Parallel Bible results for "proverbs 20"

Zhēnyán 20

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1 Jiǔ néng shǐ rén xiè màn , nóng jiǔ shǐ rén xuān nāng . fán yīn jiǔ cuòwù de , jiù wú zhìhuì .
1 Wine is a mocker and beer a brawler; whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
2 Wáng de wēi xià , rútóng shīzi hǒu jiào . rĕ dòng tā nù de , shì zì haì jǐ méng .
2 A king’s wrath strikes terror like the roar of a lion; those who anger him forfeit their lives.
3 Yuǎn lí fèn zhēng , shì rén de zūnróng . yú wàng rén dōu aì zhēng nào .
3 It is to one’s honor to avoid strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel.
4 Lǎnduò rén yīn dōng Hán bù kĕn gēngzhòng . dào shōugē de shíhou , tā bì tǎofàn , ér wú suǒ dé .
4 Sluggards do not plow in season; so at harvest time they look but find nothing.
5 Rén xīnhuái cáng móu lüè , hǎoxiàng shēn shuǐ . wéi míng zhé rén , cáinéng jí yǐn chūlai .
5 The purposes of a person’s heart are deep waters, but one who has insight draws them out.
6 Rén duō shùshuō zìjǐ de réncí . dàn zhōng xìn rén shuí néng yù zhe ne .
6 Many claim to have unfailing love, but a faithful person who can find?
7 Xíngwéi chún zhēng de yì rén , tāde zǐsūn , shì yǒu fú de .
7 The righteous lead blameless lives; blessed are their children after them.
8 Wáng zuò zaì shĕnpàn de wèi shang , yǐ yǎnmù qūsàn zhū è .
8 When a king sits on his throne to judge, he winnows out all evil with his eyes.
9 Shuí néng shuō , wǒ jiéjìng le wǒde xīn . wǒ tuō jìng le wǒde zuì .
9 Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure; I am clean and without sin”?
10 Liǎngyàng de fǎ mǎ , liǎngyàng de shēngdǒu , dōu wèi Yēhéhuá suǒ zēngwù .
10 Differing weights and differing measures— the LORD detests them both.
11 Háitóng de dòng zuò , shì qīngjié , shì zhèngzhí , dōu xiǎnmíng tāde bĕn xìng .
11 Even small children are known by their actions, so is their conduct really pure and upright?
12 Néng tīng de ĕr , néng kàn de yǎn , dōu shì Yēhéhuá suǒ zào de .
12 Ears that hear and eyes that see— the LORD has made them both.
13 Búyào tān shuì , miǎn zhì pínqióng . yǎn yào zhēng kāi , nǐ jiù chī bǎo .
13 Do not love sleep or you will grow poor; stay awake and you will have food to spare.
14 Mǎi wù de shuō , bù hǎo , bù hǎo . jízhì mǎi qù , tā biàn zì kuā .
14 “It’s no good, it’s no good!” says the buyer— then goes off and boasts about the purchase.
15 Yǒu jīnzi , hé xǔduō zhēnzhū . ( huò zuò hóngbǎoshí ) wéiyǒu zhīshi de zuǐ, nǎi wèi guìzhòng de zhēn bǎo .
15 Gold there is, and rubies in abundance, but lips that speak knowledge are a rare jewel.
16 Shuí wèi shēngrén zuò bǎo , jiù ná shuí de yīfu . shuí wèi waìrén zuò bǎo , shuí jiù yào chéngdāng .
16 Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger; hold it in pledge if it is done for an outsider.
17 Yǐ xū huǎng ér dé de shíwù , rén jiào gān tián . dàn hòulái tāde kǒu , bì chōngmǎn chén shā .
17 Food gained by fraud tastes sweet, but one ends up with a mouth full of gravel.
18 Jì móu dōu píng chóu suàn lìdéng . dǎzhàng yào píng zhì móu .
18 Plans are established by seeking advice; so if you wage war, obtain guidance.
19 Wǎng lái chuán shé de , xiè lòu mì shì . dà zhāng zuǐde bùkĕ yǔ tā jiéjiāo .
19 A gossip betrays a confidence; so avoid anyone who talks too much.
20 Zhòumà fùmǔ de , tāde dēng bì miè , biàn wèi qīhēi de hēiàn .
20 If someone curses their father or mother, their lamp will be snuffed out in pitch darkness.
21 Qǐchū sù dé de chǎnyè , zhōngjiǔ què bù wéi fú .
21 An inheritance claimed too soon will not be blessed at the end.
22 Nǐ búyào shuō , wǒ yào yǐ è bào è . yào dĕnghòu Yēhéhuá , tā bì zhĕngjiù nǐ .
22 Do not say, “I’ll pay you back for this wrong!” Wait for the LORD, and he will avenge you.
23 Liǎngyàng de fǎ mǎ , wèi Yēhéhuá suǒ zēngwù . guǐzhà de tiān píng , yĕ wèi bù shàn .
23 The LORD detests differing weights, and dishonest scales do not please him.
24 Rén de jiǎobù , wèi Yēhéhuá suǒ déng . rén qǐnéng míngbai zìjǐ de lù ne .
24 A person’s steps are directed by the LORD. How then can anyone understand their own way?
25 Rén mò shī shuō , zhè shì shèngwù , xǔyuàn zhī hòu cái cháwèn , jiù shì zì xiàn wǎngluó .
25 It is a trap to dedicate something rashly and only later to consider one’s vows.
26 Zhìhuì de wáng , bǒ sàn è rén , yòng lù zhóu gún zhá tāmen .
26 A wise king winnows out the wicked; he drives the threshing wheel over them.
27 Rén de líng shì Yēhéhuá de dēng , jiàn chá rén de xīn fù .
27 The human spirit is the lamp of the LORD that sheds light on one’s inmost being.
28 Wáng yīn réncí hé chéngshí , déyǐ bǎoquán tāde guó wèi , yĕ yīn réncí lì wĕn .
28 Love and faithfulness keep a king safe; through love his throne is made secure.
29 Qiángzhuàng nǎi shàonián de róngyào . bái fā wèi lǎo nián rén de zūnróng .
29 The glory of young men is their strength, gray hair the splendor of the old.
30 Biān shāng chú jìng rén de zuìè . zé dǎ néng rù rén de xīn fù .
30 Blows and wounds scrub away evil, and beatings purge the inmost being.
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