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Proverbs 11 Young's Literal Translation

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YLT Young's Literal Translation
RV1909 Reina-Valera 1909
1 Balances of deceit [are] an abomination to Jehovah, And a perfect weight [is] His delight.
1 EL peso falso abominación es á Jehová: mas la pesa cabal le agrada.
2 Pride hath come, and shame cometh, And with the lowly [is] wisdom.
2 Cuando viene la soberbia, viene también la deshonra: mas con los humildes es la sabiduría.
3 The integrity of the upright leadeth them, And the perverseness of the treacherous destroyeth them.
3 La integridad de los rectos los encaminará: mas destruirá á los pecadores la perversidad de ellos.
4 Wealth profiteth not in a day of wrath, And righteousness delivereth from death.
4 No aprovecharán las riquezas en el día de la ira: mas la justicia librará de muerte.
5 The righteousness of the perfect maketh right his way, And by his wickedness doth the wicked fall.
5 La justicia del perfecto enderezará su camino: mas el impío por su impiedad caerá.
6 The righteousness of the upright delivereth them, And in mischief the treacherous are captured.
6 La justicia de los rectos los librará: mas los pecadores en su pecado serán presos.
7 In the death of a wicked man, hope perisheth, And the expectation of the iniquitous hath been lost.
7 Cuando muere el hombre impío, perece [su] esperanza; y la espectativa de los malos perecerá.
8 The righteous from distress is drawn out, And the wicked goeth in instead of him.
8 El justo es librado de la tribulación: mas el impío viene en lugar suyo.
9 With the mouth a hypocrite corrupteth his friend, And by knowledge the righteous are drawn out.
9 El hipócrita con la boca daña á su prójimo: mas los justos son librados con la sabiduría.
10 In the good of the righteous a city exulteth, And in the destruction of the wicked [is] singing.
10 En el bien de los justos la ciudad se alegra: mas cuando los impíos perecen, hay fiestas.
11 By the blessing of the upright is a city exalted, And by the mouth of the wicked thrown down.
11 Por la bendición de los rectos la ciudad será engrandecida: mas por la boca de los impíos ella será trastornada.
12 Whoso is despising his neighbour lacketh heart, And a man of understanding keepeth silence.
12 El que carece de entendimiento, menosprecia á su prójimo: mas el hombre prudente calla.
13 A busybody is revealing secret counsel, And the faithful of spirit is covering the matter.
13 El que anda en chismes, descubre el secreto: mas el de espíritu fiel encubre la cosa.
14 Without counsels do a people fall, And deliverance [is] in a multitude of counsellors.
14 Cuando faltaren las industrias, caerá el pueblo: mas en la multitud de consejeros hay salud.
15 Evil [one] suffereth when he hath been surety [for] a stranger, And whoso is hating suretyship is confident.
15 Con ansiedad será afligido el que fiare al extraño: mas el que aborreciere las fianzas [vivirá] confiado.
16 A gracious woman retaineth honour, And terrible [men] retain riches.
16 La mujer graciosa tendrá honra: y los fuertes tendrán riquezas.
17 A kind man is rewarding his own soul, And the fierce is troubling his own flesh.
17 A su alma hace bien el hombre misericordioso: mas el cruel atormenta su carne.
18 The wicked is getting a lying wage, And whoso is sowing righteousness — a true reward.
18 El impío hace obra falsa: mas el que sembrare justicia, tendrá galardón firme.
19 Rightly [is] righteousness for life, And whoso is pursuing evil — for his own death.
19 Como la justicia [es] para vida, así el que sigue el mal [es] para su muerte.
20 An abomination to Jehovah [are] the perverse of heart, And the perfect of the way [are] His delight.
20 Abominación son á Jehová los perversos de corazón: mas los perfectos de camino le son agradables.
21 Hand to hand, the wicked is not acquitted, And the seed of the righteous hath escaped.
21 [Aunque llegue] la mano á la mano, el malo no quedará sin castigo: mas la simiente de los justos escapará.
22 A ring of gold in the nose of a sow — A fair woman and stubborn of behaviour.
22 Zarcillo de oro en la nariz del puerco, [es] la mujer hermosa y apartada de razón.
23 The desire of the righteous [is] only good, The hope of the wicked [is] transgression.
23 El deseo de los justos es solamente bien: [mas] la esperanza de los impíos es enojo.
24 There is who is scattering, and yet is increased, And who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want.
24 Hay quienes reparten, y les es añadido más: y hay quienes son escasos más de lo que es justo, mas vienen á pobreza.
25 A liberal soul is made fat, And whoso is watering, he also is watered.
25 El alma liberal será engordada: y el que saciare, él también será saciado.
26 Whoso is withholding corn, the people execrate him, And a blessing [is] for the head of him who is selling.
26 Al que retiene el grano, el pueblo lo maldecirá: mas bendición será sobre la cabeza del que vende.
27 Whoso is earnestly seeking good Seeketh a pleasing thing, And whoso is seeking evil — it meeteth him.
27 El que madruga al bien, buscará favor: mas el que busca el mal, vendrále.
28 Whoso is confident in his wealth he falleth, And as a leaf, the righteous flourish.
28 El que confía en sus riquezas, caerá: mas los justos reverdecerán como ramos.
29 Whoso is troubling his own house inheriteth wind, And a servant [is] the fool to the wise of heart.
29 El que turba su casa heredará viento; y el necio será siervo del sabio de corazón.
30 The fruit of the righteous [is] a tree of life, And whoso is taking souls [is] wise.
30 El fruto del justo es árbol de vida: y el que prende almas, es sabio.
31 Lo, the righteous in the earth is recompensed, Surely also the wicked and the sinner!
31 Ciertamente el justo será pagado en la tierra: ¡cuánto más el impío y el pecador!
Cross references (31)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 Deuteronomy 25:13–16; Proverbs 20:23; Proverbs 16:11; Leviticus 19:35–36; Proverbs 20:10
  2. 2 Proverbs 29:23; Proverbs 16:18–19; Proverbs 15:33; Luke 18:14; Proverbs 18:12
  3. 3 Proverbs 28:18; Proverbs 13:6; Psalm 25:21; Psalm 26:1; Proverbs 19:3
  4. 4 Zephaniah 1:18; Proverbs 10:2; Genesis 7:1; Ezekiel 7:19; 1 Timothy 4:8
  5. 5 Proverbs 5:22; Psalm 9:15–16; Proverbs 3:6; Esther 7:3–10; Proverbs 1:31–32
  6. 6 Ecclesiastes 10:8; 1 Kings 2:44; 1 Samuel 12:3–4; Psalm 7:15–16; Proverbs 5:22
  7. 7 Proverbs 10:28; Job 8:13–14; Job 11:20; Exodus 15:9–10; Psalm 146:4
  8. 8 Daniel 6:23–24; Proverbs 21:18; Esther 7:9–10; Isaiah 43:3–4
  9. 9 Proverbs 2:10–16; Proverbs 4:5–6; 1 John 2:27; 1 Timothy 4:1–3; Psalm 55:20–21
  10. 10 Proverbs 28:12; Psalm 58:10–11; Esther 8:15–16; Proverbs 28:28; Judges 5:31
  11. 11 Proverbs 14:34; Proverbs 29:8; James 3:6; 2 Chronicles 32:20–22; Job 22:30
  12. 12 Proverbs 10:19; 1 Peter 2:23; Luke 16:14; Luke 18:9; Proverbs 14:21
  13. 13 Proverbs 20:19; Proverbs 25:9; Leviticus 19:16; 1 Timothy 5:13; Proverbs 26:20–22
  14. 14 Proverbs 24:6; Proverbs 15:22; Proverbs 20:18; Proverbs 16:22; 1 Kings 12:1–19
  15. 15 Proverbs 17:18; Proverbs 6:1–5; Proverbs 20:16; Proverbs 22:26–27
  16. 16 Proverbs 31:30–31; Luke 10:42; Acts 16:14–15; 1 Samuel 25:32–33; Acts 9:39
  17. 17 Matthew 5:7; James 2:13; Matthew 25:34–40; James 5:1–5; Daniel 4:27
  18. 18 Galatians 6:8–9; Ecclesiastes 10:8; Hosea 10:12–13; James 3:18; Psalm 126:5–6
  19. 19 Proverbs 10:16; Romans 2:8–9; Proverbs 12:28; Proverbs 19:23; Proverbs 7:22–23
  20. 20 Psalm 119:1; Psalm 140:13; 1 Chronicles 29:17; Proverbs 21:29; Proverbs 6:14
  21. 21 Psalm 112:1–2; Acts 2:39; Jeremiah 32:39; Psalm 37:26; Proverbs 16:5
  22. 22 1 Peter 3:3–4; Proverbs 31:30; Nahum 3:4–6; Proverbs 7:10; 2 Peter 2:22
  23. 23 Matthew 5:6; Psalm 37:4; Romans 2:8–9; Jeremiah 17:16; Psalm 10:17
  24. 24 Proverbs 19:17; Luke 6:38; Deuteronomy 15:10; Psalm 112:9; Ecclesiastes 11:6
  25. 25 Matthew 5:7; 2 Corinthians 9:6–9; Isaiah 58:7–11; Matthew 25:34–35; Isaiah 32:8
  26. 26 Job 29:13; Genesis 42:6; Amos 8:4–6; Proverbs 24:24
  27. 27 Psalm 7:15–16; Proverbs 17:11; Esther 7:10; Psalm 57:6; Psalm 9:15–16
  28. 28 1 Timothy 6:17; Jeremiah 17:8; Psalm 52:7–8; Psalm 1:3; Psalm 92:12–14
  29. 29 Ecclesiastes 5:16; Proverbs 14:19; Proverbs 15:27; Habakkuk 2:9–10; 1 Samuel 25:17
  30. 30 Daniel 12:3; James 5:20; 1 Corinthians 9:19–23; Proverbs 3:18; 1 Thessalonians 2:19
  31. 31 1 Peter 4:17–18; Jeremiah 25:29; 1 Corinthians 11:30–32; Proverbs 13:21; 2 Samuel 12:9–12

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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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  1. Quotes verse 11:31 Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms (Psalm XCIV)

    … To which he added this testimony: "For if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and sinner appear?" How then shall the wicked be with Thee, if Thou dost not even spare Thy faithful, in order that Thou mayest exercise and teach them? But as He spareth them not, for this reason, that He may teach them: he …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)