Chapter commentary
Proverbs Chapter 17
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Pr 17:1-28.
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Pr 17:1-28.
1. sacrifices--or, "feasts" made with part of them (compare
Pr 7:14; Le 2:3; 7:31).
with--literally, "of."
strife--its product, or attendant.
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2.（比较 Pr 14:35）。
贻羞——（Pr 10:5）。
必……产业——即分享兄弟的产业（比较 Nu 27:4, 7）。
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2. (Compare
Pr 14:35).
causeth shame--
(Pr 10:5).
shall . . . inheritance--that is, share a brother's part (compare
Nu 27:4, 7).
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3. 惟有神知道人心，正如祂试炼人心一样（Ps 12:6; 66:10）。
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3. God only knows, as He tries
(Ps 12:6; 66:10)
the heart.
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4. 作恶的人与好说闲话的人，同样以毁谤为乐。
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4. Wicked doers and speakers alike delight in calumny.
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5.（比较 Pr 14:31）。
幸灾乐祸——因他人的祸患而欢喜。这样的人理当受神刑罚，因神知道他们的心。
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5. (Compare
Pr 14:31).
glad at calamities--rejoicing in others' evil. Such are rightly punished by God, who knows their hearts.
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6. 绵延的后裔是福分，断绝后代是咒诅（Pr 13:22; Ps 109:13-15）。因此，儿女可以因敬虔的祖先为荣。
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6. Prolonged posterity is a blessing, its cutting off a curse
(Pr 13:22; Ps 109:13-15),
hence children may glory in virtuous ancestry.
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7. 高雅的言辞——（比较 旁注）。这种话对愚妄人并不相称，正如谎言（理应）对王子不相称一样（Pr 16:12, 13）。
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7. Excellent speech--(Compare Margin). Such language as ill suits a fool, as lying (ought to suit) a prince
(Pr 16:12, 13).
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8. 败坏到接受贿赂的人，借屈从于其影响力表明他对贿赂的高度评价（Pr 18:16; 19:6）。
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8. One so corrupt as to take a bribe evinces his high estimate of it by subjection to its influence
(Pr 18:16; 19:6).
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9. 寻求爱——（比较 旁注）。使人和睦的人与好传舌者的对比。
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9. seeketh love--(Compare Margin). The contrast is between the peace-maker and tale-bearer.
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10. 责备对智慧人的影响，胜过严厉鞭打对愚妄人的影响。
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10. Reproof more affects the wise than severe scourging, fools.
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11. 这样的人必遭公义的报应（1Ki 2:25）。
残忍的使者——施加报应的人。
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11. Such meet just retribution
(1Ki 2:25).
a cruel messenger--one to inflict it.
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12. 他们发怒时，比野兽更不理智。
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12. They are less rational in anger than wild beasts.
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13.（比较 Ps 7:4; 35:12）。
恶——对别人的伤害（Pr 13:21）。
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13. (Compare
Ps 7:4; 35:12).
evil--injury to another
(Pr 13:21).
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14. 放……水——如堤坝的缺口。
在……争闹之前——在争闹尚未激烈之前；或按比喻更贴切的解释，在它 滚涌 或扩大之前。
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14. letteth . . . water--as a breach in a dam.
before . . . meddled with--before strife has become sharp, or, by an explanation better suiting the figure, before it rolls on, or increases.
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15. 可憎的——耶和华所憎恶的，因颠倒祂行事的方法（Pr 3:32; 12:2）。
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15. abomination . . . Lord--as reversing His method of acting
(Pr 3:32; 12:2).
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16. 财富虽不能为不爱智慧之人买得智慧，智慧却能得着财富（箴3:16；14:24）。
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16. Though wealth cannot buy wisdom for those who do not love it, yet wisdom procures wealth
(Pr 3:16; 14:24).
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17. 在这对仗的第二句中，含义有所增添：即兄弟之爱尤其在患难中显明出来。
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17. To the second of these parallel clauses, there is an accession of meaning, that is, that a brother's love is specially seen in adversity.
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18.（比较箴6:1-5，11:15。）
在邻舍面前等——即他或者不询问他的朋友，或者不避从他的忠告。
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18. (Compare
Pr 6:1-5; 11:15).
in the presence, &c.--that is, he either fails to consult his friend, or to follow his advice.
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19. 争闹——争竞本身就是罪，也导致犯罪。
高抬他家门的——满足虚荣心，喜爱华美的建筑。
寻求——或作「寻得」，仿佛他寻求一般（比较「喜爱死亡」，箴8:36）。
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19. strife--contention is, and leads to, sin.
he that exalteth his gate--gratifies a vain love of costly building.
seeketh--or, "findeth," as if he sought (compare "loveth death,"
Pr 8:36).
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20. 后半句比前句进一步：性情坏的人得不到好处，而爱吹毛求疵的人则招来祸患。
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20. The second clause advances on the first. The ill-natured fail of good, and the cavilling and fault-finding incur evil.
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21.（比较箴23:24。）
不同的字词都被译作「愚昧人」，均指愚顽与不虔。
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21. (Compare
Pr 23:24).
Different words are rendered by "fool," both denoting stupidity and impiety.
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22.（比较箴14:30，15:13。）
心灵对身体的影响是众所周知的。
良药——或作「身体」，更与「骨头」相对。
枯干——如同骨髓被耗尽。
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22. (Compare
Pr 14:30; 15:13).
The effect of the mind on the body is well known.
medicine--or, "body," which better corresponds with "bone."
drieth--as if the marrow were exhausted.
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23. 礼物……怀中——金钱和其他贵重物品放在衣服的裰缝里，称为怀。
偏枉——即藉贿赂。
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23. a gift . . . bosom--Money and other valuables were borne in a fold of the garment, called the bosom.
to pervert--that is, by bribery.
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24. 智慧……他——始终是他留意的对象，而愚昧人的心却不稳定。
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24. Wisdom . . . him--ever an object of regard, while a fool's affections are unsettled.
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25. 愁烦——或作十字架，恼人（比较箴17:21，10:1）。
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25. a grief--or cross, vexation (compare
Pr 17:21; 10:1).
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26. 又——即同样当避免的其他罪恶：刑罚善良的臣民，或抗拒善良的统治者。
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26. Also--that is, Equally to be avoided are other sins: punishing good subjects, or resisting good rulers.
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27、28. 言语的谨慎受到称许，正如优秀的或平静的心灵，不被激发去说虚妄的言语。
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27, 28. Prudence of speech is commended as is an excellent or calm spirit, not excited to vain conversation.
Pr 17:1-28.
1. 祭物——或作用其一部分所设的「筵席」（比较 Pr 7:14; Le 2:3; 7:31）。
与——字面作「的」。
争斗——其产物，或其伴随物。