Proverbs 14

1 Every wise woman builds her house, but a foolish woman plucks it down with her own hands.

智慧妇人建立家室； 愚妄妇人亲手拆毁。

2 He who walks in his uprightness fears Jehovah, but he who is perverse in his ways despises him.

行动正直的，敬畏耶和华； 行事乖僻的，却藐视他。

3 In the mouth of a fool is a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

愚妄人口中骄傲，如杖责打己身； 智慧人的嘴必保守自己。

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

家里无牛，槽头干净； 土产加多乃凭牛力。

5 A faithful witness will not lie, but a false witness utters lies.

诚实见证人不说谎话； 假见证人吐出谎言。

6 A scoffer seeks wisdom, and finds it not, but knowledge is easy to him who has understanding.

亵慢人寻智慧，却寻不着； 聪明人易得知识。

7 Go into the presence of a foolish man, and thou shall not perceive the lips of knowledge.

到愚昧人面前， 不见他嘴中有知识。

8 The wisdom of a prudent man is to understand his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.

通达人的智慧在乎明白己道； 愚昧人的愚妄乃是诡诈。

9 Fools mock at sin, but among the upright there is good will.

愚妄人犯罪，以为戏耍； 正直人互相喜悦。

10 The heart knows its own bitterness, and a stranger does not intermeddle with its joy.

心中的苦楚，自己知道； 心里的喜乐，外人无干。

11 The house of the wicked shall be overthrown, but the tent of the upright shall flourish.

奸恶人的房屋必倾倒； 正直人的帐棚必兴盛。

12 There is a way which seems right to a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

有一条路，人以为正， 至终成为死亡之路。

13 Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful, and the end of mirth is heaviness.

人在喜笑中，心也忧愁； 快乐至极就生愁苦。

14 The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways, and a good man from his own fruits.

心中背道的，必满得自己的结果； 善人必从自己的行为得以知足。

15 A simple man believes every word, but the prudent man looks well to his going.

愚蒙人是话都信； 通达人步步谨慎。

16 A wise man fears, and departs from evil, but the fool bears himself insolently, and is confident.

智慧人惧怕，就远离恶事； 愚妄人却狂傲自恃。

17 He who is soon angry will deal foolishly. And a man of wicked devices is hated.

轻易发怒的，行事愚妄； 设立诡计的，被人恨恶。

18 The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

愚蒙人得愚昧为产业； 通达人得知识为冠冕。

19 The evil bow down before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

坏人俯伏在善人面前； 恶人俯伏在义人门口。

20 The poor man is regarded inferior even by his own neighbor, but the rich man has many friends.

贫穷人连邻舍也恨他； 富足人朋友最多。

21 He who despises his neighbor sins, but he who has pity on the poor, happy is he.

藐视邻舍的，这人有罪； 怜悯贫穷的，这人有福。

22 Do they not err who devise evil? But mercy and truth are to those who devise good.

谋恶的，岂非走入迷途吗？ 谋善的，必得慈爱和诚实。

23 In all labor there is profit, but the talk of the lips tends only to poverty.

诸般勤劳都有益处； 嘴上多言乃致穷乏。

24 The crown of the wise is their riches. The foolishness of fools is folly.

智慧人的财为自己的冠冕； 愚妄人的愚昧终是愚昧。

25 A true witness delivers souls, but he who utters lies causes deceit.

作真见证的，救人性命； 吐出谎言的，施行诡诈。

26 In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence, and his sons shall have a place of refuge.

敬畏耶和华的，大有倚靠； 他的儿女也有避难所。

27 The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

敬畏耶和华就是生命的泉源， 可以使人离开死亡的网罗。

28 In the multitude of people is the king's glory, but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.

帝王荣耀在乎民多； 君王衰败在乎民少。

29 He who is slow to anger is of great understanding, but he who is hasty of spirit exalts folly.

不轻易发怒的，大有聪明； 性情暴躁的，大显愚妄。

30 A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh, but envy is the rottenness of the bones.

心中安静是肉体的生命； 嫉妒是骨中的朽烂。

31 He who oppresses a poor man reproaches his maker, but he who has mercy on a needy man honors him.

欺压贫寒的，是辱没造他的主； 怜悯穷乏的，乃是尊敬主。

32 An evil man is thrust down in his evil-doing, but a righteous man has hope in his death.

恶人在所行的恶上必被推倒； 义人临死，有所投靠。

33 Wisdom rests in the heart of him who has understanding, but what is in the inward part of fools is made known.

智慧存在聪明人心中； 愚昧人心里所存的，显而易见。

34 Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people.

公义使邦国高举； 罪恶是人民的羞辱。

35 The king's favor is toward a servant who deals wisely, but his wrath will be to him who causes shame.

智慧的臣子蒙王恩惠； 贻羞的仆人遭其震怒。