Proverbs · Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
Proverbs 25 Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
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1 Estos son otros dichos sabios de Salomón, copiados por los hombres de Ezequías, rey de Judá.
1 These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
2 La gloria de Dios es guardar un asunto en secreto, pero la gloria de los reyes es investigarlo.
2 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter.
3 El cielo es alto y la tierra profunda; el corazón de los reyes no se puede explorar.
3 As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, so the hearts of kings are unsearchable.
4 Quita los residuos de la plata y el platero podrá hacer una vasija.
4 Take away the dross from the silver, and material comes out for the refiner.
5 Aparta a los malvados de la presencia del rey y su trono se afirmará en la justicia.
5 Take away the wicked from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
6 No busques honores ante el rey ni ocupes el lugar de los grandes.
6 Don’t exalt yourself in the presence of the king, or claim a place among great men;
7 Porque es mejor que te digan: «Sube aquí», que ser rebajado a un lugar inferior ante el gobernante.
7 for it is better that it be said to you, “Come up here,” than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince, whom your eyes have seen.
8 No te apresures a llevar a juicio lo que has visto, pues ¿qué harás al final si tu vecino te avergüenza?
8 Don’t be hasty in bringing charges to court. What will you do in the end when your neighbor shames you?
9 Habla directamente con tu vecino sobre tu caso, pero no reveles el secreto de otro,
9 Debate your case with your neighbor, and don’t betray the confidence of another,
10 no sea que quien te escuche hable mal de ti y tu vergüenza no se borre.
10 lest one who hears it put you to shame, and your bad reputation never depart.
11 Una palabra a tiempo es como manzanas de oro en una red de plata.
11 A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.
12 El sabio que reprende a quien está dispuesto a escuchar es como un anillo de oro para la nariz y un adorno del mejor oro.
12 As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover to an obedient ear.
13 El siervo fiel es para quienes lo envían como el frío de la nieve en tiempo de cosecha: renueva el alma de su señor.
13 As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to those who send him; for he refreshes the soul of his masters.
14 Quien presume de un regalo que no ha dado es como nubes y viento sin lluvia.
14 As clouds and wind without rain, so is he who boasts of gifts deceptively.
15 Quien sufre injusticias por mucho tiempo sin protestar logra mover al juez; una lengua suave puede quebrar hasta un hueso.
15 By patience a ruler is persuaded. A soft tongue breaks the bone.
16 Si tienes miel, come solo lo necesario, no sea que te llenes y la vomites.
16 Have you found honey? Eat as much as is sufficient for you, lest you eat too much, and vomit it.
17 No visites tan seguido la casa de tu vecino, no sea que se canse de ti y llegue a odiarte.
17 Let your foot be seldom in your neighbor’s house, lest he be weary of you, and hate you.
18 Quien da falso testimonio contra su vecino es un martillo, una espada y una flecha afilada.
18 A man who gives false testimony against his neighbor is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.
19 Confiar en un mentiroso en tiempos de angustia es como tener un diente roto o un pie tembloroso.
19 Confidence in someone unfaithful in time of trouble is like a bad tooth or a lame foot.
20 Cantarle al corazón triste es como quitarse la ropa cuando hace frío o echar ácido en una herida.
20 As one who takes away a garment in cold weather, or vinegar on soda, so is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.
21 Si tu enemigo necesita alimento, dale pan; si necesita beber, dale agua.
21 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat. If he is thirsty, give him water to drink;
22 Así pondrás brasas encendidas sobre su cabeza, y el Señor te dará tu recompensa.
22 for you will heap coals of fire on his head, and Yahweh will reward you.
23 Como el viento del norte produce lluvia, las palabras dichas a escondidas contra otros producen un rostro enojado.
23 The north wind produces rain; so a backbiting tongue brings an angry face.
24 Es mejor vivir en un rincón de la azotea que en una casa amplia con una mujer de palabras amargas.
24 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop than to share a house with a contentious woman.
25 Las buenas noticias de un país lejano son como agua fría para un alma cansada.
25 Like cold water to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
26 El recto que tiene que ceder ante los malvados es como una fuente revuelta y un manantial sucio.
26 Like a muddied spring and a polluted well, so is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.
27 No está bien comer mucha miel; quien no busca honor será honrado.
27 It is not good to eat much honey, nor is it honorable to seek one’s own honor.
28 Quien no domina su espíritu es como una ciudad sin muralla en la que han entrado por la fuerza.
28 Like a city that is broken down and without walls is a man whose spirit is without restraint.
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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What the Fathers said
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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).
… 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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