الأمثال 21 | الكتاب المقدس

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1 قَلْبُ الْمَلِكِ فِي يَدِ الرَّبِّ كَجَدَاوِلِ مِيَاهٍ يُمِيلُهُ حَيْثُمَا شَاءَ. 2 جَمِيعُ تَصَرُّفَاتِ الإِنْسَانِ تَبْدُو نَقِيَّةً فِي عَيْنَيْ نَفْسِهِ، وَلَكِنَّ الرَّبَّ مُطَّلِعٌ عَلَى حَوَافِزِ الْقُلُوبِ. 3 إِجْرَاءُ الْعَدْلِ وَالْحَقِّ أَكْثَرُ قُبُولاً عِنْدَ الرَّبِّ مِنَ الذَّبِيحَةِ. 4 تَشَامُخُ الْعَيْنَيْنِ مِنْ غَطْرَسَةِ الْقَلْبِ، وَسِرَاجُ الأَشْرَارِ خَطِيئَةٌ. 5 خُطَطُ الْمُجْتَهِدِ تُفْضِي حَتْماً إِلَى الْخِصْبِ، وَالْعَجُولُ مَصِيرُهُ الْعَوَزُ. 6 ادِّخَارُ الْكُنُوزِ بِلِسَانٍ مُنَافِقٍ، دُخَانٌ مَتَلاشٍ وَفَخٌّ مُمِيتٌ. 7 جَوْرُ الأَشْرَارِ يَجْرُفُهُمْ لِرَفْضِهِمْ إِجْرَاءَ الْعَدْلِ. 8 طَرِيقُ الْمُذْنِبِ مُعَوَّجَةٌ، أَمَّا تَصَرُّفُ الزَّكِيِّ فَقَوِيمٌ. 9 الإِقَامَةُ فِي رُكْنِ سَطْحٍ خَيْرٌ مِنْ مُشَاطَرَةِ بَيْتٍ مَعَ زَوْجَةٍ نَكِدَةٍ. 10 نَفْسُ الْمُنَافِقِ تَشْتَهِي الشَّرَّ، وَقَرِيبُهُ لَا يَحْظَى بِرِضَاهُ. 11 إِذَا عُوقِبَ الْمُسْتَهْزِئُ صَارَ الْجَاهِلُ حَكِيماً، وَإِنْ أُرْشِدَ الْحَكِيمُ اكْتَسَبَ مَعْرِفَةً. 12 يَتَأَمَّلُ الصِّدِّيقُ فِي بَيْتِ الشِّرِّيرِ، (فَيَرَاهُ) يُلْقَى بِهِ إِلَى الْبَلايَا.

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13 مَنْ أَصَمَّ أُذُنَهُ عَنْ صُرَاخِ الْمِسْكِينِ، يَصْرُخُ هُوَ أَيْضاً وَلا مِنْ مُجِيبٍ. 14 الْهَدِيَّةُ فِي الْخَفَاءِ تُخْمِدُ الْغَضَبَ، وَالرِّشْوَةُ فِي الْحِضْنِ تُسَكِّنُ السَّخَطَ. 15 الْحُكْمُ بِالْعَدْلِ فَرَحٌ لِلصِّدِّيقِ، وَرُعْبٌ لِفَاعِلِي الإِثْمِ. 16 الرَّجُلُ الشَّارِدُ عَنْ طَرِيقِ الْمَعْرِفَةِ يَسْكُنُ بَيْنَ جَمَاعَةِ الْمَوْتَى. 17 عَاشِقُ اللَّذَّةِ فَقِيرٌ، وَالْمُوْلَعُ بِالْخَمْرِ وَالطِّيبِ لَا يَغْتَنِي. 18 الشِّرِّيرُ فِدَاءٌ عَنِ الصِّدِّيقِ، وَالْغَادِرُ عَنِ الْمُسْتَقِيمِينَ. 19 الإِقَامَةُ فِي أَرْضٍ مُقْفِرَةٍ خَيْرٌ مِنَ السُّكْنَى مَعَ امْرَأَةٍ مُشَاكِسَةٍ شَرِسَةٍ. 20 فِي بَيْتِ الْحَكِيمِ كُنُوزٌ وَزَيْتٌ مُدَّخَرَةٌ، أَمَّا الإِنْسَانُ الْجَاهِلُ فَيُتْلِفُ مَا لَدَيْهِ. 21 مَنِ اتَّبَعَ الْعَدْلَ وَالرَّحْمَةَ يَلْقَى الْحَيَاةَ وَالْحَقَّ وَالْمَجْدَ. 22 الْحَكِيمُ يَتَسَلَّقُ سُورَ مَدِينَةِ الْجَبَابِرَةِ وَيُدَمِّرُ مَعْقِلَ اعْتِمَادِهِمْ 23 مَنْ يَصُونُ فَمَهُ وَلِسَانَهُ عَنِ اللَّغْوِ يَحْفَظُ نَفْسَهُ مِنَ الْمَتَاعِبِ. 24 الْمُتَشَامِخُ الْمُنْتَفِخُ يُدْعَى الْمُسْتَهْزِئَ لأَنَّهُ يَتَصَرَّفُ بِغُرُورِ الْكِبْرِيَاءِ. 25 أَوْهَامُ الْكَسُولِ تَقْتُلُهُ لأَنَّ يَدَيْهِ تَأْبَيَانِ الْعَمَلَ. 26 يَظَلُّ طَوَالَ النَّهَارِ مُتَشَهِّياً مُتَمَنِّياً، أَمَّا الصِّدِّيقُ فَيَسْخُو وَلا يَضِنُّ 27 ذَبِيحَةُ الشِّرِّيرِ رِجْسٌ عِنْدَ الرَّبِّ، فَكَمْ بِالْحَرِيِّ إِنْ قَرَّبَهَا بِنِيَّةٍ أَثِيمَةٍ؟ 28 شَاهِدُ الزُّورِ يَهْلِكُ، أَمَّا أَقْوَالُ الرَّجُلِ الْحَرِيصِ عَلَى الاسْتِمَاعِ فَتَدُومُ. 29 الرَّجُلُ الشِّرِّيرُ يُغْلِظُ وَجْهَهُ، أَمَّا الْمُسْتَقِيمُ فَيَعْمَلُ عَلَى تَقْوِيمِ طُرُقِهِ. 30 لَيْسَ مِنْ حِكْمَةٍ، وَلا مِنْ مَشُورَةٍ، وَلا مِنْ فِطْنَةٍ بِقَادِرَةٍ عَلَى مُقَاوَمَةِ اللهِ. 31 مَعَ أَنَّ الْفَرَسَ مُعَدٌّ لِيَوْمِ الْقِتَالِ، فَإِنَّ النَّصْرَ هُوَ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللهِ.

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1 In the Lord’s hand the king’s heart is a stream of water that he channels towards all who please him. 2 A person may think their own ways are right, but the Lord weighs the heart. 3 To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. 4 Haughty eyes and a proud heart – the unploughed field of the wicked – produce sin. 5 The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty. 6 A fortune made by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapour and a deadly snare.^[1] 7 The violence of the wicked will drag them away, for they refuse to do what is right. 8 The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright. 9 Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife. 10 The wicked crave evil; their neighbours get no mercy from them. 11 When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; by paying attention to the wise they get knowledge. 12 The Righteous One^[2] takes note of the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin. 13 Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor will also cry out and not be answered. 14 A gift given in secret soothes anger, and a bribe concealed in the cloak pacifies great wrath. 15 When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers. 16 Whoever strays from the path of prudence comes to rest in the company of the dead. 17 Whoever loves pleasure will become poor; whoever loves wine and olive oil will never be rich. 18 The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the unfaithful for the upright. 19 Better to live in a desert than with a quarrelsome and nagging wife. 20 The wise store up choice food and olive oil, but fools gulp theirs down. 21 Whoever pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity^[3] and honour. 22 One who is wise can go up against the city of the mighty and pull down the stronghold in which they trust. 23 Those who guard their mouths and their tongues keep themselves from calamity. 24 The proud and arrogant person – ‘Mocker’ is his name – behaves with insolent fury. 25 The craving of a sluggard will be the death of him, because his hands refuse to work. 26 All day long he craves for more, but the righteous give without sparing. 27 The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable – how much more so when brought with evil intent! 28 A false witness will perish, but a careful listener will testify successfully. 29 The wicked put up a bold front, but the upright give thought to their ways. 30 There is no wisdom, no insight, no plan that can succeed against the Lord. 31 The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but victory rests with the Lord.