Proverbs 17
17
1Better a dry crust eaten in peace
than a house filled with feasting—and conflict.
2A wise servant will rule over the master’s disgraceful son
and will share the inheritance of the master’s children.
3Fire tests the purity of silver and gold,
but the Lord tests the heart.
4Wrongdoers eagerly listen to gossip;
liars pay close attention to slander.
5Those who mock the poor insult their Maker;
those who rejoice at the misfortune of others will be punished.
6Grandchildren are the crowning glory of the aged;
parents#17:6 Hebrew fathers. are the pride of their children.
7Eloquent words are not fitting for a fool;
even less are lies fitting for a ruler.
8A bribe is like a lucky charm;
whoever gives one will prosper!
9Love prospers when a fault is forgiven,
but dwelling on it separates close friends.
10A single rebuke does more for a person of understanding
than a hundred lashes on the back of a fool.
11Evil people are eager for rebellion,
but they will be severely punished.
12It is safer to meet a bear robbed of her cubs
than to confront a fool caught in foolishness.
13If you repay good with evil,
evil will never leave your house.
14Starting a quarrel is like opening a floodgate,
so stop before a dispute breaks out.
15Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent—
both are detestable to the Lord.
16It is senseless to pay to educate a fool,
since he has no heart for learning.
17A friend is always loyal,
and a brother is born to help in time of need.
18It’s poor judgment to guarantee another person’s debt
or put up security for a friend.
19Anyone who loves to quarrel loves sin;
anyone who trusts in high walls invites disaster.
20The crooked heart will not prosper;
the lying tongue tumbles into trouble.
21It is painful to be the parent of a fool;
there is no joy for the father of a rebel.
22A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a broken spirit saps a person’s strength.
23The wicked take secret bribes
to pervert the course of justice.
24Sensible people keep their eyes glued on wisdom,
but a fool’s eyes wander to the ends of the earth.
25Foolish children#17:25 Hebrew A foolish son. bring grief to their father
and bitterness to the one who gave them birth.
26It is wrong to punish the godly for being good
or to flog leaders for being honest.
27A truly wise person uses few words;
a person with understanding is even-tempered.
28Even fools are thought wise when they keep silent;
with their mouths shut, they seem intelligent.
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箴言 17
17
和睦共處,持守正義
1平靜相安地吃一塊乾餅,
勝過筵席滿屋,吵鬧相爭。
2明慧的僕人,必管轄主人貽羞的兒子;
又可以在眾兒子中同分產業。
3用鍋煉銀,用爐煉金;
唯有耶和華鍛煉人心。
4作惡的人留心聽邪惡的話;
說謊的人側耳聽攻擊人的話。
5嘲笑窮人的就是辱罵造他的主;
幸災樂禍的必難免受懲罰。
6兒孫是老人的冠冕,
父親是兒女的榮耀。
7愚頑人說佳美的話是不相稱的,
何況尊貴的人說虛謊的話呢!
8在餽送的人看來,賄賂有如靈符#“靈符”原文作“恩惠寶石”;
無論他到哪裡,都必順利。
9遮掩別人過犯的,得到人的喜愛;
屢次提起別人過錯的,離間親密的朋友。
10對聰明人說一句責備的話,
勝過責打愚昧人一百下。
11悖逆的人只求惡事,
必有殘忍的使者奉派去對付他。
12寧願遇見失掉幼子的母熊,
也不願遇見正在行愚妄事的愚昧人。
13以惡報善的,
災禍必不離開他的家。
14紛爭的開始,如同決堤的水;
所以在爭執發生以前,就要制止。
15宣判惡人為義,裁定義人有罪,
二者都是耶和華所厭惡的。
16愚昧人既是無知,
為甚麼手裡拿著價銀要買智慧呢?
17朋友常顯愛心,
兄弟為患難而生。
18為鄰舍擊掌作保證人的,
是無知的人。
19喜愛爭競的就是喜愛過犯;
把家門建高的自取滅亡。
20心存欺詐的得不著益處;
舌頭搬弄是非的必陷在禍患中。
21生下愚昧的兒子,使父親憂愁;
愚頑人的父親毫無喜樂。
22心裡喜樂就是良藥;
心靈憂鬱使骨頭枯乾。
23惡人暗中#“暗中”原文作“從懷裡”接受賄賂,
為要歪曲公正。
24聰明人面前有智慧,
愚昧人卻眼望地極。
25愚昧的兒子使父親愁煩,
使母親痛苦。
26懲罰義人,已是不當;
擊打正直的官長,更是不妥。
27有知識的約束自己的言語;
聰明人心平氣和。
28愚妄人默不作聲,也算是智慧;
閉口不言,也算是聰明。
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