Proverbs 25 Free Bible Version
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1 These are more proverbs of Solomon, collected by the scribes of Hezekiah, king of Judah.
1 TAMBIÉN estos son proverbios de Salomón, los cuales copiaron los varones de Ezechîas, rey de Judá.
2 God's greatness is in doing things that can't be known, while the greatness of kings is in revealing things.
2 Gloria de Dios es encubrir la palabra; mas honra del rey es escudriñar la palabra.
3 Just as the height of the heavens or the depth of the earth can't be known, the king's thinking can't be known.
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 Remove the waste from the silver, and the silversmith has pure silver to work with.
4 Quita las escorias de la plata, y saldrá vaso al fundidor.
5 Remove the wicked from the king's presence and the king will rule securely and justly.
5 Aparta al impío de la presencia del rey, y su trono se afirmará en justicia.
6 Don't try to make yourself look great before the king, and don't pretend to be among the important people,
6 No te alabes delante del rey, ni estés en el lugar de los grandes:
7 for it's better to be told, “Come up here,” than to be humiliated before a nobleman. Even though you've seen something with your own eyes,
7 Porque mejor es que se te diga, Sube acá, que no que seas humillado delante del príncipe que miraron tus ojos.
8 don't rush to take legal action, for what are you going to do in the end when your neighbor shows you're wrong and humiliates you?
8 No salgas á pleito presto, no sea que no sepas qué hacer al fin, después que tu prójimo te haya dejado confuso.
9 Discuss the case with your neighbor himself, and don't betray someone else's secret,
9 Trata tu causa con tu compañero y no descubras el secreto á otro.
10 otherwise whoever hears it will make you ashamed and you'll never lose your bad reputation.
10 No sea que te deshonre el que lo oyere, y tu infamia no pueda repararse.
11 Advice given at the right time is like golden apples set in silver.
11 Manzana de oro con figuras de plata es la palabra dicha como conviene.
12 Constructive criticism from the wise to someone who listens is like a gold ring and a necklace of fine gold.
12 [Como] zarcillo de oro y joyel de oro fino, es el que reprende al sabio que tiene oído dócil.
13 Faithful messengers are as refreshing to their master as cold snow on a hot harvest day.
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 Someone who boasts about a gift they never give is like cloud and wind without rain.
14 [Como] nubes y vientos sin lluvia, [así es] el hombre que se jacta de vana liberalidad.
15 If you're patient you can persuade your superior, and soft words can break down opposition.
15 Con larga paciencia se aplaca el príncipe; y la lengua blanda quebranta los huesos.
16 If you find honey, eat just enough, for if you eat too much, you'll be sick.
16 ¿Hallaste la miel? come lo que te basta; no sea que te hartes de ella, y la vomites.
17 Don't set foot in your neighbors' homes too often, otherwise they'll get fed up with you and hate you.
17 Detén tu pie de la casa de tu vecino, porque harto de ti no te aborrezca.
18 Telling lies in court against a friend is like attacking them with a mace, or a sword, or an arrow.
18 Martillo y cuchillo y saeta aguda, es el hombre que habla contra su prójimo falso testimonio.
19 Trusting in unreliable people in times of trouble is like eating with a broken tooth or walking on a bad foot.
19 Diente quebrado y pie resbalador, es la confianza en el prevaricador en tiempo de angustia.
20 Singing happy songs to someone who's broken-hearted is like taking off your coat on a cold day, or pouring vinegar onto an open wound.
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 your enemy is hungry, give him something to eat; if he's thirsty, give him a drink of water.
21 Si el que te aborrece tuviere hambre, dale de comer pan; y si tuviere sed, dale de beber agua:
22 This will make him ashamed as if he had burning coals piled on his head, and the Lord will reward you.
22 Porque ascuas allegas sobre su cabeza, y Jehová te lo pagará.
23 In the same way that the north wind brings rain, slandering people makes them angry.
23 El viento del norte ahuyenta la lluvia, y el rostro airado la lengua detractora.
24 It's better to live in a corner of a housetop than to share a whole house with an argumentative wife.
24 Mejor es estar en un rincón de casa, que con la mujer rencillosa en espaciosa casa.
25 Good news from a distant country is like cold water to an exhausted traveler.
25 [Como] el agua fría al alma sedienta, así son las buenas nuevas de lejanas tierras.
26 Good people who give in to the wicked are like a muddied spring or a polluted well.
26 [Como] fuente turbia y manantial corrompido, [es] el justo que cae delante del impío.
27 It's not good to eat too much honey, or to want too much praise.
27 Comer mucha miel no es bueno: ni el buscar la propia gloria es gloria.
28 Someone without control is as exposed as a town whose walls have been breached.
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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