fra Biblica1Vin kan føre til overmod og øl til slagsmål, den, der drikker sig fuld, mangler visdom.2En konges vrede er som løvens brøl, den er livsfarlig, når den bliver vakt.3At undgå klammeri er prisværdigt, kun tåber insisterer på at skændes.4Den dovne gider ikke pløje i såtiden og kigger forgæves efter korn i høsttiden.5Et menneskes motiver er som vandet i en dyb brønd, men den kloge formår at få dem op til overfladen.6Mange siger, at man kan regne med dem, men hvor finder man en virkelig trofast ven?7Retskafne mennesker er ærlige og oprigtige, og deres børn oplever velsignelsen deraf.8Før kongen afsiger sin dom, vurderer han omhyggeligt alle vidnesbyrd.9Hvem tør sige: „Mit liv er pletfrit, jeg har aldrig gjort noget forkert.”?10Herren afskyr uhæderlig handel og uærlige forretningsmetoder.11Et barns karakter afsløres i dets handlinger, man kan se dets gode eller dårlige motiver.12Herren har givet os ører og øjne, så lad os bruge dem til at tjene ham.13Bruger du tiden på at sove, bliver du fattig, men står du op og arbejder, vil du få din løn.14„Elendigt bras!” siger køberen, mens han tinger om prisen, men bagefter praler han af det røverkøb, han har gjort.15Guld og juveler kan man altid få, men et visdomsord er en sjælden perle.16Den, der stiller kaution for ukendte personer, bør tage imod pant fra dem.[1]17Et stjålet brød smager godt i begyndelsen, men bagefter er det som grus i munden.18God rådgivning giver et godt resultat, en god plan kan afgøre krigens udfald.19En sladrehank kan ikke holde sin mund, så pas på med dem, der snakker for meget.20Den, der forbander sin far eller mor, vil ende sit liv i det dybeste mørke.21En arv man får, mens man er ung, holder næppe, til man bliver gammel.22Sig ikke: „Det skal du få betalt!” Overgiv hellere sagen til Herren.23Herren afskyr dem, der snyder i en handel.24Intet menneske kender sin fremtid, for det er Herren, der lægger alting til rette.25Når du aflægger et løfte til Herren, så tænk først over, hvad du lover.26En klog konge finder de skyldige og giver dem den straf, de fortjener.27Herrens lys afslører et menneskes sjæl,[2] dets inderste tanker og motiver.28Godhed og sandhed beskytter en konge, handler han ret, bevarer han magten.29Man beundrer de unges styrke og respekterer de gamles livserfaring.30Fysisk afstraffelse kan fjerne ondskab og få et menneske på bedre tanker.
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fra Crossway1Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.[1] (1.Mos 9,21; Ord 23,29; Ord 31,4; Es 28,7; Hos 4,11)2The terror of a king is like the growling of a lion; whoever provokes him to anger forfeits his life. (4.Mos 16,38; Ord 8,36; Ord 19,12; Hab 2,10)3It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling. (Ord 17,14)4The sluggard does not plow in the autumn; he will seek at harvest and have nothing. (Ord 6,11; Ord 19,15; Ord 19,24)5The purpose in a man’s heart is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out. (Ord 18,4)6Many a man proclaims his own steadfast love, but a faithful man who can find? (Salm 12,1; Ord 25,14; Matt 6,2; Luk 18,11)7The righteous who walks in his integrity— blessed are his children after him! (1.Kong 15,4; Salm 37,26; Salm 112,2; Ord 19,1; Jer 33,20)8A king who sits on the throne of judgment winnows all evil with his eyes. (Salm 101,5; Ord 16,10; Ord 20,26; Ord 25,5)9Who can say, “I have made my heart pure; I am clean from my sin”? (1.Kong 8,46)10Unequal[2] weights and unequal measures are both alike an abomination to the Lord. (Ord 11,1; Ord 20,23)11Even a child makes himself known by his acts, by whether his conduct is pure and upright.[3] (Matt 7,16)12The hearing ear and the seeing eye, the Lord has made them both. (2.Mos 4,11; Salm 94,9; Ord 15,31; Ord 25,12)13Love not sleep, lest you come to poverty; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread. (Ord 6,4; Ord 12,11; Ord 19,15; Ord 20,4; Ord 31,15; Rom 12,11)14“Bad, bad,” says the buyer, but when he goes away, then he boasts.15There is gold and abundance of costly stones, but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel. (Job 28,18; Ord 3,14)16Take a man’s garment when he has put up security for a stranger, and hold it in pledge when he puts up security for foreigners.[4] (Job 22,6; Ord 6,1; Ord 22,26; Ord 27,13)17Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, but afterward his mouth will be full of gravel. (Ord 9,17; Klag 3,16)18Plans are established by counsel; by wise guidance wage war. (Ord 11,14; Ord 15,22; Ord 24,6; Luk 14,31)19Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets; therefore do not associate with a simple babbler.[5] (Ord 11,13; Ord 13,3; Rom 16,18)20If one curses his father or his mother, his lamp will be put out in utter darkness. (2.Mos 21,17; 2.Sam 21,17; Job 18,5; Ord 30,11; Ord 30,17)21An inheritance gained hastily in the beginning will not be blessed in the end. (Ord 13,11)22Do not say, “I will repay evil”; wait for the Lord, and he will deliver you. (Salm 27,14; Ord 17,13; Ord 24,29; Matt 5,39; Rom 12,17; Rom 12,19; 1.Thess 5,15; 1.Pet 3,9)23Unequal weights are an abomination to the Lord, and false scales are not good. (Ord 11,1; Ord 20,10)24A man’s steps are from the Lord; how then can man understand his way? (Ord 16,9)25It is a snare to say rashly, “It is holy,” and to reflect only after making vows. (Præd 5,4)26A wise king winnows the wicked and drives the wheel over them. (Es 28,27; Matt 3,12)27The spirit[6] of man is the lamp of the Lord, searching all his innermost parts. (Ord 18,8; Zef 1,12; 1.Kor 2,11)28Steadfast love and faithfulness preserve the king, and by steadfast love his throne is upheld. (Ord 3,3; Ord 16,12)29The glory of young men is their strength, but the splendor of old men is their gray hair. (Ord 16,31)30Blows that wound cleanse away evil; strokes make clean the innermost parts. (Ord 20,27; Es 53,5)