Parallel Verses
- New American Standard Bible - Wisdom is too exalted for a fool, He does not open his mouth at the gate.
- 新标点和合本 - 智慧极高，非愚昧人所能及， 所以在城门内不敢开口。
- 和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 对愚妄人，智慧高不可及， 所以他在城门不敢开口。
- 和合本2010（神版-简体） - 对愚妄人，智慧高不可及， 所以他在城门不敢开口。
- 当代译本 - 智慧对愚人高不可及， 他在城门口沉默不语。
- 圣经新译本 - 智慧对愚妄人来说是太高超， 因此他在城门口哑口无言。
- 中文标准译本 - 智慧对愚妄人是高深的； 所以愚妄人在城门内开不了口。
- 现代标点和合本 - 智慧极高，非愚昧人所能及， 所以在城门内不敢开口。
- 和合本（拼音版） - 智慧极高，非愚昧人所能及， 所以在城门内不敢开口。
- New International Version - Wisdom is too high for fools; in the assembly at the gate they must not open their mouths.
- New International Reader's Version - Wisdom is too high for foolish people. They shouldn’t speak when people meet at the city gate to conduct business.
- English Standard Version - Wisdom is too high for a fool; in the gate he does not open his mouth.
- New Living Translation - Wisdom is too lofty for fools. Among leaders at the city gate, they have nothing to say.
- The Message - Wise conversation is way over the head of fools; in a serious discussion they haven’t a clue.
- Christian Standard Bible - Wisdom is inaccessible to a fool; he does not open his mouth at the city gate.
- New King James Version - Wisdom is too lofty for a fool; He does not open his mouth in the gate.
- Amplified Bible - Wisdom is too exalted for a [hardened, arrogant] fool; He does not open his mouth in the gate [where the city’s rulers sit in judgment].
- American Standard Version - Wisdom is too high for a fool: He openeth not his mouth in the gate.
- King James Version - Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
- New English Translation - Wisdom is unattainable for a fool; in court he does not open his mouth.
- World English Bible - Wisdom is too high for a fool. He doesn’t open his mouth in the gate.
- 新標點和合本 - 智慧極高，非愚昧人所能及， 所以在城門內不敢開口。
- 和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 對愚妄人，智慧高不可及， 所以他在城門不敢開口。
- 和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 對愚妄人，智慧高不可及， 所以他在城門不敢開口。
- 當代譯本 - 智慧對愚人高不可及， 他在城門口沉默不語。
- 聖經新譯本 - 智慧對愚妄人來說是太高超， 因此他在城門口啞口無言。
- 呂振中譯本 - 智慧極高 、不是愚妄人所能及； 愚妄人 在城門內不 敢 開口。
- 中文標準譯本 - 智慧對愚妄人是高深的； 所以愚妄人在城門內開不了口。
- 現代標點和合本 - 智慧極高，非愚昧人所能及， 所以在城門內不敢開口。
- 文理和合譯本 - 智慧極高、蠢者莫及、故在邑門、不啟其口、
- 文理委辦譯本 - 道其高矣哉、愚人不能企及、在公庭不知所措詞。
- 施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 愚人視智慧、高不可及、故在公庭、 公庭原文作城門 不敢啟口、
- Nueva Versión Internacional - La sabiduría no está al alcance del necio, que en la asamblea del pueblo nada tiene que decir.
- 현대인의 성경 - 지혜는 미련한 자들이 도달하기에는 너무 높은 수준에 있으므로 중요한 문제가 토론될 때 그들은 아무것도 할 말이 없다.
- Новый Русский Перевод - Мудрость слишком возвышена для глупцов; в собрании у ворот нечего им сказать.
- Восточный перевод - Мудрость слишком возвышенна для глупцов; в собрании у ворот нечего им сказать.
- Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Мудрость слишком возвышенна для глупцов; в собрании у ворот нечего им сказать.
- Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Мудрость слишком возвышенна для глупцов; в собрании у ворот нечего им сказать.
- La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Pour l’insensé, la sagesse est trop élevée ; c’est pourquoi, il n’ouvre pas la bouche dans l’assemblée aux portes de la ville .
- リビングバイブル - 神に背く者には、知恵は高すぎて買えません。 だから、人前で意見を言わせてもらえません。
- Nova Versão Internacional - A sabedoria é elevada demais para o insensato; ele não sabe o que dizer nas assembleias.
- Hoffnung für alle - Für den Dummkopf ist Weisheit unerreichbar; wenn man im Rat der Stadt wichtige Dinge bespricht, dann muss er den Mund halten!
- Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Với người dại, khôn ngoan là điều cao xa quá. Nơi cổng thành, nó chẳng dám hé miệng ra.
- พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - สติปัญญาอยู่สูงเกินเอื้อมสำหรับคนโง่ เขาไม่ควรเปิดปากพูดในที่ประชุมที่ประตูเมือง
- พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - สติปัญญามีค่าสูงเกินไปสำหรับคนโง่ และที่ประตูเมืองเขาก็ไม่อาจเปิดปากพูด
Cross Reference
- Proverbs 31:8 - Open your mouth for the people who cannot speak, For the rights of all the unfortunate.
- Proverbs 31:9 - Open your mouth, judge righteously, And defend the rights of the poor and needy.
- Job 5:4 - His sons are far from safety, They are also oppressed at the gate, And there is no one to save them.
- Proverbs 22:22 - Do not rob the poor because he is poor, Nor crush the needy at the gate;
- Psalms 92:5 - How great are Your works, Lord! Your thoughts are very deep.
- Psalms 92:6 - A stupid person has no knowledge, Nor does a foolish person understand this:
- Proverbs 15:24 - The path of life leads upward for the wise, So that he may keep away from Sheol below.
- Job 31:21 - If I have lifted up my hand against the orphan, Because I saw I had support in the gate,
- Isaiah 29:21 - Who cause a person to be indicted by a word, And set a trap for the arbitrator at the gate, And defraud the one in the right with meaningless arguments.
- Amos 5:12 - For I know your offenses are many and your sins are great, You who are hostile to the righteous and accept bribes, And turn away the poor from justice at the gate.
- Amos 5:10 - They hate him who rebukes in the gate, And they despise him who speaks with integrity.
- Proverbs 17:24 - Wisdom is in the presence of one who has understanding, But the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
- Amos 5:15 - Hate evil, love good, And establish justice in the gate! Perhaps the Lord God of armies Will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.
- Job 29:7 - When I went out to the gate of the city, When I took my seat in the public square,
- Job 29:8 - The young men saw me and hid themselves, And the old men arose and stood.
- Job 29:9 - The leaders stopped talking And put their hands on their mouths;
- Job 29:10 - The voices of the prominent people were hushed, And their tongues stuck to their palates.
- Job 29:11 - For when an ear heard, it called me blessed, And when an eye saw, it testified in support of me,
- Job 29:12 - Because I saved the poor who cried for help, And the orphan who had no helper.
- Job 29:13 - The blessing of the one who was about to perish came upon me, And I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.
- Job 29:14 - I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; My justice was like a robe and a headband.
- Job 29:15 - I was eyes to those who were blind, And feet to those who could not walk.
- Job 29:16 - I was a father to the poor, And I investigated the case which I did not know.
- Job 29:17 - I broke the jaws of the wicked And rescued the prey from his teeth.
- Job 29:18 - Then I thought, ‘I will die with my family, And I will multiply my days as the sand.
- Job 29:19 - My root is spread out to the waters, And dew lies on my branch all night.
- Job 29:20 - My glory is ever new with me, And my bow is renewed in my hand.’
- Job 29:21 - “To me they listened and waited, And they kept silent for my advice.
- Job 29:22 - After my words they did not speak again, And my speech dropped on them.
- Job 29:23 - They waited for me as for the rain, And opened their mouths as for the late rain.
- Job 29:24 - I smiled at them when they did not believe, And they did not look at my kindness ungraciously.
- Job 29:25 - I chose a way for them and sat as chief, And lived as a king among the troops, As one who comforted the mourners.
- 1 Corinthians 2:14 - But a natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.
- Psalms 10:5 - His ways succeed at all times; Yet Your judgments are on high, out of his sight; As for all his enemies, he snorts at them.
- Proverbs 14:6 - A scoffer seeks wisdom and finds none, But knowledge is easy for one who has understanding.