Chapter 14

Pro 14:1 智慧婦人、建立家室．愚妄婦人、親手拆毀。

Pro 14:1 Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.

Pro 14:2 行動正直的、敬畏耶和華．行事乖僻的、卻藐視他。

Pro 14:2 He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.

Pro 14:3 愚妄人口中驕傲、如杖責打己身．智慧人的嘴、必保守自己。

Pro 14:3 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

Pro 14:4 家裏無牛、槽頭乾淨．土產加多、乃憑牛力。

Pro 14:4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.

Pro 14:5 誠實見證人、不說謊話．假見證人、吐出謊言。

Pro 14:5 A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.

Pro 14:6 褻慢人尋智慧、卻尋不著．聰明人易得知識。

Pro 14:6 A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.

Pro 14:7 到愚昧人面前、不見他嘴中有知識。

Pro 14:7 Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.

Pro 14:8 通達人的智慧、在乎明白己道．愚昧人的愚妄、乃是詭詐．〔或作自欺〕

Pro 14:8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.

Pro 14:9 愚妄人犯罪、以為戲耍．〔或作贖愆祭愚弄愚妄人〕正直人互相喜悅。

Pro 14:9 Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.

Pro 14:10 心中的苦楚、自己知道．心裏的喜樂、外人無干。

Pro 14:10 The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.

Pro 14:11 奸惡人的房屋必傾倒．正直人的帳棚必興盛。

Pro 14:11 The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.

Pro 14:12 有一條路人以為正．至終成為死亡之路。

Pro 14:12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

Pro 14:13 人在喜笑中、心也憂愁．快樂至極、就生愁苦。

Pro 14:13 Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.

Pro 14:14 心中背道的、必滿得自己的結果．善人必從自己的行為得以知足。

Pro 14:14 The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.

Pro 14:15 愚蒙人是話都信．通達人步步謹慎。

Pro 14:15 The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.

Pro 14:16 智慧人懼怕、就遠離惡事．愚妄人卻狂傲自恃。

Pro 14:16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.

Pro 14:17 輕易發怒的、行事愚妄．設立詭計的、被人恨惡。

Pro 14:17 He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.

Pro 14:18 愚蒙人得愚昧為產業．通達人得知識為冠冕。

Pro 14:18 The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

Pro 14:19 壞人俯伏在善人面前．惡人俯伏在義人門口。

Pro 14:19 The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

Pro 14:20 貧窮人連鄰舍也恨他．富足人朋友最多。

Pro 14:20 The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends.

Pro 14:21 藐視鄰舍的、這人有罪．憐憫貧窮的、這人有福。

Pro 14:21 He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.

Pro 14:22 謀惡的豈非走入迷途麼．謀善的必得慈愛和誠實。

Pro 14:22 Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.

Pro 14:23 諸般勤勞、都有益處．嘴上多言、乃致窮乏。

Pro 14:23 In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

Pro 14:24 智慧人的財、為自己的冠冕．愚妄人的愚昧、終是愚昧。

Pro 14:24 The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.

Pro 14:25 作真見證的、救人性命．吐出謊言的、施行詭詐。

Pro 14:25 A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.

Pro 14:26 敬畏耶和華的、大有倚靠．他的兒女、也有避難所。

Pro 14:26 In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.

Pro 14:27 敬畏耶和華、就是生命的泉源、可以使人離開死亡的網羅。

Pro 14:27 The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

Pro 14:28 帝王榮耀在乎民多．君王衰敗在乎民少。

Pro 14:28 In the multitude of people is the king's honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.

Pro 14:29 不輕易發怒的、大有聰明．性情暴躁的、大顯愚妄。

Pro 14:29 He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

Pro 14:30 心中安靜、是肉體的生命．嫉妒是骨中的朽爛。

Pro 14:30 A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.

Pro 14:31 欺壓貧寒的、是辱沒造他的主．憐憫窮乏的、乃是尊敬主。

Pro 14:31 He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.

Pro 14:32 惡人在所行的惡上、必被推倒．義人臨死、有所投靠。

Pro 14:32 The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.

Pro 14:33 智慧存在聰明人心中．愚昧人心裏所存的、顯而易見。

Pro 14:33 Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known.

Pro 14:34 公義使邦國高舉．罪惡是人民的羞辱。

Pro 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.

Pro 14:35 智慧的臣子、蒙王恩惠．貽羞的僕人、遭其震怒。

Pro 14:35 The king's favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causeth shame.