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1 Los proverbios de Salomón, hijo de David, rey de Israel,
1 The proverbs of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel:
2 Para conocer sabiduría y disciplina, Para comprender las palabras de inteligencia,
2 to know wisdom and instruction; to discern the words of understanding;
3 Para recibir disciplina y enseñanza, Justicia, derecho y equidad,
3 to receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness, justice, and equity;
4 Para dar sagacidad al incauto, Y a los jóvenes conocimiento y discreción.
4 to give prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the young man—
5 Oirá el sabio y aumentará el saber, Y el entendido obtendrá habilidades.
5 that the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; that the man of understanding may attain to sound counsel;
6 Entenderá el proverbio y el dicho profundo, Las palabras de los sabios y sus enigmas.
6 to understand a proverb and parables, the words and riddles of the wise.
7 El principio de la sabiduría es el temor a Yavé. Los insensatos desprecian la sabiduría y la disciplina.
7 The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge, but the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.
8 Escucha, hijo mío, la enseñanza de tu padre, Y no abandones la instrucción de tu madre,
8 My son, listen to your father’s instruction, and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching;
9 Porque hermosa diadema será en tu cabeza Y collar en tu cuello.
9 for they will be a garland to grace your head, and chains around your neck.
10 Hijo mío, si los pervertidos te quieren seducir, No consientas.
10 My son, if sinners entice you, don’t consent.
11 Si dicen: Ven con nosotros a tender trampas mortales, Acechemos sin motivo al inocente.
11 If they say, “Come with us. Let’s lie in wait for blood. Let’s lurk secretly for the innocent without cause.
12 ¡Los devoraremos vivos, como el Seol, Enteros, como los que bajan a la fosa!
12 Let’s swallow them up alive like Sheol, and whole, like those who go down into the pit.
13 Hallaremos objetos valiosos. Llenaremos nuestras casas del botín.
13 We’ll find all valuable wealth. We’ll fill our houses with plunder.
14 Comparte tu suerte con nosotros, Y tengamos todos una sola bolsa.
14 You shall cast your lot among us. We’ll all have one purse”—
15 Hijo mío, no andes en el camino de ellos. Aparta tu pie de sus senderos,
15 my son, don’t walk on the path with them. Keep your foot from their path,
16 Porque sus pies corren hacia el mal Y se apresuran a derramar sangre.
16 for their feet run to evil. They hurry to shed blood.
17 En vano se tiende la red Ante los ojos de las aves.
17 For the net is spread in vain in the sight of any bird;
18 Pero ellos colocan trampas a su propia sangre, Y ante sus propias vidas tienden acechanza.
18 but these lay in wait for their own blood. They lurk secretly for their own lives.
19 Tales son los senderos del que es dado a codicia, La cual quita la vida a los que la tienen.
19 So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain. It takes away the life of its owners.
20 La Sabiduría clama en las calles Y da su voz en las plazas.
20 Wisdom calls aloud in the street. She utters her voice in the public squares.
21 Proclama sobre los muros, Y en las entradas de las puertas pregona sus palabras:
21 She calls at the head of noisy places. At the entrance of the city gates, she utters her words:
22 Oh simples ¿hasta cuándo amarán la ingenuidad? ¿Hasta cuando los burladores amarán la burla, Los insensatos aborrecerán el saber?
22 “How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? How long will mockers delight themselves in mockery, and fools hate knowledge?
23 ¡Regresen ante mi reprensión, Y les manifestaré mi espíritu, Y les haré conocer mis palabras!
23 Turn at my reproof. Behold, I will pour out my spirit on you. I will make known my words to you.
24 Pero por cuanto llamé y rehusaron. Extendí mi mano, y no hubo quién escuchara.
24 Because I have called, and you have refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no one has paid attention;
25 Desecharon todo mi consejo, Y no quisieron mi reprensión.
25 but you have ignored all my counsel, and wanted none of my reproof;
26 Yo también me reiré cuando llegue su calamidad Y me burlaré cuando los alcance lo que temen.
26 I also will laugh at your disaster. I will mock when calamity overtakes you,
27 Cuando lo que temen venga como destrucción, Su calamidad llegue como un remolino de viento Y vengan sobre ustedes tribulación y angustia.
27 when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when your disaster comes on like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come on you.
28 Entonces me llamarán, y no responderé, Me buscarán, pero no me hallarán,
28 Then they will call on me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me,
29 Por cuanto aborrecieron el conocimiento Y no escogieron el temor a Yavé.
29 because they hated knowledge, and didn’t choose the fear of Yahweh.
30 No quisieron mi consejo Y menospreciaron toda reprensión mía.
30 They wanted none of my counsel. They despised all my reproof.
31 Entonces comerán el fruto de su camino Y se saciarán de sus propios consejos.
31 Therefore they will eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own schemes.
32 El descarrío de los simples los matará, Y la dejadez de los necios los destruirá.
32 For the backsliding of the simple will kill them. The careless ease of fools will destroy them.
33 Pero el que me escuche vivirá confiadamente Y estará tranquilo, sin temor al mal.
33 But whoever listens to me will dwell securely, and will be at ease, without fear of harm.”
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Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Proverbs 10:1; 1 Chronicles 22:9; 1 Chronicles 28:5; Ecclesiastes 1:1; Proverbs 25:1
- 2 Proverbs 7:4; Deuteronomy 4:5–6; Proverbs 17:16; 2 Timothy 3:15–17; 1 Kings 3:9–12
- 3 Proverbs 2:1–9; Job 22:22; 1 Kings 3:28; Proverbs 8:10–11
- 4 Proverbs 8:5; Proverbs 8:17; Psalm 119:9; Psalm 119:130; Proverbs 8:32
- 5 Proverbs 12:1; Proverbs 9:9; 1 Corinthians 10:15; Job 34:10; Job 34:16
- 6 Psalm 78:2; Mark 4:11; Psalm 49:4; Hebrews 5:14; Acts 8:30–31
- 7 Job 28:28; Proverbs 9:10; Psalms 111:10–112:1; Ecclesiastes 12:13; Proverbs 15:33
- 8 Proverbs 6:20; Proverbs 30:17; Proverbs 5:1–2; Proverbs 31:1; 2 Timothy 1:5
- 9 Proverbs 4:9; Daniel 5:29; Genesis 41:42; Proverbs 6:20–21; Proverbs 3:22
- 10 Ephesians 5:11; Proverbs 16:29; Psalm 1:1; Proverbs 13:20; Deuteronomy 13:8
- 11 Proverbs 1:18; Jeremiah 5:26; Proverbs 12:6; Jeremiah 18:18–20; Acts 25:3
- 12 Psalm 124:3; Psalm 28:1; Romans 3:13; Micah 3:2–3; Psalm 5:9
- 13 1 Timothy 6:9–10; Luke 12:15; Job 24:2–3; Nahum 2:12; Isaiah 10:13–14
- 15 Psalm 119:101; Psalm 1:1; Proverbs 4:14–15; Proverbs 4:27; Psalm 26:4–5
- 16 Isaiah 59:7; Proverbs 6:18; Proverbs 4:16; Romans 3:5
- 17 Job 35:11; Jeremiah 8:7; Proverbs 7:23; Isaiah 1:3
- 18 Psalm 9:16; Esther 7:10; Proverbs 28:17; Proverbs 5:22–23; Psalm 7:14–16
- 19 Proverbs 15:27; 2 Peter 2:3; Proverbs 23:3–4; Jeremiah 22:17–19; Habakkuk 2:9
- 20 Proverbs 9:3; Colossians 2:3; Proverbs 8:1–5; Luke 11:49; 1 Corinthians 1:24
- 21 Acts 5:20; Matthew 10:27; Proverbs 9:3; Matthew 13:2; John 18:20
- 22 Proverbs 1:29; Proverbs 5:12; John 3:20; 2 Peter 3:3; Psalm 1:1
- 23 Acts 3:19; Ezekiel 33:11; Ezekiel 18:27–30; Acts 2:36–38; Joel 2:28
- 24 Romans 10:21; Isaiah 65:12; Jeremiah 7:13; Isaiah 66:4; Hebrews 12:25–26
- 25 Luke 7:30; Psalm 81:11; Proverbs 1:30; Proverbs 12:1; Psalm 107:11
- 26 Proverbs 10:24; Psalm 37:13; Psalm 2:4; Proverbs 6:15; Luke 14:24
- 27 Proverbs 3:25–26; Psalm 69:22–28; Psalm 58:9; Proverbs 10:24–25; Romans 2:9
- 28 Micah 3:4; Zechariah 7:13; James 4:3; Jeremiah 11:11; Isaiah 1:15
- 29 Proverbs 6:23; Proverbs 1:22; Job 21:14–15; Hebrews 11:25; Isaiah 27:11
- 30 Psalm 81:11; Proverbs 1:25; Luke 14:18–20; Jeremiah 8:9; Psalm 119:173
- 31 Proverbs 14:14; Jeremiah 6:19; Job 4:8; Proverbs 22:8; Galatians 6:7–8
- 32 Proverbs 8:36; John 3:36; Jeremiah 2:19; Luke 16:19–25; Hebrews 12:25
- 33 Psalm 25:12–13; Isaiah 26:3; Psalm 112:7–8; John 10:27–29; Proverbs 14:26
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