Proverbs · Catholic Public Domain Version
Proverbs 24 Catholic Public Domain Version
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1 Do not imitate evil men, nor desire to be among them.
1 NO tengas envidia de los hombres malos, ni desees estar con ellos:
2 For their mind meditates on robberies, and their lips speak deceptions.
2 Porque su corazón piensa en robar, é iniquidad hablan sus labios.
3 By wisdom shall a house be built, and by prudence shall it be strengthened.
3 Con sabiduría se edificará la casa, y con prudencia se afirmará:
4 By doctrine, the storerooms shall be filled with every substance that is precious and most beautiful.
4 Y con ciencia se henchirán las cámaras de todo bien preciado y agradable.
5 A wise man is strong, and a well-taught man is robust and valiant.
5 El hombre sabio es fuerte; y de pujante vigor el hombre docto.
6 For war is undertaken in an orderly manner, and safety shall be where there are many counsels.
6 Porque con ingenio harás la guerra: y la salud está en la multitud de consejeros.
7 Wisdom is beyond the foolish; at the gate he will not open his mouth.
7 Alta está para el insensato la sabiduría: en la puerta no abrirá él su boca.
8 Whoever intends to do evil shall be called foolish.
8 Al que piensa mal hacer le llamarán hombre de malos pensamientos.
9 The intention of the foolish is sin. And the detractor is an abomination among men.
9 El pensamiento del necio es pecado: y abominación á los hombres el escarnecedor.
10 If you despair, being weary in the day of anguish, your strength will be diminished.
10 Si fueres flojo en el día de trabajo, tu fuerza será reducida.
11 Rescue those who are led away to death. And do not cease from delivering those who are dragged away to a violent death.
11 Si dejares de librar los que son tomados para la muerte, y los que son llevados al degolladero;
12 If you would say: “I do not have sufficient strength.” He who inspects the heart, the same one understands, and nothing slips past the one who preserves your soul. And he shall repay a man according to his works.
12 Si dijeres: Ciertamente no lo supimos; ¿no lo entenderá el que pesa los corazones? El que mira por tu alma, él lo conocerá, y dará al hombre según sus obras.
13 My son, eat honey, because it is good, and the honeycomb, because it is so sweet to your throat.
13 Come, hijo mío, de la miel, porque es buena, y del panal dulce á tu paladar:
14 So, too, is the doctrine of wisdom to your soul. When you have found it, you will have hope in the end, and your hope shall not perish.
14 Tal será el conocimiento de la sabiduría á tu alma: si la hallares tendrá recompensa, y al fin tu esperanza no será cortada.
15 Do not lie in wait, and do not seek impiety in the house of the just, nor spoil his rest.
15 Oh impío, no aceches la tienda del justo, no saquees su cámara;
16 For the just one will fall seven times, and he shall rise again. But the impious will fall into evil.
16 Porque siete veces cae el justo, y se torna á levantar; mas los impíos caerán en el mal.
17 When your enemy will fall, do not be glad, and do not let your heart exult in his ruin,
17 Cuando cayere tu enemigo, no te huelgues; y cuando tropezare, no se alegre tu corazón:
18 lest perhaps the Lord see, and it displease him, and he may take away his wrath from him.
18 Porque Jehová no lo mire, y le desagrade, y aparte de sobre él su enojo.
19 Do not contend with the most wicked, and do not be a rival to the impious.
19 No te entrometas con los malignos, ni tengas envidia de los impíos;
20 For the evil hold no hope in the future, and the lamp of the impious will be extinguished.
20 Porque para el malo no habrá [buen] fin, y la candela de los impíos será apagada.
21 My son, fear the Lord, as well as the king. And do not mingle with detractors.
21 Teme á Jehová, hijo mío, y al rey; no te entrometas con los veleidosos:
22 For their perdition shall rise up suddenly. And who knows what ruin will be for each of them?
22 Porque su quebrantamiento se levantará de repente; y el quebrantamiento de ambos, ¿quién lo comprende?
23 Likewise, these things are for the wise. It is not good to base judgment on knowledge of character.
23 También estas cosas [pertenecen] á los sabios. Tener respeto á personas en el juicio no es bueno.
24 Those who say to the impious, “You are just,” shall be cursed by the people, and the tribes shall detest them.
24 El que dijere al malo, Justo eres, los pueblos lo maldecirán, y le detestarán las naciones:
25 Those who argue against the impious shall be praised, and a blessing shall come upon them.
25 Mas los que [lo] reprenden, serán agradables, y sobre ellos vendrá bendición de bien.
26 He shall kiss the lips, who responds with upright words.
26 Besados serán los labios del que responde palabras rectas.
27 Prepare your outdoor work, and diligently cultivate your field, so that afterward, you may build your house.
27 Apresta tu obra de afuera, y disponla en tu heredad; y después edificarás tu casa.
28 Do not be a witness without cause against your neighbor. And do not mislead anyone with your lips.
28 No seas sin causa testigo contra tu prójimo; y no lisonjees con tus labios.
29 Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me.” I will repay each one according to his work.
29 No digas: Como me hizo, así le haré; daré el pago al hombre según su obra.
30 I passed by the field of a lazy man, and by the vineyard of a foolish man,
30 Pasé junto á la heredad del hombre perezoso, y junto á la viña del hombre falto de entendimiento;
31 and behold, it was entirely filled with nettles, and thorns had covered its surface, and the stonewall was destroyed.
31 Y he aquí que por toda ella habían ya crecido espinas, ortigas habían ya cubierto su haz, y su cerca de piedra estaba ya destruída.
32 When I had seen this, I laid it up in my heart, and by this example, I received discipline.
32 Y yo miré, y púse[lo] en mi corazón: vi[lo], y tomé consejo.
33 You will sleep a little,” I said. “You will slumber briefly. You will fold your hands a little, so as to rest.
33 Un poco de sueño, cabeceando otro poco, poniendo mano sobre mano otro poco para dormir;
34 And destitution will overtake you like a runner, and begging will overtake you like an armed man.”
34 Así vendrá como caminante tu necesidad, y tu pobreza como hombre de escudo.
Cross references (34)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Psalm 37:7; Proverbs 23:17; Proverbs 3:31; James 4:5–6; Psalm 37:1
- 2 Psalm 7:14; Psalm 28:3; Psalm 10:7; Isaiah 59:4; Job 15:35
- 3 Proverbs 14:1; Proverbs 9:1; 1 Corinthians 3:9; Colossians 2:7; Jeremiah 10:12
- 4 Proverbs 15:6; Proverbs 21:20; Proverbs 20:15; Proverbs 8:21; Matthew 13:52
- 5 Ecclesiastes 7:19; Colossians 1:11; Isaiah 40:31; Proverbs 21:22; Proverbs 8:14
- 6 Proverbs 11:14; Proverbs 20:18; Ephesians 6:10–20; Proverbs 15:22; Luke 14:31
- 7 Proverbs 14:6; Psalm 10:5; 1 Corinthians 2:14; Psalm 92:5–6; Amos 5:10
- 8 Psalm 21:11; Ezekiel 38:10–11; Romans 1:30; Nahum 1:11; Proverbs 6:14
- 9 Matthew 15:19; 2 Corinthians 10:5; Isaiah 55:7; Proverbs 29:8; Acts 8:22
- 10 Isaiah 40:28–31; Ephesians 3:13; Jeremiah 51:46; Hebrews 12:3–5; 1 Samuel 27:1
- 11 Psalm 82:4; Isaiah 58:6–7; 1 John 3:16–17; Job 29:17; Luke 10:31–32
- 12 Job 34:11; Jeremiah 17:10; Revelation 2:23; Romans 2:6; 1 Samuel 16:7
- 13 Isaiah 7:15; Song of Songs 5:1; Proverbs 25:16; Song of Songs 4:11; Matthew 3:4
- 14 James 1:25; Proverbs 2:10; Jeremiah 15:16; Psalm 119:103; Proverbs 23:18
- 15 Jeremiah 11:19; Acts 9:24; 1 Samuel 22:18–19; 1 Samuel 9:11; Matthew 26:4
- 16 Psalm 34:19; Psalm 37:24; Micah 7:8–10; Job 5:19; 2 Corinthians 4:8–12
- 17 Obadiah 12; Job 31:29; 1 Corinthians 13:6–7; Proverbs 17:5; 2 Samuel 16:5–14
- 18 Lamentations 4:21–22; Zechariah 1:15–16
- 19 Proverbs 23:17; Psalm 37:1; Psalm 1:1; Proverbs 13:20; Proverbs 24:1
- 20 Proverbs 13:9; Job 18:5–6; Job 21:17; Psalm 11:6; Proverbs 20:20
- 21 Romans 13:1–7; 1 Peter 2:13–17; Titus 3:1; 1 Kings 12:16; Exodus 14:31
- 22 Numbers 16:31–35; Psalm 90:11; 2 Samuel 18:7–8; Hosea 5:11; 2 Chronicles 13:16–17
- 23 Proverbs 28:21; Proverbs 18:5; James 3:17; Leviticus 19:15; Psalm 107:43
- 24 Proverbs 17:15; Isaiah 5:23; Proverbs 11:26; Exodus 23:6–7; Proverbs 28:27
- 25 1 Timothy 5:20; 1 Samuel 3:13; Proverbs 28:23; Nehemiah 13:8–11; 1 Kings 21:19–20
- 26 Proverbs 15:23; Genesis 41:38–57; Proverbs 25:11–12; Job 6:25; Proverbs 16:1
- 27 Luke 14:28–30; 1 Kings 5:17–18; 1 Kings 6:7
- 28 Ephesians 4:25; Matthew 26:59–60; Proverbs 25:18; 1 Kings 21:9–13; Colossians 3:9
- 29 Romans 12:17–21; Proverbs 20:22; 1 Thessalonians 5:15; Matthew 5:39–44; Proverbs 25:21–22
- 30 Proverbs 12:11; Proverbs 6:6–19; Ecclesiastes 8:9–11; Job 4:8; Proverbs 10:13
- 31 Isaiah 5:5; Ecclesiastes 10:18; Genesis 3:17–19; Jeremiah 4:3; Proverbs 22:13
- 32 1 Corinthians 10:11; Deuteronomy 21:21; Luke 2:51; 1 Corinthians 10:6; Job 7:17
- 33 Proverbs 6:4–11; 1 Thessalonians 5:6–8; Romans 13:11; Ephesians 5:14
- 34 Proverbs 10:4; Proverbs 13:4
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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).
On this account it is often put for all numbers together, as, "A just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again," --that is, let him fall never so often, he will not perish (and this was meant to be understood not of sins, but of afflictions conducing to lowliness).
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
For no other reason it was said, "a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again:" that is, the just man perisheth not, though brought low in every way, yet not induced to transgress, otherwise he will not be just.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)
But "God strengtheneth." For "the just falleth seven times, and riseth again; but the wicked shall be weakened in evils." When evils befall the wicked, they are weakened thereby; when evils befall the righteous, "the Lord strengtheneth all that are falling."..."And lifteth up all those that have been cast down:" all, that is, who belong to him; for "God resisteth …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)