Proverbios 17
Nueva Biblia de las Américas
17 Mejor es un bocado seco y con él tranquilidad,
Que una casa llena de banquetes con discordia[a](A).
2 El siervo prudente prevalecerá sobre el hijo sin honra,
Y con[b] los hermanos participará de la herencia.
3 El crisol es para la plata y el horno para el oro(B),
Pero el Señor prueba los corazones(C).
4 El malhechor escucha a los labios perversos(D);
El mentiroso[c] presta atención a la lengua detractora.
5 El que se burla del pobre afrenta a su Hacedor(E);
El que se regocija de la desgracia(F) no quedará sin castigo.
6 Corona de los ancianos son los nietos(G),
Y la gloria de los hijos son sus padres(H).
7 No convienen al necio las palabras elocuentes[d](I),
Mucho menos al príncipe los labios mentirosos(J).
8 Talismán[e] es el soborno(K) a los ojos de su dueño;
Dondequiera que se vuelva, prospera.
9 El que cubre una falta busca afecto(L),
Pero el que repite el asunto separa a los mejores amigos(M).
10 La reprensión penetra más en el que tiene entendimiento
Que cien azotes en el necio.
11 El rebelde solo busca el mal,
Y un cruel mensajero se enviará contra él.
12 Mejor es encontrarse con una osa privada de sus cachorros(N),
Que con un necio en su necedad(O).
13 Al que devuelve mal por bien(P),
El mal no se apartará de su casa(Q).
14 El comienzo del pleito es como el soltar de las aguas;
Deja, pues, la riña antes de que empiece(R).
15 El que justifica al impío y el que condena al justo(S),
Ambos son igualmente abominación al Señor.
16 ¿De qué sirve[f] el precio en la mano del necio para comprar sabiduría(T)
Cuando no tiene entendimiento[g]?
17 En todo tiempo ama el amigo(U),
Y el hermano nace para tiempo de angustia.
18 El hombre falto de entendimiento[h] se compromete[i],
Y sale fiador a favor de su prójimo(V).
19 El que ama la transgresión, ama el pleito(W);
El que alza su puerta, busca la destrucción(X).
20 El de corazón perverso nunca encuentra el bien(Y),
Y el de lengua pervertida cae en el mal(Z).
21 El que engendra un necio, para su tristeza lo engendra,
Y el padre del necio no tiene alegría(AA).
22 El corazón alegre es buena medicina[j](AB),
Pero el espíritu quebrantado seca los huesos(AC).
23 El impío recibe soborno(AD) bajo el manto[k]
Para pervertir las sendas del derecho(AE).
24 En presencia del que tiene entendimiento está la sabiduría,
Pero los ojos del necio(AF) están en los extremos de la tierra.
25 El hijo necio es pesadumbre de su padre(AG)
Y amargura para la que lo dio a luz(AH).
26 Ciertamente no es bueno multar al justo(AI),
Ni golpear a los nobles por su rectitud.
27 El que retiene sus palabras tiene conocimiento[l](AJ),
Y el de espíritu sereno es hombre entendido(AK).
28 Aun el necio, cuando calla, es tenido por sabio,
Cuando cierra los labios, por prudente(AL).
Footnotes
- 17:1 Lit. sacrificios de discordia.
- 17:2 Lit. entre.
- 17:4 Lit. la falsedad.
- 17:7 Lit. el labio de abundancia.
- 17:8 Lit. Piedra de favor.
- 17:16 Lit. ¿Entonces por qué.
- 17:16 Lit. no hay corazón.
- 17:18 Lit. corazón.
- 17:18 Lit. da la palma.
- 17:22 Lit. causa buena curación.
- 17:23 Lit. del seno.
- 17:27 Lit. sabe.
Proverbs 17
Holman Christian Standard Bible
17 Better a dry crust with peace
than a house full of feasting with strife.(A)
2 A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son
and share an inheritance among brothers.
4 A wicked person listens to malicious talk;[a]
a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
5 The one who mocks the poor insults his Maker,(D)
and one who rejoices over calamity
will not go unpunished.(E)
6 Grandchildren are the crown of the elderly,
and the pride of sons is their fathers.
7 Eloquent words are not appropriate on a fool’s lips;
how much worse are lies for a ruler.
10 A rebuke cuts into a perceptive person
more than a hundred lashes into a fool.
12 Better for a man to meet a bear robbed of her cubs(K)
than a fool in his foolishness.
14 To start a conflict is to release a flood;
stop the dispute before it breaks out.(N)
15 Acquitting the guilty and condemning the just(O)—
both are detestable to the Lord.
16 Why does a fool have money in his hand
with no intention of buying wisdom?(P)
17 A friend loves at all times,(Q)
and a brother is born for a difficult time.
19 One who loves to offend loves strife;(S)
one who builds a high threshold invites injury.
20 One with a twisted mind will not succeed,
and one with deceitful speech will fall into ruin.(T)
21 A man fathers a fool to his own sorrow;
the father of a fool has no joy.(U)
22 A joyful heart is good medicine,
but a broken spirit dries up the bones.(V)
24 Wisdom is the focus of the perceptive,
but a fool’s eyes(Y) roam to the ends of the earth.
25 A foolish son is grief to his father
and bitterness to the one who bore him.(Z)
27 The intelligent person restrains his words,(AB)
and one who keeps a cool head[e]
is a man of understanding.
28 Even a fool is considered wise when he keeps silent,
discerning when he seals his lips.(AC)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:4 Lit to lips of iniquity
- Proverbs 17:11 Or a merciless angel
- Proverbs 17:18 Lit sense shakes hands
- Proverbs 17:26 Or noble unfairly
- Proverbs 17:27 Lit spirit
Proverbs 17
The Message
A Whack on the Head of a Fool
17 A meal of bread and water in contented peace
is better than a banquet spiced with quarrels.
2 A wise servant takes charge of an unruly child
and is honored as one of the family.
3 As silver in a crucible and gold in a pan,
so our lives are refined by God.
4 Evil people relish malicious conversation;
the ears of liars itch for dirty gossip.
5 Whoever mocks poor people insults their Creator;
gloating over misfortune is a punishable crime.
6 Old people are distinguished by grandchildren;
children take pride in their parents.
7 We don’t expect eloquence from fools,
nor do we expect lies from our leaders.
8 Receiving a gift is like getting a rare gemstone;
any way you look at it, you see beauty refracted.
9 Overlook an offense and bond a friendship;
fasten on to a slight and—good-bye, friend!
10 A quiet rebuke to a person of good sense
does more than a whack on the head of a fool.
11 Criminals out looking for nothing but trouble
won’t have to wait long—they’ll meet it coming and going!
12 Better to meet a grizzly robbed of her cubs
than a fool hellbent on folly.
13 Those who return evil for good
will meet their own evil returning.
14 The start of a quarrel is like a leak in a dam,
so stop it before it bursts.
15 Whitewashing bad people and throwing mud on good people
are equally abhorrent to God.
16 What’s this? Fools out shopping for wisdom!
They wouldn’t recognize it if they saw it!
One Who Knows Much Says Little
17 Friends love through all kinds of weather,
and families stick together in all kinds of trouble.
18 It’s stupid to try to get something for nothing,
or run up huge bills you can never pay.
19 The person who courts sin marries trouble;
build a wall, invite a burglar.
20 A bad motive can’t achieve a good end;
double-talk brings you double trouble.
21 Having a fool for a child is misery;
it’s no fun being the parent of a dolt.
22 A cheerful disposition is good for your health;
gloom and doom leave you bone-tired.
23 The wicked take bribes under the table;
they show nothing but contempt for justice.
24 The perceptive find wisdom in their own front yard;
fools look for it everywhere but right here.
25 A surly, stupid child is sheer pain to a father,
a bitter pill for a mother to swallow.
26 It’s wrong to penalize good behavior,
or make good citizens pay for the crimes of others.
27 The one who knows much says little;
an understanding person remains calm.
28 Even dunces who keep quiet are thought to be wise;
as long as they keep their mouths shut, they’re smart.
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