Proverbios 28
Dios Habla Hoy
28 El malvado huye aunque nadie lo persiga,
pero los justos viven confiados como el león.
2 Cuando el país anda mal, los gobernantes aumentan,
pero el buen dirigente sabe mantener el orden.
3 El malvado que oprime a los pobres
es como fuerte lluvia que destruye las cosechas.
4 Los que se apartan de la ley alaban al malvado;
los que la cumplen están en contra de él.
5 Los malvados no entienden nada de la justicia,
pero los que recurren al Señor lo entienden todo.
6 Más vale ser pobre y honrado
que rico y malintencionado.
7 El que cumple la ley de Dios es un hijo inteligente,
pero el que anda con glotones es la vergüenza de su padre.
8 El que amontona riquezas cobrando intereses,
las amontona para el que se compadece de los pobres.
9 Si alguno no quiere atender la ley de Dios,
tampoco Dios soportará sus oraciones.
10 El que lleva a los buenos por mal camino,
caerá en su propia trampa;
pero los hombres intachables recibirán lo mejor.
11 El rico se cree muy sabio,
pero el pobre e inteligente puede ponerlo a prueba.
12 Cuando triunfan los justos, se hace gran fiesta;
cuando triunfan los malvados, la gente se esconde.
13 Al que disimula el pecado, no le irá bien;
pero el que lo confiesa y lo deja, será perdonado.
14 Feliz el hombre que honra siempre al Señor;
pero el terco caerá en la desgracia.
15 Igual que un león rugiente o un oso voraz
es el malvado que gobierna a un pueblo pobre.
16 El gobernante insensato aumenta la opresión;
pero el que no es codicioso tendrá larga vida.
17 El que ha cometido un asesinato
no parará hasta caer en la tumba:
¡que nadie intente detenerlo!
18 El hombre honrado será puesto a salvo,
pero el perverso caerá en la desgracia.
19 Al que cultiva su campo, hasta le sobra comida;
al que anda con ociosos, lo que le sobra es pobreza.
20 Quien es digno de confianza, será alabado;
quien tiene ansias de riquezas, no quedará sin castigo.
21 No está bien discriminar a nadie;
hasta por un pedazo de pan se puede pecar.
22 El ambicioso tiene prisa por ser rico,
y no sabe que sobre él vendrá la pobreza.
23 Con el tiempo, más se aprecia
al que critica que al que alaba.
24 Amigo de criminales
es quien roba a sus padres y alega que no ha pecado.
25 El que mucho ambiciona, provoca peleas;
pero el que confía en el Señor, prospera.
26 Sólo un necio confía en sus propias ideas;
el que actúa con sabiduría saldrá bien librado.
27 Al que ayuda al pobre, nada le faltará;
pero al que le niega su ayuda, mucho se le maldecirá.
28 Cuando triunfan los malvados, la gente se esconde;
cuando les llega su fin, predominan los justos.
Proverbs 28
Legacy Standard Bible
28 The wicked (A)flee when there is no one pursuing,
But the righteous are [a]secure as a lion.
2 By the transgression of a land (B)many are its princes,
But (C)by a man who understands, who knows, so it endures.
3 A (D)poor man who oppresses the lowly
Is a driving rain [b]which leaves no food.
4 Those who forsake the law (E)praise the wicked,
But those who keep the law (F)strive with them.
5 Evil men (G)do not understand justice,
But those who seek Yahweh (H)understand all things.
6 (I)Better is the poor who walks in his integrity
Than he who is crooked—[c]double dealing—though he be rich.
7 He who observes the law is a son who understands,
But he who befriends (J)gluttons humiliates his father.
8 He who increases his wealth by (K)interest and usury
Gathers it (L)for him who is gracious to the lowly.
9 He who turns away his ear from listening to the law,
Even his (M)prayer is an abomination.
10 He who leads the upright astray in an evil way
Will (N)himself fall into his own pit,
But the (O)blameless will inherit good.
11 The rich man is (P)wise in his own eyes,
But the lowly who understands [d]searches him.
12 When the (Q)righteous exult, there is great honor,
But (R)when the wicked rise, man has to be sought out.
13 He who (S)conceals his transgressions will not prosper,
But he who (T)confesses and forsakes them will receive compassion.
14 How blessed is the man who (U)is always in dread,
But he who (V)hardens his heart will fall into calamity.
15 Like a (W)roaring lion and a rushing bear
Is a (X)wicked ruler over a poor people.
16 A (Y)leader who lacks discernment abounds in oppressions,
But he who hates greedy gain will prolong his days.
17 A man (Z)oppressed with (AA)the bloodguilt of life
Will flee until [e]death; let no one uphold him.
18 He who walks blamelessly will be saved,
But he who is (AB)crooked—[f]double dealing—will fall all at once.
19 (AC)He who cultivates his ground will be (AD)satisfied with food,
But he who pursues empty things will be satisfied with poverty.
20 A (AE)faithful man will abound with blessings,
But he who (AF)makes haste to be rich will not go unpunished.
21 To [g](AG)show partiality is not good,
(AH)Even for a piece of bread a man will transgress.
22 A man with an (AI)evil eye (AJ)hurries after wealth
And does not know that want will come upon him.
23 He who (AK)reproves a man will afterward find more favor
Than he who (AL)flatters with the tongue.
24 He who (AM)robs his father or his mother
And says, “It is not a transgression,”
Is the (AN)companion of a man who destroys.
25 An [h]arrogant man (AO)stirs up strife,
But he who (AP)trusts in Yahweh (AQ)will [i]be enriched.
26 He who (AR)trusts in his own heart is a fool,
But he who walks wisely will escape.
27 He who (AS)gives to the poor will never want,
But he who [j]shuts his eyes will have many curses.
28 When the wicked rise, men hide themselves;
But when they perish, the righteous increase.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:1 Lit trusting
- Proverbs 28:3 Lit and there is no bread
- Proverbs 28:6 Lit two ways
- Proverbs 28:11 Or sees right through him
- Proverbs 28:17 Lit the pit
- Proverbs 28:18 Lit two ways
- Proverbs 28:21 Lit regard the face
- Proverbs 28:25 Lit broad soul
- Proverbs 28:25 Lit be made fat
- Proverbs 28:27 Lit hides
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