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Proverbs 25 Arabic Bible: Smith–Van Dyck (1865)

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SVD Arabic Bible: Smith–Van Dyck (1865)
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1 هَذِهِ أَيْضًا أَمْثَالُ سُلَيْمَانَ ٱلَّتِي نَقَلَهَا رِجَالُ حَزَقِيَّا مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا:
1 These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
2 مَجْدُ ٱللهِ إِخْفَاءُ ٱلْأَمْرِ، وَمَجْدُ ٱلْمُلُوكِ فَحْصُ ٱلْأَمْرِ.
2 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter.
3 اَلسَّمَاءُ لِلْعُلُوِّ، وَٱلْأَرْضُ لِلْعُمْقِ، وَقُلُوبُ ٱلْمُلُوكِ لَا تُفْحَصُ.
3 As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, so the hearts of kings are unsearchable.
4 أَزِلِ ٱلزَّغَلَ مِنَ ٱلْفِضَّةِ، فَيَخْرُجَ إِنَاءٌ لِلصَّائِغِ.
4 Take away the dross from the silver, and material comes out for the refiner.
5 أَزِلِ ٱلشِّرِّيرَ مِنْ قُدَّامِ ٱلْمَلِكِ، فَيُثَبَّتَ كُرْسِيُّهُ بِٱلْعَدْلِ.
5 Take away the wicked from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
6 لَا تَتَفَاخَرْ أَمَامَ ٱلْمَلِكِ، وَلَا تَقِفْ فِي مَكَانِ ٱلْعُظَمَاءِ،
6 Don’t exalt yourself in the presence of the king, or claim a place among great men;
7 لِأَنَّهُ خَيْرٌ أَنْ يُقَالَ لَكَ: ٱرْتَفِعْ إِلَى هُنَا، مِنْ أَنْ تُحَطَّ فِي حَضْرَةِ ٱلرَّئِيسِ ٱلَّذِي رَأَتْهُ عَيْنَاكَ.
7 for it is better that it be said to you, “Come up here,” than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince, whom your eyes have seen.
8 لَا تَبْرُزْ عَاجِلًا إِلَى ٱلْخِصَامِ، لِئَلَّا تَفْعَلَ شَيْئًا فِي ٱلْآخِرِ حِينَ يُخْزِيكَ قَرِيبُكَ.
8 Don’t be hasty in bringing charges to court. What will you do in the end when your neighbor shames you?
9 أَقِمْ دَعْوَاكَ مَعَ قَرِيبِكَ، وَلَا تُبحْ بِسِرِّ غَيْرِكَ،
9 Debate your case with your neighbor, and don’t betray the confidence of another,
10 لِئَلَّا يُعَيِّرَكَ ٱلسَّامِعُ، فَلَا تَنْصَرِفَ فَضِيحَتُكَ.
10 lest one who hears it put you to shame, and your bad reputation never depart.
11 تُفَّاحٌ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ فِي مَصُوغٍ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ، كَلِمَةٌ مَقُولَةٌ فِي مَحَلِّهَا.
11 A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.
12 قُرْطٌ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ وَحُلِيٌّ مِنْ إِبْرِيزٍ، ٱلْمُوَبِّخُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ لِأُذُنٍ سَامِعَةٍ.
12 As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover to an obedient ear.
13 كَبَرْدِ ٱلثَّلْجِ فِي يَوْمِ ٱلْحَصَادِ، ٱلرَّسُولُ ٱلْأَمِينُ لِمُرْسِلِيهِ، لِأَنَّهُ يَرُدُّ نَفْسَ سَادَتِهِ.
13 As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to those who send him; for he refreshes the soul of his masters.
14 سَحَابٌ وَرِيحٌ بِلَا مَطَرٍ، ٱلرَّجُلُ ٱلْمُفْتَخِرُ بِهَدِيَّةِ كَذِبٍ.
14 As clouds and wind without rain, so is he who boasts of gifts deceptively.
15 بِبُطْءِ ٱلْغَضَبِ يُقْنَعُ ٱلرَّئِيسُ، وَٱللِّسَانُ ٱللَّيِّنُ يَكْسِرُ ٱلْعَظْمَ.
15 By patience a ruler is persuaded. A soft tongue breaks the bone.
16 أَوَجَدْتَ عَسَلًا؟ فَكُلْ كِفَايَتَكَ، لِئَلَّا تَتَّخِمَ فَتَتَقَيَّأَهُ.
16 Have you found honey? Eat as much as is sufficient for you, lest you eat too much, and vomit it.
17 اِجْعَلْ رِجْلَكَ عَزِيزَةً فِي بَيْتِ قَرِيبِكَ، لِئَلَّا يَمَلَّ مِنْكَ فَيُبْغِضَكَ.
17 Let your foot be seldom in your neighbor’s house, lest he be weary of you, and hate you.
18 مِقْمَعَةٌ وَسَيْفٌ وَسَهْمٌ حَادٌّ، ٱلرَّجُلُ ٱلْمُجِيبُ قَرِيبَهُ بِشَهَادَةِ زُورٍ.
18 A man who gives false testimony against his neighbor is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.
19 سِنٌّ مَهْتُومَةٌ وَرِجْلٌ مُخَلَّعَةٌ، ٱلثِّقَةُ بِٱلْخَائِنِ فِي يَوْمِ ٱلضِّيقِ.
19 Confidence in someone unfaithful in time of trouble is like a bad tooth or a lame foot.
20 كَنَزْعِ ٱلثَّوْبِ فِي يَوْمِ ٱلْبَرْدِ، كَخَلٍّ عَلَى نَطْرُونٍ، مَنْ يُغَنِّي أَغَانِيَّ لِقَلْبٍ كَئِيبٍ.
20 As one who takes away a garment in cold weather, or vinegar on soda, so is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.
21 إِنْ جَاعَ عَدُوُّكَ فَأَطْعِمْهُ خُبْزًا، وَإِنْ عَطِشَ فَٱسْقِهِ مَاءً،
21 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat. If he is thirsty, give him water to drink;
22 فَإِنَّكَ تَجْمَعُ جَمْرًا عَلَى رَأْسِهِ، وَٱلرَّبُّ يُجَازِيكَ.
22 for you will heap coals of fire on his head, and Yahweh will reward you.
23 رِيحُ ٱلشِّمَالِ تَطْرُدُ ٱلْمَطَرَ، وَٱلْوَجْهُ ٱلْمُعْبِسُ يَطْرُدُ لِسَانًا ثَالِبًا.
23 The north wind produces rain; so a backbiting tongue brings an angry face.
24 اَلسُّكْنَى فِي زَاوِيَةِ ٱلسَّطْحِ، خَيْرٌ مِنِ ٱمْرَأَةٍ مُخَاصِمَةٍ فِي بَيْتٍ مُشْتَرِكٍ.
24 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop than to share a house with a contentious woman.
25 مِيَاهٌ بَارِدَةٌ لِنَفْسٍ عَطْشَانَةٍ، ٱلْخَبَرُ ٱلطَّيِّبُ مِنْ أَرْضٍ بَعِيدَةٍ.
25 Like cold water to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
26 عَيْنٌ مُكَدَّرَةٌ وَيَنْبُوعٌ فَاسِدٌ، ٱلصِّدِّيقُ ٱلْمُنْحَنِي أَمَامَ ٱلشِّرِّيرِ.
26 Like a muddied spring and a polluted well, so is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.
27 أَكْلُ كَثِيرٍ مِنَ ٱلْعَسَلِ لَيْسَ بِحَسَنٍ، وَطَلَبُ ٱلنَّاسِ مَجْدَ أَنْفُسِهِمْ ثَقِيلٌ.
27 It is not good to eat much honey, nor is it honorable to seek one’s own honor.
28 مَدِينَةٌ مُنْهَدِمَةٌ بِلَا سُورٍ، ٱلرَّجُلُ ٱلَّذِي لَيْسَ لَهُ سُلْطَانٌ عَلَى رُوحِهِ.
28 Like a city that is broken down and without walls is a man whose spirit is without restraint.
Cross references (26)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 Proverbs 1:1; 1 Kings 4:32; Micah 1:1; Hosea 1:1; Ecclesiastes 12:9
  2. 2 Deuteronomy 29:29; Romans 11:33–34; Job 11:7–8; Job 38:4–39:30; Job 42:3
  3. 3 Psalm 103:11; 1 Kings 4:29; Isaiah 55:9; 1 Peter 1:7; Romans 8:39
  4. 4 2 Timothy 2:20–21; Ezekiel 22:18; Proverbs 17:3; Malachi 3:2–3; Isaiah 1:25–27
  5. 5 Proverbs 16:12; Psalm 101:7–8; Proverbs 20:8; Proverbs 20:28; Isaiah 16:5
  6. 6 Proverbs 27:2; Proverbs 25:27; Proverbs 16:19; Exodus 3:11; 1 Samuel 15:17
  7. 7 Luke 14:7–11; 1 Peter 5:5; Luke 18:14; Revelation 4:1; Proverbs 16:19
  8. 8 Matthew 5:25; Proverbs 17:14; Proverbs 18:6; Proverbs 30:33; Proverbs 14:12
  9. 9 Matthew 18:5–17; Proverbs 11:13; Proverbs 20:19
  10. 11 Proverbs 15:23; Isaiah 50:4; Ecclesiastes 12:10; Proverbs 24:26
  11. 12 Psalm 141:5; Proverbs 15:31–32; Proverbs 9:8; Proverbs 27:5–6; Proverbs 15:5
  12. 13 Proverbs 13:17; Proverbs 25:25; Philippians 2:25–30; Proverbs 26:6
  13. 14 Proverbs 20:6; Luke 14:11; 2 Peter 2:15–19; 1 Kings 22:11; Jude 16
  14. 15 Ecclesiastes 10:4; Proverbs 15:1; Proverbs 16:14; Genesis 32:4–21; 1 Samuel 25:24–44
  15. 16 Proverbs 25:27; Ephesians 5:18; Proverbs 24:13–14; Isaiah 7:15; 1 Samuel 14:25–27
  16. 18 Psalm 57:4; Proverbs 12:18; James 3:6; Jeremiah 9:8; Proverbs 24:28
  17. 19 Isaiah 36:6; Ezekiel 29:6–7; Job 6:14–20; 2 Chronicles 28:20–21; 2 Timothy 4:16
  18. 20 Romans 12:15; Ecclesiastes 3:4; James 2:15–16; Proverbs 10:26; Deuteronomy 24:12–17
  19. 21 Romans 12:20–21; Matthew 5:44; Proverbs 24:17; Exodus 23:4–5; Luke 10:33–36
  20. 22 2 Samuel 16:12; Matthew 10:13
  21. 23 Proverbs 26:20; 2 Corinthians 12:20; Psalm 15:3; Romans 1:30; Job 37:22
  22. 24 Proverbs 21:19; Proverbs 21:9; Proverbs 27:15–16; Proverbs 19:13
  23. 25 Proverbs 15:30; Romans 10:15; Psalm 63:1; Revelation 21:6; Nahum 1:15
  24. 26 Ezekiel 34:18–19; Matthew 26:69–74; Genesis 4:8; 1 Samuel 22:14–18; 1 Thessalonians 2:15
  25. 27 Proverbs 27:2; John 5:44; Philippians 2:3; Proverbs 25:16; 2 Corinthians 12:1
  26. 28 Proverbs 16:32; Proverbs 22:24; Nehemiah 1:3; 2 Chronicles 32:5; 1 Samuel 20:30

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  1. Quotes verse 25:21 Augustine of Hippo, Our Lord's Sermon on the Mount (Book II)

    … that the enemy should not know when we do our alms, how shall we do with the enemy himself so as to fulfil that precept, "If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink"?

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)