Proverbs · King James Version (with Apocrypha)
Proverbs 12 King James Version (with Apocrypha)
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1 Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof [is] brutish.
1 EL que ama la corrección ama la sabiduría: mas el que aborrece la reprensión, es ignorante.
2 A good [man] obtaineth favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.
2 El bueno alcanzará favor de Jehová: mas él condenará al hombre de malos pensamientos.
3 A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
3 El hombre no se afirmará por medio de la impiedad: mas la raíz de los justos no será movida.
4 A virtuous woman [is] a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed [is] as rottenness in his bones.
4 La mujer virtuosa corona es de su marido: mas la mala, como carcoma en sus huesos.
5 The thoughts of the righteous [are] right: [but] the counsels of the wicked [are] deceit.
5 Los pensamientos de los justos son rectitud; [mas] los consejos de los impíos, engaño.
6 The words of the wicked [are] to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
6 Las palabras de los impíos son para acechar la sangre: mas la boca de los rectos los librará.
7 The wicked are overthrown, and [are] not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.
7 [Dios] trastornará á los impíos, y no serán más: mas la casa de los justos permanecerá.
8 A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
8 Según su sabiduría es alabado el hombre: mas el perverso de corazón será en menosprecio.
9 [He that is] despised, and hath a servant, [is] better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.
9 Mejor es el que es menospreciado y tiene servidores, que el que se precia, y carece de pan.
10 A righteous [man] regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked [are] cruel.
10 El justo atiende á la vida de su bestia: mas las entrañas de los impíos son crueles.
11 He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain [persons is] void of understanding.
11 El que labra su tierra, se hartará de pan: mas el que sigue los vagabundos es falto de entendimiento.
12 The wicked desireth the net of evil [men:] but the root of the righteous yieldeth [fruit].
12 Desea el impío la red de los malos: mas la raíz de los justos dará [fruto].
13 The wicked is snared by the transgression of [his] lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.
13 El impío es enredado en la prevaricación de sus labios: mas el justo saldrá de la tribulación.
14 A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of [his] mouth: and the recompence of a man’s hands shall be rendered unto him.
14 El hombre será harto de bien del fruto de su boca: y la paga de las manos del hombre le será dada.
15 The way of a fool [is] right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel [is] wise.
15 El camino del necio es derecho en su opinión: mas el que obedece al consejo es sabio.
16 A fool’s wrath is presently known: but a prudent [man] covereth shame.
16 El necio luego al punto da á conocer su ira: mas el que disimula la injuria es cuerdo.
17 [He that] speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.
17 El que habla verdad, declara justicia; mas el testigo mentiroso, engaño.
18 There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise [is] health.
18 Hay quienes hablan como [dando] estocadas de espada: mas la lengua de los sabios es medicina.
19 The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue [is] but for a moment.
19 El labio de verdad permanecerá para siempre: mas la lengua de mentira por un momento.
20 Deceit [is] in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace [is] joy.
20 Engaño hay en el corazón de los que piensan mal: mas alegría en el de los que piensan bien.
21 There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
21 Ninguna adversidad acontecerá al justo: mas los impíos serán llenos de mal.
22 Lying lips [are] abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly [are] his delight.
22 Los labios mentirosos son abominación á Jehová: mas los obradores de verdad su contentamiento.
23 A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
23 El hombre cuerdo encubre la ciencia: mas el corazón de los necios publica la necedad.
24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
24 La mano de los diligentes se enseñoreará: mas la negligencia será tributaria.
25 Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.
25 El cuidado congojoso en el corazón del hombre, lo abate; mas la buena palabra lo alegra.
26 The righteous [is] more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.
26 El justo hace ventaja á su prójimo: mas el camino de los impíos les hace errar.
27 The slothful [man] roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man [is] precious.
27 El indolente no chamuscará su caza: mas el haber precioso del hombre [es] la diligencia.
28 In the way of righteousness [is] life; and [in] the pathway [thereof there is] no death.
28 En el camino de la justicia está la vida; y la senda de su vereda no es muerte.
Cross references (28)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Proverbs 15:10; Proverbs 9:7–8; Psalm 119:97–100; Proverbs 5:12–13; Proverbs 18:1
- 2 Proverbs 8:35; Acts 11:24; Psalm 112:5; Romans 5:7; Isaiah 32:5–7
- 3 Proverbs 10:25; Ephesians 3:17; Colossians 2:7; Proverbs 12:12; Psalm 125:1–2
- 4 Proverbs 31:10–25; Proverbs 14:30; Proverbs 14:1; Proverbs 19:13–14; Proverbs 21:9
- 5 Psalm 139:23; Isaiah 55:7; Psalm 140:1–3; Psalm 41:6–7; Jeremiah 4:14
- 6 Proverbs 14:3; Jeremiah 5:26; Proverbs 1:11–19; Isaiah 59:7; 2 Samuel 17:1–4
- 7 Matthew 7:24–27; Proverbs 10:25; Proverbs 11:21; Job 27:18–23; 2 Samuel 7:26
- 8 2 Corinthians 10:18; Proverbs 3:35; 1 Corinthians 3:10–15; Matthew 27:4–5; 1 Corinthians 4:5
- 9 Luke 14:11; Proverbs 13:7
- 10 Deuteronomy 25:4; Genesis 33:13–14; Numbers 22:28–32; James 2:13–16; 1 John 3:17
- 11 Proverbs 28:19; Proverbs 14:23; 1 Thessalonians 4:11–12; Psalm 128:2; Ephesians 4:28
- 12 Jeremiah 17:7–8; Luke 8:13–15; Psalm 1:3; John 15:5; Proverbs 29:5–6
- 13 Proverbs 21:23; Proverbs 11:8; Psalm 64:8; Daniel 6:24; Proverbs 6:2
- 14 Proverbs 18:20–21; Isaiah 3:10–11; Proverbs 13:2; Psalm 63:5; Proverbs 15:23
- 15 Proverbs 3:7; Proverbs 19:20; Proverbs 14:16; Proverbs 26:12; Proverbs 16:2
- 16 Proverbs 29:11; James 1:19; Proverbs 10:12; Proverbs 17:9; Proverbs 25:28
- 17 Proverbs 14:25; Proverbs 14:5; Proverbs 24:28; Proverbs 6:19; Proverbs 19:5
- 18 Proverbs 16:24; Proverbs 15:4; Proverbs 10:20–21; Psalm 57:4; James 3:6–8
- 19 Proverbs 19:9; Psalm 52:4–5; Job 20:5; Zechariah 1:4–6; Acts 5:3–10
- 20 Matthew 5:9; 1 Peter 3:8–13; Mark 7:21–22; Jeremiah 17:16; Zechariah 6:13
- 21 1 Peter 3:13; Psalm 91:10; Romans 8:28; Revelation 18:6; Jeremiah 13:12–14
- 22 Psalm 5:6; Proverbs 11:20; Revelation 22:15; Proverbs 6:16–17; Jeremiah 9:24
- 23 Proverbs 13:16; Proverbs 11:13; Proverbs 10:19; Proverbs 10:14; Proverbs 15:2
- 24 Proverbs 12:27; Proverbs 10:4; Proverbs 21:25–26; Proverbs 13:4; Proverbs 19:15
- 25 Proverbs 16:24; Proverbs 15:13; Proverbs 17:22; Isaiah 50:4; Proverbs 15:23
- 26 1 John 2:26; James 1:13–14; Proverbs 17:27; Matthew 5:46–48; Psalm 18:12–13
- 27 Proverbs 13:4; Proverbs 26:15; Psalm 37:16
- 28 3 John 11; Romans 5:21; Ezekiel 18:20–24; Proverbs 11:19; Titus 2:11–12
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