Proverbs 4 Free Bible Version
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1 Listen, sons, to a father's instruction; pay attention and discover what makes sense,
1 OID, hijos, la doctrina de un padre, y estad atentos para que conozcáis cordura.
2 for what I am passing on to you is reliable. Don't reject my teachings.
2 Porque os doy buena enseñanza; no desamparéis mi ley.
3 When I was a son with my father—a tender young boy, my mother's only child—
3 Porque yo fuí hijo de mi padre, delicado y único delante de mi madre.
4 he was the one who taught me. He told me, “Pay attention to the words I say and keep them in mind; do what I tell you and you will live.
4 Y él me enseñaba, y me decía: Mantenga tu corazón mis razones, guarda mis mandamientos, y vivirás:
5 Get wisdom, find out what makes sense. Don't forget my words or reject them.
5 Adquiere sabiduría, adquiere inteligencia; no te olvides ni te apartes de las razones de mi boca;
6 Don't give up on wisdom for she will keep you safe. Love wisdom and she will protect you.
6 No la dejes, y ella te guardará; ámala, y te conservará.
7 The first thing in becoming wise is to get wisdom! Whatever else you gain, gain insight.
7 Sabiduría ante todo: adquiere sabiduría: y ante toda tu posesión adquiere inteligencia.
8 Treasure wisdom, and she will praise you; embrace her, and she will honor you.
8 Engrandécela, y ella te engrandecerá: ella te honrará, cuando tú la hubieres abrazado.
9 She will place on your head a wreath of grace; she will present to you a crown of glory.”
9 Adorno de gracia dará á tu cabeza: corona de hermosura te entregará.
10 Listen, my son, if you accept what I tell you, then you will live a long life.
10 Oye, hijo mío, y recibe mis razones; y se te multiplicarán años de vida.
11 I have explained to you the way of wisdom; I have guided you along the right paths.
11 Por el camino de la sabiduría te he encaminado, y por veredas derechas te he hecho andar.
12 Nothing will block your way when you walk, you won't stumble when you run.
12 Cuando anduvieres no se estrecharán tus pasos; y si corrieres, no tropezarás.
13 Hold on to these instructions—don't let them go. Protect them, for they are life's foundation.
13 Ten el consejo, no lo dejes; guárdalo, porque eso es tu vida.
14 Don't go the way of the wicked or follow the example of those who do evil.
14 No entres por la vereda de los impíos, ni vayas por el camino de los malos.
15 Avoid that way completely. Don't go there! Turn away, and walk on.
15 Desampárala, no pases por ella; apártate de ella, pasa.
16 Evil people won't rest until they've done something wrong; they can't sleep unless they've tripped someone up.
16 Porque no duermen ellos, si no hicieren mal; y pierden su sueño, si no han hecho caer.
17 For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.
17 Porque comen pan de maldad, y beben vino de robos.
18 The way of life of the good is like the light of the sunrise, glowing brighter and brighter until the full light of day shines out.
18 Mas la senda de los justos es como la luz de la aurora, que va en aumento hasta que el día es perfecto.
19 But the way of life of the wicked is like complete darkness; they don't even know what they're tripping over.
19 El camino de los impíos es como la oscuridad: no saben en qué tropiezan.
20 My son, pay attention to what I tell you; listen to the words I'm saying.
20 Hijo mío, está atento á mis palabras; inclina tu oído á mis razones.
21 Don't lose sight of them; think about them deeply,
21 No se aparten de tus ojos; guárdalas en medio de tu corazón.
22 for they are life to anyone who finds them, and make the whole body healthy.
22 Porque son vida á los que las hallan, y medicina á toda su carne.
23 Most of all, protect your mind, for everything in life flows from it.
23 Sobre toda cosa guardada guarda tu corazón; porque de él mana la vida.
24 Don't ever lie, and don't say anything dishonest.
24 Aparta de ti la perversidad de la boca, y aleja de ti la iniquidad de labios.
25 Focus on what's ahead of you; look at what's in front of you.
25 Tus ojos miren lo recto, y tus párpados en derechura delante de ti.
26 Pay attention to the path you decide to follow, and you'll be safe wherever you go.
26 Examina la senda de tus pies, y todos tus caminos sean ordenados.
27 Don't deviate to the right or the left, and turn away from evil.
27 No te apartes á diestra, ni á siniestra: aparta tu pie del mal.
Cross references (27)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Hebrews 2:1; Psalm 34:11; Proverbs 1:8; Proverbs 2:1–5; 1 Thessalonians 2:11–12
- 2 1 Timothy 4:6; Titus 1:9; Psalm 89:30–32; Proverbs 8:6–9; Deuteronomy 32:2
- 3 1 Chronicles 22:5; Romans 12:16; 1 Chronicles 29:1; Zechariah 12:10; 1 Chronicles 3:5
- 4 Proverbs 3:1; Ephesians 6:4; John 12:50; Proverbs 7:2; 1 Chronicles 28:9
- 5 James 1:5; Proverbs 3:13–18; Proverbs 1:22–23; 2 Chronicles 34:2; Psalm 44:18
- 6 2 Thessalonians 2:10; Proverbs 4:21–22; Ephesians 3:17; Proverbs 2:10–12
- 7 Ecclesiastes 7:12; Ecclesiastes 9:16–18; Proverbs 23:23; Proverbs 16:16; Philippians 3:8
- 8 Daniel 12:3; 1 Samuel 2:30; Proverbs 3:35; 1 Kings 3:5–13; Proverbs 22:4
- 9 Proverbs 1:9; 1 Peter 5:4; Hebrews 2:7–9; Proverbs 16:31; Isaiah 28:5
- 10 1 Thessalonians 2:13; Proverbs 3:2; Deuteronomy 6:2; Jeremiah 9:20; Proverbs 3:16
- 11 Psalm 25:4–5; Ecclesiastes 12:9; Proverbs 8:9; Proverbs 8:6; 1 Samuel 12:23–24
- 12 Proverbs 3:23; Psalm 18:36; 2 Samuel 22:37; 1 Peter 2:8; John 11:9–10
- 13 Proverbs 3:18; Hebrews 2:1; Proverbs 23:23; Deuteronomy 32:47; Acts 2:42
- 14 Psalm 1:1; 1 Corinthians 15:33; Proverbs 1:15; Proverbs 1:10; Proverbs 13:20
- 15 Ephesians 5:11; Job 22:23; 1 Thessalonians 5:22; Exodus 23:7; Job 11:14
- 16 Psalm 36:4; Micah 2:1; Isaiah 57:20; 2 Peter 2:14; Proverbs 1:16
- 17 Micah 6:12; Proverbs 9:17; Proverbs 20:17; Psalm 14:4; James 5:4–5
- 18 John 8:12; Job 11:17; Daniel 12:3; Philippians 2:15; 2 Corinthians 3:18
- 19 John 12:35; Isaiah 59:9–10; Jeremiah 23:12; Job 18:5–6; 1 Samuel 2:9
- 20 Proverbs 5:1; Isaiah 55:3; Proverbs 6:20–21; Proverbs 7:1; Psalm 78:1
- 21 Proverbs 3:21; Proverbs 3:3; Proverbs 7:1–2; Psalm 40:8; Proverbs 2:1
- 22 Jeremiah 33:6; Proverbs 12:18; Proverbs 4:10; Proverbs 3:8; Proverbs 4:4
- 23 Luke 6:45; Matthew 12:34–35; Mark 7:21–23; Psalm 139:23–24; Proverbs 13:3
- 24 Proverbs 8:8; James 1:26; Proverbs 8:13; Ephesians 4:25–31; 1 Peter 2:1
- 25 Psalm 119:37; Matthew 6:22; Job 31:1; Proverbs 23:33; Proverbs 23:5
- 26 Hebrews 12:13; Psalm 37:23; Psalm 119:5; 2 Thessalonians 3:3; Haggai 1:5
- 27 Deuteronomy 5:32; Joshua 1:7; Deuteronomy 28:14; Proverbs 16:17; Deuteronomy 12:32
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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).
It is not an enemy, O man, that assails thee from without, but an evil shoot growing up out of thyself. Look right on with thine eyes, and there is no lust.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)