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Proverbios 23
Nueva Versión Internacional
Proverbios 23
Nueva Versión Internacional
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23 Cuando te sientes a comer con un gobernante,
fíjate bien en lo que[a] tienes ante ti.
2 Si eres dado a la glotonería,
domina tu apetito.[b]
3 No codicies sus manjares,
pues tal comida no es más que un engaño.
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4 No te afanes acumulando riquezas;
no te obsesiones con ellas.
5 ¿Acaso has podido verlas? ¡No existen!
Es como si les salieran alas,
pues se van volando como las águilas.
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6 No te sientes a la mesa de un tacaño[c]
ni codicies sus manjares,
7 pues él solo piensa en los gastos.
«Come y bebe», te dirá,
pero no te lo dirá de corazón.
8 Acabarás vomitando lo que hayas comido
y tus cumplidos no habrán servido de nada.
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9 A oídos del necio jamás dirijas palabra,
pues se burlará de tus sabios consejos.
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10 No cambies de lugar los linderos antiguos
ni invadas la propiedad de los huérfanos,
11 porque su Redentor es muy poderoso
y contra ti defenderá su causa.
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12 Trae disciplina a tu corazón
y conocimiento a tus oídos.
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13 No dejes de disciplinar al joven;
si lo castigas con vara, no se morirá.
14 Castígalo con vara
y así lo librarás de la muerte.[d]
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15 Hijo mío, si tu corazón es sabio,
también mi corazón se regocijará;
16 en lo íntimo de mi ser me alegraré
cuando tus labios hablen con rectitud.
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17 No envidies en tu corazón a los pecadores;
más bien, muéstrate siempre celoso en el temor del Señor.
18 Cuentas con una esperanza futura,
la cual no será destruida.
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19 Hijo mío, presta atención y sé sabio;
mantén tu corazón en lo que es correcto.
20 No te juntes con los que beben mucho vino
ni con los que se hartan de carne,
21 pues borrachos y glotones, por su indolencia,
acaban harapientos y en la pobreza.
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22 Escucha a tu padre, que te engendró,
y no desprecies a tu madre cuando sea anciana.
23 Adquiere la verdad y la sabiduría,
la disciplina y el discernimiento,
¡y no los vendas!
24 El padre del justo experimenta gran regocijo;
quien tiene un hijo sabio se deleita en él.
25 ¡Que se alegren tu padre y tu madre!
¡Que se regocije la que te dio la vida!
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26 Dame, hijo mío, tu atención[e]
y no pierdas de vista mi ejemplo.[f]
27 Porque fosa profunda es la prostituta,
y estrecho pozo, la mujer ajena.
28 Se pone al acecho, como un bandido,
y multiplica la infidelidad de los hombres.
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29 ¿De quién son los lamentos? ¿De quién los pesares?
¿De quién son los pleitos? ¿De quién las quejas?
¿De quién son las heridas gratuitas?
¿De quién los ojos morados?
30 ¡Del que no suelta la botella de vino
ni deja de probar licores!
31 No te fijes en lo rojo que es el vino,
ni en cómo brilla en la copa,
ni en la suavidad con que se desliza;
32 porque acaba mordiendo como serpiente
y envenenando como víbora.
33 Tus ojos verán alucinaciones
y tu mente imaginará perversidades.
34 Te parecerá estar durmiendo en alta mar,
acostado sobre el mástil mayor.
35 Y dirás: «Me han herido, pero no me duele.
Me han golpeado, pero no lo siento.
¿Cuándo despertaré de este sueño
para ir a buscar otro trago?».
Footnotes
- 23:1 en lo que. Alt. en quién.
- 23:2 domina tu apetito. Lit. ponle un cuchillo a tu garganta.
- 23:6 un tacaño. Alt. un hombre mal intencionado.
- 23:14 de la muerte. Lit. del Seol.
- 23:26 atención. Lit. corazón. En la Biblia, corazón se usa para designar el asiento de las emociones, pensamientos y voluntad, es decir, el proceso de toma de decisiones del ser humano.
- 23:26 ejemplo. Lit. camino; camino es una imagen del estilo de vida.
Proverbs 23
Complete Jewish Bible
Proverbs 23
Complete Jewish Bible
23 When you sit down to dine with a ruler,
think carefully about who is before you.
2 If you have a big appetite,
put a knife to your throat!
3 Don’t be greedy for his delicacies,
for they are deceptive food.
4 Don’t exhaust yourself in pursuit of wealth;
be smart enough to desist.
5 If you make your eyes rush at it,
it’s no longer there!
For wealth will surely grow wings,
like an eagle flying off to the sky.
6 Don’t eat the food of a stingy man;
don’t be greedy for his delicacies.
7 For he is like someone who keeps accounts —
“Eat! Drink!” he says to you,
but he doesn’t really mean it.
8 The little you eat you will vomit up,
and your compliments will have been wasted.
9 Don’t speak in the ears of a fool,
for he will only despise the common sense in your words.
10 Don’t move the ancient boundary stone
or encroach on the land of the fatherless;
11 for their Redeemer is strong;
he will take up their fight against you.
12 Apply your mind to discipline
and your ears to words of knowledge.
13 Don’t withhold discipline from a child —
if you beat him with a stick, he won’t die!
14 If you beat him with a stick,
you will save him from Sh’ol.
15 My son, if your heart is wise,
then my own heart too is glad;
16 my inmost being rejoices
when your lips say what is right.
17 Don’t envy sinners, but follow the example
of those who always fear God;
18 for then you will have a future;
what you hope for will not be cut off.
19 You, my son: listen, be wise,
and set your mind on the right way.
20 Don’t be one of those who guzzle wine
or of those who eat meat to excess,
21 for both drunkard and glutton will become poor —
drowsiness will clothe them with rags.
22 Listen to your father, who gave you life;
and don’t despise your mother when she gets old.
23 Buy the truth, don’t sell it,
also wisdom, discipline and discernment.
24 A righteous person’s father will be filled with joy;
yes, he whose son is wise will rejoice in him.
25 So let your father and mother be glad;
let her who gave you birth rejoice.
26 My son, give me your heart;
let your eyes observe my ways.
27 A prostitute is a deep ditch,
and a forbidden woman like a narrow well.
28 She lies in wait to snatch her prey
and adds to the number of faithless men.
29 Who has misery? Who has regret?
Who fights and complains all the time?
Who gets bruised for no good reason?
Who has bloodshot eyes?
30 Those who spend their time over wine,
those always trying out mixed drinks.
31 Don’t gaze at the red wine
as it gives its color to the cup.
It may glide down smoothly now;
32 but in the end, it bites like a serpent —
yes, it strikes like a poisonous snake.
33 Your eyes will see peculiar things,
your mind will utter nonsense.
34 You will feel as if lying on the waves of the sea
or sprawled on top of the mast —
35 “They hit me, but I didn’t feel it!
They beat me up, and I didn’t even know it!
When will I wake up? . . .
I’ll go get another drink.”
Proverbs 23
New International Version
Proverbs 23
New International Version
Saying 7
23 When you sit to dine with a ruler,
note well what[a] is before you,
2 and put a knife to your throat
if you are given to gluttony.
3 Do not crave his delicacies,(A)
for that food is deceptive.
Saying 8
4 Do not wear yourself out to get rich;
do not trust your own cleverness.
5 Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone,(B)
for they will surely sprout wings
and fly off to the sky like an eagle.(C)
Saying 9
6 Do not eat the food of a begrudging host,
do not crave his delicacies;(D)
7 for he is the kind of person
who is always thinking about the cost.[b]
“Eat and drink,” he says to you,
but his heart is not with you.
8 You will vomit up the little you have eaten
and will have wasted your compliments.
Saying 10
9 Do not speak to fools,
for they will scorn your prudent words.(E)
Saying 11
10 Do not move an ancient boundary stone(F)
or encroach on the fields of the fatherless,
11 for their Defender(G) is strong;(H)
he will take up their case against you.(I)
Saying 12
12 Apply your heart to instruction(J)
and your ears to words of knowledge.
Saying 13
13 Do not withhold discipline from a child;
if you punish them with the rod, they will not die.
14 Punish them with the rod
and save them from death.(K)
Saying 14
15 My son, if your heart is wise,
then my heart will be glad indeed;
16 my inmost being will rejoice
when your lips speak what is right.(L)
Saying 15
17 Do not let your heart envy(M) sinners,
but always be zealous for the fear of the Lord.
18 There is surely a future hope for you,
and your hope will not be cut off.(N)
Saying 16
19 Listen, my son,(O) and be wise,
and set your heart on the right path:
20 Do not join those who drink too much wine(P)
or gorge themselves on meat,
21 for drunkards and gluttons become poor,(Q)
and drowsiness clothes them in rags.
Saying 17
22 Listen to your father, who gave you life,
and do not despise your mother when she is old.(R)
23 Buy the truth and do not sell it—
wisdom, instruction and insight as well.(S)
24 The father of a righteous child has great joy;
a man who fathers a wise son rejoices in him.(T)
25 May your father and mother rejoice;
may she who gave you birth be joyful!(U)
Saying 18
26 My son,(V) give me your heart
and let your eyes delight in my ways,(W)
27 for an adulterous woman is a deep pit,(X)
and a wayward wife is a narrow well.
28 Like a bandit she lies in wait(Y)
and multiplies the unfaithful among men.
Saying 19
29 Who has woe? Who has sorrow?
Who has strife? Who has complaints?
Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?
30 Those who linger over wine,(Z)
who go to sample bowls of mixed wine.
31 Do not gaze at wine when it is red,
when it sparkles in the cup,
when it goes down smoothly!
32 In the end it bites like a snake
and poisons like a viper.
33 Your eyes will see strange sights,
and your mind will imagine confusing things.
34 You will be like one sleeping on the high seas,
lying on top of the rigging.
35 “They hit me,” you will say, “but I’m not hurt!
They beat me, but I don’t feel it!
When will I wake up
so I can find another drink?”(AA)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:1 Or who
- Proverbs 23:7 Or for as he thinks within himself, / so he is; or for as he puts on a feast, / so he is
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