Proverbs · Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
Proverbs 23 Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
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1 Cuando te sientes a un banquete con un gobernante, piensa con cuidado en lo que tienes delante.
1 When you sit to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before you;
2 Ponte un cuchillo en la garganta si tienes mucho apetito.
2 put a knife to your throat if you are a man given to appetite.
3 No desees sus manjares, porque son pan de engaño.
3 Don’t be desirous of his dainties, since they are deceitful food.
4 No te afanes por conseguir riquezas; pon fin a tu deseo de dinero.
4 Don’t weary yourself to be rich. In your wisdom, show restraint.
5 ¿Has puesto los ojos en ellas? Ya desaparecieron. Las riquezas se hacen alas y vuelan como un águila hacia el cielo.
5 Why do you set your eyes on that which is not? For it certainly sprouts wings like an eagle and flies in the sky.
6 No comas del alimento del tacaño ni desees sus manjares.
6 Don’t eat the food of him who has a stingy eye, and don’t crave his delicacies,
7 Porque él es como los pensamientos de su corazón. Te dice: «Come y bebe», pero su corazón no está contigo.
7 for as he thinks about the cost, so he is. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.
8 Vomitarás lo que comiste y tus palabras agradables se habrán desperdiciado.
8 You will vomit up the morsel which you have eaten and waste your pleasant words.
9 No hables ante un necio, porque despreciará la sabiduría de tus palabras.
9 Don’t speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
10 No muevas la señal del límite de propiedad de la viuda ni entres en los campos de los huérfanos.
10 Don’t move the ancient boundary stone. Don’t encroach on the fields of the fatherless,
11 Porque su salvador es fuerte y defenderá su causa contra ti.
11 for their Defender is strong. He will plead their case against you.
12 Dedica tu corazón a la enseñanza y tus oídos a las palabras del conocimiento.
12 Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to the words of knowledge.
13 No dejes de disciplinar al niño; aunque lo golpees con la vara, no morirá por ello.
13 Don’t withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will not die.
14 Golpéalo con la vara y protegerás su alma del lugar de los muertos.
14 Punish him with the rod, and save his soul from Sheol.
15 Hijo mío, si tu corazón se vuelve sabio, mi corazón también se alegrará.
15 My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad, even mine.
16 Mis pensamientos se llenarán de alegría cuando tus labios digan lo recto.
16 Yes, my heart will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.
17 No envidies a los pecadores en tu corazón; teme al Señor todo el día.
17 Don’t let your heart envy sinners, but rather fear Yahweh all day long.
18 Porque sin duda hay un futuro y tu esperanza no será destruida.
18 Indeed surely there is a future hope, and your hope will not be cut off.
19 Escucha, hijo mío, y sé sabio; guía tu corazón por el buen camino.
19 Listen, my son, and be wise, and keep your heart on the right path!
20 No te juntes con quienes se entregan al vino ni con quienes se llenan de carne.
20 Don’t be among ones drinking too much wine, or those who gorge themselves on meat;
21 Porque los que disfrutan de la bebida y los banquetes acabarán en la necesidad, y el amor al sueño los dejará mal vestidos.
21 for the drunkard and the glutton shall become poor; and drowsiness clothes them in rags.
22 Escucha a tu padre, de quien eres hijo, y no dejes de honrar a tu madre cuando sea anciana.
22 Listen to your father who gave you life, and don’t despise your mother when she is old.
23 Adquiere la verdad y no la vendas por dinero; adquiere sabiduría, enseñanza y buen juicio.
23 Buy the truth, and don’t sell it. Get wisdom, discipline, and understanding.
24 El padre del recto se alegrará; quien tiene un hijo sabio se alegrará por él.
24 The father of the righteous has great joy. Whoever fathers a wise child delights in him.
25 Que tu padre y tu madre se alegren; que se llene de alegría la que te dio a luz.
25 Let your father and your mother be glad! Let her who bore you rejoice!
26 Hijo mío, dame tu corazón y deja que tus ojos se deleiten en mis caminos.
26 My son, give me your heart; and let your eyes keep in my ways.
27 Porque la prostituta es un hoyo profundo y la mujer ajena es un pozo estrecho.
27 For a prostitute is a deep pit; and a wayward wife is a narrow well.
28 Acecha como una bestia que espera su alimento y aumenta el engaño entre los hombres.
28 Yes, she lies in wait like a robber, and increases the unfaithful among men.
29 ¿Quién dice: «¡Ay!»? ¿Quién dice: «¡Ah!»? ¿Quién tiene discusiones violentas? ¿Quién tiene dolor? ¿Quién tiene heridas sin motivo? ¿Quién tiene los ojos oscuros?
29 Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaints? Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?
30 Los que pasan hasta tarde bebiendo vino, los que buscan vino mezclado.
30 Those who stay long at the wine; those who go to seek out mixed wine.
31 No mires el vino cuando está rojo, cuando brilla en la copa y baja suavemente.
31 Don’t look at the wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly.
32 Al final muerde como una serpiente y hiere como una serpiente venenosa.
32 In the end, it bites like a snake, and poisons like a viper.
33 Tus ojos verán cosas extrañas y dirás cosas perversas.
33 Your eyes will see strange things, and your mind will imagine confusing things.
34 Serás como quien descansa en el mar o en lo alto de un mástil.
34 Yes, you will be as he who lies down in the middle of the sea, or as he who lies on top of the rigging:
35 Dirás: «Me han vencido, pero no siento dolor; me golpearon y no lo sentí. ¿Cuándo despertaré de la borrachera? Volveré a buscar vino».
35 “They hit me, and I was not hurt! They beat me, and I don’t feel it! When will I wake up? I can do it again. I will look for more.”
Cross references (34)
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- 1 Genesis 43:32–34; Jude 12
- 2 Philippians 3:19; Matthew 18:8–9; 1 Corinthians 9:27
- 3 Proverbs 23:6; Psalm 141:4; Luke 21:34; Ephesians 4:22; Daniel 1:8
- 4 Hebrews 13:5; Proverbs 28:20; 1 Timothy 6:8–10; Matthew 6:19; Proverbs 3:5
- 5 Proverbs 27:24; 1 John 2:16; Matthew 6:19; James 5:1–2; 1 Timothy 6:17
- 6 Psalm 141:4; Proverbs 23:3; Daniel 1:8–10; Deuteronomy 15:9; Matthew 20:15
- 7 Psalm 12:2; Psalm 55:21; Judges 16:15; Matthew 9:3–4; Luke 11:37–54
- 9 Proverbs 9:7–8; Matthew 7:6; Proverbs 26:4–5; Proverbs 1:7; Acts 13:45–46
- 10 Zechariah 7:10; Proverbs 22:28; Jeremiah 22:3; Deuteronomy 27:17; James 1:27
- 11 Proverbs 22:23; Job 19:25; Exodus 22:22–24; Deuteronomy 27:19; Psalm 12:5
- 12 Proverbs 5:1–2; Proverbs 2:2–6; Proverbs 23:19; James 1:21–25; Ezekiel 33:31
- 13 Proverbs 13:24; Proverbs 29:15; Proverbs 19:18; Proverbs 29:17
- 14 1 Corinthians 5:5; Proverbs 22:15; 1 Corinthians 11:32
- 15 Proverbs 23:24–25; 2 John 4; Zephaniah 3:17; 3 John 3–4; Proverbs 29:3
- 16 Proverbs 8:6; Ephesians 5:4; James 3:2; Ephesians 4:29; Colossians 4:4
- 17 Proverbs 28:14; 2 Corinthians 7:1; Proverbs 15:16; 1 Peter 1:17; Ecclesiastes 5:7
- 18 Hebrews 10:35; Jeremiah 29:11; Psalm 9:18; Proverbs 24:14; Philippians 1:20
- 19 Proverbs 23:26; Proverbs 23:12; Proverbs 4:10–23; Proverbs 6:6; Proverbs 9:6
- 20 Luke 21:34; Ephesians 5:18; Isaiah 5:22; Romans 13:13; Isaiah 5:11
- 21 Proverbs 21:17; Philippians 3:19; Proverbs 19:15; Deuteronomy 21:20; Galatians 5:21
- 22 Proverbs 30:17; Proverbs 1:8; John 19:26–27; Proverbs 6:20; Ephesians 6:1–2
- 23 Proverbs 18:15; Matthew 13:44; Psalm 119:72; Proverbs 16:16; Isaiah 55:1
- 24 Proverbs 10:1; Proverbs 15:20; Proverbs 23:15–16; Proverbs 29:3; Philemon 20
- 25 Proverbs 17:25; Luke 1:58; Luke 11:27–28; 1 Chronicles 4:9–10; Luke 1:40–47
- 26 Psalm 119:2; Psalm 119:9–11; Deuteronomy 6:5; Matthew 10:37–38; Proverbs 4:25–27
- 27 Proverbs 22:14
- 28 Ecclesiastes 7:26; Proverbs 7:12; 1 Corinthians 10:8; Hosea 4:11; Proverbs 22:14
- 29 Ephesians 5:18; 1 Samuel 25:36–37; Isaiah 5:11; Isaiah 5:22; 2 Samuel 13:28
- 30 Ephesians 5:18; Isaiah 5:11; Proverbs 20:1; Proverbs 9:2; Amos 6:6
- 31 1 John 2:16; Psalm 119:37; 2 Samuel 11:2; Proverbs 6:25; Mark 9:47
- 32 Isaiah 28:7–8; Isaiah 28:3; Luke 16:25–26; Exodus 7:12; Amos 5:19
- 33 Jude 12–13; Proverbs 31:5; Proverbs 2:12; Hosea 7:5; Genesis 19:32–38
- 34 1 Thessalonians 5:2–7; 1 Kings 16:9; Luke 21:34; Luke 17:27–29; Matthew 24:38
- 35 Jeremiah 5:3; Isaiah 56:12; 1 Corinthians 15:32–34; 2 Peter 2:22; Proverbs 26:11
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