Proverbs · Catholic Public Domain Version
Proverbs 22 Catholic Public Domain Version
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1 A good name is better than many riches. And good esteem is above silver and gold.
1 DE más estima es la buena fama que las muchas riquezas; y la buena gracia más que la plata y el oro.
2 The rich and poor have met one another. The Lord is the maker of them both.
2 El rico y el pobre se encontraron: á todos ellos hizo Jehová.
3 The clever saw evil and hid himself. The innocent continued on and was afflicted with damage.
3 El avisado ve el mal, y escóndese: mas los simples pasan, y reciben el daño.
4 The end of moderation is the fear of the Lord, riches and glory and life.
4 Riquezas, y honra, y vida, [son] la remuneración de la humildad [y] del temor de Jehová.
5 Weapons and swords are on the way of the perverse. But he who guards his own soul withdraws far from them.
5 Espinas [y] lazos hay en el camino del perverso: el que guarda su alma se alejará de ellos.
6 The proverb is: A youth is close to his way; even when he is old, he will not withdraw from it.
6 Instruye al niño en su carrera: aun cuando fuere viejo no se apartará de ella.
7 The rich rule over the poor. And the borrower is servant to the lender.
7 El rico se enseñoreará de los pobres; y el que toma prestado, siervo es del que empresta.
8 Whoever sows iniquity will reap evils, and by the rod of his own wrath he will be consumed.
8 El que sembrare iniquidad, iniquidad segará: y consumiráse la vara de su ira.
9 Whoever is inclined to mercy shall be blessed, for from his bread he has given to the poor. Whoever gives gifts will acquire victory and honor. But he carries away the soul of the receiver.
9 El ojo misericordioso será bendito, porque dió de su pan al indigente.
10 Cast out the one who ridicules, and conflict will go out with him, and accusations and insults will cease.
10 Echa fuera al escarnecedor, y saldrá la contienda, y cesará el pleito y la afrenta.
11 Whoever loves cleanness of heart, because of the grace of his lips, will have the king as his friend.
11 El que ama la limpieza de corazón, [por] la gracia de sus labios su amigo será el rey.
12 The eyes of the Lord watch over knowledge. And the words of the iniquitous are supplanted.
12 Los ojos de Jehová miran por la ciencia; mas él trastorna las cosas de los prevaricadores.
13 The lazy one says: “There is a lion outside. I might be slain in the midst of the streets.”
13 Dice el perezoso: El león está fuera; en mitad de las calles seré muerto.
14 The mouth of a foreign woman is a deep pit; the Lord was angry with him who will fall into it.
14 Sima profunda es la boca de las extrañas: aquel contra el cual estuviere Jehová airado, caerá en ella.
15 Foolishness has been bound to the heart of a child, and a rod of discipline shall cause it to flee.
15 La necedad está ligada en el corazón del muchacho; [mas] la vara de la corrección la hará alejar de él.
16 Whoever slanders the poor, so as to augment his own riches, will give it away to one who is richer, and will be in need.
16 El que oprime al pobre para aumentarse él, y que da al rico, ciertamente [será] pobre.
17 Incline your ear, and listen to the words of the wise. Then apply your heart to my doctrine.
17 Inclina tu oído, y oye las palabras de los sabios, y pon tu corazón á mi sabiduría:
18 It shall be beautiful to you, if you preserve it in your inner self, and it shall overflow from your lips,
18 Porque es cosa deleitable, si las guardares en tus entrañas; y que juntamente sean ordenadas en tus labios.
19 so that your confidence may be in the Lord. Therefore, I also have revealed it to you this day.
19 Para que tu confianza sea en Jehová, te [las] he hecho saber hoy á ti también.
20 Behold, I have written it for you in three ways, and with meditations and knowledge,
20 ¿No te he escrito tres veces en consejos y ciencia,
21 so that I might reveal to you, firmly and with words of truth, in order to respond about these things to those who sent you.
21 Para hacerte saber la certidumbre de las razones verdaderas, para que puedas responder razones de verdad á los que á ti enviaren?
22 Do not act with violence toward the pauper because he is poor. And do not weary the needy at the gate.
22 No robes al pobre, porque es pobre, ni quebrantes en la puerta al afligido:
23 For the Lord will judge his case, and he will pierce those who have pierced his soul.
23 Porque Jehová juzgará la causa de ellos, y despojará el alma de aquellos que los despojaren.
24 Do not be willing to be a friend to an angry man, and do not walk with a furious man,
24 No te entrometas con el iracundo, ni te acompañes con el hombre de enojos;
25 lest perhaps you learn his ways, and take up a stumbling block to your soul.
25 Porque no aprendas sus maneras, y tomes lazo para tu alma.
26 Do not be willing to be with those who certify with their hands, and who offer themselves as a guarantee against debts.
26 No estés entre los que tocan la mano, entre los que fían por deudas.
27 For if you do not have the means to restore, what reason should there be for him to take the covering from your bed?
27 Si no tuvieres para pagar, ¿por qué han de quitar tu cama de debajo de ti?
28 Do not cross beyond the ancient limits that your fathers have set.
28 No traspases el término antiguo que pusieron tus padres.
29 Have you seen a man swift in his work? He shall stand in the sight of kings, and not before those who are disreputable.
29 ¿Has visto hombre solícito en su obra? delante de los reyes estará; no estará delante de los de baja suerte.
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
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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)