth not, And a false witness breatheth out lies.

6A scorner hath sought wisdom, and it is not, And knowledge to the intelligent [is] easy.

7Go from before a foolish man, Or thou hast not known the lips of knowledge.

8The wisdom of the prudent [is] to understand his way, And the folly of fools [is] deceit.

9Fools mock at a guilt-offering, And among the upright — a pleasing thing.

10The heart knoweth its own bitterness, And with its joy a stranger doth not intermeddle.

11The house of the wicked is destroyed, And the tent of the upright flourisheth.

12There is a way — right before a man, And its latter end [are] ways of death.

13Even in laughter is the heart pained, And the latter end of joy [is] affliction.

14From his ways is the backslider in heart filled, And a good man — from his fruits.

15The simple giveth credence to everything, And the prudent attendeth to his step.

16The wise is fearing and turning from evil, And a fool is transgressing and is confident.

17Whoso is short of temper doth folly, And a man of wicked devices is hated.

18The simple have inherited folly, And the prudent are crowned [with] knowledge.

19The evil have bowed down before the good, And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

20Even of his neighbour is the poor hated, And those loving the rich [are] many.

21Whoso is despising his neighbour sinneth, Whoso is favouring the humble, O his happiness.

22Do not they err who are devising evil? And kindness and truth [are] to those devising good,

23In all labour there is advantage, And a thing of the lips [is] only to want.

24The crown of the wise is their wealth, The folly of fools [is] folly.

25A true witness is delivering souls, And a deceitful one breatheth out lies.

26In the fear of Jehovah [is] strong confidence, And to His sons there is a refuge.

27The fear of Jehovah [is] a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death.

28In the multitude of a people [is] the honour of a king, And in lack of people the ruin of a prince.

29Whoso is slow to anger [is] of great understanding, And whoso is short in temper is exalting folly.

30A healed heart [is] life to the flesh, And rottenness to the bones [is] envy.

31An oppressor of the poor reproacheth his Maker, And whoso is honouring Him Is favouring the needy.

32In his wickedness is the wicked driven away, And trustful in his death [is] the righteous.

33In the heart of the intelligent wisdom doth rest. And in the midst of fools it is known.

34Righteousness exalteth a nation, And the goodliness of peoples [is] a sin-offering.

35The favour of a king [is] to a wise servant, And an object of his wrath is one causing shame!