Proverbs · Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
Proverbs 25 Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
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1 These are also parables of Solomon, which the men of Ezechias king of Juda copied out.
1 TAMBIÉN estos son proverbios de Salomón, los cuales copiaron los varones de Ezechîas, rey de Judá.
2 It is the glory of God to conceal the word, and the glory of kings to search out the speech.
2 Gloria de Dios es encubrir la palabra; mas honra del rey es escudriñar la palabra.
3 The heaven above, and the earth beneath, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
3 Para la altura de los cielos, y para la profundidad de la tierra, y para el corazón de los reyes, no hay investigación.
4 Take away the rust from silver, and there shall come forth a most pure vessel:
4 Quita las escorias de la plata, y saldrá vaso al fundidor.
5 Take away wickedness from the face of the king, and his throne shall be established with justice.
5 Aparta al impío de la presencia del rey, y su trono se afirmará en justicia.
6 Appear not glorious before the king, and stand not in the place of great men.
6 No te alabes delante del rey, ni estés en el lugar de los grandes:
7 For it is better that it should be said to thee: Come up hither; than that thou shouldst be humbled before the prince.
7 Porque mejor es que se te diga, Sube acá, que no que seas humillado delante del príncipe que miraron tus ojos.
8 The things which thy eyes have seen, utter not hastily in a quarrel: lest afterward thou mayst not be able to make amends, when thou hast dishonoured thy friend.
8 No salgas á pleito presto, no sea que no sepas qué hacer al fin, después que tu prójimo te haya dejado confuso.
9 Treat thy cause with thy friend, and discover not the secret to a stranger:
9 Trata tu causa con tu compañero y no descubras el secreto á otro.
10 Lest he insult over thee, when he hath heard it, and cease not to upbraid thee. Grace and friendship deliver a man: keep these for thyself, lest thou fall under reproach.
10 No sea que te deshonre el que lo oyere, y tu infamia no pueda repararse.
11 To speak a word in due time, is like apples of gold on beds of silver.
11 Manzana de oro con figuras de plata es la palabra dicha como conviene.
12 As an earring of gold and a bright pearl, so is he that reproveth the wise, and the obedient ear.
12 [Como] zarcillo de oro y joyel de oro fino, es el que reprende al sabio que tiene oído dócil.
13 As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to him that sent him, for he refresheth his soul.
13 Como frío de nieve en tiempo de la siega, [así es] el mensajero fiel á los que lo envían: pues al alma de su señor da refrigerio.
14 As clouds, and wind, when no rain followeth, so is the man that boasteth, and doth not fulfill his promises.
14 [Como] nubes y vientos sin lluvia, [así es] el hombre que se jacta de vana liberalidad.
15 By patience a prince shall be appeased, and a soft tongue shall break hardness.
15 Con larga paciencia se aplaca el príncipe; y la lengua blanda quebranta los huesos.
16 Thou hast found honey, eat what is sufficient for thee, lest being glutted therewith thou vomit it up.
16 ¿Hallaste la miel? come lo que te basta; no sea que te hartes de ella, y la vomites.
17 Withdraw thy foot from the house of thy neighbour, lest having his fill he hate thee.
17 Detén tu pie de la casa de tu vecino, porque harto de ti no te aborrezca.
18 A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour, is like a dart and a sword and a sharp arrow.
18 Martillo y cuchillo y saeta aguda, es el hombre que habla contra su prójimo falso testimonio.
19 To trust to an unfaithful man in the time of trouble, is like a rotten tooth, and weary foot,
19 Diente quebrado y pie resbalador, es la confianza en el prevaricador en tiempo de angustia.
20 And one that looseth his garment in cold weather. As vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to a very evil heart. As a moth doth by a garment, and a worm by the wood: so the sadness of a man consumeth the heart.
20 El que canta canciones al corazón afligido, [es como] el que quita la ropa en tiempo de frío, ó el que sobre el jabón [echa] vinagre.
21 If thy enemy be hungry, give him to eat: if he thirst, give him water to drink:
21 Si el que te aborrece tuviere hambre, dale de comer pan; y si tuviere sed, dale de beber agua:
22 For thou shalt heap hot coals upon his head, and the Lord will reward thee.
22 Porque ascuas allegas sobre su cabeza, y Jehová te lo pagará.
23 The north wind driveth away rain, as doth a sad countenance a backbiting tongue.
23 El viento del norte ahuyenta la lluvia, y el rostro airado la lengua detractora.
24 It is better to sit in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman, and in a common house.
24 Mejor es estar en un rincón de casa, que con la mujer rencillosa en espaciosa casa.
25 As cold water to a thirsty soul, so is good tidings from a far country.
25 [Como] el agua fría al alma sedienta, así son las buenas nuevas de lejanas tierras.
26 A just man falling down before the wicked, is as a fountain troubled with the foot, and a corrupted spring.
26 [Como] fuente turbia y manantial corrompido, [es] el justo que cae delante del impío.
27 As it is not good for a man to eat much honey, so he that is a searcher of majesty, shall be overwhelmed by glory.
27 Comer mucha miel no es bueno: ni el buscar la propia gloria es gloria.
28 As a city that lieth open and is not compassed with walls, so is a man that cannot refrain his own spirit in speaking.
28 [Como] ciudad derribada y sin muro, es el hombre cuyo espíritu no tiene rienda.
Cross references (26)
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- 1 Proverbs 1:1; 1 Kings 4:32; Micah 1:1; Hosea 1:1; Ecclesiastes 12:9
- 2 Deuteronomy 29:29; Romans 11:33–34; Job 11:7–8; Job 38:4–39:30; Job 42:3
- 3 Psalm 103:11; 1 Kings 4:29; Isaiah 55:9; 1 Peter 1:7; Romans 8:39
- 4 2 Timothy 2:20–21; Ezekiel 22:18; Proverbs 17:3; Malachi 3:2–3; Isaiah 1:25–27
- 5 Proverbs 16:12; Psalm 101:7–8; Proverbs 20:8; Proverbs 20:28; Isaiah 16:5
- 6 Proverbs 27:2; Proverbs 25:27; Proverbs 16:19; Exodus 3:11; 1 Samuel 15:17
- 7 Luke 14:7–11; 1 Peter 5:5; Luke 18:14; Revelation 4:1; Proverbs 16:19
- 8 Matthew 5:25; Proverbs 17:14; Proverbs 18:6; Proverbs 30:33; Proverbs 14:12
- 9 Matthew 18:5–17; Proverbs 11:13; Proverbs 20:19
- 11 Proverbs 15:23; Isaiah 50:4; Ecclesiastes 12:10; Proverbs 24:26
- 12 Psalm 141:5; Proverbs 15:31–32; Proverbs 9:8; Proverbs 27:5–6; Proverbs 15:5
- 13 Proverbs 13:17; Proverbs 25:25; Philippians 2:25–30; Proverbs 26:6
- 14 Proverbs 20:6; Luke 14:11; 2 Peter 2:15–19; 1 Kings 22:11; Jude 16
- 15 Ecclesiastes 10:4; Proverbs 15:1; Proverbs 16:14; Genesis 32:4–21; 1 Samuel 25:24–44
- 16 Proverbs 25:27; Ephesians 5:18; Proverbs 24:13–14; Isaiah 7:15; 1 Samuel 14:25–27
- 18 Psalm 57:4; Proverbs 12:18; James 3:6; Jeremiah 9:8; Proverbs 24:28
- 19 Isaiah 36:6; Ezekiel 29:6–7; Job 6:14–20; 2 Chronicles 28:20–21; 2 Timothy 4:16
- 20 Romans 12:15; Ecclesiastes 3:4; James 2:15–16; Proverbs 10:26; Deuteronomy 24:12–17
- 21 Romans 12:20–21; Matthew 5:44; Proverbs 24:17; Exodus 23:4–5; Luke 10:33–36
- 22 2 Samuel 16:12; Matthew 10:13
- 23 Proverbs 26:20; 2 Corinthians 12:20; Psalm 15:3; Romans 1:30; Job 37:22
- 24 Proverbs 21:19; Proverbs 21:9; Proverbs 27:15–16; Proverbs 19:13
- 25 Proverbs 15:30; Romans 10:15; Psalm 63:1; Revelation 21:6; Nahum 1:15
- 26 Ezekiel 34:18–19; Matthew 26:69–74; Genesis 4:8; 1 Samuel 22:14–18; 1 Thessalonians 2:15
- 27 Proverbs 27:2; John 5:44; Philippians 2:3; Proverbs 25:16; 2 Corinthians 12:1
- 28 Proverbs 16:32; Proverbs 22:24; Nehemiah 1:3; 2 Chronicles 32:5; 1 Samuel 20:30
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… that the enemy should not know when we do our alms, how shall we do with the enemy himself so as to fulfil that precept, "If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink"?
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