Zhēnyán 23

1 Nǐ ruò yǔ guān zhǎng zuòxí , yào liúyì zaì nǐ miànqián de shì shuí .

2 Nǐ ruò shì tānshí de , jiù dāng ná dāo fàng zaì hóulóng shang .

3 Bùkĕ tānliàn tāde mĕi shí , yīnwei shì hōng rén de shíwù .

4 Búyào laólù qiú fù . xiū zhàng zìjǐ de cōngming .

5 Nǐ qǐ yào déngjīng zaì xū wú de qiáncái shang ma . yīn qiáncái bì zhǎng chìbǎng , rú yīng xiàng tiān fēi qù .

6 Búyào chī è yǎn rén de fàn . yĕ búyào tān tāde mĕiwèi .

7 Yīnwei tā xīn zĕnyàng sāi liáng , tā wéirén jiù shì zĕnyàng . tā suī duì nǐ shuō , qǐng chī , qǐng hē . tāde xīn què yǔ nǐ xiàng bēi .

8 Nǐ suǒ chī de nà diǎn shíwù , bì tǔ chūlai . nǐ suǒ shuō de gān mĕi yányǔ , yĕ bì luō kōng .

9 Nǐ búyào shuōhuà gĕi yúmeì rén tīng . yīn tā bì miǎoshì nǐ zhìhuì de yányǔ .

10 Bùkĕ nuó yí gǔ shí de dì jiè . yĕ bùkĕ qīn rù gūér de tiándì .

11 Yīnwei tāmende jiùshú zhǔ , dà yǒu nénglì . tā bì xiàng nǐ wèi tāmen biàn qū .

12 Nǐ yào liú xīn lǐngshòu xùn huì . zhāi ĕr tīng cóng zhīshi de yányǔ .

13 Bùkĕ bù guǎngjiào háitóng , nǐ yòng zhàng dǎ tā , tā bì búzhìyú sǐ .

14 Nǐ yào yòng zhàng dǎ tā , jiù kĕyǐ jiù tāde línghún miǎn xià yīnjiān .

15 Wǒ ér nǐ xīn ruò cún zhìhuì , wǒde xīn yĕ shén huānxǐ .

16 Nǐde zuǐruò shuō zhèngzhí huà , wǒde xīncháng yĕ bì kuaìlè .

17 Nǐ xīn zhōng búyào jídù zuì rén . zhǐyào zhōng rì jìngwèi Yēhéhuá .

18 Yīnwei zhì zhōng bì yǒu shàn bào . nǐde zhǐwang yĕ bù zhì duàn jué .

19 Wǒ ér , nǐ dāng tīng , dāng cún zhìhuì , hǎo zaì zhēng dào shang yǐndǎo nǐde xīn .

20 Hǎo yìn jiǔ de , hǎochī ròu de , búyào yǔ tāmen láiwǎng .

21 Yīnwei hàojiǔ tānshí de , bì zhì pínqióng . hǎo shuìjiào de , bì chuān pò làn yīfu .

22 Nǐ yào tīng cóng shēng nǐde fùqin . nǐ mǔqin lǎo le , yĕ bùkĕ miǎoshì tā .

23 Nǐ dāng mǎi zhēnlǐ . jiù shì zhìhuì , xùn huì , hé cōngming , yĕ dōu bùkĕ maì .

24 Yì rén de fùqin , bì dà dé kuaìlè . rén shēng zhìhuì de érzi , bì yīn tā huānxǐ .

25 Nǐ yào shǐ fùmǔ huānxǐ . shǐ shēng nǐde kuaìlè .

26 Wǒ ér , yào jiāng nǐde xīn guī wǒ . nǐde yǎnmù , yĕ yào xǐyuè wǒde dàolù .

27 Jìnǚ shì shēn kēng . waì nǚ shì zhǎi jǐng .

28 Tā máifu hǎoxiàng qiángdào , tā shǐ rén zhōng duō yǒu jiān zhà de .

29 Shuí yǒu huòhuàn , shuí yǒu yōuchóu ,shuí yǒu zhēngdòu , shuí yǒu āi tàn , ( huò zuò yuànyán ) shuí wú gù shòushāng , shuí yǎnmù hóng chì .

30 Jiù shì nà liú lián yìn jiǔ , cháng qù xúnzhǎo tiaóhe jiǔ de rén .

31 Jiǔ fā hóng , zaì bēi zhōng Shǎn shuò , nǐ bùkĕ guānkàn , suīrán xià yān shūchàng , zhōngjiǔ shì yǎo nǐ rú shé , cī nǐ rú dúshé .

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33 Nǐ yǎn bì kànjian yì guaì de shì . ( yì guaì de shì huò zuò yín fù ) nǐ xīn bì fāchū guāi miù de huà .

34 Nǐ bì xiàng tǎng zaì hǎi zhōng , huò xiàng wò zaì wéi gān shang .

35 Nǐ bì shuō , rén dǎ wǒ , wǒ què wèi shòushāng , rén biāndǎ wǒ , wǒ jìng bù juéde , wǒ jǐshí qīngxǐng , wǒ réng qù xún jiǔ .

Zhēnyán 23 Commentary

Chapter 23

Verses 1-3 God's restraints of the appetite only say, Do thyself no ( proverbs 23:4-5 ) this world are not happiness and a portion for a soul; those that hold them ever so fast, cannot hold them always, cannot hold them long. ( 6-8 ) . Do not make thyself burdensome to any, especially those not sincere. When we are called by God to his feast, and to let our souls delight themselves, Isa. 25:6 Isa. 55:2 |, we may safely partake of the Bread of life. Verse 9 . It is our duty to take all fit occasions to speak of Divine things; but if what a wise man says will not be heard, let him hold his ( proverbs 23:10-11 ) protection. He is their Redeemer, who will take their part; and he is mighty, almighty.

Verses 12-16 Here is a parent instructing his child to give his mind to the Scriptures. Here is a parent correcting his child: accompanied with prayer, and blessed of God, it may prove a means of preventing his destruction. Here is a parent encouraging his child, telling him what would be for his good. And what a comfort it would be, if herein he answered his ( proverbs 23:17-18 ) disappointed; the end of his trials, and of the sinner's prosperity, is at hand.

Verses 19-28 The gracious Saviour who purchased pardon and peace for his people, with all the affection of a tender parent, counsels us to hear and be wise, and is ready to guide our hearts in his way. Here we have an earnest call to young people, to attend to the advice of their godly parents. If the heart be guided, the steps will be guided. Buy the truth, and sell it not; be willing to part with any thing for it. Do not part with it for pleasures, honours, riches, or any thing in this world. The heart is what the great God requires. We must not think to divide the heart between God and the world; he will have all or none. Look to the rule of God's word, the conduct of his providence, and the good examples of his people. Particular cautions are given against sins most destructive to wisdom and grace in the soul. It is really a shame to make a god of the belly. Drunkenness stupifies men, and then all goes to ruin. Licentiousness takes away the heart that should be given to God. Take heed of any approaches toward this sin, it is very hard to retreat from it. It bewitches men to their ruin.

Verses 29-35 Solomon warns against drunkenness. Those that would be kept from sin, must keep from all the beginnings of it, and fear coming within reach of its allurements. Foresee the punishment, what it will at last end in, if repentance prevent not. It makes men quarrel. Drunkards wilfully make woe and sorrow for themselves. It makes men impure and insolent. The tongue grows unruly; the heart utters things contrary to reason, religion, and common civility. It stupifies and besots men. They are in danger of death, of damnation; as much exposed as if they slept upon the top of a mast, yet feel secure. They fear no peril when the terrors of the Lord are before them; they feel no pain when the judgments of God are actually upon them. So lost is a drunkard to virtue and honour, so wretchedly is his conscience seared, that he is not ashamed to say, I will seek it again. With good reason we were bid to stop before the beginning. Who that has common sense would contract a habit, or sell himself to a sin, which tends to such guilt and misery, and exposes a man every day to the danger of dying insensible, and awaking in hell? Wisdom seems in these chapters to take up the discourse as at the beginning of the book. They must be considered as the words of Christ to the sinner.

Chapter Summary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 11

This chapter relates the false steps Solomon took, notwithstanding all his wisdom, in marrying strange wives, and worshipping other gods, 1Ki 11:1-8 upon which the Lord threatens him to rend the kingdom in his son's time, 1Ki 11:9-13 and he raised up adversaries against him, Hadad, Rezon, and Jeroboam, 1Ki 11:14-26 of which last an account is given, and of his being assured by Ahijah the prophet of his having ten of the tribes of Israel given to him; which Solomon having notice of sought to slay him, 1Ki 11:27-40 and the chapter is concluded with an account of Solomon's death and burial, 1Ki 11:41-43.