Proverbs · Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
Proverbs 25 Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
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Notes on this text (2)
- The Old Testament is translated from the Hebrew, not from the Septuagint read in the Orthodox Church; there are no deuterocanonical books.
- Katharevousa (learned 19th-century Greek), as in the CrossWire module (text from theword.gr).
1 Και αύται είναι παροιμίαι του Σολομώντος, τας οποίας συνέλεξαν οι άνθρωποι του Εζεκίου, βασιλέως του Ιούδα.
1 These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
2 Δόξα του Θεού είναι να καλύπτη το πράγμα· δόξα δε των βασιλέων να εξιχνιάζωσι το πράγμα.
2 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter.
3 Ο ουρανός κατά το ύψος και η γη κατά το βάθος και η καρδία των βασιλέων είναι ανεξερεύνητα.
3 As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, so the hearts of kings are unsearchable.
4 Αφαίρεσον την σκωρίαν από του αργύρου, και σκεύος θέλει εξέλθει εις τον χρυσοχόον·
4 Take away the dross from the silver, and material comes out for the refiner.
5 αφαίρεσον τους ασεβείς απ' έμπροσθεν του βασιλέως, και ο θρόνος αυτού θέλει στερεωθή εν δικαιοσύνη.
5 Take away the wicked from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
6 Μη αλαζονεύου έμπροσθεν του βασιλέως, και μη ίστασαι εν τω τόπω των μεγάλων·
6 Don’t exalt yourself in the presence of the king, or claim a place among great men;
7 Διότι καλήτερον να σοι είπωσιν, Ανάβα εδώ, παρά να καταβιβασθής επί παρουσία του άρχοντος, τον οποίον είδον οι οφθαλμοί σου.
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 Μη εξέλθης εις έριδα ταχέως· μήποτε εν τω τέλει απορήσης τι να κάμης, όταν ο πλησίον σου σε καταισχύνη.
8 Don’t be hasty in bringing charges to court. What will you do in the end when your neighbor shames you?
9 Εκδίκασον την δίκην σου μετά του πλησίον σου· και μη ανακάλυπτε το μυστικόν άλλου·
9 Debate your case with your neighbor, and don’t betray the confidence of another,
10 Μήποτε ο ακούων σε ονειδίση και η καταισχύνη σου δεν εξαλειφθή.
10 lest one who hears it put you to shame, and your bad reputation never depart.
11 Λόγος λαληθείς πρεπόντως είναι μήλα χρυσά εις ποικίλματα αργυρά.
11 A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.
12 Ως ενώτιον χρυσούν και στολίδιον καθαρού χρυσίου, είναι ο σοφός ο ελέγχων ωτίον υπήκοον.
12 As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover to an obedient ear.
13 Ως το ψύχος της χιόνος εν καιρώ του θερισμού, ούτως είναι ο πιστός πρέσβυς εις τους αποστέλλοντας αυτόν· διότι αναπαύει την ψυχήν των κυρίων αυτού.
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 Ο καυχώμενος εις δώρον ψευδές ομοιάζει σύννεφα και άνεμον χωρίς βροχής.
14 As clouds and wind without rain, so is he who boasts of gifts deceptively.
15 Δι' υπομονής πείθεται ο ηγεμών· και η γλυκεία γλώσσα συντρίβει οστά.
15 By patience a ruler is persuaded. A soft tongue breaks the bone.
16 Εύρηκας μέλι; φάγε όσον σοι είναι αρκετόν, μήποτε υπερεμπλησθής απ' αυτού και εξεμέσης αυτό.
16 Have you found honey? Eat as much as is sufficient for you, lest you eat too much, and vomit it.
17 Σπανίως βάλε τον πόδα σου εις τον οίκον του πλησίον σου, μήποτε σε βαρυνθή και σε μισήση.
17 Let your foot be seldom in your neighbor’s house, lest he be weary of you, and hate you.
18 Ο άνθρωπος, όστις μαρτυρεί κατά του πλησίον αυτού μαρτυρίαν ψευδή, είναι ως ρόπαλον και μάχαιρα και βέλος οξύ.
18 A man who gives false testimony against his neighbor is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.
19 Πίστις προς άπιστον εν ημέρα συμφοράς είναι ως οδόντιον σεσηπός και πους εξηρθρωμένος.
19 Confidence in someone unfaithful in time of trouble is like a bad tooth or a lame foot.
20 Ως ο εκδυόμενος ιμάτιον εν ημέρα ψύχους και το όξος επί νίτρον, ούτως είναι ο ψάλλων άσματα εις λελυπημένην καρδίαν.
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 Εάν πεινά ο εχθρός σου, δος εις αυτόν άρτον να φάγη· και εάν διψά, πότισον αυτόν ύδωρ·
21 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat. If he is thirsty, give him water to drink;
22 διότι θέλεις σωρεύσει άνθρακας πυρός επί την κεφαλήν αυτού, και ο Κύριος θέλει σε ανταμείψει.
22 for you will heap coals of fire on his head, and Yahweh will reward you.
23 Ο βορράς άνεμος εκδιώκει την βροχήν· το δε ωργισμένον πρόσωπον την υποψιθυρίζουσαν γλώσσαν.
23 The north wind produces rain; so a backbiting tongue brings an angry face.
24 Καλήτερον να κατοική τις εν γωνία δώματος, παρά εν οίκω ευρυχώρω μετά γυναικός φιλέριδος.
24 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop than to share a house with a contentious woman.
25 Ως ύδωρ ψυχρόν εις ψυχήν διψώσαν, ούτως είναι αγγελίαι αγαθαί από μακρυνής γης.
25 Like cold water to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
26 Ο δίκαιος σφάλλων έμπροσθεν του ασεβούς είναι ως πηγή θολερά και βρύσις διαφθαρείσα.
26 Like a muddied spring and a polluted well, so is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.
27 Καθώς δεν είναι καλόν να τρώγη τις πολύ μέλι, ούτω δεν είναι ένδοξον να ζητή την ιδίαν αυτού δόξαν.
27 It is not good to eat much honey, nor is it honorable to seek one’s own honor.
28 Όστις δεν κρατεί το πνεύμα αυτού, είναι ως πόλις κατηδαφισμένη και ατείχιστος.
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 Proverbs 1:1; 1 Kings 4:32; Micah 1:1; Hosea 1:1; Ecclesiastes 12:9
- 2 Deuteronomy 29:29; Romans 11:33–34; Job 11:7–8; Job 38:4–39:30; Job 42:3
- 3 Psalm 103:11; 1 Kings 4:29; Isaiah 55:9; 1 Peter 1:7; Romans 8:39
- 4 2 Timothy 2:20–21; Ezekiel 22:18; Proverbs 17:3; Malachi 3:2–3; Isaiah 1:25–27
- 5 Proverbs 16:12; Psalm 101:7–8; Proverbs 20:8; Proverbs 20:28; Isaiah 16:5
- 6 Proverbs 27:2; Proverbs 25:27; Proverbs 16:19; Exodus 3:11; 1 Samuel 15:17
- 7 Luke 14:7–11; 1 Peter 5:5; Luke 18:14; Revelation 4:1; Proverbs 16:19
- 8 Matthew 5:25; Proverbs 17:14; Proverbs 18:6; Proverbs 30:33; Proverbs 14:12
- 9 Matthew 18:5–17; Proverbs 11:13; Proverbs 20:19
- 11 Proverbs 15:23; Isaiah 50:4; Ecclesiastes 12:10; Proverbs 24:26
- 12 Psalm 141:5; Proverbs 15:31–32; Proverbs 9:8; Proverbs 27:5–6; Proverbs 15:5
- 13 Proverbs 13:17; Proverbs 25:25; Philippians 2:25–30; Proverbs 26:6
- 14 Proverbs 20:6; Luke 14:11; 2 Peter 2:15–19; 1 Kings 22:11; Jude 16
- 15 Ecclesiastes 10:4; Proverbs 15:1; Proverbs 16:14; Genesis 32:4–21; 1 Samuel 25:24–44
- 16 Proverbs 25:27; Ephesians 5:18; Proverbs 24:13–14; Isaiah 7:15; 1 Samuel 14:25–27
- 18 Psalm 57:4; Proverbs 12:18; James 3:6; Jeremiah 9:8; Proverbs 24:28
- 19 Isaiah 36:6; Ezekiel 29:6–7; Job 6:14–20; 2 Chronicles 28:20–21; 2 Timothy 4:16
- 20 Romans 12:15; Ecclesiastes 3:4; James 2:15–16; Proverbs 10:26; Deuteronomy 24:12–17
- 21 Romans 12:20–21; Matthew 5:44; Proverbs 24:17; Exodus 23:4–5; Luke 10:33–36
- 22 2 Samuel 16:12; Matthew 10:13
- 23 Proverbs 26:20; 2 Corinthians 12:20; Psalm 15:3; Romans 1:30; Job 37:22
- 24 Proverbs 21:19; Proverbs 21:9; Proverbs 27:15–16; Proverbs 19:13
- 25 Proverbs 15:30; Romans 10:15; Psalm 63:1; Revelation 21:6; Nahum 1:15
- 26 Ezekiel 34:18–19; Matthew 26:69–74; Genesis 4:8; 1 Samuel 22:14–18; 1 Thessalonians 2:15
- 27 Proverbs 27:2; John 5:44; Philippians 2:3; Proverbs 25:16; 2 Corinthians 12:1
- 28 Proverbs 16:32; Proverbs 22:24; Nehemiah 1:3; 2 Chronicles 32:5; 1 Samuel 20:30
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What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
… 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"?
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