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Proverbs 14 Bible in Basic English
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1 Wisdom is building her house, but the foolish woman is pulling it down with her hands.
1 LA mujer sabia edifica su casa: mas la necia con sus manos la derriba.
2 He who goes on his way in righteousness has before him the fear of the Lord; but he whose ways are twisted gives him no honour.
2 El que camina en su rectitud teme á Jehová: mas el pervertido en sus caminos lo menosprecia.
3 In the mouth of the foolish man is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will keep them safe.
3 En la boca del necio está la vara de la soberbia: mas los labios de los sabios los guardarán.
4 Where there are no oxen, their food-place is clean; but much increase comes through the strength of the ox.
4 Sin bueyes el granero está limpio: mas por la fuerza del buey hay abundancia de pan.
5 A true witness does not say what is false, but a false witness is breathing out deceit.
5 El testigo verdadero no mentirá: mas el testigo falso hablará mentiras.
6 The hater of authority, searching for wisdom, does not get it; but knowledge comes readily to the open-minded man.
6 Busca el escarnecedor la sabiduría, y no [la halla]: mas la sabiduría al hombre entendido es fácil.
7 Go away from the foolish man, for you will not see the lips of knowledge.
7 Vete de delante del hombre necio, porque [en él] no advertirás labios de ciencia.
8 The wisdom of the man of good sense makes his way clear; but the unwise behaviour of the foolish is deceit.
8 La ciencia del cuerdo es entender su camino: mas la indiscreción de los necios es engaño.
9 In the tents of those hating authority there is error, but in the house of the upright man there is grace.
9 Los necios se mofan del pecado: mas entre los rectos hay favor.
10 No one has knowledge of a man's grief but himself; and a strange person has no part in his joy.
10 El corazón conoce la amargura de su alma; y extraño no se entrometerá en su alegría.
11 The house of the sinner will be overturned, but the tent of the upright man will do well.
11 La casa de los impíos será asolada: mas florecerá la tienda de los rectos.
12 There is a way which seems straight before a man, but its end is the ways of death.
12 Hay camino que al hombre parece derecho; empero su fin son caminos de muerte.
13 Even while laughing the heart may be sad; and after joy comes sorrow.
13 Aun en la risa tendrá dolor el corazón; y el término de la alegría es congoja.
14 He whose heart is turned away will have the reward of his ways in full measure; but a good man will have the reward of his doings.
14 De sus caminos será harto el apartado de razón: y el hombre de bien [estará contento] del [suyo].
15 The simple man has faith in every word, but the man of good sense gives thought to his footsteps.
15 El simple cree á toda palabra: mas el avisado entiende sus pasos.
16 The wise man, fearing, keeps himself from evil; but the foolish man goes on in his pride, with no thought of danger.
16 El sabio teme, y se aparta del mal: mas el necio se arrebata, y confía.
17 He who is quickly angry will do what is foolish, but the man of good sense will have quiet.
17 El que presto se enoja, hará locura: y el hombre malicioso será aborrecido.
18 Foolish behaviour is the heritage of the simple, but men of good sense are crowned with knowledge.
18 Los simples heredarán necedad: mas los cuerdos se coronarán de sabiduría.
19 The knees of the evil are bent before the good; and sinners go down in the dust at the doors of the upright.
19 Los malos se inclinarán delante de los buenos, y los impíos á las puertas del justo.
20 The poor man is hated even by his neighbour, but the man of wealth has numbers of friends.
20 El pobre es odioso aun á su amigo: pero muchos son los que aman al rico.
21 He who has no respect for his neighbour is a sinner, but he who has pity for the poor is happy.
21 Peca el que menosprecia á su prójimo: mas el que tiene misericordia de los pobres, es bienaventurado.
22 Will not the designers of evil come into error? But mercy and good faith are for the designers of good.
22 ¿No yerran los que piensan mal? Misericordia empero y verdad [alcanzarán] los que piensan bien.
23 In all hard work there is profit, but talk only makes a man poor.
23 En toda labor hay fruto: mas la palabra de los labios solamente empobrece.
24 Their wisdom is a crown to the wise, but their foolish behaviour is round the head of the unwise.
24 Las riquezas de los sabios son su corona: [mas] es infatuación la insensatez de los necios.
25 A true witness is the saviour of lives; but he who says false things is a cause of deceit.
25 El testigo verdadero libra las almas: mas el engañoso hablará mentiras.
26 For him in whose heart is the fear of the Lord there is strong hope: and his children will have a safe place.
26 En el temor de Jehová está la fuerte confianza; y esperanza tendrán sus hijos.
27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, by which one may be turned from the nets of death.
27 El temor de Jehová es manantial de vida, para apartarse de los lazos de la muerte.
28 A king's glory is in the number of his people: and for need of people a ruler may come to destruction.
28 En la multitud de pueblo está la gloria del rey: y en la falta de pueblo la flaqueza del príncipe.
29 He who is slow to be angry has great good sense; but he whose spirit is over-quick gives support to what is foolish.
29 El que tarde se aira, es grande de entendimiento: mas el corto de espíritu engrandece el desatino.
30 A quiet mind is the life of the body, but envy is a disease in the bones.
30 El corazón apacible es vida de las carnes: mas la envidia, pudrimiento de huesos.
31 He who is hard on the poor puts shame on his Maker; but he who has mercy on those who are in need gives him honour.
31 El que oprime al pobre, afrenta á su Hacedor: mas el que tiene misericordia del pobre, lo honra.
32 The sinner is overturned in his evil-doing, but the upright man has hope in his righteousness.
32 Por su maldad será lanzado el impío: mas el justo en su muerte tiene esperanza.
33 Wisdom has her resting-place in the mind of the wise, but she is not seen among the foolish.
33 En el corazón del cuerdo reposa la sabiduría; y es conocida en medio de los necios.
34 By righteousness a nation is lifted up, but sin is a cause of shame to the peoples.
34 La justicia engrandece la nación: mas el pecado es afrenta de las naciones.
35 The king has pleasure in a servant who does wisely, but his wrath is against him who is a cause of shame.
35 La benevolencia del rey es para con el ministro entendido: mas su enojo [contra] el que [lo] avergüenza.
Cross references (35)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Proverbs 31:10–31; Proverbs 24:3–4; Proverbs 21:9; Proverbs 21:19; Ruth 4:11
- 2 2 Timothy 3:2–3; Acts 10:35; Proverbs 28:6; Job 28:28; Romans 2:4–5
- 3 Proverbs 12:6; James 3:5–6; Revelation 12:11; Romans 10:9–10; Revelation 3:10
- 4 1 Corinthians 9:9–11; Proverbs 13:23; Amos 4:6
- 5 Proverbs 19:5; Proverbs 6:19; Exodus 23:1; Proverbs 12:17; Proverbs 14:25
- 6 James 1:5; Matthew 13:11–12; Matthew 11:25–27; 1 Corinthians 3:18–19; Proverbs 8:9
- 7 Proverbs 13:20; Ephesians 5:11; 1 Corinthians 5:11; Proverbs 9:6; Proverbs 19:27
- 8 Ephesians 5:17; 2 Timothy 3:13; James 3:13; Colossians 1:9–10; Psalm 119:73
- 9 Proverbs 10:23; Romans 14:17–18; Proverbs 26:18–19; Proverbs 13:15; Proverbs 30:20
- 10 Philippians 4:7; Proverbs 18:14; John 14:18; Proverbs 15:13; Revelation 2:17
- 11 Proverbs 3:33; Proverbs 12:7; Matthew 7:26–27; Proverbs 21:12; Job 21:28
- 12 Proverbs 16:25; Matthew 7:13–14; Proverbs 12:15; Galatians 6:3; Luke 13:24
- 13 Ecclesiastes 2:2; James 4:9; Luke 16:25; Ecclesiastes 7:5–6; Ecclesiastes 11:9
- 14 Galatians 6:8; Proverbs 12:14; Hebrews 3:12; Jeremiah 8:5; Jeremiah 2:19
- 15 Ephesians 5:17; Proverbs 14:8; 1 John 4:1; Proverbs 27:12; Proverbs 4:26
- 16 Proverbs 22:3; Proverbs 3:7; 1 Thessalonians 5:22; Proverbs 29:9; Genesis 42:18
- 17 Proverbs 14:29; James 1:19; Proverbs 29:22; Ecclesiastes 7:9; Proverbs 15:18
- 18 1 Peter 1:18; 1 Peter 5:4; 2 Timothy 4:8; Proverbs 3:35; Proverbs 11:29–30
- 19 Genesis 42:6; Malachi 4:3; Exodus 8:8; Exodus 9:27–28; Micah 7:9–10
- 20 Proverbs 19:4; Proverbs 10:15; Proverbs 19:6–7; Job 30:10; Esther 5:10–11
- 21 Proverbs 28:27; Proverbs 11:12; Proverbs 19:17; Proverbs 17:5; 1 John 3:17–22
- 22 Proverbs 12:2; Matthew 5:7; John 1:17; Psalm 25:10; Proverbs 19:22
- 23 Proverbs 28:19; 2 Thessalonians 3:10–12; Proverbs 12:24; Hebrews 6:10–11; Ecclesiastes 5:3
- 24 Ecclesiastes 7:11–12; Luke 16:9; Luke 16:19–25; Psalm 112:9; Luke 12:19–20
- 25 Proverbs 14:5; Acts 26:16–20; 1 Timothy 4:1–3; 2 Peter 3:3; Acts 20:26–27
- 26 Proverbs 19:23; Jeremiah 32:39–40; Psalm 115:13–14; Proverbs 18:10; Proverbs 3:7–8
- 27 Proverbs 13:14; Revelation 21:6; Proverbs 2:10–18; Isaiah 33:6; Psalm 18:5
- 28 1 Kings 4:20–21; 2 Kings 13:7; Exodus 1:22; Exodus 1:12; 1 Kings 20:27
- 29 James 1:19; Ecclesiastes 7:9; Proverbs 14:17; Proverbs 19:11; Proverbs 15:18
- 30 Proverbs 17:22; Job 5:2; Proverbs 3:8; Proverbs 4:23; Proverbs 12:4
- 31 Proverbs 22:2; Proverbs 17:5; Proverbs 22:16; Proverbs 19:17; 1 John 4:21
- 32 2 Timothy 4:18; Psalm 23:4; 2 Corinthians 5:8; Revelation 14:13; Job 19:25–27
- 33 Proverbs 12:16; Proverbs 15:28; Proverbs 12:23; Proverbs 29:11; Proverbs 13:16
- 34 Psalm 107:34; Deuteronomy 28:1–68; Deuteronomy 29:18–28; Deuteronomy 4:6–8; Ezekiel 16:1–63
- 35 Matthew 24:45–51; Proverbs 22:11; Proverbs 29:12; Matthew 25:23; Matthew 25:21
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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).
The Scripture says, "In a wide nation is the king's honour; but in the domination of the people is the affliction of a prince." This wrong then thou dost unto Christ, to say that His people is diminished to that small number.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)