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Proverbs 31 Catholic Public Domain Version

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RV1909 Reina-Valera 1909
1 The words of king Lamuel. The vision by which his mother instructed him:
1 PALABRAS del rey Lemuel; la profecía con que le enseñó su madre.
2 “What, O my beloved? What, O beloved of my womb? What, O beloved of my vows?
2 ¿Qué, hijo mío? ¿y qué, hijo de mi vientre? ¿y qué, hijo de mis deseos?
3 Do not give your substance to women, or your riches to overthrow kings.
3 No des á las mujeres tu fuerza, ni tus caminos á lo que es para destruir los reyes.
4 Not to kings, O Lamuel, not to kings give wine. For there are no secrets where drunkenness reigns.
4 No es de los reyes, oh Lemuel, no es de los reyes beber vino, ni de los príncipes la cerveza.
5 And perhaps they may drink and forget judgments, and alter the case of the sons of the poor.
5 No sea que bebiendo olviden la ley, y perviertan el derecho de todos los hijos afligidos.
6 Give strong drink to the grieving, and wine to those who are bitter in soul.
6 Dad la cerveza al desfallecido, y el vino á los de amargo ánimo:
7 Let them drink, and forget their needs, and remember their sorrow no more.
7 Beban, y olvídense de su necesidad, y de su miseria no más se acuerden.
8 Open your mouth for the mute and for all the cases of the sons who are passing through.
8 Abre tu boca por el mudo, en el juicio de todos los hijos de muerte.
9 Open your mouth, declare what is just, and do justice to the indigent and the poor.
9 Abre tu boca, juzga justicia, y el derecho del pobre y del menesteroso.
10 Who shall find a strong woman? Far away, and from the furthest parts, is her price.
10 Mujer fuerte, ¿quién la hallará? porque su estima sobrepuja largamente á [la de] piedras preciosas.
11 The heart of her husband confides in her, and he will not be deprived of spoils.
11 El corazón de su marido está en ella confiado, y no tendrá necesidad de despojo.
12 She will repay him with good, and not evil, all the days of her life.
12 Darále ella bien y no mal, todos los días de su vida.
13 She has sought wool and flax, and she has worked these by the counsel of her hands.
13 Buscó lana y lino, y con voluntad labró de sus manos.
14 She has become like a merchant’s ship, bringing her bread from far away.
14 Fué como navío de mercader: trae su pan de lejos.
15 And she has risen in the night, and given a prey to her household, and provisions to her maids.
15 Levantóse aun de noche, y dió comida á su familia, y ración á sus criadas.
16 She has considered a field and bought it. From the fruit of her own hands, she has planted a vineyard.
16 Consideró la heredad, y compróla; y plantó viña del fruto de sus manos.
17 She has wrapped her waist with fortitude, and she has strengthened her arm.
17 Ciñó sus lomos de fortaleza, y esforzó sus brazos.
18 She has tasted and seen that her tasks are good; her lamp shall not be extinguished at night.
18 Gustó que era buena su granjería: su candela no se apagó de noche.
19 She has put her hand to strong things, and her fingers have taken hold of the spindle.
19 Aplicó sus manos al huso, y sus manos tomaron la rueca.
20 She has opened her hand to the needy, and she has extended her hands to the poor.
20 Alargó su mano al pobre, y extendió sus manos al menesteroso.
21 She shall not fear, in the cold of snow, for her household. For all those of her household have been clothed two-fold.
21 No tendrá temor de la nieve por su familia, porque toda su familia está vestida de ropas dobles.
22 She has made embroidered clothing for herself. Fine linen and purple is her garment.
22 Ella se hizo tapices; de lino fino y púrpura es su vestido.
23 Her husband is noble at the gates, when he sits among the senators of the land.
23 Conocido es su marido en las puertas, cuando se sienta con los ancianos de la tierra.
24 She has made finely woven cloth and sold it, and she has delivered a waistband to the Canaanite.
24 Hizo telas, y vendió; y dió cintas al mercader.
25 Strength and elegance are her clothing, and she will laugh in the final days.
25 Fortaleza y honor son su vestidura; y en el día postrero reirá.
26 She has opened her mouth to wisdom, and the law of clemency is on her tongue.
26 Abrió su boca con sabiduría: y la ley de clemencia está en su lengua.
27 She has considered the paths of her household, and she has not eaten her bread in idleness.
27 Considera los caminos de su casa, y no come el pan de balde.
28 Her sons rose up and predicted great happiness; her husband rose up and praised her.
28 Levantáronse sus hijos, y llamáronla bienaventurada; y su marido también la alabó.
29 Many daughters have gathered together riches; you have surpassed them all.
29 Muchas mujeres hicieron el bien; mas tú las sobrepujaste á todas.
30 Charm is false, and beauty is vain. The woman who fears the Lord, the same shall be praised.
30 Engañosa es la gracia, y vana la hermosura: la mujer que teme á Jehová, ésa será alabada.
31 Give to her from the fruit of her own hands. And let her works praise her at the gates.
31 Dadle el fruto de sus manos, y alábenla en las puertas sus hechos.
Cross references (30)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 Proverbs 6:20; 2 Timothy 1:5; Proverbs 1:8; 2 Timothy 3:15; Proverbs 30:1
  2. 2 Isaiah 49:15; 1 Samuel 1:11; 1 Samuel 1:28
  3. 3 Deuteronomy 17:17; Nehemiah 13:26; Proverbs 7:26–27; Proverbs 5:9–11; 1 Kings 11:1
  4. 4 Proverbs 20:1; Ecclesiastes 10:17; Isaiah 5:22; Hosea 4:11–12; Habakkuk 2:5
  5. 5 Habakkuk 2:5
  6. 6 1 Timothy 5:23; Psalm 104:15; 1 Samuel 1:10; Job 3:20; 2 Kings 4:27
  7. 7 Ephesians 5:18
  8. 8 Psalm 82:3–4; Proverbs 24:11–12; Jeremiah 38:7–10; Jeremiah 26:24; Esther 4:13–16
  9. 9 Isaiah 1:17; Amos 5:11–12; Leviticus 19:15; Job 29:15–16; Deuteronomy 1:16
  10. 10 Proverbs 19:14; Proverbs 12:4; Ephesians 5:25–33; Proverbs 18:22; Proverbs 3:15
  11. 11 1 Peter 3:1–7
  12. 13 1 Timothy 5:10; Titus 2:5; 2 Thessalonians 3:10–12; Acts 9:39–40; Ruth 2:23
  13. 14 Ezekiel 27:3–36; 1 Kings 9:26–28
  14. 15 Romans 12:11; Mark 1:35; Luke 12:42; Proverbs 20:13; Ecclesiastes 9:10
  15. 16 Matthew 13:44; Song of Songs 8:12; Joshua 15:18
  16. 17 Job 38:3; 1 Peter 1:13; Ephesians 6:10; Luke 12:35; Ephesians 6:14
  17. 18 1 Thessalonians 2:9; Matthew 25:3–10; Genesis 31:40; Psalm 127:2; 2 Thessalonians 3:7–9
  18. 19 Exodus 35:25–26
  19. 20 Ephesians 4:28; Hebrews 13:16; Proverbs 19:17; Proverbs 22:9; Romans 12:13
  20. 21 Genesis 45:22; Proverbs 25:20; 2 Samuel 1:24
  21. 22 Revelation 19:8; Proverbs 7:16; Genesis 41:42; Ezekiel 16:10–13; Esther 8:15
  22. 23 Proverbs 12:4; Ruth 4:1; Deuteronomy 16:18; Ruth 4:11; Job 29:7
  23. 24 Luke 16:19; Ezekiel 27:16; 1 Kings 10:28; Proverbs 31:19; Judges 14:12
  24. 25 Job 40:10; Romans 13:14; 1 Timothy 2:10; Ephesians 4:24; Job 29:14
  25. 26 Ephesians 4:29; Proverbs 16:24; Proverbs 10:31; Proverbs 12:18; Colossians 4:5
  26. 27 1 Timothy 5:10; Titus 2:4; 2 Thessalonians 3:6; Proverbs 14:1; 1 Thessalonians 4:11
  27. 28 2 Timothy 1:5; 2 Timothy 3:15–17; 1 Kings 2:19; Proverbs 31:1; Psalm 116:16
  28. 29 Song of Songs 6:8–9; Ephesians 5:27
  29. 30 Proverbs 1:7; 1 Peter 3:4–5; Proverbs 11:22; Proverbs 8:13; 1 Peter 1:24
  30. 31 Psalm 128:2; Hebrews 6:10; Revelation 14:13; Matthew 7:16; Romans 16:1–4

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).

  1. Quotes verse 31:26 Augustine of Hippo, Tractates on the Gospel of John (Chapter I — 32, 33)

    And mercy is in His tongue, therefore mercifully teacheth He the law, as it is said regarding wisdom, "The law and mercy doth she carry in her tongue." Do not fear that thou art not able to fulfill the law, flee to mercy.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 7 (1888)