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Proverbs 25 Bible in Basic English
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1 These are more wise sayings of Solomon, copied out by the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah.
1 TAMBIÉN estos son proverbios de Salomón, los cuales copiaron los varones de Ezechîas, rey de Judá.
2 It is the glory of God to keep a thing secret: but the glory of kings is to have it searched out.
2 Gloria de Dios es encubrir la palabra; mas honra del rey es escudriñar la palabra.
3 The heaven is high and the earth is deep, and the hearts of kings may not be searched out.
3 Para la altura de los cielos, y para la profundidad de la tierra, y para el corazón de los reyes, no hay investigación.
4 Take away the waste from silver, and a vessel will come out for the silver-worker.
4 Quita las escorias de la plata, y saldrá vaso al fundidor.
5 Take away evil-doers from before the king, and the seat of his power will be made strong in righteousness.
5 Aparta al impío de la presencia del rey, y su trono se afirmará en justicia.
6 Do not take glory for yourself before the king, and do not put yourself in the place of the great:
6 No te alabes delante del rey, ni estés en el lugar de los grandes:
7 For it is better to have it said to you, Come up here; than for you to be put down in a lower place before the ruler.
7 Porque mejor es que se te diga, Sube acá, que no que seas humillado delante del príncipe que miraron tus ojos.
8 Do not be quick to go to law about what you have seen, for what will you do in the end, when your neighbour has put you to shame?
8 No salgas á pleito presto, no sea que no sepas qué hacer al fin, después que tu prójimo te haya dejado confuso.
9 Have a talk with your neighbour himself about your cause, but do not give away the secret of another:
9 Trata tu causa con tu compañero y no descubras el secreto á otro.
10 Or your hearer may say evil of you, and your shame will not be turned away.
10 No sea que te deshonre el que lo oyere, y tu infamia no pueda repararse.
11 A word at the right time is like apples of gold in a network of silver.
11 Manzana de oro con figuras de plata es la palabra dicha como conviene.
12 Like a nose-ring of gold and an ornament of the best gold, is a wise man who says sharp words to an ear ready to give attention.
12 [Como] zarcillo de oro y joyel de oro fino, es el que reprende al sabio que tiene oído dócil.
13 As the cold of snow in the time of grain-cutting, so is a true servant to those who send him; for he gives new life to the soul of his master.
13 Como frío de nieve en tiempo de la siega, [así es] el mensajero fiel á los que lo envían: pues al alma de su señor da refrigerio.
14 As clouds and wind without rain, so is one who takes credit for an offering he has not given.
14 [Como] nubes y vientos sin lluvia, [así es] el hombre que se jacta de vana liberalidad.
15 A judge is moved by one who for a long time undergoes wrongs without protest, and by a soft tongue even bone is broken.
15 Con larga paciencia se aplaca el príncipe; y la lengua blanda quebranta los huesos.
16 If you have honey, take only as much as is enough for you; for fear that, being full of it, you may not be able to keep it down.
16 ¿Hallaste la miel? come lo que te basta; no sea que te hartes de ella, y la vomites.
17 Let not your foot be frequently in your neighbour's house, or he may get tired of you, and his feeling be turned to hate.
17 Detén tu pie de la casa de tu vecino, porque harto de ti no te aborrezca.
18 One who gives false witness against his neighbour is a hammer and a sword and a sharp arrow.
18 Martillo y cuchillo y saeta aguda, es el hombre que habla contra su prójimo falso testimonio.
19 Putting one's faith in a false man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth and a shaking foot.
19 Diente quebrado y pie resbalador, es la confianza en el prevaricador en tiempo de angustia.
20 Like one who takes off clothing in cold weather and like acid on a wound, is he who makes melody to a sad heart.
20 El que canta canciones al corazón afligido, [es como] el que quita la ropa en tiempo de frío, ó el que sobre el jabón [echa] vinagre.
21 If your hater is in need of food, give him bread; and if he is in need of drink, give him water:
21 Si el que te aborrece tuviere hambre, dale de comer pan; y si tuviere sed, dale de beber agua:
22 For so you will put coals of fire on his head, and the Lord will give you your reward.
22 Porque ascuas allegas sobre su cabeza, y Jehová te lo pagará.
23 As the north wind gives birth to rain, so is an angry face caused by a tongue saying evil secretly.
23 El viento del norte ahuyenta la lluvia, y el rostro airado la lengua detractora.
24 It is better to be living in an angle of the house-top, than with a bitter-tongued woman in a wide house.
24 Mejor es estar en un rincón de casa, que con la mujer rencillosa en espaciosa casa.
25 As cold water to a tired soul, so is good news from a far country.
25 [Como] el agua fría al alma sedienta, así son las buenas nuevas de lejanas tierras.
26 Like a troubled fountain and a dirty spring, is an upright man who has to give way before evil-doers.
26 [Como] fuente turbia y manantial corrompido, [es] el justo que cae delante del impío.
27 It is not good to take much honey: so he who is not looking for honour will be honoured.
27 Comer mucha miel no es bueno: ni el buscar la propia gloria es gloria.
28 He whose spirit is uncontrolled is like an unwalled town which has been broken into.
28 [Como] ciudad derribada y sin muro, es el hombre cuyo espíritu no tiene rienda.
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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… 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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