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箴言-Proverbs 第 16 章

16:1	心中的筹画在于人，舌头的应对出于耶和华。 The plans of the heart belong to man, But the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah.
16:2	人一切所行的，在自己眼中看为清洁，惟耶和华衡量人的灵。 All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes, But Jehovah weighs the spirits.
16:3	你所作的要交讬耶和华，你所谋的就必成就。 Commit your works to Jehovah, And your purposes will be established.
16:4	耶和华所造的，各有其目的，连恶人也是为祸患的日子所造。 Jehovah has made everything for its own purpose, Yes, even the wicked for the day of evil.
16:5	凡心里骄傲的，为耶和华所憎恶；你要确信，他必不免受罚。 Every one who is proud in heart is an abomination to Jehovah; Be assured: He will not be unpunished.
16:6	因怜悯真实，罪孽得蒙遮盖；因敬畏耶和华，人就远离恶事。 By lovingkindness and truth iniquity is expiated, And by the fear of Jehovah men depart from evil.
16:7	人所行的若蒙耶和华喜悦，耶和华甚至使他的仇敌与他和好。 When a man's ways please Jehovah, He causes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
16:8	少有进项却有公义，强如多有进项却无公理。 Better is a little with righteousness, Than great income with injustice.
16:9	人心筹算自己的道路，惟耶和华指引他的脚步。 A man's heart devises his way, But Jehovah directs his steps.
16:10	王的嘴中有神的判语；审判之时，他的口必不差错。 A divine decision is on the lips of the king; His mouth will not transgress in judgment.
16:11	公道的天平和秤都属耶和华；囊中的一切法码都是祂所制定的。 A just balance and just scales are Jehovah's; All the weights of the bag are His work.
16:12	作恶为王所憎恶，因国位是靠公义坚立。 It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness, For the throne is established by righteousness.
16:13	公义的嘴为王所喜悦，说话正直的，为王所喜爱。 Righteous lips are the delight of kings, And they love one who speaks right.
16:14	王的震怒如死亡的使者，但智慧人能平息王怒。 The wrath of a king is as messengers of death, But a wise man will appease it.
16:15	王的脸光使人有生命，王的恩宠好像春雨的云。 In the light of the king's countenance is life, And his favor is like a cloud of the latter rain.
16:16	得智慧胜似得金子，得聪明比得银子更可取。 How much better it is to acquire wisdom than gold, And to acquire understanding is to be chosen above silver.
16:17	正直人的道路是远离恶事；谨守自己道路的，保全自己的性命。 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil; He who keeps his way preserves his soul.
16:18	骄傲在败坏以先；高傲的灵在跌倒之前。 Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.
16:19	灵里谦卑与穷乏人来往，强如与骄傲人同分掳物。 It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, Than to divide the spoil with the proud.
16:20	留心训言的必得好处，信靠耶和华的便为有福。 He who gives heed to the word will find good, And blessed is he who trusts in Jehovah.
16:21	心中有智慧的，必称为精明人；嘴中的甜言，加增说服力。 The wise in heart will be called discerning, And the sweetness of speech increases persuasiveness.
16:22	人有智虑，智虑是他生命的泉源，但愚妄人必被愚妄惩治。 Insight is a fountain of life to him who has it, But the correction of fools is folly.
16:23	智慧人的心教训他的口，又使他的嘴加增说服力。 The heart of the wise man instructs his mouth And adds persuasiveness to his lips.
16:24	良言如同蜂房，使魂觉甘甜，使骨得医治。 Pleasant words are a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
16:25	有一条路，人以为正，至终却是死亡之路。 There is a way which seems right to a man, But the end of it is the ways of death.
16:26	劳力人的胃口使他劳力，因为他的口腹催逼他。 The appetite of the laboring man labors for him; For his mouth urges him on.
16:27	卑劣之徒挖出奸恶，嘴上仿佛有烧焦的火。 A worthless man digs up evil, And on his lips there is a scorching fire.
16:28	乖僻的人播散纷争，传闲话的人离间密友。 A perverse man spreads strife, And a whisperer separates close friends.
16:29	强暴人诱惑邻舍，领他走不善的道路。 A man of violence entices his neighbor And leads him in a way that is not good.
16:30	眼目紧合的，是在图谋乖僻的事；嘴唇紧闭的，是要成就邪恶。 He who shuts his eyes does so to devise perverse things; He who compresses his lips brings evil to pass.
16:31	白发是荣耀的冠冕，在公义的道路上必能得着。 The gray head is a crown of glory; It will be found in the way of righteousness.
16:32	不轻易发怒的，胜过勇士；治服己灵的，强如取城。 He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; And he who rules his spirit, than he who captures a city.
16:33	签尽可投在怀里，一切决断却在于耶和华。 The lot is cast into the lap, But everything it decides is from Jehovah.

箴言-Proverbs 第 16 章