Proverbs · Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
Proverbs 22 Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
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1 La buena fama es más deseable que las grandes riquezas; ser respetado es mejor que tener plata y oro.
1 A good name is more desirable than great riches, and loving favor is better than silver and gold.
2 El rico y el pobre se encuentran; el Señor es el Creador de todos ellos.
2 The rich and the poor have this in common: Yahweh is the maker of them all.
3 El prudente ve el peligro y se refugia, pero los inexpertos siguen adelante y se meten en problemas.
3 A prudent man sees danger and hides himself; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
4 La humildad y el temor del Señor tienen como recompensa riquezas, honor y vida.
4 The result of humility and the fear of Yahweh is wealth, honor, and life.
5 Hay espinas y redes en el camino del perverso; quien cuida su alma se mantiene lejos de ellas.
5 Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked; whoever guards his soul stays far from them.
6 Si a un niño se lo educa en el buen camino, no se apartará de él ni cuando sea anciano.
6 Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
7 El rico gobierna sobre los pobres, y quien se endeuda es siervo de su acreedor.
7 The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.
8 Quien siembra el mal cosecha dolor, y la vara de su ira se romperá.
8 He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
9 El bondadoso será bendecido, porque comparte su pan con los pobres.
9 He who has a generous eye will be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.
10 Expulsa al orgulloso y se irá la discusión; las peleas y la vergüenza terminarán.
10 Drive out the mocker, and strife will go out; yes, quarrels and insults will stop.
11 El Señor ama a quien tiene el corazón limpio; por sus palabras agradables, el rey será su amigo.
11 He who loves purity of heart and speaks gracefully is the king’s friend.
12 Los ojos del Señor protegen el conocimiento, pero él deshace las obras del mentiroso.
12 Yahweh’s eyes watch over knowledge, but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.
13 El perezoso dice: «Hay un león afuera; me matarán en la calle».
13 The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the streets!”
14 La boca de las mujeres ajenas es un hoyo profundo; aquel con quien el Señor está enojado caerá en él.
14 The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit. He who is under Yahweh’s wrath will fall into it.
15 La necedad está arraigada en el corazón del niño, pero la vara del castigo la alejará de él.
15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child; the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
16 Quien maltrata al pobre para aumentar sus ganancias, y quien da al rico, solo llegarán a la necesidad.
16 Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich, both come to poverty.
17 Escucha mis palabras y dedica tu corazón a pensar en el conocimiento.
17 Turn your ear, and listen to the words of the wise. Apply your heart to my teaching.
18 Porque es agradable guardarlas en tu corazón y tenerlas listas 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 Hoy te las he dado a conocer, a ti mismo, para que confíes en el Señor.
19 I teach you today, even you, so that your trust may be in Yahweh.
20 ¿Acaso no he escrito para ti treinta dichos con buenos consejos y conocimiento,
20 Haven’t I written to you thirty excellent things of counsel and knowledge,
21 para mostrarte lo firmes que son las palabras verdaderas y para que respondas con verdad a quienes te preguntan?
21 To teach you truth, reliable words, to give sound answers to the ones who sent you?
22 No le quites sus bienes al pobre porque es pobre, ni maltrates a los oprimidos cuando se presenten ante el juez.
22 Don’t exploit the poor because he is poor; and don’t crush the needy in court;
23 Porque el Señor defenderá su causa y quitará la vida a quienes les quitan sus bienes.
23 for Yahweh will plead their case, and plunder the life of those who plunder them.
24 No te hagas amigo de quien se deja llevar por la ira ni te juntes con quien se enfurece,
24 Don’t befriend a hot-tempered man. Don’t associate with one who harbors anger,
25 no sea que aprendas sus costumbres y prepares una red para tu propia alma.
25 lest you learn his ways and ensnare your soul.
26 No seas de los que dan la mano para sellar acuerdos ni de los que salen de fiadores de deudas.
26 Don’t you be one of those who strike hands, of those who are collateral for debts.
27 Si no tienes con qué pagar, el acreedor te quitará la 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 No muevas la antigua señal del límite de propiedad que colocaron tus padres.
28 Don’t move the ancient boundary stone which your fathers have set up.
29 ¿Has visto a alguien experto en su trabajo? Se presentará ante reyes; no estará entre personas de baja condición.
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).
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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).
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)