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Proverbs 31 Majority Standard Bible
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1 These are the words of King Lemuel—the burden that his mother taught him:
1 PALABRAS del rey Lemuel; la profecía con que le enseñó su madre.
2 What shall I say, O my son? What, O son of my womb? What, O son of my vows?
2 ¿Qué, hijo mío? ¿y qué, hijo de mi vientre? ¿y qué, hijo de mis deseos?
3 Do not spend your strength on women or your vigor on those who ruin kings.
3 No des á las mujeres tu fuerza, ni tus caminos á lo que es para destruir los reyes.
4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to crave strong drink,
4 No es de los reyes, oh Lemuel, no es de los reyes beber vino, ni de los príncipes la cerveza.
5 lest they drink and forget what is decreed, depriving all the oppressed of justice.
5 No sea que bebiendo olviden la ley, y perviertan el derecho de todos los hijos afligidos.
6 Give strong drink to one who is perishing, and wine to the bitter in soul.
6 Dad la cerveza al desfallecido, y el vino á los de amargo ánimo:
7 Let him drink and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
7 Beban, y olvídense de su necesidad, y de su miseria no más se acuerden.
8 Open your mouth for those with no voice, for the cause of all the dispossessed.
8 Abre tu boca por el mudo, en el juicio de todos los hijos de muerte.
9 Open your mouth, judge righteously, and defend the cause of the poor and needy.
9 Abre tu boca, juzga justicia, y el derecho del pobre y del menesteroso.
10 A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies.
10 Mujer fuerte, ¿quién la hallará? porque su estima sobrepuja largamente á [la de] piedras preciosas.
11 The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he lacks nothing of value.
11 El corazón de su marido está en ella confiado, y no tendrá necesidad de despojo.
12 She brings him good and not harm all the days of her life.
12 Darále ella bien y no mal, todos los días de su vida.
13 She selects wool and flax and works with eager hands.
13 Buscó lana y lino, y con voluntad labró de sus manos.
14 She is like the merchant ships, bringing her food from afar.
14 Fué como navío de mercader: trae su pan de lejos.
15 She rises while it is still night to provide food for her household and portions for her maidservants.
15 Levantóse aun de noche, y dió comida á su familia, y ración á sus criadas.
16 She appraises a field and buys it; from her earnings she plants a vineyard.
16 Consideró la heredad, y compróla; y plantó viña del fruto de sus manos.
17 She girds herself with strength and shows that her arms are strong.
17 Ciñó sus lomos de fortaleza, y esforzó sus brazos.
18 She sees that her gain is good, and her lamp is not extinguished at night.
18 Gustó que era buena su granjería: su candela no se apagó de noche.
19 She stretches out her hands to the distaff and grasps the spindle with her fingers.
19 Aplicó sus manos al huso, y sus manos tomaron la rueca.
20 She opens her arms to the poor and reaches out her hands to the needy.
20 Alargó su mano al pobre, y extendió sus manos al menesteroso.
21 When it snows, she has no fear for her household, for they are all clothed in scarlet.
21 No tendrá temor de la nieve por su familia, porque toda su familia está vestida de ropas dobles.
22 She makes coverings for her bed; her clothing is fine linen and purple.
22 Ella se hizo tapices; de lino fino y púrpura es su vestido.
23 Her husband is known at the city gates, where he sits among the elders of the land.
23 Conocido es su marido en las puertas, cuando se sienta con los ancianos de la tierra.
24 She makes linen garments and sells them; she delivers sashes to the merchants.
24 Hizo telas, y vendió; y dió cintas al mercader.
25 Strength and honor are her clothing, and she can laugh at the days to come.
25 Fortaleza y honor son su vestidura; y en el día postrero reirá.
26 She opens her mouth with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.
26 Abrió su boca con sabiduría: y la ley de clemencia está en su lengua.
27 She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.
27 Considera los caminos de su casa, y no come el pan de balde.
28 Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband praises her as well:
28 Levantáronse sus hijos, y llamáronla bienaventurada; y su marido también la alabó.
29 “Many daughters have done noble things, but you surpass them all!”
29 Muchas mujeres hicieron el bien; mas tú las sobrepujaste á todas.
30 Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.
30 Engañosa es la gracia, y vana la hermosura: la mujer que teme á Jehová, ésa será alabada.
31 Give her the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her at the gates.
31 Dadle el fruto de sus manos, y alábenla en las puertas sus hechos.
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Lemuel
A king whose words, taught him by his mother, are recorded in Proverbs 31.
Cited in the guide: Proverbs 31:1
Cross references (30)
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- 1 Proverbs 6:20; 2 Timothy 1:5; Proverbs 1:8; 2 Timothy 3:15; Proverbs 30:1
- 2 Isaiah 49:15; 1 Samuel 1:11; 1 Samuel 1:28
- 3 Deuteronomy 17:17; Nehemiah 13:26; Proverbs 7:26–27; Proverbs 5:9–11; 1 Kings 11:1
- 4 Proverbs 20:1; Ecclesiastes 10:17; Isaiah 5:22; Hosea 4:11–12; Habakkuk 2:5
- 5 Habakkuk 2:5
- 6 1 Timothy 5:23; Psalm 104:15; 1 Samuel 1:10; Job 3:20; 2 Kings 4:27
- 7 Ephesians 5:18
- 8 Psalm 82:3–4; Proverbs 24:11–12; Jeremiah 38:7–10; Jeremiah 26:24; Esther 4:13–16
- 9 Isaiah 1:17; Amos 5:11–12; Leviticus 19:15; Job 29:15–16; Deuteronomy 1:16
- 10 Proverbs 19:14; Proverbs 12:4; Ephesians 5:25–33; Proverbs 18:22; Proverbs 3:15
- 11 1 Peter 3:1–7
- 13 1 Timothy 5:10; Titus 2:5; 2 Thessalonians 3:10–12; Acts 9:39–40; Ruth 2:23
- 14 Ezekiel 27:3–36; 1 Kings 9:26–28
- 15 Romans 12:11; Mark 1:35; Luke 12:42; Proverbs 20:13; Ecclesiastes 9:10
- 16 Matthew 13:44; Song of Songs 8:12; Joshua 15:18
- 17 Job 38:3; 1 Peter 1:13; Ephesians 6:10; Luke 12:35; Ephesians 6:14
- 18 1 Thessalonians 2:9; Matthew 25:3–10; Genesis 31:40; Psalm 127:2; 2 Thessalonians 3:7–9
- 19 Exodus 35:25–26
- 20 Ephesians 4:28; Hebrews 13:16; Proverbs 19:17; Proverbs 22:9; Romans 12:13
- 21 Genesis 45:22; Proverbs 25:20; 2 Samuel 1:24
- 22 Revelation 19:8; Proverbs 7:16; Genesis 41:42; Ezekiel 16:10–13; Esther 8:15
- 23 Proverbs 12:4; Ruth 4:1; Deuteronomy 16:18; Ruth 4:11; Job 29:7
- 24 Luke 16:19; Ezekiel 27:16; 1 Kings 10:28; Proverbs 31:19; Judges 14:12
- 25 Job 40:10; Romans 13:14; 1 Timothy 2:10; Ephesians 4:24; Job 29:14
- 26 Ephesians 4:29; Proverbs 16:24; Proverbs 10:31; Proverbs 12:18; Colossians 4:5
- 27 1 Timothy 5:10; Titus 2:4; 2 Thessalonians 3:6; Proverbs 14:1; 1 Thessalonians 4:11
- 28 2 Timothy 1:5; 2 Timothy 3:15–17; 1 Kings 2:19; Proverbs 31:1; Psalm 116:16
- 29 Song of Songs 6:8–9; Ephesians 5:27
- 30 Proverbs 1:7; 1 Peter 3:4–5; Proverbs 11:22; Proverbs 8:13; 1 Peter 1:24
- 31 Psalm 128:2; Hebrews 6:10; Revelation 14:13; Matthew 7:16; Romans 16:1–4
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And mercy is in His tongue, therefore mercifully teacheth He the law, as it is said regarding wisdom, "The law and mercy doth she carry in her tongue." Do not fear that thou art not able to fulfill the law, flee to mercy.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 7 (1888)