Proverbs · Noah Webster's Bible (1833)
Proverbs 30 Noah Webster's Bible (1833)
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1 The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, [even] the prophecy: the man spoke to Ithiel, even to Ithiel and Ucal,
1 PALABRAS de Agur, hijo de Jachê: La profecía que dijo el varón á Ithiel, á Ithiel y á Ucal.
2 Surely I [am] more brutish than [any] man, and have not the understanding of a man.
2 Ciertamente más rudo soy yo que ninguno, ni tengo entendimiento de hombre.
3 I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy.
3 Yo ni aprendí sabiduría, ni conozco la ciencia del Santo.
4 Who hath ascended into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what [is] his name, and what [is] his son's name, if thou canst tell?
4 ¿Quién subió al cielo, y descendió? ¿quién encerró los vientos en sus puños? ¿quién ató las aguas en un paño? ¿quién afirmó todos los términos de la tierra? ¿cuál es su nombre, y el nombre de su hijo, si sabes?
5 Every word of God [is] pure: he [is] a shield to them that put their trust in him.
5 Toda palabra de Dios [es] limpia; es escudo á los que en él esperan.
6 Add thou not to his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
6 No añadas á sus palabras, porque no te reprenda, y seas hallado mentiroso.
7 Two [things] have I required of thee; deny [them] not to me before I die:
7 Dos cosas te he demandado; no me [las] niegues antes que muera.
8 Remove far from me vanity and lies; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:
8 Vanidad y palabra mentirosa aparta de mí. No me des pobreza ni riquezas; manténme del pan que he menester;
9 Lest I be full, and deny [thee] , and say, Who [is] the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God [in vain] .
9 No sea que me harte, y [te] niegue, y diga, ¿Quién es Jehová? ó no sea que siendo pobre, hurte, y blasfeme el nombre de mi Dios.
10 Accuse not a servant to his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.
10 No acuses al siervo ante su señor, porque no te maldiga, y peques.
11 [There is] a generation [that] curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.
11 Hay generación que maldice á su padre, y á su madre no bendice.
12 [There is] a generation [that are] pure in their own eyes, and [yet] are not washed from their filthiness.
12 Hay generación limpia en su opinión, si bien no se ha limpiado su inmundicia.
13 [There is] a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.
13 Hay generación cuyos ojos son altivos, y cuyos párpados son alzados.
14 [There is] a generation, whose teeth [are as] swords, and their jaw-teeth [as] knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from [among] men.
14 Hay generación cuyos dientes son espadas, y sus muelas cuchillos, para devorar á los pobres de la tierra, y de entre los hombres á los menesterosos.
15 The horse-leech hath two daughters, [crying] , Give, give. There are three [things that] are never satisfied, [yes] , four [things] say not, [It is] enough:
15 La sanguijuela tiene dos hijas [que se llaman], Trae, trae. Tres cosas hay que nunca se hartan; [aun] la cuarta nunca dice, Basta:
16 The grave; and the barren womb; the earth [that] is not filled with water; and the fire [that] saith not, [It is] enough.
16 El sepulcro, y la matriz estéril, la tierra no harta de aguas, y el fuego que jamás dice, Basta.
17 The eye [that] mocketh at [its] father, and despiseth to obey [its] mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.
17 El ojo que escarnece á su padre, y menosprecia la enseñanza de la madre, los cuervos lo saquen de la arroyada, y tráguenlo los hijos del águila.
18 There are three [things which] are too wonderful for me, yes, four which I know not:
18 Tres cosas me son ocultas; aun tampoco sé la cuarta:
19 The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid.
19 El rastro del águila en el aire; el rastro de la culebra sobre la peña; el rastro de la nave en medio de la mar; y el rastro del hombre en la moza.
20 Such [is] the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.
20 Tal es el rastro de la mujer adúltera: come, y limpia su boca, y dice: No he hecho maldad.
21 For three [things] the earth is disquieted, and for four [which] it cannot bear:
21 Por tres cosas se alborota la tierra, y la cuarta no puede sufrir:
22 For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with food.
22 Por el siervo cuando reinare; y por el necio cuando se hartare de pan;
23 For an odious [woman] when she is married; and a handmaid that is heir to her mistress.
23 Por la aborrecida cuando se casare; y por la sierva cuando heredare á su señora.
24 There are four [things which are] little upon the earth, but they [are] very wise:
24 Cuatro cosas son de las más pequeñas de la tierra, y las mismas son más sabias que los sabios:
25 The ants [are] a people not strong, yet they prepare their food in the summer;
25 Las hormigas, pueblo no fuerte, y en el verano preparan su comida;
26 The conies [are but] a feeble people, yet they make their houses in the rocks;
26 Los conejos, pueblo nada esforzado, y ponen su casa en la piedra;
27 The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;
27 Las langostas, no tienen rey, y salen todas acuadrilladas;
28 The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in king's palaces.
28 La araña, ase con las manos, y está en palacios de rey.
29 There are three [things] which go well, yes, four are comely in going:
29 Tres cosas hay de hermoso andar, y la cuarta pasea muy bien:
30 A lion, [which is] strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;
30 El león, fuerte entre todos los animales, que no torna atrás por nadie;
31 A greyhound; a he-goat also; and a king, against whom [there is] no rising up.
31 El [lebrel] ceñido de lomos; asimismo el macho cabrío; y un rey contra el cual ninguno se levanta.
32 If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, [lay] thy hand upon thy mouth.
32 Si caiste, [fué] porque te enalteciste; y si mal pensaste, [pon] el dedo sobre la boca.
33 Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.
33 Ciertamente el que exprime la leche, sacará manteca; y el que recio se suena las narices, sacará sangre: y el que provoca la ira, causará contienda.
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Agur
Named in Proverbs 30:1 as the speaker whose words and burden are recorded there, addressed to Ithiel and Ucal.
Cited in the guide: Proverbs 30:1
Ithiel
A man to whom Agur declared his words in Proverbs 30:1.
Cited in the guide: Proverbs 30:1
Jakeh
Named only as the father of Agur, whose words fill Proverbs 30.
Cited in the guide: Proverbs 30:1
Ucal
A man named with Ithiel as addressee of Agur's words in Proverbs 30:1.
Cited in the guide: Proverbs 30:1
Cross references (29)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Proverbs 31:1; 2 Peter 1:19–21
- 2 Psalm 73:22; 1 Corinthians 3:18; Proverbs 5:12; 1 Corinthians 8:2; Isaiah 6:5
- 3 Ephesians 3:18–19; Revelation 3:7; Proverbs 9:10; Romans 11:33; Job 11:7–9
- 4 John 3:13; Ephesians 4:8–10; Job 26:8; Isaiah 9:6; Isaiah 7:14
- 5 Psalm 18:30; Psalm 12:6; James 3:17; Psalm 84:11; Psalm 3:3
- 6 Deuteronomy 12:32; Deuteronomy 4:2; Revelation 22:18–19; Job 13:7–9; 1 Corinthians 15:15
- 7 Luke 10:42; Psalm 27:4; 2 Kings 2:9; 1 Kings 3:5–9; Psalm 21:2
- 8 1 Timothy 6:6–8; Psalm 62:9–10; Psalm 119:37; Matthew 6:33; Luke 11:3
- 9 Hosea 13:6; Deuteronomy 31:20; Ezekiel 16:49–50; Deuteronomy 8:10–14; Nehemiah 9:25–26
- 10 Ecclesiastes 7:21; Romans 14:4; Daniel 3:8–18; 2 Samuel 19:26–27; 2 Chronicles 24:22–24
- 11 Proverbs 20:20; Deuteronomy 27:16; Proverbs 30:17; Exodus 21:17; Proverbs 30:12–14
- 12 Luke 18:11; Proverbs 16:2; 2 Timothy 3:5; Jeremiah 2:35; Titus 3:5
- 13 Proverbs 6:17; Isaiah 2:11; Psalm 101:5; Psalm 131:1; Ezekiel 28:9
- 14 Psalm 57:4; Psalm 3:7; Psalm 14:4; Job 29:17; Psalm 58:6
- 15 Proverbs 30:21; Romans 16:18; Proverbs 6:16; Proverbs 30:29; Jude 11–12
- 16 Proverbs 27:20; Habakkuk 2:5; Genesis 30:1
- 17 Proverbs 30:11; Proverbs 23:22; Deuteronomy 21:18–21; Leviticus 20:9; Proverbs 20:20
- 18 Job 42:3; Psalm 139:6
- 20 Proverbs 7:13–23; Proverbs 5:6; Numbers 5:11–30
- 22 Proverbs 19:10; Ecclesiastes 10:7; 1 Samuel 25:36–38; 1 Samuel 25:3; 1 Samuel 25:10–11
- 23 Proverbs 21:19; Proverbs 27:15; Proverbs 21:9; Proverbs 29:21; Proverbs 19:13
- 24 Job 12:7
- 25 Proverbs 6:6–8
- 26 Psalm 104:18; Leviticus 11:5
- 27 Joel 1:6–7; Joel 2:7–11; Psalm 105:34; Exodus 10:4–6; Joel 2:25
- 30 Judges 14:18; Numbers 23:24
- 31 Daniel 3:15–18; Proverbs 20:2; Proverbs 16:14
- 32 Job 21:5; Romans 3:19; Job 40:4; Micah 7:16–17; Proverbs 26:12
- 33 Proverbs 29:22; Proverbs 17:14; Proverbs 28:25; Proverbs 15:18; Proverbs 26:21
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The slave shook the world, since by three things the earth is shaken, and the fourth it cannot bear,--if a slave became a king.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
There are in the Book of Proverbs three things which go well, a lion, a goat, and a cock; and to these is added a fourth;--a King making a speech before the people, to pass over the other sets of four which are there counted up, although things of various natures.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)