Proverbs · Catholic Public Domain Version
Proverbs 18 Catholic Public Domain Version
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1 Whoever has a will to withdraw from a friend, seeks occasions; he shall be reproached at all times.
1 SEGÚN [su] antojo busca el que se desvía, y se entremete en todo negocio.
2 The foolish do not accept words of prudence, unless you say what is already turning in his heart.
2 No toma placer el necio en la inteligencia, sino en lo que su corazón se descubre.
3 The impious, when he has arrived within the depths of sin, thinks little of it. But ill repute and disgrace follow him.
3 Cuando viene el impío, viene también el menosprecio, y con el deshonrador la afrenta.
4 Words from the mouth of a man are deep waters. And the fountain of wisdom is a torrent overflowing.
4 Aguas profundas son las palabras de la boca del hombre; y arroyo revertiente, la fuente de la sabiduría.
5 It is not good to accept the character of the impious, so as to turn away from true judgment.
5 Tener respeto á la persona del impío, para hacer caer al justo de [su] derecho, no es bueno.
6 The lips of the foolish meddle in disputes. And his mouth provokes conflicts.
6 Los labios del necio vienen con pleito; y su boca á cuestiones llama.
7 The mouth of the foolish is his destruction, and his own lips are the ruin of his soul.
7 La boca del necio es quebrantamiento para sí, y sus labios son lazos para su alma.
8 The words of the double-tongued seem simple. And they reach even to the interior of the gut. Fear casts down the lazy, but the souls of the effeminate shall go hungry.
8 Las palabras del chismoso parecen blandas, y descienden hasta lo íntimo del vientre.
9 Whoever is dissolute and slack in his work is the brother of him who wastes his own works.
9 También el que es negligente en su obra es hermano del hombre disipador.
10 The name of the Lord is a very strong tower. The just one rushes to it, and he shall be exalted.
10 Torre fuerte es el nombre de Jehová: á él correrá el justo, y será levantado.
11 The substance of the wealthy is the city of his strength, and it is like a strong wall encircling him.
11 Las riquezas del rico son la ciudad de su fortaleza, y como un muro alto en su imaginación.
12 The heart of a man is exalted before it is crushed and humbled before it is glorified.
12 Antes del quebrantamiento se eleva el corazón del hombre, y antes de la honra es el abatimiento.
13 Whoever responds before he listens, demonstrates himself to be foolish and deserving of confusion.
13 El que responde palabra antes de oir, le es fatuidad y oprobio.
14 The spirit of a man sustains his weakness. Yet who can sustain a spirit that is easily angered?
14 El ánimo del hombre soportará su enfermedad: mas ¿quién soportará al ánimo angustiado?
15 A prudent heart shall possess knowledge. And the ear of the wise seeks doctrine.
15 El corazón del entendido adquiere sabiduría; y el oído de los sabios busca la ciencia.
16 A man’s gift expands his way and makes space for him before leaders.
16 El presente del hombre le ensancha [el camino], y le lleva delante de los grandes.
17 The just is the first accuser of himself; his friend arrives and shall investigate him.
17 El primero en su propia causa [parece] justo; y su adversario viene, y le sondea.
18 Casting a lot suppresses contentions and passes judgment, even among the powerful.
18 La suerte pone fin á los pleitos, y desparte los fuertes.
19 A brother who is helped by a brother is like a reinforced city, and judgments are like the bars of cities.
19 El hermano ofendido [es más tenaz] que una ciudad fuerte: y las contiendas [de los hermanos] son como cerrojos de alcázar.
20 From the fruit of a man’s mouth shall his belly be filled. And the harvest of his own lips shall satisfy him.
20 Del fruto de la boca del hombre se hartará su vientre; hartaráse del producto de sus labios.
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue. Whoever values it shall eat from its fruits.
21 La muerte y la vida están en poder de la lengua; y el que la ama comerá de sus frutos.
22 He who has found a good wife has found goodness, and he shall draw contentment from the Lord. He who expels a good wife expels goodness. But he who holds on to an adulteress is foolish and impious.
22 El que halló esposa halló el bien, y alcanzó la benevolencia de Jehová.
23 The poor will speak with supplications. And the rich will express themselves roughly.
23 El pobre habla con ruegos; mas el rico responde durezas.
24 A man amiable to society shall be more friendly than a brother.
24 El hombre [que tiene] amigos, ha de mostrarse amigo: y amigo hay más conjunto que el hermano.
Cross references (24)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Ephesians 5:15–17; Proverbs 20:3; Proverbs 2:1–6; Jeremiah 15:17; Proverbs 24:21
- 2 Proverbs 1:7; Proverbs 12:23; Psalm 1:1–2; Proverbs 17:16; Proverbs 13:16
- 3 Proverbs 22:10; 1 Peter 4:14; Proverbs 11:2; 1 Peter 4:4; Proverbs 29:16
- 4 Proverbs 20:5; Proverbs 10:11; Colossians 4:6; John 4:14; Proverbs 13:14
- 5 Leviticus 19:15; Deuteronomy 16:19; Proverbs 28:21; Psalm 82:2; Proverbs 17:15
- 6 Proverbs 27:3; Proverbs 16:27–28; Proverbs 22:24–25; Proverbs 19:29; Proverbs 25:24
- 7 Proverbs 13:3; Proverbs 12:13; Proverbs 10:14; Psalm 64:8; Psalm 140:9
- 8 Proverbs 12:18; Leviticus 19:16; Proverbs 16:28; Proverbs 26:20–22; Psalm 64:3–4
- 9 Proverbs 10:4; Hebrews 6:12; Proverbs 24:30–34; Romans 12:11; Proverbs 23:20–21
- 10 2 Samuel 22:3; Isaiah 26:4; Psalm 91:2; Psalm 144:2; Psalm 61:3–4
- 11 Proverbs 10:15; Ecclesiastes 7:12; Psalm 52:5–7; Luke 12:19–21; Psalm 49:6–9
- 12 Proverbs 15:33; 1 Peter 5:5; Proverbs 11:2; Proverbs 16:18; Ezekiel 28:2
- 13 John 7:51; Deuteronomy 13:14; Proverbs 20:25; Job 29:16
- 14 Proverbs 15:13; Proverbs 17:22; 2 Corinthians 12:9–10; 1 Peter 1:6; Psalm 147:3
- 15 James 1:5; Proverbs 15:14; Proverbs 1:5; Proverbs 9:9; Luke 10:39
- 16 Proverbs 19:6; Genesis 43:11; Genesis 33:10; 1 Samuel 25:27; Proverbs 17:8
- 17 Proverbs 18:13
- 18 Proverbs 16:33; Nehemiah 11:1; 1 Samuel 10:21–27; 1 Chronicles 24:31; 1 Samuel 14:42
- 19 Proverbs 16:32; Acts 15:39; Proverbs 6:19; Genesis 37:3–5; 1 Kings 12:16
- 20 Proverbs 25:11–12; Proverbs 12:13–14; Proverbs 13:2; Proverbs 22:18
- 21 Ephesians 4:29; Matthew 12:35–37; Colossians 4:6; Proverbs 10:19–21; James 3:6–9
- 22 Proverbs 19:14; Proverbs 31:10–31; Proverbs 12:4; Ecclesiastes 9:9; 1 Corinthians 7:2
- 23 James 2:3; James 1:9–11; Exodus 5:2; James 2:6; 1 Samuel 25:17
- 24 Proverbs 17:17; John 15:13–15; Proverbs 27:9; 2 Samuel 1:26; 1 Samuel 19:4–5
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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).
For that is true which is written, "Pride goeth before destruction, and before honor is humility;" that is to say, secret ruin precedes open ruin, while the former is not counted ruin.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
Defile it not therefore, lest to thee also He say, "Though ye make many prayers, I will not hearken." Yea, and "in the power of the tongue are death and life;" and, "By thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned." I bid thee then watch thy tongue more than the apple of thine …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
The hand of God he hath called the power of God: as hath been written in another place, "death and life are in the hands of the tongue." Hath the tongue hands?
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)