Proverbs · Literal Standard Version
Proverbs 25 Literal Standard Version
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1 These are also proverbs of Solomon, that men of Hezekiah king of Judah transcribed:
1 TAMBIÉN estos son proverbios de Salomón, los cuales copiaron los varones de Ezechîas, rey de Judá.
2 The glory of God [is] to hide a thing, || And the glory of kings [is] to search out a matter.
2 Gloria de Dios es encubrir la palabra; mas honra del rey es escudriñar la palabra.
3 The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, || And the heart of kings—[are] unsearchable.
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 Take away dross from silver, || And a vessel goes forth for the refiner,
4 Quita las escorias de la plata, y saldrá vaso al fundidor.
5 Take away the wicked before a king, || And his throne is established in righteousness.
5 Aparta al impío de la presencia del rey, y su trono se afirmará en justicia.
6 Do not honor yourself before a king, || And do not stand in the place of the great.
6 No te alabes delante del rey, ni estés en el lugar de los grandes:
7 For better [that] he has said to you, “Come up here,” || Than [that] he humbles you before a noble, || Whom your eyes have seen.
7 Porque mejor es que se te diga, Sube acá, que no que seas humillado delante del príncipe que miraron tus ojos.
8 Do not go forth to strive, hurry, turn, || What do you do in its latter end, || When your neighbor causes you to blush?
8 No salgas á pleito presto, no sea que no sepas qué hacer al fin, después que tu prójimo te haya dejado confuso.
9 Plead your cause with your neighbor, || And do not reveal the secret counsel of another,
9 Trata tu causa con tu compañero y no descubras el secreto á otro.
10 Lest the hearer put you to shame, || And your evil report not turn back.
10 No sea que te deshonre el que lo oyere, y tu infamia no pueda repararse.
11 Apples of gold in imagery of silver, || [Is] the word spoken at its fit times.
11 Manzana de oro con figuras de plata es la palabra dicha como conviene.
12 A ring of gold, and an ornament of pure gold, || [Is] the wise reprover to an attentive ear.
12 [Como] zarcillo de oro y joyel de oro fino, es el que reprende al sabio que tiene oído dócil.
13 As a vessel of snow in a day of harvest, || [So is] a faithful ambassador to those sending him, || And he refreshes the soul of his masters.
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 Clouds and wind without rain, || [Is] a man boasting himself in a false gift.
14 [Como] nubes y vientos sin lluvia, [así es] el hombre que se jacta de vana liberalidad.
15 A ruler is persuaded by long-suffering, || And a soft tongue breaks a bone.
15 Con larga paciencia se aplaca el príncipe; y la lengua blanda quebranta los huesos.
16 You have found honey—eat your sufficiency, || Lest you are satiated [with] it, and have vomited it.
16 ¿Hallaste la miel? come lo que te basta; no sea que te hartes de ella, y la vomites.
17 Withdraw your foot from your neighbor’s house, || Lest he is satiated [with] you, and has hated you.
17 Detén tu pie de la casa de tu vecino, porque harto de ti no te aborrezca.
18 A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, || [Is] the man testifying a false testimony against his neighbor.
18 Martillo y cuchillo y saeta aguda, es el hombre que habla contra su prójimo falso testimonio.
19 A bad tooth, and a tottering foot, || [Is] the confidence of the treacherous in a day of adversity.
19 Diente quebrado y pie resbalador, es la confianza en el prevaricador en tiempo de angustia.
20 Whoever is taking away a garment in a cold day, || [Is as] vinegar on natron, || And a singer of songs on a sad heart.
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 he who is hating you hungers, cause him to eat bread, || And if he thirsts, cause him to drink water.
21 Si el que te aborrece tuviere hambre, dale de comer pan; y si tuviere sed, dale de beber agua:
22 For you are putting coals on his head, || And YHWH gives repayment to you.
22 Porque ascuas allegas sobre su cabeza, y Jehová te lo pagará.
23 A north wind brings forth rain, || And a secret tongue—indignant faces.
23 El viento del norte ahuyenta la lluvia, y el rostro airado la lengua detractora.
24 Better to sit on a corner of a roof, || Than [with] a woman of contentions, and a house of company.
24 Mejor es estar en un rincón de casa, que con la mujer rencillosa en espaciosa casa.
25 [As] cold waters for a weary soul, || So [is] a good report from a far country.
25 [Como] el agua fría al alma sedienta, así son las buenas nuevas de lejanas tierras.
26 A spring troubled, and a fountain corrupt, || [Is] the righteous falling before the wicked.
26 [Como] fuente turbia y manantial corrompido, [es] el justo que cae delante del impío.
27 The eating of much honey is not good, || Nor a searching out of one’s own honor—honor.
27 Comer mucha miel no es bueno: ni el buscar la propia gloria es gloria.
28 A city broken down without walls, || [Is] a man without restraint over his spirit!
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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