Proverbs 14章 ESV | 微讀聖經

114:1 [ch. 9:1; 24:3] The wisest of women 14:1 Deut. 25:9; Ruth 4:11builds her house,

but folly with her own hands 14:1 [ch. 11:11]tears it down.

2Whoever 14:2 ch. 19:1; 28:6walks in uprightness fears the Lord,

but he who is 14:2 ch. 2:15devious in his ways despises him.

3By the mouth of a fool comes 14:3 [Jer. 18:18] a rod for his back,14:3 Or In the mouth of a fool is a rod of pride

14:3 ch. 12:6but the lips of the wise will preserve them.

4Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean,

but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox.

514:5 [Ex. 23:1] A faithful witness does not lie,

but 14:5 See ch. 6:19a false witness breathes out lies.

614:6 [ch. 24:7] A scoffer seeks wisdom 14:6 [Ps. 25:9; 1 Pet. 5:5] in vain,

but 14:6 [ch. 8:9; 15:14; 17:24]knowledge is easy for a man of understanding.

7Leave the presence of a fool,

for there you do not meet words of knowledge.

8The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way,

but the folly of fools is deceiving.

914:9 [ch. 10:23]Fools mock at the guilt offering,

but the upright enjoy acceptance.14:9 Hebrew but among the upright is acceptance

10The heart knows its own 14:10 [1 Sam. 1:10]; See Job 3:20bitterness,

and no stranger shares its joy.

1114:11 [ch. 3:33; 15:25; Job 8:15; 21:28]The house of the wicked will be destroyed,

but the tent of the upright will flourish.

1214:12 ch. 16:25; See ch. 12:15There is a way that seems right to a man,

but 14:12 [ch. 5:5; Rom. 6:21]; See ch. 7:27its end is the way to death.14:12 Hebrew ways of death

13Even in laughter the heart may ache,

and 14:13 [Eccles. 2:2; Luke 6:25] the end of joy may be 14:13 ch. 10:1grief.

14The backslider in heart will be 14:14 [ch. 1:31; Matt. 6:2, 5] filled with the fruit of his ways,

and 14:14 ch. 12:14; Isa. 3:10a good man will be filled with the fruit of his ways.

1514:15 See ch. 1:4The simple believes everything,

but the prudent gives thought to his steps.

1614:16 [ch. 22:3; 27:12] One who is wise is cautious14:16 Or fears [the Lord] and 14:16 [ch. 3:7]; See Job 28:28; Ps. 34:14turns away from evil,

but a fool is reckless and careless.

17A man of 14:17 [ver. 29]quick temper acts foolishly,

and a man of evil devices is hated.

18The simple inherit folly,

but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

1914:19 [Gen. 42:6; 1 Sam. 2:36]The evil bow down before the good,

the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

2014:20 ch. 19:7The poor is disliked even by his neighbor,

14:20 ch. 19:4but the rich has many friends.

21Whoever 14:21 ch. 11:12despises his neighbor is a sinner,

but 14:21 Ps. 41:1blessed is he who is generous to the poor.

22Do they not go astray who 14:22 See ch. 3:29devise evil?

Those who devise good meet14:22 Or show14:22 ch. 3:3steadfast love and faithfulness.

23In all toil there is profit,

but mere talk 14:23 [ch. 11:24; 21:5; 22:16]tends only to poverty.

24The crown of the wise is their wealth,

but the folly of fools brings folly.

25A truthful witness saves lives,

but one who 14:25 ver. 5breathes out lies is deceitful.

26In the fear of the Lord one has 14:26 [ch. 1:33] strong confidence,

and 14:26 [Ps. 73:15] his children will have 14:26 See Ps. 14:6a refuge.

27The fear of the Lord is 14:27 See ch. 10:11a fountain of life,

that one may 14:27 See ch. 13:14turn away from the snares of death.

28In 14:28 [1 Kgs. 4:20]a multitude of people is the glory of a king,

but without people a prince is ruined.

29Whoever is 14:29 ch. 16:32; 19:11; [ver. 17; Eccles. 7:9; James 1:19]slow to anger has great understanding,

but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.

30A tranquil14:30 Or healing heart gives 14:30 See ch. 4:22life to the flesh,

but 14:30 [Ps. 112:10] envy14:30 Or jealousy makes 14:30 ch. 12:4the bones rot.

31Whoever oppresses a poor man 14:31 ch. 17:5; [Matt. 25:40, 45] insults his 14:31 ch. 22:2; See Job 35:10Maker,

14:31 ch. 28:8but he who is generous to the needy honors him.

3214:32 ch. 24:16The wicked is overthrown through his evildoing,

but 14:32 Gen. 49:18; Ps. 16:11; 17:15; 23:4; 2 Cor. 1:9; 5:8; 2 Tim. 4:18; [Num. 23:10]; See Job 19:25-27the righteous finds refuge in his death.

33Wisdom 14:33 Eccles. 7:9; ch. 12:16; 29:11rests in the heart of a man of understanding,

but it makes itself known even in the midst of fools.14:33 Or Wisdom rests quietly in the heart of a man of understanding, but makes itself known in the midst of fools

34Righteousness exalts a nation,

but sin is a reproach to any people.

35A servant who deals wisely has 14:35 [ch. 16:13; 22:11]; See Matt. 24:45-47the king’s favor,

but his wrath falls on one who acts shamefully.

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