Proverbs · Geneva Bible (1599)
Proverbs 9 Geneva Bible (1599)
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Notes on this text (1)
- Original 16th-century spelling.
1 Wisedome hath built her house, and hewen out her seuen pillars.
1 LA sabiduría edificó su casa, labró sus siete columnas;
1 Wisdom has built her house. She has carved out her seven pillars.
2 She hath killed her vitailes, drawen her wine, and prepared her table.
2 Mató sus víctimas, templó su vino, y puso su mesa.
2 She has prepared her meat. She has mixed her wine. She has also set her table.
3 She hath sent forth her maydens and cryeth vpon the highest places of the citie, saying,
3 Envió sus criadas; sobre lo más alto de la ciudad clamó:
3 She has sent out her maidens. She cries from the highest places of the city:
4 Who so is simple, let him come hither, and to him that is destitute of wisedome, she sayth,
4 Cualquiera simple, venga acá. A los faltos de cordura dijo:
4 “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” As for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,
5 Come, and eate of my meate, and drinke of the wine that I haue drawen.
5 Venid, comed mi pan, y bebed del vino que yo he templado.
5 “Come, eat some of my bread, Drink some of the wine which I have mixed!
6 Forsake your way, ye foolish, and ye shall liue: and walke in the way of vnderstanding.
6 Dejad las simplezas, y vivid; y andad por el camino de la inteligencia.
6 Leave your simple ways, and live. Walk in the way of understanding.”
7 He that reproueth a scorner, purchaseth to himselfe shame: and he that rebuketh the wicked, getteth himselfe a blot.
7 El que corrige al escarnecedor, afrenta se acarrea: el que reprende al impío, se [atrae] mancha.
7 One who corrects a mocker invites insult. One who reproves a wicked man invites abuse.
8 Rebuke not a scorner, least he hate thee: but rebuke a wise man, and he will loue thee.
8 No reprendas al escarnecedor, porque no te aborrezca; corrige al sabio, y te amará.
8 Don’t reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you. Reprove a wise person, and he will love you.
9 Giue admonition to the wise, and he will be the wiser: teache a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
9 Da al sabio, y será más sabio: enseña al justo, y acrecerá su saber.
9 Instruct a wise person, and he will be still wiser. Teach a righteous person, and he will increase in learning.
10 The beginning of wisedome is the feare of the Lord, and the knowledge of holy things, is vnderstanding.
10 El temor de Jehová es el principio de la sabiduría; y la ciencia de los santos es inteligencia.
10 The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom. The knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
11 For thy dayes shalbe multiplied by me, and the yeeres of thy life shalbe augmented.
11 Porque por mí se aumentarán tus días, y años de vida se te añadirán.
11 For by me your days will be multiplied. The years of your life will be increased.
12 If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thy selfe, and if thou be a scorner, thou alone shalt suffer.
12 Si fueres sabio, para ti lo serás: mas si fueres escarnecedor, pagarás tú solo.
12 If you are wise, you are wise for yourself. If you mock, you alone will bear it.
13 A foolish woman is troublesome: she is ignorant, and knoweth nothing.
13 La mujer loca es alborotadora; [es] simple é ignorante.
13 The foolish woman is loud, undisciplined, and knows nothing.
14 But she sitteth at the doore of her house on a seate in the hie places of the citie,
14 Siéntase en una silla á la puerta de su casa, en lo alto de la ciudad,
14 She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
15 To call them that passe by the way, that go right on their way, saying,
15 Para llamar á los que pasan por el camino, que van por sus caminos derechos.
15 to call to those who pass by, who go straight on their ways,
16 Who so is simple, let him come hither, and to him that is destitute of wisedome, shee sayth also,
16 Cualquiera simple, [dice], venga acá. A los faltos de cordura dijo:
16 “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here.” As for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,
17 Stollen waters are sweete, and hid bread is pleasant.
17 Las aguas hurtadas son dulces, y el pan [comido] en oculto es suave.
17 “Stolen water is sweet. Food eaten in secret is pleasant.”
18 But he knoweth not, that ye dead are there, and that her ghestes are in the depth of hell.
18 Y no saben que allí están los muertos; que sus convidados están en los profundos de la sepultura.
18 But he doesn’t know that the departed spirits are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
Cross references (18)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Matthew 16:18; Revelation 3:12; Galatians 2:9; 1 Peter 2:5–6; Ephesians 2:20–22
- 2 Matthew 22:3–14; Isaiah 25:6; Luke 14:16–17; Proverbs 9:5; Proverbs 23:30
- 3 Proverbs 9:14; Proverbs 8:1–3; Matthew 22:3–4; Psalm 68:11; Proverbs 1:20–23
- 4 Proverbs 6:32; Matthew 11:25; Proverbs 8:5; Proverbs 9:16; Revelation 22:17
- 5 John 6:27; Song of Songs 5:1; Proverbs 9:17; Jeremiah 31:12–14; Matthew 26:26–28
- 6 Proverbs 13:20; Proverbs 4:11; Luke 13:24; 2 Corinthians 6:17; Proverbs 4:14–15
- 7 Proverbs 15:12; Proverbs 23:9; 2 Chronicles 36:16; 2 Chronicles 25:15–16; 2 Chronicles 24:20–22
- 8 Proverbs 13:18; Psalm 141:5; Proverbs 23:9; Proverbs 15:12; Proverbs 29:1
- 9 Proverbs 1:5; 1 John 5:13; Matthew 13:11–12; Proverbs 25:12; 1 John 2:20–21
- 10 Psalm 111:10; Job 28:28; Proverbs 1:7; Ecclesiastes 12:13; Proverbs 2:5
- 11 Proverbs 10:27; Proverbs 3:2; Proverbs 3:16; Deuteronomy 6:2
- 12 Job 22:2–3; Ezekiel 18:20; 2 Peter 3:3–4; Job 22:21; Proverbs 16:26
- 13 Proverbs 7:11; Proverbs 5:6; Proverbs 21:19; 1 Timothy 6:4; Proverbs 21:9
- 14 Proverbs 9:3; Proverbs 7:10–12
- 15 Proverbs 7:25–27; Proverbs 23:27–28; Proverbs 7:13–15
- 16 Proverbs 9:4
- 17 Proverbs 20:17; Proverbs 23:31–32; Proverbs 30:20; James 1:14–15; Genesis 3:6
- 18 Proverbs 7:27; Proverbs 2:18–19; Proverbs 5:5; Psalm 82:5; Proverbs 1:7
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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).
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Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
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Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)