箴言 4	Proverbs 4
箴言 4:1 ^ 眾子阿、要聽父親的教訓、留心得知聰明．	Proverbs 4:1 ^ Give ear, my sons, to the teaching of a father; give attention so that you may have knowledge:
箴言 4:2 ^ 因我所給你們的、是好教訓．不可離棄我的法則〔或作指教〕。	Proverbs 4:2 ^ For I give you good teaching; do not give up the knowledge you are getting from me.
箴言 4:3 ^ 我在父親面前為孝子、在母親眼中為獨一的嬌兒。	Proverbs 4:3 ^ For I was a son to my father, a gentle and an only one to my mother.
箴言 4:4 ^ 父親教訓我說、你心要存記我的言語、遵守我的命令、便得存活。	Proverbs 4:4 ^ And he gave me teaching, saying to me, Keep my words in your heart; keep my rules so that you may have life:
箴言 4:5 ^ 要得智慧、要得聰明、不可忘記、也不可偏離我口中的言語．	Proverbs 4:5 ^ Get wisdom, get true knowledge; keep it in memory, do not be turned away from the words of my mouth.
箴言 4:6 ^ 不可離棄智慧、智慧就護衛你．要愛他、他就保守你。	Proverbs 4:6 ^ Do not give her up, and she will keep you; give her your love, and she will make you safe.
箴言 4:7 ^ 智慧為首．所以要得智慧．在你一切所得之內、必得聰明。〔或作用你一切所得的去換聰明〕。	Proverbs 4:7 ^ The first sign of wisdom is to get wisdom; go, give all you have to get true knowledge.
箴言 4:8 ^ 高舉智慧、他就使你高陞．懷抱智慧、他就使你尊榮。	Proverbs 4:8 ^ Put her in a high place, and you will be lifted up by her; she will give you honour, when you give her your love.
箴言 4:9 ^ 他必將華冠加在你頭上、把榮冕交給你。	Proverbs 4:9 ^ She will put a crown of grace on your head, giving you a head-dress of glory.
箴言 4:10 ^ 我兒、你要聽受我的言語、就必延年益壽。	Proverbs 4:10 ^ Give ear, O my son, and let your heart be open to my sayings; and long life will be yours.
箴言 4:11 ^ 我已指教你走智慧的道、引導你行正直的路。	Proverbs 4:11 ^ I have given you teaching in the way of wisdom, guiding your steps in the straight way.
箴言 4:12 ^ 你行走、腳步必不致狹窄．你奔跑、也不致跌倒。	Proverbs 4:12 ^ When you go, your way will not be narrow, and in running you will not have a fall.
箴言 4:13 ^ 要持定訓誨、不可放鬆．必當謹守、因為他是你的生命。	Proverbs 4:13 ^ Take learning in your hands, do not let her go: keep her, for she is your life.
箴言 4:14 ^ 不可行惡人的路．不要走壞人的道。	Proverbs 4:14 ^ Do not go in the road of sinners, or be walking in the way of evil men.
箴言 4:15 ^ 要躲避、不可經過．要轉身而去。	Proverbs 4:15 ^ Keep far from it, do not go near; be turned from it, and go on your way.
箴言 4:16 ^ 這等人若不行惡、不得睡覺．不使人跌倒、睡臥不安。	Proverbs 4:16 ^ For they take no rest till they have done evil; their sleep is taken away if they have not been the cause of someone's fall.
箴言 4:17 ^ 因為他們以奸惡喫餅、以強暴喝酒。	Proverbs 4:17 ^ The bread of evil-doing is their food, the wine of violent acts their drink.
箴言 4:18 ^ 但義人的路、好像黎明的光、越照越明、直到日午。	Proverbs 4:18 ^ But the way of the upright is like the light of early morning, getting brighter and brighter till the full day.
箴言 4:19 ^ 惡人的道、好像幽暗．自己不知因甚麼跌倒。	Proverbs 4:19 ^ The way of sinners is dark; they see not the cause of their fall.
箴言 4:20 ^ 我兒、要留心聽我的言詞、側耳聽我的話語．	Proverbs 4:20 ^ My son, give attention to my words; let your ear be turned to my sayings.
箴言 4:21 ^ 都不可離你的眼目．要存記在你心中。	Proverbs 4:21 ^ Let them not go from your eyes; keep them deep in your heart.
箴言 4:22 ^ 因為得著他的、就得了生命、又得了醫全體的良藥。	Proverbs 4:22 ^ For they are life to him who gets them, and strength to all his flesh.
箴言 4:23 ^ 你要保守你心、勝過保守一切〔或作你要切切保守你心〕因為一生的果效、是由心發出。	Proverbs 4:23 ^ And keep watch over your heart with all care; so you will have life.
箴言 4:24 ^ 你要除掉邪僻的口、棄絕乖謬的嘴。	Proverbs 4:24 ^ Put away from you an evil tongue, and let false lips be far from you.
箴言 4:25 ^ 你的眼目、要向前正看你的眼睛〔原文作皮〕當向前直觀。	Proverbs 4:25 ^ Keep your eyes on what is in front of you, looking straight before you.
箴言 4:26 ^ 要修平你腳下的路、堅定你一切的道。	Proverbs 4:26 ^ Keep a watch on your behaviour; let all your ways be rightly ordered.
箴言 4:27 ^ 不可偏向左右．要使你的腳離開邪惡。	Proverbs 4:27 ^ Let there be no turning to the right or to the left, keep your feet from evil.