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Proverbs 22 Bible in Basic English
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1 A good name is more to be desired than great wealth, and to be respected is better than silver and gold.
1 DE más estima es la buena fama que las muchas riquezas; y la buena gracia más que la plata y el oro.
1 A good name is more desirable than great riches, and loving favor is better than silver and gold.
2 The man of wealth and the poor man come face to face: the Lord is the maker of them all.
2 El rico y el pobre se encontraron: á todos ellos hizo Jehová.
2 The rich and the poor have this in common: Yahweh is the maker of them all.
3 The sharp man sees the evil and takes cover: the simple go straight on and get into trouble.
3 El avisado ve el mal, y escóndese: mas los simples pasan, y reciben el daño.
3 A prudent man sees danger and hides himself; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
4 The reward of a gentle spirit and the fear of the Lord is wealth and honour and life.
4 Riquezas, y honra, y vida, [son] la remuneración de la humildad [y] del temor de Jehová.
4 The result of humility and the fear of Yahweh is wealth, honor, and life.
5 Thorns and nets are in the way of the twisted: he who keeps watch over his soul will be far from them.
5 Espinas [y] lazos hay en el camino del perverso: el que guarda su alma se alejará de ellos.
5 Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked; whoever guards his soul stays far from them.
6 If a child is trained up in the right way, even when he is old he will not be turned away from it.
6 Instruye al niño en su carrera: aun cuando fuere viejo no se apartará de ella.
6 Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
7 The man of wealth has rule over the poor, and he who gets into debt is a servant to his creditor.
7 El rico se enseñoreará de los pobres; y el que toma prestado, siervo es del que empresta.
7 The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.
8 By planting the seed of evil a man will get in the grain of sorrow, and the rod of his wrath will be broken.
8 El que sembrare iniquidad, iniquidad segará: y consumiráse la vara de su ira.
8 He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
9 He who is kind will have a blessing, for he gives of his bread to the poor.
9 El ojo misericordioso será bendito, porque dió de su pan al indigente.
9 He who has a generous eye will be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.
10 Send away the man of pride, and argument will go out; truly fighting and shame will come to an end.
10 Echa fuera al escarnecedor, y saldrá la contienda, y cesará el pleito y la afrenta.
10 Drive out the mocker, and strife will go out; yes, quarrels and insults will stop.
11 He whose heart is clean is dear to the Lord; for the grace of his lips the king will be his friend.
11 El que ama la limpieza de corazón, [por] la gracia de sus labios su amigo será el rey.
11 He who loves purity of heart and speaks gracefully is the king’s friend.
12 The eyes of the Lord keep knowledge, but by him the acts of the false man will be overturned.
12 Los ojos de Jehová miran por la ciencia; mas él trastorna las cosas de los prevaricadores.
12 Yahweh’s eyes watch over knowledge, but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.
13 The hater of work says, There is a lion outside: I will be put to death in the streets.
13 Dice el perezoso: El león está fuera; en mitad de las calles seré muerto.
13 The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the streets!”
14 The mouth of strange women is a deep hole: he with whom the Lord is angry will go down into it.
14 Sima profunda es la boca de las extrañas: aquel contra el cual estuviere Jehová airado, caerá en ella.
14 The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit. He who is under Yahweh’s wrath will fall into it.
15 Foolish ways are deep-seated in the heart of a child, but the rod of punishment will send them far from him.
15 La necedad está ligada en el corazón del muchacho; [mas] la vara de la corrección la hará alejar de él.
15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child; the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
16 He who is cruel to the poor for the purpose of increasing his profit, and he who gives to the man of wealth, will only come to be in need.
16 El que oprime al pobre para aumentarse él, y que da al rico, ciertamente [será] pobre.
16 Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich, both come to poverty.
17 Let your ear be bent down for hearing my words, and let your heart give thought to knowledge.
17 Inclina tu oído, y oye las palabras de los sabios, y pon tu corazón á mi sabiduría:
17 Turn your ear, and listen to the words of the wise. Apply your heart to my teaching.
18 For it is a delight to keep them in your heart, to have them ready on your lips.
18 Porque es cosa deleitable, si las guardares en tus entrañas; y que juntamente sean ordenadas en tus labios.
18 For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips.
19 So that your faith may be in the Lord, I have made them clear to you this day, even to you.
19 Para que tu confianza sea en Jehová, te [las] he hecho saber hoy á ti también.
19 I teach you today, even you, so that your trust may be in Yahweh.
20 Have I not put in writing for you thirty sayings, with wise suggestions and knowledge,
20 ¿No te he escrito tres veces en consejos y ciencia,
20 Haven’t I written to you thirty excellent things of counsel and knowledge,
21 To make you see how certain are true words, so that you may give a true answer to those who put questions to you?
21 Para hacerte saber la certidumbre de las razones verdaderas, para que puedas responder razones de verdad á los que á ti enviaren?
21 To teach you truth, reliable words, to give sound answers to the ones who sent you?
22 Do not take away the property of the poor man because he is poor, or be cruel to the crushed ones when they come before the judge:
22 No robes al pobre, porque es pobre, ni quebrantes en la puerta al afligido:
22 Don’t exploit the poor because he is poor; and don’t crush the needy in court;
23 For the Lord will give support to their cause, and take the life of those who take their goods.
23 Porque Jehová juzgará la causa de ellos, y despojará el alma de aquellos que los despojaren.
23 for Yahweh will plead their case, and plunder the life of those who plunder them.
24 Do not be friends with a man who is given to wrath; do not go in the company of an angry man:
24 No te entrometas con el iracundo, ni te acompañes con el hombre de enojos;
24 Don’t befriend a hot-tempered man. Don’t associate with one who harbors anger,
25 For fear of learning his ways and making a net ready for your soul.
25 Porque no aprendas sus maneras, y tomes lazo para tu alma.
25 lest you learn his ways and ensnare your soul.
26 Be not one of those who give their hands in an agreement, or of those who make themselves responsible for debts:
26 No estés entre los que tocan la mano, entre los que fían por deudas.
26 Don’t you be one of those who strike hands, of those who are collateral for debts.
27 If you have nothing with which to make payment, he will take away your bed from under you.
27 Si no tuvieres para pagar, ¿por qué han de quitar tu cama de debajo de ti?
27 If you don’t have means to pay, why should he take away your bed from under you?
28 Let not the old landmark be moved which your fathers have put in place.
28 No traspases el término antiguo que pusieron tus padres.
28 Don’t move the ancient boundary stone which your fathers have set up.
29 Have you seen a man who is expert in his business? he will take his place before kings; his place will not be among low persons.
29 ¿Has visto hombre solícito en su obra? delante de los reyes estará; no estará delante de los de baja suerte.
29 Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won’t serve obscure men.
Cross references (29)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Ecclesiastes 7:1; Luke 10:20; 1 Kings 1:47
- 2 Job 31:15; 1 Samuel 2:7; Proverbs 14:31; Proverbs 29:13; Job 34:19
- 3 Proverbs 27:12; Proverbs 14:16; Proverbs 29:1; 1 Thessalonians 5:2–6; Hebrews 11:7
- 4 James 4:10; Matthew 6:33; Psalm 34:9–10; Proverbs 21:21; Psalm 112:1–3
- 5 Proverbs 16:17; Jude 20–21; 1 John 5:18; Proverbs 15:19; Psalm 18:26–27
- 6 Ephesians 6:4; Deuteronomy 6:7; 2 Timothy 3:15; Genesis 18:19; Deuteronomy 4:9
- 7 2 Kings 4:1; Matthew 18:25; Proverbs 22:16; Proverbs 18:23; Proverbs 14:31
- 8 Galatians 6:7–8; Job 4:8; Isaiah 30:31; Psalm 125:3; Hosea 10:13
- 9 Proverbs 19:17; Hebrews 6:10; 1 Timothy 6:18–19; Acts 20:35; 1 Peter 4:9
- 10 1 Corinthians 5:5–6; Proverbs 26:20–21; 1 Corinthians 5:13; Psalm 101:5; Nehemiah 13:28
- 11 Matthew 5:8; Proverbs 16:13; Psalm 101:6; Proverbs 14:35; Psalm 45:2
- 12 2 Timothy 3:8–9; 2 Chronicles 16:9; Acts 13:8–12; 2 Thessalonians 2:8; Job 5:12–13
- 13 Proverbs 26:13–16; Numbers 13:32–33; Proverbs 15:19
- 14 Ecclesiastes 7:26; Proverbs 23:27; Proverbs 6:24–29; Nehemiah 13:26; Proverbs 7:5–27
- 15 Proverbs 13:24; Proverbs 29:15; Proverbs 19:18; Proverbs 23:13–14; Hebrews 12:10–11
- 16 Proverbs 22:22–23; James 2:13; Psalm 12:5; James 5:1–5; Luke 14:12–14
- 17 Proverbs 23:12; Psalm 90:12; Ecclesiastes 7:25; Proverbs 3:1; Proverbs 2:2–5
- 18 Jeremiah 15:16; Proverbs 2:10; Proverbs 8:6; Psalm 119:103; Proverbs 15:7
- 19 Psalm 62:8; Isaiah 12:2; Proverbs 3:5; Isaiah 26:4; 1 Peter 1:21
- 20 2 Peter 1:19–21; Proverbs 8:6; 2 Timothy 3:15–17; Psalm 12:6; Hosea 8:12
- 21 Luke 1:3–4; 1 Peter 3:15; 1 John 5:13; John 20:31
- 22 Zechariah 7:10; Malachi 3:5; Exodus 23:6; Proverbs 22:16; Job 31:21
- 23 Psalm 140:12; Psalm 12:5; Jeremiah 51:36; Proverbs 23:11; 1 Samuel 25:39
- 24 Proverbs 29:22; 2 Corinthians 6:14–17; Proverbs 21:24
- 25 1 Corinthians 15:33; Psalm 106:35; Proverbs 13:20
- 26 Proverbs 11:15; Proverbs 17:18; Proverbs 6:1–5; Proverbs 27:13
- 27 Proverbs 20:16; 2 Kings 4:1; Exodus 22:26–27
- 28 Deuteronomy 19:14; Deuteronomy 27:17; Proverbs 23:10; Job 24:2
- 29 1 Kings 11:28; Matthew 25:21; Proverbs 12:24; Proverbs 10:4; Matthew 25:23
Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences
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).
How these were chosen
“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).
Scripture says, "The rich and the poor meet together, the Lord is the Maker of them both." The rich and the poor meet together.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)
Because we incessantly move the ancient landmarks which our fathers have set. We encroach, we add house to house, field to field, to enrich ourselves at the expense of our neighbour.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 8 (1895)