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1 Hijo mío no olvides nunca mis enseñanzas. Guarda mis mandamientos en tu corazón,
1 My son, don’t forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments,
2 porque ellos te darán una larga vida y te traerán felicidad.
2 for they will add to you length of days, years of life, and peace.
3 No te apartes nunca del amor y la verdad; llévalos atados a tu cuello como si fueran un collar y escríbelos en lo profundo de tu corazón.
3 Don’t let kindness and truth forsake you. Bind them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart.
4 Entonces contarás con la buena opinión de la gente y el favor de Dios.
4 So you will find favor, and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
5 Confía en el Señor con todo tu corazón, y no confíes en tu propia inteligencia.
5 Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding.
6 Busca la voluntad del Señor en todo lo que hagas, y él dirigirá tus caminos.
6 In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.
7 No creas que eres tan sabio como para no tenerle miedo al mal. Honra al Señor y huye del mal,
7 Don’t be wise in your own eyes. Fear Yahweh, and depart from evil.
8 así llenarás tu cuerpo con salud y vigor.
8 It will be health to your body, and nourishment to your bones.
9 Honra al Señor con tus riquezas y con los primeros frutos de tus cosechas.
9 Honor Yahweh with your substance, with the first fruits of all your increase;
10 Así tus graneros se llenarán hasta reventar, y tus bodegas rebosarán de vino nuevo.
10 so your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.
11 Hijo mío, no desprecies la corrección del Señor, ni te enojes cuando te reprenda;
11 My son, don’t despise Yahweh’s discipline, neither be weary of his correction;
12 pues el Señor corrige al que ama, así como el padre corrige al hijo que es su alegría.
12 for whom Yahweh loves, he corrects, even as a father reproves the son in whom he delights.
13 Feliz es el que halla sabiduría y adquiere inteligencia.
13 Happy is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gets understanding.
14 Porque es mejor hallar sabiduría que plata; la sabiduría deja más ganancias que el oro.
14 For her good profit is better than getting silver, and her return is better than fine gold.
15 Es mucho más valiosa que las piedras preciosas. ¡No hay dinero alguno con el que la puedas pagar!
15 She is more precious than rubies. None of the things you can desire are to be compared to her.
16 Por un lado, la sabiduría te ofrece larga vida y, por el otro, te otorga riquezas y honor.
16 Length of days is in her right hand. In her left hand are riches and honor.
17 Te llevará por caminos agradables y en sus senderos encontrarás paz.
17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness. All her paths are peace.
18 La sabiduría es árbol de vida para quien se sujeta de ella; ¡felices los que no la sueltan!
18 She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her. Happy is everyone who retains her.
19 Con sabiduría el Señor fundó la tierra, con inteligencia estableció los cielos.
19 By wisdom Yahweh founded the earth. By understanding, he established the heavens.
20 Por su conocimiento se separaron las aguas, las nubes derramaron la lluvia.
20 By his knowledge, the depths were broken up, and the skies drop down the dew.
21 Hijo mío, sé prudente y no pierdas de vista la discreción,
21 My son, let them not depart from your eyes. Keep sound wisdom and discretion,
22 porque ellas te llenarán de vida y te adornarán como un collar.
22 so they will be life to your soul, and grace for your neck.
23 Podrás andar seguro en esta vida, sin problemas ni tropiezos.
23 Then you shall walk in your way securely. Your foot won’t stumble.
24 Al acostarte, no tendrás ningún temor y dormirás tranquilamente.
24 When you lie down, you will not be afraid. Yes, you will lie down, and your sleep will be sweet.
25 No temerás al desastre que venga de repente, ni a la desgracia que caiga sobre los malvados,
25 Don’t be afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it comes;
26 porque el Señor estará siempre contigo y evitará que caigas en la trampa.
26 for Yahweh will be your confidence, and will keep your foot from being taken.
27 No te niegues a hacer el bien a quien lo necesita, cuando bien sabes que está en tu mano hacerlo.
27 Don’t withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do it.
28 No le digas a alguien que venga mañana por la ayuda, si tienes con qué dársela hoy.
28 Don’t say to your neighbor, “Go, and come again; tomorrow I will give it to you,” when you have it by you.
29 No trames nada malo contra el que vive confiado en ti.
29 Don’t devise evil against your neighbor, since he dwells securely by you.
30 No te metas en pleitos con nadie, sino te han hecho daño.
30 Don’t strive with a man without cause, if he has done you no harm.
31 No envidies a la gente violenta, ni imites su conducta.
31 Don’t envy the man of violence. Choose none of his ways.
32 Porque el Señor detesta a esos malvados, pero le da su amistad a los justos.
32 For the perverse is an abomination to Yahweh, but his friendship is with the upright.
33 La maldición del Señor cae sobre la casa de los malvados, pero su bendición está sobre el hogar de los justos.
33 Yahweh’s curse is in the house of the wicked, but he blesses the habitation of the righteous.
34 El Señor se burla de los burladores, pero ayuda a los humildes.
34 Surely he mocks the mockers, but he gives grace to the humble.
35 Los sabios se llenarán de honra, pero los necios se llenarán de vergüenza.
35 The wise will inherit glory, but shame will be the promotion of fools.
Cross references (35)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 John 14:21–24; Proverbs 4:5; Deuteronomy 6:6–9; Psalm 119:16; Proverbs 1:8
- 2 Ephesians 6:1–3; Proverbs 4:10; Psalm 91:16; Psalm 128:6; Romans 15:13
- 3 Proverbs 7:3; 2 Corinthians 3:3; Hebrews 10:16; Deuteronomy 11:18–21; Malachi 2:6
- 4 Luke 2:52; 1 Samuel 2:26; Romans 14:18; Psalm 111:10; Genesis 39:2–4
- 5 Psalm 37:5; Jeremiah 17:7–8; Proverbs 28:26; Psalm 37:3; Psalm 62:8
- 6 Proverbs 16:3; Psalm 32:8; Philippians 4:6; Proverbs 16:9; Jeremiah 10:23
- 7 Job 28:28; Romans 12:16; Proverbs 26:12; Proverbs 16:6; Job 1:1
- 8 Proverbs 4:22; Psalm 147:3; Proverbs 16:24; Job 21:24; Ezekiel 16:4–5
- 9 Deuteronomy 26:2–15; 1 Corinthians 16:2; Proverbs 14:31; Exodus 23:19; Philippians 4:17–18
- 10 Proverbs 19:17; Deuteronomy 28:8; Proverbs 11:24–25; Joel 2:24; Proverbs 22:9
- 11 Job 5:17; Revelation 3:19; Hebrews 12:5–12; Psalm 94:12; Isaiah 40:30–31
- 12 Deuteronomy 8:5; Revelation 3:19; Proverbs 29:17; Proverbs 13:24; Psalm 103:13
- 13 Proverbs 8:32–35; Proverbs 4:5–9; Ecclesiastes 9:15–18; Proverbs 2:4; 1 Kings 10:1–9
- 14 Proverbs 8:10–11; Proverbs 16:16; Proverbs 8:19; Job 28:13–19; Revelation 3:18
- 15 Proverbs 8:11; Proverbs 31:10; Job 28:18; Romans 8:18; Psalm 73:25–26
- 16 Proverbs 3:2; 2 Corinthians 6:10; Proverbs 22:4; 1 Kings 3:13; 1 Timothy 4:8
- 17 Luke 1:79; Isaiah 26:3; Philippians 4:8–9; Proverbs 2:10; Psalm 119:165
- 18 Proverbs 11:30; Proverbs 15:4; Revelation 2:7; Genesis 2:9; Proverbs 13:12
- 19 Psalm 104:24; Jeremiah 10:12; John 1:3; Jeremiah 51:15; Psalm 136:5
- 20 Genesis 7:11; Psalm 65:9–12; Job 36:27–28; Genesis 1:9; Genesis 27:28
- 21 Joshua 1:8; Deuteronomy 6:6–9; Deuteronomy 32:46–47; Proverbs 4:21; Hebrews 2:1–3
- 22 Proverbs 4:22; Proverbs 1:9; Isaiah 38:16; John 12:49–50
- 23 Proverbs 4:12; Proverbs 10:9; Psalm 121:3; Psalm 91:11–12; Psalm 37:31
- 24 Psalm 4:8; Psalm 3:5; Proverbs 6:22; Job 11:19; Psalm 121:4–7
- 25 Isaiah 41:10–14; Psalm 112:7; 1 Peter 3:14; Psalm 91:5; Isaiah 8:12–13
- 26 Psalm 91:3; Proverbs 14:26; 1 Samuel 2:9; Psalm 91:9–10; Habakkuk 3:17–18
- 27 Galatians 6:10; James 2:15–16; Romans 13:7; James 5:4; Genesis 31:29
- 28 Leviticus 19:13; Deuteronomy 24:12–15; 2 Corinthians 8:11; Ecclesiastes 9:10; Ecclesiastes 11:6
- 29 Proverbs 6:14; Psalm 55:20; Micah 2:1–2; Proverbs 16:29–30; Psalm 59:3
- 30 2 Timothy 2:24; Proverbs 29:22; Romans 12:18–21; Proverbs 25:8–9; Proverbs 18:6
- 31 Proverbs 24:1; Psalm 37:1; Galatians 5:21; Ecclesiastes 5:8; Proverbs 23:17
- 32 Psalm 25:14; Proverbs 11:20; John 15:15; Proverbs 17:15; Proverbs 8:13
- 33 Psalm 37:22; Leviticus 26:14–46; Psalm 91:10; Job 8:6–7; Malachi 2:2
- 34 James 4:6; 1 Peter 5:5; Psalm 138:6; Proverbs 9:12; Isaiah 57:15
- 35 Psalm 132:18; Isaiah 65:13–15; 1 Samuel 2:30; Daniel 12:2–3; Psalm 73:24
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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 God," saith [the Scripture], "resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble." Let us cleave, then, to those to whom grace has been given by God.
By His knowledge the depths burst forth, and the clouds dropped down the dew." And again: "The Lord created me the beginning of His ways in His work: He set me up from everlasting, in the beginning, before He made the earth, before He established the depths, and before the fountains of waters gushed forth; before the mountains were made …
For Thou hast said unto man, "Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom;" and desire not to seem wise, because, "Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools." But I had now found the goodly pearl, which, selling all that I had, I ought to have bought; and I hesitated.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
For thus saith the holy Word: "The Lord hath severely chastened me, yet hath not given me over to death." "For whom the Lord loveth He chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom He receiveth." "The righteous," saith it, "shall chasten me in mercy, and reprove me; but let not the oil of sinners make fat my head." And again he …
So that the tree of life would seem to have been in the terrestrial Paradise what the wisdom of God is in the spiritual, of which it is written, "She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her."
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)