Zhēnyán 22

1 Mĕi míng shēng guo dà cái , ēn chǒng jiàng rú jīn yín .

2 Fù hù qióngrén , zaì shì xiāng yù , dōu wèi Yēhéhuá suǒ zào .

3 Tōngdá rén jiàn huò cáng duǒ . yú méng rén qián wǎng shòu haì .

4 Jìngwèi Yēhéhuá xīn cún qiābēi , jiù dé fù yǒu , zūnróng , shēngmìng , wèi shǎngcì .

5 Guāi pì rén de lù shang , yǒu jīngjí hé wǎngluó . bǎoshǒu zìjǐ shēngmìng de . bìyào yuǎn lí .

6 Jiāo yǎng háitóng , shǐ tā zǒu dāng xíng de dào , jiù shì dào lǎo tā yĕ bù piānlí .

7 Fù hù guǎnxiá qióngrén , qiàn zhaì de shì zhaì zhǔ de púrén .

8 Sǎ zuìniè de , bì shōu zāihuò . tā chĕng nù de zhàng , yĕ bì feìdiào .

9 Yǎnmù cí shàn de , jiù bì méng fú . yīn tā jiāng shíwù fēn gĕi qióngrén .

10 Gǎn chū xiè màn rén , zhēng duān jiù xiāo chú , fèn zhēng hé xiūrǔ , yĕ bì zhǐxī .

11 Xǐaì qīng xīn de rén , yīn tā zuǐshang de ēn yán , wáng bì yǔ tā wèi yǒu .

12 Yēhéhuá de yǎnmù , juàngù cōngming rén . què qīng baì jiān zhà rén de yányǔ .

13 Lǎnduò rén shuō , waì tóu yǒu shīzi , wǒ zaì jiē shang , jiù bì beì shā .

14 Yín fù de kǒu wèi shēn kēng , Yēhéhuá suǒ zēngwù de , bì xiàn zaì qízhōng .

15 Yú méng mí zhù háitóng de xīn , yòng guǎngjiào de zhàng kĕyǐ yuǎn yuǎn gǎn chú .

16 Qīyē pínqióng wéi yào lì jǐ de , bìng sòng lǐ yǔ fù hù de , dōu bì quē fá .

17 Nǐ xū zhāi ĕr tīng shòu zhìhuì rén de yányǔ , liú xīn lǐng huì wǒde zhīshi ,

18 Nǐ ruò xīn zhōng cún jì , zuǐshang yǎo déng , zhè biàn wèi mĕi .

19 Wǒ jīnrì yǐ cǐ tè tè zhǐjiào nǐ , wéi yào shǐ nǐ yǐkào Yēhéhuá .

20 Móu lüè hé zhīshi de mĕi shì , wǒ qǐ méiyǒu xiĕ gĕi nǐ ma .

21 Yào shǐ nǐ zhīdào zhēn yán de shí lǐ , nǐ hǎo jiāng zhēn yán huí fù nà dǎfa nǐ lái de rén .

22 Pínqióng rén , nǐ bùkĕ yīn tā pínqióng , jiù qiǎngduó tāde wù . yĕ bùkĕ zaì chéng ménkǒu qīyē kùnkǔ rén .

23 Yīn Yēhéhuá bì wèi tā biàn qū . qiǎngduó tāde , Yēhéhuá bì duó qǔ nà rén de méng .

24 Hǎo shēngqì de rén , bùkĕ yǔ tā jiéjiāo . bào nù de rén , bùkĕ yǔ tā láiwǎng .

25 Kǒngpà nǐ xiàofǎ tāde xíngwéi , zìjǐ jiù xiàn zaì wǎngluó lǐ .

26 Búyào yǔ rén jī zhǎng , búyào wèi qiàn zhaì de zuò bǎo .

27 Nǐ ruò méiyǒu shénme chánghuán , hébì shǐ rén duó qù nǐ shuì wò de chuáng ne .

28 Nǐ xiān zǔ suǒ lì de dì jiè , nǐ bùkĕ nuó yí .

29 Nǐ kànjian bàn shì yīnqín de rén ma , tā bì zhàn zaì jūnwáng miànqián , bì bù zhàn zaì xià jiàn rén miànqián .

Zhēnyán 22 Commentary

Chapter 22

Verse 1 We should be more careful to do that by which we may get and keep a good name, than to raise or add unto a great estate. Verse 2 . Divine Providence has so ordered it, that some are rich, and others poor, but all are guilty before God; and at the throne of God's grace the poor are as welcome as the rich. Verse 3 . Faith foresees the evil coming upon sinners, and looks to Jesus Christ as the sure refuge from the storm. Verse 4 . Where the fear of God is, there will be humility. And much is to be enjoyed by it; spiritual riches, and eternal life at last. Verse 5 . The way of sin is vexatious and dangerous. But the way of duty is safe and easy. Verse 6 . Train children, not in the way they would go, that of their corrupt hearts, but in the way they should go; in which, if you love them, you would have them go. As soon as possible every child should be led to the knowledge of the Saviour. Verse 7 . This shows how important it is for every man to keep out of debt. As to the things of this life, there is a difference between the rich and the poor; but let the poor remember, it is the Lord that made the difference. Verse 8 . The power which many abuse, will soon fail them. Verse 9 . He that seeks to relieve the wants and miseries of others shall be blessed. Verse 10 . Profane scoffers and revilers disturb the peace. Verse 11 . God will be the Friend of a man in whose spirit there is no guile; this honour have all the saints. Verse 12 . God turns the counsels and designs of treacherous men to their own confusion. Verse 13 . The slothful man talks of a lion without, but considers not his real danger from the devil, that roaring lion within, and from his own slothfulness, which kills him. Verse 14 . The vile sin of licentiousness commonly besots the mind beyond recovery. Verse 15 . Sin is foolishness, it is in the heart, there is an inward inclination to sin: children bring it into the world with them; and it cleaves close to the soul. We all need to be corrected by our heavenly Father. Verse 16 . We are but stewards, and must distribute what God intrusts to our care, according to his will. ( 17-21 ) . To these words, to this knowledge, the ear must be bowed down, and the heart applied by faith and love. To live a life of delight in God and dependence on him, is the foundation of all practical religion. The way to know the certainty of the ( proverbs 22:22-23 ) that robs and oppresses the poor, does so at his peril. And if ( proverbs 22:24-25 ) hearts have so much tinder in them, that it is dangerous to have to do with those that throw about the sparks of their passion. ( proverbs 22:26-27 ) those are not so, who, by folly or other carelessness, waste what they have. Verse 28 . We are taught not to trespass on another man's right. And it is hard to find a truly industrious man. Such a man will rise. Seest thou a man diligent in the business of religion? He is likely to excel. Let us then be diligent in God's work.

Chapter Summary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 10

This chapter contains an account of the queen of Sheba's visit to King Solomon to her great satisfaction, 1Ki 10:1-13, of Solomon's merchandise and riches, and the magnificence of his court, 1Ki 10:14-23, of the rich presents sent to him, and of the purchase of chariots and horses, and other things, he made, 1Ki 10:24-29.