Proverbs 9-10

English Standard Version

The Way of Wisdom

9 ^(A)Wisdom has built her house;
    she has hewn her ^(B)seven ^(C)pillars.
²She has ^(D)slaughtered her beasts; she has ^(E)mixed her wine;
    she has also ^(F)set her table.
³She has ^(G)sent out her young women to ^(H)call
    from ^(I)the highest places in the town,
⁴^(J)“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!”
    ^(K)To him who lacks sense she says,
⁵“Come, ^(L)eat of my bread
    and ^(M)drink of ^(N)the wine I have mixed.
⁶Leave ^(O)your simple ways,^[a] and ^(P)live,
    ^(Q)and walk in the way of insight.”

⁷Whoever corrects a scoffer gets himself abuse,
    and he who reproves a wicked man incurs injury.
⁸^(R)Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you;
    ^(S)reprove a wise man, and he will love you.
⁹Give instruction^[b] to a wise man, and he will be ^(T)still wiser;
    teach a righteous man, and he will ^(U)increase in learning.
¹⁰^(V)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,
    and ^(W)the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.
¹¹For by me ^(X)your days will be multiplied,
    and years will be added to your life.
¹²^(Y)If you are wise, you are wise for yourself;
    if you scoff, you alone will bear it.

The Way of Folly

¹³^(Z)The woman Folly is ^(AA)loud;
    she is seductive^[c] and ^(AB)knows nothing.
¹⁴She sits at the door of her house;
    she takes a seat on ^(AC)the highest places of the town,
¹⁵calling to those who pass by,
    who are ^(AD)going straight on their way,
¹⁶^(AE)“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!”
    And to him who lacks sense she says,
¹⁷^(AF)“Stolen water is sweet,
    and ^(AG)bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”
¹⁸But he does not know ^(AH)that the dead^[d] are there,
    that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.

The Proverbs of Solomon

10 ^(AI)The proverbs of Solomon.

^(AJ)A wise son makes a glad father,
    ^(AK)but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.
²^(AL)Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit,
    ^(AM)but righteousness delivers from death.
³^(AN)The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry,
    ^(AO)but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.
⁴A slack hand ^(AP)causes poverty,
    ^(AQ)but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
⁵He who ^(AR)gathers in summer is a prudent son,
    but he who sleeps in harvest is ^(AS)a son who brings shame.
⁶Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
    but ^(AT)the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.^[e]
⁷^(AU)The memory of the righteous is a blessing,
    but ^(AV)the name of the wicked will rot.
⁸^(AW)The wise of heart will receive commandments,
    but a babbling fool will come to ruin.
⁹^(AX)Whoever walks in integrity walks securely,
    but he who makes his ways crooked ^(AY)will be found out.
¹⁰Whoever ^(AZ)winks the eye causes trouble,
    and a babbling fool will come to ruin.
¹¹^(BA)The mouth of the righteous is ^(BB)a fountain of life,
    but the mouth of the wicked ^(BC)conceals violence.
¹²Hatred stirs up strife,
    but ^(BD)love covers all offenses.
¹³On the lips of him who has understanding, wisdom is found,
    but ^(BE)a rod is for the back of him who ^(BF)lacks sense.
¹⁴The wise ^(BG)lay up knowledge,
    but ^(BH)the mouth of a fool brings ruin near.
¹⁵^(BI)A rich man's wealth is his strong city;
    the poverty of the poor is their ruin.
¹⁶The wage of the righteous leads ^(BJ)to life,
    the gain of the wicked to sin.
¹⁷Whoever heeds instruction is on ^(BK)the path to life,
    but he who rejects reproof leads others astray.
¹⁸The one who conceals hatred has lying lips,
    and whoever utters slander is a fool.
¹⁹^(BL)When words are many, transgression is not lacking,
    ^(BM)but whoever restrains his lips is prudent.
²⁰The tongue of the righteous is ^(BN)choice silver;
    the heart of the wicked is of little worth.
²¹The lips of the righteous feed many,
    but fools die for ^(BO)lack of sense.
²²^(BP)The blessing of the Lord makes rich,
    and he adds no sorrow with it.^[f]
²³Doing wrong is ^(BQ)like a joke to a fool,
    but ^(BR)wisdom is pleasure to a man of understanding.
²⁴^(BS)What the wicked dreads ^(BT)will come upon him,
    but ^(BU)the desire of the righteous will be granted.
²⁵When ^(BV)the tempest passes, the wicked is no more,
    but ^(BW)the righteous is established forever.
²⁶Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
    so is the sluggard to those who send him.
²⁷^(BX)The fear of the Lord prolongs life,
    ^(BY)but the years of the wicked will be short.
²⁸^(BZ)The hope of the righteous brings joy,
    ^(CA)but the expectation of the wicked will perish.
²⁹^(CB)The way of the Lord is a stronghold to the blameless,
    but destruction to evildoers.
³⁰^(CC)The righteous will never be removed,
    but ^(CD)the wicked will not dwell in the land.
³¹^(CE)The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom,
    but the perverse tongue will be cut off.
³²The lips of the righteous ^(CF)know what is acceptable,
    but the mouth of the wicked, ^(CG)what is perverse.

Notas al pie

Proverbs 9:6 Or Leave the company of the simple
Proverbs 9:9 Hebrew lacks instruction
Proverbs 9:13 Or full of simpleness
Proverbs 9:18 Hebrew Rephaim
Proverbs 10:6 Or but violence covers the mouth of the wicked; also verse 11
Proverbs 10:22 Or and toil adds nothing to it

1 Corinthians 15:1-34

English Standard Version

The Resurrection of Christ

15 Now I would remind you, brothers,^[a] of the gospel ^(A)I preached to you, which you received, ^(B)in which you stand, ²and by which ^(C)you are being saved, if you ^(D)hold fast to the word I preached to you—^(E)unless you believed in vain.

³For ^(F)I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died ^(G)for our sins ^(H)in accordance with the Scriptures, ⁴that he was buried, that he was raised ^(I)on the third day ^(J)in accordance with the Scriptures, ⁵and that ^(K)he appeared to Cephas, then ^(L)to the twelve. ⁶Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep. ⁷Then he appeared to ^(M)James, then ^(N)to all the apostles. ⁸Last of all, as to one untimely born, ^(O)he appeared also to me. ⁹For ^(P)I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because ^(Q)I persecuted the church of God. ¹⁰But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, ^(R)I worked harder than any of them, ^(S)though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me. ¹¹Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.

The Resurrection of the Dead

¹²Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, ^(T)how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? ¹³But if there is no resurrection of the dead, ^(U)then not even Christ has been raised. ¹⁴And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain. ¹⁵We are even found to be misrepresenting God, because we testified about God that ^(V)he raised Christ, whom he did not raise if it is true that the dead are not raised. ¹⁶For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised. ¹⁷And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and ^(W)you are still in your sins. ¹⁸Then those also who ^(X)have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. ¹⁹If in Christ we have hope^[b] in this life only, ^(Y)we are of all people most to be pitied.

²⁰But in fact ^(Z)Christ has been raised from the dead, ^(AA)the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. ²¹For as ^(AB)by a man came death, ^(AC)by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead. ²²For ^(AD)as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive. ²³But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, then ^(AE)at his coming ^(AF)those who belong to Christ. ²⁴Then comes the end, when he delivers ^(AG)the kingdom to God the Father after destroying ^(AH)every rule and every authority and power. ²⁵For he must reign ^(AI)until he has put all his enemies under his feet. ²⁶The last enemy to be ^(AJ)destroyed is death. ²⁷For ^(AK)“God^[c] has put all things in subjection under his feet.” But when it says, “all things are put in subjection,” it is plain that he is excepted who put all things in subjection under him. ²⁸When ^(AL)all things are subjected to him, then the Son himself will also be subjected to him who put all things in subjection under him, that ^(AM)God may be all in all.

²⁹Otherwise, what do people mean by being baptized on behalf of the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people baptized on their behalf? ³⁰Why are we ^(AN)in danger every hour? ³¹I protest, brothers, by ^(AO)my pride in you, which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, ^(AP)I die every day! ³²What do I gain if, humanly speaking, ^(AQ)I fought with beasts at Ephesus? If the dead are not raised, ^(AR)“Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.” ³³^(AS)Do not be deceived: ^(AT)“Bad company ruins good morals.”^[d] ³⁴^(AU)Wake up from your drunken stupor, as is right, and do not go on sinning. For ^(AV)some have no knowledge of God. ^(AW)I say this to your shame.