1:1 以色列王大衛兒子所羅門的箴言:
1:2 要使人曉得智慧和訓誨,分辨通達的言語,
1:3 使人處事領受智慧、仁義、公平、正直的訓誨,
1:4 使愚人靈明,使少年人有知識和謀略,
1:5 使智慧人聽見,增長學問,使聰明人得著智謀,
1:6 使人明白箴言和譬喻,懂得智慧人的言詞和謎語。
1:7 敬畏耶和華是知識的開端;愚妄人藐視智慧和訓誨。
1:2 要使人曉得智慧和訓誨,分辨通達的言語,
1:3 使人處事領受智慧、仁義、公平、正直的訓誨,
1:4 使愚人靈明,使少年人有知識和謀略,
1:5 使智慧人聽見,增長學問,使聰明人得著智謀,
1:6 使人明白箴言和譬喻,懂得智慧人的言詞和謎語。
1:7 敬畏耶和華是知識的開端;愚妄人藐視智慧和訓誨。
The proverbs of Solomon
son of David, king of Israel:
2 for gaining wisdom and instruction;
for understanding words of insight;
3 for receiving instruction in prudent behavior,
doing what is right and just and fair;
4 for giving prudence to those who are simple,
knowledge and discretion to the young—
5 let the wise listen and add to their learning,
and let the discerning get guidance—
6 for understanding proverbs and parables,
the sayings and riddles of the wise.
for understanding words of insight;
3 for receiving instruction in prudent behavior,
doing what is right and just and fair;
4 for giving prudence to those who are simple,
knowledge and discretion to the young—
5 let the wise listen and add to their learning,
and let the discerning get guidance—
6 for understanding proverbs and parables,
the sayings and riddles of the wise.
7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge,
but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
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《箴言》開宗明義的說到,作者是以色列王大衛兒子所羅門;用意是「使你認識智慧和訓誨,明白格言深奧的含義。」
明白《箴言》有甚麼好處呢?『教導你怎樣過明智的生活,怎樣作誠實、公正、正直的人。』『使無知的人精明,教導年輕人處事有方。』『使才智的人增長學問,使明達的人獲得開導,明白箴言中的隱喻,以及明智的人所提出的問題。』
這告訴我們,讀《箴言》是非常重要的,不是背背句字就好了,要明白其中的道理並且去實踐,更是重要!所以,我們閱讀《箴言》時要禱告聖靈來引導,使我們可以明白並應用來榮耀上帝!