旧约 - 箴言(Proverbs)第2章

My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;
Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;
If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;
Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.
For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.
He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.
Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path.
When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;
Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:
To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;
Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;
Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths:
To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;
Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.
None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.
That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.
For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.
But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.
箴言第二章   第 2 章 

  箴 2:3-6> 寻求智慧不那么轻而易举?我有恒心去找吗? 

  2:3-6 智慧不单由神所赐,也由人尽心竭力追求而得。智慧的开端是神和祂启示的话──圣经,它是“知识和聪明”的源头( 2:6 )。从这点来看,智慧是神赐给我们的礼物,而且只赐给那些竭力追求它的人。因为神的智慧向悖逆愚昧的人隐藏,所以我们必须下功夫才能找到和运用它。智慧之路虽要经过一番努力才能找到,一旦我们踏上这条道路,就会发现真智慧出于神,祂必引导我们,赏赐我们这些专心一意寻求智慧的人。 

  箴 2:6-7> 神的智慧为正直人存留,看来…… 

  2:6-7 神赐我们智慧,不是让我们随波逐流或滥用祂的恩赐。只要我们有信心,持守自己一生的目标,祂必然保守我们远离骄傲和贪心。 

  箴 2:9-10> 摩天大楼不是一日建成的,得智慧也要一步步来── 

  2:9-10 智慧的增长有一个过程:第一步,我们必须信靠和尊崇神。第二,我们必须知道向我们显明神智慧的是圣经。第三,我们必须一生都行正直公义,避开邪恶的陷阱。第四,万一犯罪或作了错误的抉择,我们必须从错误中学到教训,并且改过自新。人并不是立刻就能获得全备的智慧,不过我们可以求神赐全备的智慧,在生命中的各方面逐步增长智慧。 

  箴 2:11> 讲谋略不是叫人老于世故、老奸巨滑吧? 

  2:11 谋略在这里是指分辨是非的能力。它能使信徒看出恶人( 2:12 )与淫妇( 2:16 )的动机。经过对谋略的运用与实践,就能帮助我们去衡量行为和后果。对一些人来说,谋略是神赏赐的;但对大多数人来说,谋略则是日复一日地,不断使用神的真理去作智慧抉择而练就的。希伯来书 5 章 14 节强调,我们必须训练自己,才能得着谋略。 

  箴 2:16-17> 对淫乱的事我的态度如何?是否含糊暧昧? 

  2:16-17 淫妇是指娼妓或诱人与她通奸的女人。淫乱与骄傲常常诱惑人,都是很难抵挡的罪。骄傲说:“我配获得地位与赏赐。”淫欲则说:“我需要它。”这两种诱惑皆能夺去生命。所罗门说只有倚靠神的力量,才能胜过这些诱惑。只要仰望神,我们就能在头脑中充满祂的智慧,在心中充满祂的爱。不要被欺骗,要记着神说你是罪人,以及祂要你作怎样的人;你应当求祂赐力量给你去抵挡这些诱惑。──《灵修版圣经注释》