Proverbs · Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
Proverbs 3 Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
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1 My son, forget not my law, and let thy heart keep my commandments.
1 HIJO mío, no te olvides de mi ley; y tu corazón guarde mis mandamientos:
2 For they shall add to thee length of days, and years of life and peace.
2 Porque largura de días, y años de vida y paz te aumentarán.
3 Let not mercy and truth leave thee, put them about thy neck, and write them in the tables of thy heart:
3 Misericordia y verdad no te desamparen; átalas á tu cuello, escríbelas en la tabla de tu corazón:
4 And thou shalt And grace and good understanding before God and men.
4 Y hallarás gracia y buena opinión en los ojos de Dios y de los hombres.
5 Have confidence in the Lord with all thy heart, and lean not upon thy own prudence.
5 Fíate de Jehová de todo tu corazón, y no estribes en tu prudencia.
6 In all thy ways think on him, and he will direct thy steps.
6 Reconócelo en todos tus caminos, y él enderezará tus veredas.
7 I Be not wise in thy own conceit: fear God, and depart from evil:
7 No seas sabio en tu opinión: teme á Jehová, y apártate del mal;
8 For it shall be health to thy navel, and moistening to thy bones.
8 Porque será medicina á tu ombligo, y tuétano á tus huesos.
9 Honour the Lord with thy substance, and give him of the first of all thy fruits:
9 Honra á Jehová de tu sustancia, y de las primicias de todos tus frutos;
10 And thy barns shall be filled with abundance, and thy presses shall run over with wine.
10 Y serán llenas tus trojes con abundancia, y tus lagares rebosarán de mosto.
11 My son, reject not the correction of the Lord: and do not faint when thou art chastised by him:
11 No deseches, hijo mío, el castigo de Jehová; ni te fatigues de su corrección:
12 For whom the Lord loveth, he chastiseth: and as a father in the son he pleaseth himself.
12 Porque al que ama castiga, como el padre al hijo á quien quiere.
13 Blessed is the man that findeth wisdom and is rich in prudence:
13 Bienaventurado el hombre que halla la sabiduría, y que obtiene la inteligencia:
14 The purchasing thereof is better than the merchandise of silver, and her fruit than the chiefest and purest gold:
14 Porque su mercadería es mejor que la mercadería de la plata, y sus frutos más que el oro fino.
15 She is more precious than all riches: and all the things that are desired, are not to be compared with her.
15 Más preciosa es que las piedras preciosas; y todo lo que puedes desear, no se puede comparar á ella.
16 Length of days is in her right hand, and in her left hand riches and glory.
16 Largura de días está en su mano derecha; en su izquierda riquezas y honra.
17 Her ways are beautiful ways, and all her paths are peaceable.
17 Sus caminos son caminos deleitosos, y todas sus veredas paz.
18 She is a tree of life to them that lay hold on her: and he that shall retain her is blessed.
18 Ella es árbol de vida á los que de ella asen: y bienaventurados son los que la mantienen.
19 The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth, hath established the heavens by prudence.
19 Jehová con sabiduría fundó la tierra; afirmó los cielos con inteligencia.
20 By his wisdom the depths have broken out, and the clouds grow thick with dew.
20 Con su ciencia se partieron los abismos, y destilan el rocío los cielos.
21 My son, let not these things depart from thy eyes: keep the law and counsel:
21 Hijo mío, no se aparten [estas cosas] de tus ojos; guarda la ley y el consejo;
22 And there shall be life to thy soul, and grace to thy mouth.
22 Y serán vida á tu alma, y gracia á tu cuello.
23 Then shalt thou walk confidently in thy way, and thy foot shall not stumble:
23 Entonces andarás por tu camino confiadamente, y tu pie no tropezará.
24 If thou sleep, thou shalt not fear: thou shalt rest, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
24 Cuando te acostares, no tendrás temor; antes te acostarás, y tu sueño será suave.
25 Be not afraid of sudden fear, nor of the power of the wicked falling upon thee.
25 No tendrás temor de pavor repentino, ni de la ruina de los impíos cuando viniere:
26 For the Lord will be at thy side, and will keep thy foot that thou be not taken.
26 Porque Jehová será tu confianza, y él preservará tu pie de ser preso.
27 Do not withhold him from doing good, who is able: if thou art able, do good thyself also.
27 No detengas el bien de sus dueños, cuando tuvieres poder para hacerlo.
28 Say not to thy friend: Go, and come again: and tomorrow I will give to thee: when thou canst give at present.
28 No digas á tu prójimo: Ve, y vuelve, y mañana [te] daré; cuando tienes contigo [qué darle].
29 Practise not evil against thy friend, when he hath confidence in thee.
29 No intentes mal contra tu prójimo, estando él confiado de ti.
30 Strive not against a man without cause, when he hath done thee no evil.
30 No pleitees con alguno sin razón, si él no te ha hecho agravio.
31 Envy not the unjust man, and do not follow his ways:
31 No envidies al hombre injusto, ni escojas alguno de sus caminos.
32 For every mocker is an abomination to the Lord, and his communication is with the simple.
32 Porque el perverso es abominado de Jehová: mas su secreto es con los rectos.
33 Want is from the Lord in the house of the wicked: but the habitations of the just shall be blessed.
33 La maldición de Jehová está en la casa del impío; mas él bendecirá la morada de los justos.
34 He shall scorn the scorners, and to the meek he will give grace.
34 Ciertamente él escarnecerá á los escarnecedores, y á los humildes dará gracia.
35 The wise shall possess glory: the promotion of fools is disgrace.
35 Los sabios heredarán honra: mas los necios sostendrán ignominia.
Cross references (35)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 John 14:21–24; Proverbs 4:5; Deuteronomy 6:6–9; Psalm 119:16; Proverbs 1:8
- 2 Ephesians 6:1–3; Proverbs 4:10; Psalm 91:16; Psalm 128:6; Romans 15:13
- 3 Proverbs 7:3; 2 Corinthians 3:3; Hebrews 10:16; Deuteronomy 11:18–21; Malachi 2:6
- 4 Luke 2:52; 1 Samuel 2:26; Romans 14:18; Psalm 111:10; Genesis 39:2–4
- 5 Psalm 37:5; Jeremiah 17:7–8; Proverbs 28:26; Psalm 37:3; Psalm 62:8
- 6 Proverbs 16:3; Psalm 32:8; Philippians 4:6; Proverbs 16:9; Jeremiah 10:23
- 7 Job 28:28; Romans 12:16; Proverbs 26:12; Proverbs 16:6; Job 1:1
- 8 Proverbs 4:22; Psalm 147:3; Proverbs 16:24; Job 21:24; Ezekiel 16:4–5
- 9 Deuteronomy 26:2–15; 1 Corinthians 16:2; Proverbs 14:31; Exodus 23:19; Philippians 4:17–18
- 10 Proverbs 19:17; Deuteronomy 28:8; Proverbs 11:24–25; Joel 2:24; Proverbs 22:9
- 11 Job 5:17; Revelation 3:19; Hebrews 12:5–12; Psalm 94:12; Isaiah 40:30–31
- 12 Deuteronomy 8:5; Revelation 3:19; Proverbs 29:17; Proverbs 13:24; Psalm 103:13
- 13 Proverbs 8:32–35; Proverbs 4:5–9; Ecclesiastes 9:15–18; Proverbs 2:4; 1 Kings 10:1–9
- 14 Proverbs 8:10–11; Proverbs 16:16; Proverbs 8:19; Job 28:13–19; Revelation 3:18
- 15 Proverbs 8:11; Proverbs 31:10; Job 28:18; Romans 8:18; Psalm 73:25–26
- 16 Proverbs 3:2; 2 Corinthians 6:10; Proverbs 22:4; 1 Kings 3:13; 1 Timothy 4:8
- 17 Luke 1:79; Isaiah 26:3; Philippians 4:8–9; Proverbs 2:10; Psalm 119:165
- 18 Proverbs 11:30; Proverbs 15:4; Revelation 2:7; Genesis 2:9; Proverbs 13:12
- 19 Psalm 104:24; Jeremiah 10:12; John 1:3; Jeremiah 51:15; Psalm 136:5
- 20 Genesis 7:11; Psalm 65:9–12; Job 36:27–28; Genesis 1:9; Genesis 27:28
- 21 Joshua 1:8; Deuteronomy 6:6–9; Deuteronomy 32:46–47; Proverbs 4:21; Hebrews 2:1–3
- 22 Proverbs 4:22; Proverbs 1:9; Isaiah 38:16; John 12:49–50
- 23 Proverbs 4:12; Proverbs 10:9; Psalm 121:3; Psalm 91:11–12; Psalm 37:31
- 24 Psalm 4:8; Psalm 3:5; Proverbs 6:22; Job 11:19; Psalm 121:4–7
- 25 Isaiah 41:10–14; Psalm 112:7; 1 Peter 3:14; Psalm 91:5; Isaiah 8:12–13
- 26 Psalm 91:3; Proverbs 14:26; 1 Samuel 2:9; Psalm 91:9–10; Habakkuk 3:17–18
- 27 Galatians 6:10; James 2:15–16; Romans 13:7; James 5:4; Genesis 31:29
- 28 Leviticus 19:13; Deuteronomy 24:12–15; 2 Corinthians 8:11; Ecclesiastes 9:10; Ecclesiastes 11:6
- 29 Proverbs 6:14; Psalm 55:20; Micah 2:1–2; Proverbs 16:29–30; Psalm 59:3
- 30 2 Timothy 2:24; Proverbs 29:22; Romans 12:18–21; Proverbs 25:8–9; Proverbs 18:6
- 31 Proverbs 24:1; Psalm 37:1; Galatians 5:21; Ecclesiastes 5:8; Proverbs 23:17
- 32 Psalm 25:14; Proverbs 11:20; John 15:15; Proverbs 17:15; Proverbs 8:13
- 33 Psalm 37:22; Leviticus 26:14–46; Psalm 91:10; Job 8:6–7; Malachi 2:2
- 34 James 4:6; 1 Peter 5:5; Psalm 138:6; Proverbs 9:12; Isaiah 57:15
- 35 Psalm 132:18; Isaiah 65:13–15; 1 Samuel 2:30; Daniel 12:2–3; Psalm 73:24
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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).
"For God," saith [the Scripture], "resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble." Let us cleave, then, to those to whom grace has been given by God.
By His knowledge the depths burst forth, and the clouds dropped down the dew." And again: "The Lord created me the beginning of His ways in His work: He set me up from everlasting, in the beginning, before He made the earth, before He established the depths, and before the fountains of waters gushed forth; before the mountains were made …
For Thou hast said unto man, "Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom;" and desire not to seem wise, because, "Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools." But I had now found the goodly pearl, which, selling all that I had, I ought to have bought; and I hesitated.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
For thus saith the holy Word: "The Lord hath severely chastened me, yet hath not given me over to death." "For whom the Lord loveth He chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom He receiveth." "The righteous," saith it, "shall chasten me in mercy, and reprove me; but let not the oil of sinners make fat my head." And again he …
So that the tree of life would seem to have been in the terrestrial Paradise what the wisdom of God is in the spiritual, of which it is written, "She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her."
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)