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Proverbs 18 Unlocked Literal Bible
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RV1909 Reina-Valera 1909
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1 One who isolates himself seeks his own desire and he quarrels with all sound judgment.
1 SEGÚN [su] antojo busca el que se desvía, y se entremete en todo negocio.
1 A man who isolates himself pursues selfishness, and defies all sound judgment.
2 A fool finds no pleasure in understanding, but only in revealing what is in his own heart.
2 No toma placer el necio en la inteligencia, sino en lo que su corazón se descubre.
2 A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion.
3 When a wicked person comes, contempt comes with him— along with shame and reproach.
3 Cuando viene el impío, viene también el menosprecio, y con el deshonrador la afrenta.
3 When wickedness comes, contempt also comes, and with shame comes disgrace.
4 The words of a man's mouth are deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is a flowing stream.
4 Aguas profundas son las palabras de la boca del hombre; y arroyo revertiente, la fuente de la sabiduría.
4 The words of a man’s mouth are like deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.
5 It is not good to be partial to the wicked person, nor to deny justice to the righteous person.
5 Tener respeto á la persona del impío, para hacer caer al justo de [su] derecho, no es bueno.
5 To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, nor to deprive the innocent of justice.
6 A fool's lips bring him conflict and his mouth invites a beating.
6 Los labios del necio vienen con pleito; y su boca á cuestiones llama.
6 A fool’s lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings.
7 A fool's mouth is his ruin and he ensnares himself with his lips.
7 La boca del necio es quebrantamiento para sí, y sus labios son lazos para su alma.
7 A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
8 The words of a gossip are like delicious morsels and they go down into the inner parts of the body.
8 Las palabras del chismoso parecen blandas, y descienden hasta lo íntimo del vientre.
8 The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: they go down into a person’s innermost parts.
9 Also, one who is slack in his work is a brother to the one who destroys the most.
9 También el que es negligente en su obra es hermano del hombre disipador.
9 One who is slack in his work is brother to him who is a master of destruction.
10 The name of Yahweh is a strong tower; the righteous person runs into it and is safe.
10 Torre fuerte es el nombre de Jehová: á él correrá el justo, y será levantado.
10 Yahweh’s name is a strong tower: the righteous run to him, and are safe.
11 The wealth of the rich is his fortified city and in his imagination it is like a high wall.
11 Las riquezas del rico son la ciudad de su fortaleza, y como un muro alto en su imaginación.
11 The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, like an unscalable wall in his own imagination.
12 Before his downfall a person's heart is proud, but humility comes before honor.
12 Antes del quebrantamiento se eleva el corazón del hombre, y antes de la honra es el abatimiento.
12 Before destruction the heart of man is proud, but before honor is humility.
13 One who answers before listening— it is his folly and shame.
13 El que responde palabra antes de oir, le es fatuidad y oprobio.
13 He who answers before he hears, that is folly and shame to him.
14 A person's spirit will survive sickness, but a broken spirit who can bear it?
14 El ánimo del hombre soportará su enfermedad: mas ¿quién soportará al ánimo angustiado?
14 A man’s spirit will sustain him in sickness, but a crushed spirit, who can bear?
15 The heart of the intelligent acquires knowledge and the hearing of the wise seeks it out.
15 El corazón del entendido adquiere sabiduría; y el oído de los sabios busca la ciencia.
15 The heart of the discerning gets knowledge. The ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
16 A man's gift may open the way and bring him before an important person.
16 El presente del hombre le ensancha [el camino], y le lleva delante de los grandes.
16 A man’s gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.
17 The first to plead his case seems right until his opponent comes and questions him.
17 El primero en su propia causa [parece] justo; y su adversario viene, y le sondea.
17 He who pleads his cause first seems right— until another comes and questions him.
18 Casting the lot settles disputes and separates strong opponents.
18 La suerte pone fin á los pleitos, y desparte los fuertes.
18 The lot settles disputes, and keeps strong ones apart.
19 An offended brother is harder to be won than a strong city, and quarreling is like the bars of a castle.
19 El hermano ofendido [es más tenaz] que una ciudad fuerte: y las contiendas [de los hermanos] son como cerrojos de alcázar.
19 A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city. Disputes are like the bars of a fortress.
20 From the fruit of his mouth one's stomach is filled; with the harvest of his lips he is satisfied.
20 Del fruto de la boca del hombre se hartará su vientre; hartaráse del producto de sus labios.
20 A man’s stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth. With the harvest of his lips he is satisfied.
21 Death and life are controlled by the tongue, and those who love the tongue will eat its fruit.
21 La muerte y la vida están en poder de la lengua; y el que la ama comerá de sus frutos.
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.
22 He who finds a wife finds a good thing and receives favor from Yahweh.
22 El que halló esposa halló el bien, y alcanzó la benevolencia de Jehová.
22 Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of Yahweh.
23 A poor person pleads for mercy, but a rich person answers harshly.
23 El pobre habla con ruegos; mas el rico responde durezas.
23 The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.
24 The one who claims many friends is brought to ruin by them, but there is a friend who comes closer than a brother.
24 El hombre [que tiene] amigos, ha de mostrarse amigo: y amigo hay más conjunto que el 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)