Proverbs · Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
Proverbs 31 Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
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1 The words of king Lamuel. The vision wherewith his mother instructed him.
1 PALABRAS del rey Lemuel; la profecía con que le enseñó su madre.
2 What, O my beloved, what, O the beloved of my womb, what, O the beloved of my vows?
2 ¿Qué, hijo mío? ¿y qué, hijo de mi vientre? ¿y qué, hijo de mis deseos?
3 Give not thy substance to women, and thy riches to destroy kings.
3 No des á las mujeres tu fuerza, ni tus caminos á lo que es para destruir los reyes.
4 Give not to kings, O Lamuel, give not wine to kings: because there is no secret where drunkenness reigneth:
4 No es de los reyes, oh Lemuel, no es de los reyes beber vino, ni de los príncipes la cerveza.
5 And lest they drink and forget judgments, and pervert the cause of the children 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 them that are sad: and wine to them that are grieved in mind:
6 Dad la cerveza al desfallecido, y el vino á los de amargo ánimo:
7 Let them drink, and forget their want, and remember their sorrow no more.
7 Beban, y olvídense de su necesidad, y de su miseria no más se acuerden.
8 Open thy mouth for the dumb, and for the causes of all the children that pass.
8 Abre tu boca por el mudo, en el juicio de todos los hijos de muerte.
9 Open thy mouth, decree that which is just, and do justice to the needy and poor.
9 Abre tu boca, juzga justicia, y el derecho del pobre y del menesteroso.
10 Who shall find a valiant woman? far and from the uttermost coasts is the price of her.
10 Mujer fuerte, ¿quién la hallará? porque su estima sobrepuja largamente á [la de] piedras preciosas.
11 The heart of her husband trusteth in her, and he shall have no need of spoils.
11 El corazón de su marido está en ella confiado, y no tendrá necesidad de despojo.
12 She will render him 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 hath sought wool and flax, and hath wrought by the counsel of her hands.
13 Buscó lana y lino, y con voluntad labró de sus manos.
14 She is like the merchant’s ship, she bringeth her bread from afar.
14 Fué como navío de mercader: trae su pan de lejos.
15 And she hath risen in the night, and given a prey to her household, and victuals to her maidens.
15 Levantóse aun de noche, y dió comida á su familia, y ración á sus criadas.
16 She hath considered a field, and bought it: with the fruit of her hands she hath planted a vineyard.
16 Consideró la heredad, y compróla; y plantó viña del fruto de sus manos.
17 She hath girded her loins with strength, and hath strengthened her arm.
17 Ciñó sus lomos de fortaleza, y esforzó sus brazos.
18 She hath tasted and seen that her traffic is good: her lamp shall not be put out in the night.
18 Gustó que era buena su granjería: su candela no se apagó de noche.
19 She hath put out 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 hath opened her hand to the needy, and stretched out her hands to the poor.
20 Alargó su mano al pobre, y extendió sus manos al menesteroso.
21 She shall not fear for her house in the cold of snow: for all her domestics are clothed with double garments.
21 No tendrá temor de la nieve por su familia, porque toda su familia está vestida de ropas dobles.
22 She hath made for herself clothing of tapestry: fine linen, and purple is her covering.
22 Ella se hizo tapices; de lino fino y púrpura es su vestido.
23 Her husband is honourable in the gates, when he sitteth 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 made fine linen, and sold it, and delivered a girdle to the Chanaanite.
24 Hizo telas, y vendió; y dió cintas al mercader.
25 Strength and beauty are her clothing, and she shall laugh in the latter day.
25 Fortaleza y honor son su vestidura; y en el día postrero reirá.
26 She hath 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 hath looked well to the paths of her house, and hath not eaten her bread idle.
27 Considera los caminos de su casa, y no come el pan de balde.
28 Her children rose up, and called her blessed: her husband, and he praised her.
28 Levantáronse sus hijos, y llamáronla bienaventurada; y su marido también la alabó.
29 Many daughters have gathered together riches: thou hast surpassed them all.
29 Muchas mujeres hicieron el bien; mas tú las sobrepujaste á todas.
30 Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: the woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.
30 Engañosa es la gracia, y vana la hermosura: la mujer que teme á Jehová, ésa será alabada.
31 Give her of the fruit of her hands: and let her works praise her in 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 Proverbs 6:20; 2 Timothy 1:5; Proverbs 1:8; 2 Timothy 3:15; Proverbs 30:1
- 2 Isaiah 49:15; 1 Samuel 1:11; 1 Samuel 1:28
- 3 Deuteronomy 17:17; Nehemiah 13:26; Proverbs 7:26–27; Proverbs 5:9–11; 1 Kings 11:1
- 4 Proverbs 20:1; Ecclesiastes 10:17; Isaiah 5:22; Hosea 4:11–12; Habakkuk 2:5
- 5 Habakkuk 2:5
- 6 1 Timothy 5:23; Psalm 104:15; 1 Samuel 1:10; Job 3:20; 2 Kings 4:27
- 7 Ephesians 5:18
- 8 Psalm 82:3–4; Proverbs 24:11–12; Jeremiah 38:7–10; Jeremiah 26:24; Esther 4:13–16
- 9 Isaiah 1:17; Amos 5:11–12; Leviticus 19:15; Job 29:15–16; Deuteronomy 1:16
- 10 Proverbs 19:14; Proverbs 12:4; Ephesians 5:25–33; Proverbs 18:22; Proverbs 3:15
- 11 1 Peter 3:1–7
- 13 1 Timothy 5:10; Titus 2:5; 2 Thessalonians 3:10–12; Acts 9:39–40; Ruth 2:23
- 14 Ezekiel 27:3–36; 1 Kings 9:26–28
- 15 Romans 12:11; Mark 1:35; Luke 12:42; Proverbs 20:13; Ecclesiastes 9:10
- 16 Matthew 13:44; Song of Songs 8:12; Joshua 15:18
- 17 Job 38:3; 1 Peter 1:13; Ephesians 6:10; Luke 12:35; Ephesians 6:14
- 18 1 Thessalonians 2:9; Matthew 25:3–10; Genesis 31:40; Psalm 127:2; 2 Thessalonians 3:7–9
- 19 Exodus 35:25–26
- 20 Ephesians 4:28; Hebrews 13:16; Proverbs 19:17; Proverbs 22:9; Romans 12:13
- 21 Genesis 45:22; Proverbs 25:20; 2 Samuel 1:24
- 22 Revelation 19:8; Proverbs 7:16; Genesis 41:42; Ezekiel 16:10–13; Esther 8:15
- 23 Proverbs 12:4; Ruth 4:1; Deuteronomy 16:18; Ruth 4:11; Job 29:7
- 24 Luke 16:19; Ezekiel 27:16; 1 Kings 10:28; Proverbs 31:19; Judges 14:12
- 25 Job 40:10; Romans 13:14; 1 Timothy 2:10; Ephesians 4:24; Job 29:14
- 26 Ephesians 4:29; Proverbs 16:24; Proverbs 10:31; Proverbs 12:18; Colossians 4:5
- 27 1 Timothy 5:10; Titus 2:4; 2 Thessalonians 3:6; Proverbs 14:1; 1 Thessalonians 4:11
- 28 2 Timothy 1:5; 2 Timothy 3:15–17; 1 Kings 2:19; Proverbs 31:1; Psalm 116:16
- 29 Song of Songs 6:8–9; Ephesians 5:27
- 30 Proverbs 1:7; 1 Peter 3:4–5; Proverbs 11:22; Proverbs 8:13; 1 Peter 1:24
- 31 Psalm 128:2; Hebrews 6:10; Revelation 14:13; Matthew 7:16; Romans 16:1–4
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What the Fathers said
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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).
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.
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