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Proverbs 14 Berean Standard Bible
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1 Every wise woman builds her house, but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
1 LA mujer sabia edifica su casa: mas la necia con sus manos la derriba.
1 Every wise woman builds her house, but the foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
2 He who walks in uprightness fears the LORD, but the one who is devious in his ways despises Him.
2 El que camina en su rectitud teme á Jehová: mas el pervertido en sus caminos lo menosprecia.
2 He who walks in his uprightness fears Yahweh, but he who is perverse in his ways despises him.
3 The proud speech of a fool brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.
3 En la boca del necio está la vara de la soberbia: mas los labios de los sabios los guardarán.
3 The fool’s talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.
4 Where there are no oxen, the manger is empty, but an abundant harvest comes through the strength of the ox.
4 Sin bueyes el granero está limpio: mas por la fuerza del buey hay abundancia de pan.
4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean, but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
5 An honest witness does not deceive, but a dishonest witness pours forth lies.
5 El testigo verdadero no mentirá: mas el testigo falso hablará mentiras.
5 A truthful witness will not lie, but a false witness pours out lies.
6 A mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.
6 Busca el escarnecedor la sabiduría, y no [la halla]: mas la sabiduría al hombre entendido es fácil.
6 A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn’t find it, but knowledge comes easily to a discerning person.
7 Stay away from a foolish man; you will gain no knowledge from his speech.
7 Vete de delante del hombre necio, porque [en él] no advertirás labios de ciencia.
7 Stay away from a foolish man, for you won’t find knowledge on his lips.
8 The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools deceives them.
8 La ciencia del cuerdo es entender su camino: mas la indiscreción de los necios es engaño.
8 The wisdom of the prudent is to think about his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.
9 Fools mock the making of amends, but goodwill is found among the upright.
9 Los necios se mofan del pecado: mas entre los rectos hay favor.
9 Fools mock at making atonement for sins, but among the upright there is good will.
10 The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares in its joy.
10 El corazón conoce la amargura de su alma; y extraño no se entrometerá en su alegría.
10 The heart knows its own bitterness and joy; he will not share these with a stranger.
11 The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.
11 La casa de los impíos será asolada: mas florecerá la tienda de los rectos.
11 The house of the wicked will be overthrown, but the tent of the upright will flourish.
12 There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.
12 Hay camino que al hombre parece derecho; empero su fin son caminos de muerte.
12 There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.
13 Even in laughter the heart may ache, and joy may end in sorrow.
13 Aun en la risa tendrá dolor el corazón; y el término de la alegría es congoja.
13 Even in laughter the heart may be sorrowful, and mirth may end in heaviness.
14 The backslider in heart receives the fill of his own ways, but a good man is rewarded for his ways.
14 De sus caminos será harto el apartado de razón: y el hombre de bien [estará contento] del [suyo].
14 The unfaithful will be repaid for his own ways; likewise a good man will be rewarded for his ways.
15 The simple man believes every word, but the prudent man watches his steps.
15 El simple cree á toda palabra: mas el avisado entiende sus pasos.
15 A simple man believes everything, but the prudent man carefully considers his ways.
16 A wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless.
16 El sabio teme, y se aparta del mal: mas el necio se arrebata, y confía.
16 A wise man fears and shuns evil, but the fool is hot headed and reckless.
17 A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, and a devious man is hated.
17 El que presto se enoja, hará locura: y el hombre malicioso será aborrecido.
17 He who is quick to become angry will commit folly, and a crafty man is hated.
18 The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
18 Los simples heredarán necedad: mas los cuerdos se coronarán de sabiduría.
18 The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
19 The evil bow before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
19 Los malos se inclinarán delante de los buenos, y los impíos á las puertas del justo.
19 The evil bow down before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
20 The poor man is hated even by his neighbor, but many are those who love the rich.
20 El pobre es odioso aun á su amigo: pero muchos son los que aman al rico.
20 The poor person is shunned even by his own neighbor, but the rich person has many friends.
21 He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who shows kindness to the poor.
21 Peca el que menosprecia á su prójimo: mas el que tiene misericordia de los pobres, es bienaventurado.
21 He who despises his neighbor sins, but he who has pity on the poor is blessed.
22 Do not those who contrive evil go astray? But those who plan goodness find loving devotion and faithfulness.
22 ¿No yerran los que piensan mal? Misericordia empero y verdad [alcanzarán] los que piensan bien.
22 Don’t they go astray who plot evil? But love and faithfulness belong to those who plan good.
23 There is profit in all labor, but mere talk leads only to poverty.
23 En toda labor hay fruto: mas la palabra de los labios solamente empobrece.
23 In all hard work there is profit, but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty.
24 The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the effort of fools is folly.
24 Las riquezas de los sabios son su corona: [mas] es infatuación la insensatez de los necios.
24 The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools crowns them with folly.
25 A truthful witness saves lives, but one who utters lies is deceitful.
25 El testigo verdadero libra las almas: mas el engañoso hablará mentiras.
25 A truthful witness saves souls, but a false witness is deceitful.
26 He who fears the LORD is secure in confidence, and his children shall have a place of refuge.
26 En el temor de Jehová está la fuerte confianza; y esperanza tendrán sus hijos.
26 In the fear of Yahweh is a secure fortress, and he will be a refuge for his children.
27 The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning a man from the snares of death.
27 El temor de Jehová es manantial de vida, para apartarse de los lazos de la muerte.
27 The fear of Yahweh is a fountain of life, turning people from the snares of death.
28 A large population is a king’s splendor, but a lack of subjects is a prince’s ruin.
28 En la multitud de pueblo está la gloria del rey: y en la falta de pueblo la flaqueza del príncipe.
28 In the multitude of people is the king’s glory, but in the lack of people is the destruction of the prince.
29 A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.
29 El que tarde se aira, es grande de entendimiento: mas el corto de espíritu engrandece el desatino.
29 He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a quick temper displays folly.
30 A tranquil heart is life to the body, but envy rots the bones.
30 El corazón apacible es vida de las carnes: mas la envidia, pudrimiento de huesos.
30 The life of the body is a heart at peace, but envy rots the bones.
31 Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.
31 El que oprime al pobre, afrenta á su Hacedor: mas el que tiene misericordia del pobre, lo honra.
31 He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker, but he who is kind to the needy honors him.
32 The wicked man is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous man has a refuge even in death.
32 Por su maldad será lanzado el impío: mas el justo en su muerte tiene esperanza.
32 The wicked is brought down in his calamity, but in death, the righteous has a refuge.
33 Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning; even among fools she is known.
33 En el corazón del cuerdo reposa la sabiduría; y es conocida en medio de los necios.
33 Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding, and is even made known in the inward part of fools.
34 Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.
34 La justicia engrandece la nación: mas el pecado es afrenta de las naciones.
34 Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.
35 A king delights in a wise servant, but his anger falls on the shameful.
35 La benevolencia del rey es para con el ministro entendido: mas su enojo [contra] el que [lo] avergüenza.
35 The king’s favor is toward a servant who deals wisely, but his wrath is toward one who causes shame.
Cross references (35)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Proverbs 31:10–31; Proverbs 24:3–4; Proverbs 21:9; Proverbs 21:19; Ruth 4:11
- 2 2 Timothy 3:2–3; Acts 10:35; Proverbs 28:6; Job 28:28; Romans 2:4–5
- 3 Proverbs 12:6; James 3:5–6; Revelation 12:11; Romans 10:9–10; Revelation 3:10
- 4 1 Corinthians 9:9–11; Proverbs 13:23; Amos 4:6
- 5 Proverbs 19:5; Proverbs 6:19; Exodus 23:1; Proverbs 12:17; Proverbs 14:25
- 6 James 1:5; Matthew 13:11–12; Matthew 11:25–27; 1 Corinthians 3:18–19; Proverbs 8:9
- 7 Proverbs 13:20; Ephesians 5:11; 1 Corinthians 5:11; Proverbs 9:6; Proverbs 19:27
- 8 Ephesians 5:17; 2 Timothy 3:13; James 3:13; Colossians 1:9–10; Psalm 119:73
- 9 Proverbs 10:23; Romans 14:17–18; Proverbs 26:18–19; Proverbs 13:15; Proverbs 30:20
- 10 Philippians 4:7; Proverbs 18:14; John 14:18; Proverbs 15:13; Revelation 2:17
- 11 Proverbs 3:33; Proverbs 12:7; Matthew 7:26–27; Proverbs 21:12; Job 21:28
- 12 Proverbs 16:25; Matthew 7:13–14; Proverbs 12:15; Galatians 6:3; Luke 13:24
- 13 Ecclesiastes 2:2; James 4:9; Luke 16:25; Ecclesiastes 7:5–6; Ecclesiastes 11:9
- 14 Galatians 6:8; Proverbs 12:14; Hebrews 3:12; Jeremiah 8:5; Jeremiah 2:19
- 15 Ephesians 5:17; Proverbs 14:8; 1 John 4:1; Proverbs 27:12; Proverbs 4:26
- 16 Proverbs 22:3; Proverbs 3:7; 1 Thessalonians 5:22; Proverbs 29:9; Genesis 42:18
- 17 Proverbs 14:29; James 1:19; Proverbs 29:22; Ecclesiastes 7:9; Proverbs 15:18
- 18 1 Peter 1:18; 1 Peter 5:4; 2 Timothy 4:8; Proverbs 3:35; Proverbs 11:29–30
- 19 Genesis 42:6; Malachi 4:3; Exodus 8:8; Exodus 9:27–28; Micah 7:9–10
- 20 Proverbs 19:4; Proverbs 10:15; Proverbs 19:6–7; Job 30:10; Esther 5:10–11
- 21 Proverbs 28:27; Proverbs 11:12; Proverbs 19:17; Proverbs 17:5; 1 John 3:17–22
- 22 Proverbs 12:2; Matthew 5:7; John 1:17; Psalm 25:10; Proverbs 19:22
- 23 Proverbs 28:19; 2 Thessalonians 3:10–12; Proverbs 12:24; Hebrews 6:10–11; Ecclesiastes 5:3
- 24 Ecclesiastes 7:11–12; Luke 16:9; Luke 16:19–25; Psalm 112:9; Luke 12:19–20
- 25 Proverbs 14:5; Acts 26:16–20; 1 Timothy 4:1–3; 2 Peter 3:3; Acts 20:26–27
- 26 Proverbs 19:23; Jeremiah 32:39–40; Psalm 115:13–14; Proverbs 18:10; Proverbs 3:7–8
- 27 Proverbs 13:14; Revelation 21:6; Proverbs 2:10–18; Isaiah 33:6; Psalm 18:5
- 28 1 Kings 4:20–21; 2 Kings 13:7; Exodus 1:22; Exodus 1:12; 1 Kings 20:27
- 29 James 1:19; Ecclesiastes 7:9; Proverbs 14:17; Proverbs 19:11; Proverbs 15:18
- 30 Proverbs 17:22; Job 5:2; Proverbs 3:8; Proverbs 4:23; Proverbs 12:4
- 31 Proverbs 22:2; Proverbs 17:5; Proverbs 22:16; Proverbs 19:17; 1 John 4:21
- 32 2 Timothy 4:18; Psalm 23:4; 2 Corinthians 5:8; Revelation 14:13; Job 19:25–27
- 33 Proverbs 12:16; Proverbs 15:28; Proverbs 12:23; Proverbs 29:11; Proverbs 13:16
- 34 Psalm 107:34; Deuteronomy 28:1–68; Deuteronomy 29:18–28; Deuteronomy 4:6–8; Ezekiel 16:1–63
- 35 Matthew 24:45–51; Proverbs 22:11; Proverbs 29:12; Matthew 25:23; Matthew 25:21
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).
The Scripture says, "In a wide nation is the king's honour; but in the domination of the people is the affliction of a prince." This wrong then thou dost unto Christ, to say that His people is diminished to that small number.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)