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Orðskviðirnir 16
Icelandic Bible
Orðskviðirnir 16
Icelandic Bible
16 Fyrirætlanir hjartans eru á mannsins valdi, en svar tungunnar kemur frá Drottni.
2 Manninum þykja allir sínir vegir hreinir, en Drottinn prófar hugarþelið.
3 Fel þú Drottni verk þín, þá mun áformum þínum framgengt verða.
4 Allt hefir Drottinn skapað til síns ákveðna marks, svo og guðleysingjann til óheilladagsins.
5 Sérhver hrokafullur maður er Drottni andstyggð, hér er höndin upp á það: hann sleppur ekki óhegndur!
6 Með elsku og trúfesti er friðþægt fyrir misgjörð, og fyrir ótta Drottins forðast menn hið illa.
7 Þegar Drottinn hefir þóknun á breytni einhvers manns, þá sættir hann og óvini hans við hann.
8 Betra er lítið með réttu en miklar tekjur með röngu.
9 Hjarta mannsins upphugsar veg hans, en Drottinn stýrir gangi hans.
10 Goðsvar er á vörum konungsins, í dómi mun munni hans ekki skeika.
11 Rétt vog og reisla koma frá Drottni, lóðin á vogarskálunum eru hans verk.
12 Að fremja ranglæti er konungum andstyggð, því að hásætið staðfestist fyrir réttlæti.
13 Réttlátar varir eru yndi konunga, og þeir elska þann, er talar hreinskilni.
14 Konungsreiði er sem sendiboði dauðans, en vitur maður sefar hana.
15 Í mildilegu augnaráði konungs er líf, og hylli hans er sem vorregns-ský.
16 Hversu miklu betra er að afla sér visku en gulls og ákjósanlegra að afla sér hygginda en silfurs.
17 Braut hreinskilinna er að forðast illt, að varðveita sálu sína er að gæta breytni sinnar.
18 Drambsemi er undanfari tortímingar, og oflæti veit á fall.
19 Betra er að vera lítillátur með auðmjúkum en að skipta herfangi með dramblátum.
20 Sá sem gefur gætur að orðinu, hreppir hamingju, og sæll er sá, sem treystir Drottni.
21 Sá sem er vitur í hjarta, verður hygginn kallaður, og sætleiki varanna eykur fræðslu.
22 Lífslind er hyggnin þeim, sem hana á, en ögun afglapanna er þeirra eigin flónska.
23 Hjarta spekingsins gjörir munn hans hygginn og eykur fræðsluna á vörum hans.
24 Vingjarnleg orð eru hunangsseimur, sæt fyrir sálina, lækning fyrir beinin.
25 Margur vegurinn virðist greiðfær, en endar þó á helslóðum.
26 Hungur erfiðismannsins erfiðar með honum, því að munnur hans rekur á eftir honum.
27 Varmennið grefur óheillagröf, og á vörum hans er sem brennandi eldur.
28 Vélráður maður kveikir illdeilur, og rógberinn veldur vinaskilnaði.
29 Ofbeldismaðurinn ginnir náunga sinn og leiðir hann á vondan veg.
30 Sá sem lokar augunum, upphugsar vélræði, sá sem kreistir saman varirnar, er albúinn til ills.
31 Gráar hærur eru heiðurskóróna, á vegi réttlætis öðlast menn hana.
32 Sá sem seinn er til reiði, er betri en kappi, og sá sem stjórnar geði sínu, er meiri en sá sem vinnur borgir.
33 Í skikkjufellingum eru teningarnir hristir, en Drottinn ræður, hvað upp kemur.
Proverbs 16
New International Version
Proverbs 16
New International Version
16 To humans belong the plans of the heart,
but from the Lord comes the proper answer of the tongue.(A)
3 Commit to the Lord whatever you do,
and he will establish your plans.(E)
6 Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for;
through the fear of the Lord(J) evil is avoided.(K)
7 When the Lord takes pleasure in anyone’s way,
he causes their enemies to make peace(L) with them.(M)
9 In their hearts humans plan their course,
but the Lord establishes their steps.(P)
10 The lips of a king speak as an oracle,
and his mouth does not betray justice.(Q)
11 Honest scales and balances belong to the Lord;
all the weights in the bag are of his making.(R)
12 Kings detest wrongdoing,
for a throne is established through righteousness.(S)
13 Kings take pleasure in honest lips;
they value the one who speaks what is right.(T)
17 The highway of the upright avoids evil;
those who guard their ways preserve their lives.(AA)
19 Better to be lowly in spirit along with the oppressed
than to share plunder with the proud.
20 Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers,[a](AE)
and blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord.(AF)
22 Prudence is a fountain of life to the prudent,(AH)
but folly brings punishment to fools.
26 The appetite of laborers works for them;
their hunger drives them on.
29 A violent person entices their neighbor
and leads them down a path that is not good.(AS)
30 Whoever winks(AT) with their eye is plotting perversity;
whoever purses their lips is bent on evil.
31 Gray hair is a crown of splendor;(AU)
it is attained in the way of righteousness.
32 Better a patient person than a warrior,
one with self-control than one who takes a city.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:20 Or whoever speaks prudently finds what is good
- Proverbs 16:21 Or words make a person persuasive
- Proverbs 16:23 Or prudent / and make their lips persuasive
Proverbs 16
King James Version
Proverbs 16
King James Version
16 The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the Lord.
2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the Lord weigheth the spirits.
3 Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.
4 The Lord hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
5 Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.
6 By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.
7 When a man's ways please the Lord, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
8 Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.
9 A man's heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps.
10 A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.
11 A just weight and balance are the Lord's: all the weights of the bag are his work.
12 It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.
13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.
14 The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.
15 In the light of the king's countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.
16 How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
18 Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
19 Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
20 He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the Lord, happy is he.
21 The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
22 Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.
23 The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.
24 Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
25 There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
26 He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.
27 An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
28 A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
29 A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.
30 He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.
31 The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.
32 He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
33 The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord.
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