Proverbs 14 Darby Translation
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1 The wisdom of women buildeth their house; but folly plucketh it down with her hands.
1 LA mujer sabia edifica su casa: mas la necia con sus manos la derriba.
2 He that walketh in his uprightness feareth Jehovah; but he that is perverted in his ways despiseth him.
2 El que camina en su rectitud teme á Jehová: mas el pervertido en sus caminos lo menosprecia.
3 In the fool's mouth is a rod of pride; but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
3 En la boca del necio está la vara de la soberbia: mas los labios de los sabios los guardarán.
4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean; but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
4 Sin bueyes el granero está limpio: mas por la fuerza del buey hay abundancia de pan.
5 A faithful witness will not lie; but a false witness uttereth lies.
5 El testigo verdadero no mentirá: mas el testigo falso hablará mentiras.
6 A scorner seeketh wisdom, and there is none [for him]; but knowledge is easy unto the intelligent.
6 Busca el escarnecedor la sabiduría, y no [la halla]: mas la sabiduría al hombre entendido es fácil.
7 Go from the presence of a foolish man, in whom thou perceivest not the lips of knowledge.
7 Vete de delante del hombre necio, porque [en él] no advertirás labios de ciencia.
8 The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way; but the folly of the foolish is deceit.
8 La ciencia del cuerdo es entender su camino: mas la indiscreción de los necios es engaño.
9 Fools make a mock at trespass; but for the upright there is favour.
9 Los necios se mofan del pecado: mas entre los rectos hay favor.
10 The heart knoweth its own bitterness, and a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy.
10 El corazón conoce la amargura de su alma; y extraño no se entrometerá en su alegría.
11 The house of the wicked shall be overthrown; but the tent of the upright shall flourish.
11 La casa de los impíos será asolada: mas florecerá la tienda de los rectos.
12 There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof is the ways of death.
12 Hay camino que al hombre parece derecho; empero su fin son caminos de muerte.
13 Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful, and the end of mirth is sadness.
13 Aun en la risa tendrá dolor el corazón; y el término de la alegría es congoja.
14 The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways, and the good man from what is in himself.
14 De sus caminos será harto el apartado de razón: y el hombre de bien [estará contento] del [suyo].
15 The simple believeth every word; but the prudent [man] heedeth his going.
15 El simple cree á toda palabra: mas el avisado entiende sus pasos.
16 A wise [man] feareth and departeth from evil; but the foolish is overbearing and confident.
16 El sabio teme, y se aparta del mal: mas el necio se arrebata, y confía.
17 He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly, and a man of mischievous devices is hated.
17 El que presto se enoja, hará locura: y el hombre malicioso será aborrecido.
18 The simple inherit folly; but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
18 Los simples heredarán necedad: mas los cuerdos se coronarán de sabiduría.
19 The evil bow before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous [man].
19 Los malos se inclinarán delante de los buenos, y los impíos á las puertas del justo.
20 He that is poor is hated even of his own neighbour; but the rich hath many friends.
20 El pobre es odioso aun á su amigo: pero muchos son los que aman al rico.
21 He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth; but he that is gracious to the afflicted, happy is he.
21 Peca el que menosprecia á su prójimo: mas el que tiene misericordia de los pobres, es bienaventurado.
22 Do they not err that devise evil? but loving-kindness and truth are for those that devise good.
22 ¿No yerran los que piensan mal? Misericordia empero y verdad [alcanzarán] los que piensan bien.
23 In all labour there is profit; but the talk of the lips [tendeth] only to want.
23 En toda labor hay fruto: mas la palabra de los labios solamente empobrece.
24 The crown of the wise is their riches; the folly of the foolish is folly.
24 Las riquezas de los sabios son su corona: [mas] es infatuación la insensatez de los necios.
25 A true witness delivereth souls; but deceit uttereth lies.
25 El testigo verdadero libra las almas: mas el engañoso hablará mentiras.
26 In the fear of Jehovah is strong 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.
27 The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life, to turn away from the snares of death.
27 El temor de Jehová es manantial de vida, para apartarse de los lazos de la muerte.
28 In the multitude of people is the king's glory; but in the lack of people is the ruin of a prince.
28 En la multitud de pueblo está la gloria del rey: y en la falta de pueblo la flaqueza del príncipe.
29 He that is slow to anger is of great understanding; but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
29 El que tarde se aira, es grande de entendimiento: mas el corto de espíritu engrandece el desatino.
30 A sound heart is the life of the flesh; but envy the rottenness of the bones.
30 El corazón apacible es vida de las carnes: mas la envidia, pudrimiento de huesos.
31 He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker; but he that honoureth Him is gracious to the needy.
31 El que oprime al pobre, afrenta á su Hacedor: mas el que tiene misericordia del pobre, lo honra.
32 The wicked is driven away by his evil-doing; but the righteous trusteth, [even] in his death.
32 Por su maldad será lanzado el impío: mas el justo en su muerte tiene esperanza.
33 Wisdom resteth in the heart of the intelligent [man]; but that which is in the foolish maketh itself known.
33 En el corazón del cuerdo reposa la sabiduría; y es conocida en medio de los necios.
34 Righteousness exalteth a nation; but sin is a reproach to peoples.
34 La justicia engrandece la nación: mas el pecado es afrenta de las naciones.
35 The king's favour is toward a wise servant; but his wrath is [against] him that causeth shame.
35 La benevolencia del rey es para con el ministro entendido: mas su enojo [contra] el que [lo] avergüenza.
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
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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).
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)