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1 El egoísta sólo busca satisfacer su propio bien; está en contra de todo buen consejo.
1 A man who isolates himself pursues selfishness, and defies all sound judgment.
2 Al necio no le interesa entender; todo lo que quiere es dar su propia opinión.
2 A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion.
3 Con la maldad, viene el desprecio, y con la vergüenza llega el oprobio.
3 When wickedness comes, contempt also comes, and with shame comes disgrace.
4 Las palabras del hombre son aguas profundas; las palabras de sabiduría son como un arroyo refrescante.
4 The words of a man’s mouth are like deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.
5 Está mal que un juez favorezca al culpable y condene al inocente.
5 To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, nor to deprive the innocent of justice.
6 Los labios del necio lo meten en continuas peleas; sus palabras le causan azotes.
6 A fool’s lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings.
7 La boca del necio es su ruina; sus labios son una trampa mortal.
7 A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
8 Los chismes son como delicioso bocado, pero penetran hasta lo más profundo del ser.
8 The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: they go down into a person’s innermost parts.
9 El perezoso es tan malo como el destructor.
9 One who is slack in his work is brother to him who is a master of destruction.
10 El nombre del Señor es una torre poderosa; los justos acuden a ella y están a salvo.
10 Yahweh’s name is a strong tower: the righteous run to him, and are safe.
11 El rico piensa que su riqueza es una ciudad protegida por altos muros, impenetrable.
11 The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, like an unscalable wall in his own imagination.
12 Primero viene el orgullo y luego el fracaso; primero la humildad y luego los honores.
12 Before destruction the heart of man is proud, but before honor is humility.
13 Es vergonzoso y necio responder antes de escuchar.
13 He who answers before he hears, that is folly and shame to him.
14 El ánimo del hombre puede sostener al enfermo, ¿pero quién puede levantar al abatido?
14 A man’s spirit will sustain him in sickness, but a crushed spirit, who can bear?
15 El inteligente adquiere conocimiento, el sabio escucha atentamente para encontrarlo.
15 The heart of the discerning gets knowledge. The ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
16 Con regalos se abren todas las puertas y se llega a la presencia de gente importante.
16 A man’s gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.
17 El primero que da su versión parece que dice la verdad, hasta que llega el otro y lo desmiente.
17 He who pleads his cause first seems right— until another comes and questions him.
18 El echar suertes termina con los pleitos y arregla los desacuerdos entre las partes en pugna.
18 The lot settles disputes, and keeps strong ones apart.
19 Más resiste el hermano ofendido que una ciudad amurallada, los litigios son como cerrojos de ciudadelas.
19 A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city. Disputes are like the bars of a fortress.
20 El hombre se llena con el fruto de su boca, y se sacia con lo que habla.
20 A man’s stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth. With the harvest of his lips he is satisfied.
21 La lengua tiene poder para vida o para muerte; los que la aman sufrirán las consecuencias.
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.
22 El hombre que encuentra esposa, halla algo bueno; con eso el Señor le ha mostrado su favor.
22 Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of Yahweh.
23 El pobre pide con súplicas y el rico responde con arrogancia.
23 The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.
24 Hay amigos que nos llevan a la ruina, pero hay amigos más fieles que un hermano.
24 A man of many companions may be ruined, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Cross references (24)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Ephesians 5:15–17; Proverbs 20:3; Proverbs 2:1–6; Jeremiah 15:17; Proverbs 24:21
- 2 Proverbs 1:7; Proverbs 12:23; Psalm 1:1–2; Proverbs 17:16; Proverbs 13:16
- 3 Proverbs 22:10; 1 Peter 4:14; Proverbs 11:2; 1 Peter 4:4; Proverbs 29:16
- 4 Proverbs 20:5; Proverbs 10:11; Colossians 4:6; John 4:14; Proverbs 13:14
- 5 Leviticus 19:15; Deuteronomy 16:19; Proverbs 28:21; Psalm 82:2; Proverbs 17:15
- 6 Proverbs 27:3; Proverbs 16:27–28; Proverbs 22:24–25; Proverbs 19:29; Proverbs 25:24
- 7 Proverbs 13:3; Proverbs 12:13; Proverbs 10:14; Psalm 64:8; Psalm 140:9
- 8 Proverbs 12:18; Leviticus 19:16; Proverbs 16:28; Proverbs 26:20–22; Psalm 64:3–4
- 9 Proverbs 10:4; Hebrews 6:12; Proverbs 24:30–34; Romans 12:11; Proverbs 23:20–21
- 10 2 Samuel 22:3; Isaiah 26:4; Psalm 91:2; Psalm 144:2; Psalm 61:3–4
- 11 Proverbs 10:15; Ecclesiastes 7:12; Psalm 52:5–7; Luke 12:19–21; Psalm 49:6–9
- 12 Proverbs 15:33; 1 Peter 5:5; Proverbs 11:2; Proverbs 16:18; Ezekiel 28:2
- 13 John 7:51; Deuteronomy 13:14; Proverbs 20:25; Job 29:16
- 14 Proverbs 15:13; Proverbs 17:22; 2 Corinthians 12:9–10; 1 Peter 1:6; Psalm 147:3
- 15 James 1:5; Proverbs 15:14; Proverbs 1:5; Proverbs 9:9; Luke 10:39
- 16 Proverbs 19:6; Genesis 43:11; Genesis 33:10; 1 Samuel 25:27; Proverbs 17:8
- 17 Proverbs 18:13
- 18 Proverbs 16:33; Nehemiah 11:1; 1 Samuel 10:21–27; 1 Chronicles 24:31; 1 Samuel 14:42
- 19 Proverbs 16:32; Acts 15:39; Proverbs 6:19; Genesis 37:3–5; 1 Kings 12:16
- 20 Proverbs 25:11–12; Proverbs 12:13–14; Proverbs 13:2; Proverbs 22:18
- 21 Ephesians 4:29; Matthew 12:35–37; Colossians 4:6; Proverbs 10:19–21; James 3:6–9
- 22 Proverbs 19:14; Proverbs 31:10–31; Proverbs 12:4; Ecclesiastes 9:9; 1 Corinthians 7:2
- 23 James 2:3; James 1:9–11; Exodus 5:2; James 2:6; 1 Samuel 25:17
- 24 Proverbs 17:17; John 15:13–15; Proverbs 27:9; 2 Samuel 1:26; 1 Samuel 19:4–5
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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).
For that is true which is written, "Pride goeth before destruction, and before honor is humility;" that is to say, secret ruin precedes open ruin, while the former is not counted ruin.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
Defile it not therefore, lest to thee also He say, "Though ye make many prayers, I will not hearken." Yea, and "in the power of the tongue are death and life;" and, "By thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned." I bid thee then watch thy tongue more than the apple of thine …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
The hand of God he hath called the power of God: as hath been written in another place, "death and life are in the hands of the tongue." Hath the tongue hands?
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)