Proverbios 17
Nueva Traducción Viviente
17 Mejor comer pan duro donde reina la paz,
que vivir en una casa llena de banquetes donde hay peleas.
2 El sirviente sabio gobernará sobre el hijo sinvergüenza de su amo
y compartirá la herencia con los demás hijos.
3 El fuego prueba la pureza del oro y de la plata,
pero el Señor prueba el corazón.
4 Los malhechores están ansiosos por escuchar el chisme;
los mentirosos prestan suma atención a la calumnia.
5 Los que se burlan del pobre insultan a su Creador;
los que se alegran de la desgracia de otros serán castigados.
6 Los nietos son la corona de gloria de los ancianos;
los padres[a] son el orgullo de sus hijos.
7 Las palabras elocuentes no son apropiadas para el necio,
mucho menos las mentiras para el gobernante.
8 El soborno es como tener un amuleto de la suerte;
¡el que lo da, prospera!
9 Cuando se perdona una falta, el amor florece,
pero mantenerla presente separa a los amigos íntimos.
10 Es más efectivo un solo regaño al que tiene entendimiento
que cien latigazos en la espalda del necio.
11 Los malvados están ansiosos por rebelarse,
pero serán severamente castigados.
12 Es menos peligroso toparse con una osa a la que le han robado sus crías
que enfrentar a un necio en plena necedad.
13 Si pagas mal por bien,
el mal nunca se irá de tu casa.
14 Comenzar una pelea es como abrir las compuertas de una represa,
así que detente antes de que estalle la disputa.
15 Absolver al culpable y condenar al inocente
son dos actos que el Señor detesta.
16 Es absurdo pagar para educar a un necio,
puesto que no tiene deseos de aprender.
17 Un amigo es siempre leal,
y un hermano nace para ayudar en tiempo de necesidad.
18 Es una insensatez dar garantía por la deuda de otro
o ser fiador de un amigo.
19 Al que le gusta pelear, le gusta pecar;
el que confía en sus altas murallas invita al desastre.
20 El corazón retorcido no prosperará;
la lengua mentirosa cae en problemas.
21 Los padres de un necio sufren;
no hay alegría para el padre de un rebelde.
22 El corazón alegre es una buena medicina,
pero el espíritu quebrantado consume las fuerzas.
23 Los perversos aceptan sobornos a escondidas
para pervertir el curso de la justicia.
24 Los sensatos mantienen sus ojos en la sabiduría,
pero los ojos del necio vagan por los confines de la tierra.
25 Los hijos necios traen[b] dolor a su padre
y amargura a la que los dio a luz.
26 Está mal castigar al justo por ser bueno
o azotar a los líderes por ser honestos.
27 El verdadero sabio emplea pocas palabras;
la persona con entendimiento es serena.
28 Hasta los necios pasan por sabios si permanecen callados;
parecen inteligentes cuando mantienen la boca cerrada.
Proverbs 17
English Standard Version
17 (A)Better is a dry morsel with quiet
than a house full of feasting[a] with strife.
2 A servant who deals wisely will rule over (B)a son who acts shamefully
and (C)will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.
3 (D)The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold,
(E)and the Lord tests hearts.
4 An evildoer listens to wicked lips,
and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
5 Whoever mocks the poor (F)insults his Maker;
he who is (G)glad at calamity will not go (H)unpunished.
6 (I)Grandchildren are (J)the crown of the aged,
and the glory of children is their fathers.
7 Fine speech is not (K)becoming to a fool;
still less is (L)false speech to a prince.
8 (M)A bribe is like a magic[b] stone in the eyes of the one who gives it;
wherever he turns he prospers.
9 Whoever (N)covers an offense seeks love,
but he who repeats a matter (O)separates close friends.
10 A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding
than a hundred blows into a fool.
11 An evil man seeks only rebellion,
and (P)a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
12 Let a man meet (Q)a she-bear robbed of her cubs
(R)rather than a fool in his folly.
13 If anyone (S)returns evil for good,
(T)evil will not depart from his house.
14 The beginning of strife is like letting out water,
so (U)quit before the quarrel breaks out.
15 He who (V)justifies the wicked and he who (W)condemns the righteous
are both alike an abomination to the Lord.
16 Why should a fool have money in his hand (X)to buy wisdom
when he has no sense?
17 (Y)A friend loves at all times,
and a brother is born for adversity.
18 One who lacks sense gives a pledge
and puts up security in the presence of his neighbor.
19 Whoever loves transgression loves strife;
he who (Z)makes his door high seeks destruction.
20 (AA)A man of crooked heart does not discover good,
and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity.
21 He who (AB)sires a fool gets himself sorrow,
and the father of a fool has no joy.
22 (AC)A joyful heart is good medicine,
but a crushed spirit (AD)dries up the bones.
23 The wicked accepts (AE)a bribe in secret[c]
to (AF)pervert the ways of justice.
24 (AG)The discerning sets his face toward wisdom,
but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
25 (AH)A foolish son is a grief to his father
(AI)and bitterness to (AJ)her who bore him.
26 (AK)To impose a fine on a righteous man is not good,
nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.
27 Whoever (AL)restrains his words has knowledge,
and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
28 Even a fool (AM)who keeps silent is considered wise;
when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:1 Hebrew sacrifices
- Proverbs 17:8 Or precious
- Proverbs 17:23 Hebrew a bribe from the bosom
Proverbs 17
King James Version
17 Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.
2 A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
3 The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the Lord trieth the hearts.
4 A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
5 Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
6 Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
7 Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
8 A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
9 He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
10 A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
11 An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
12 Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
13 Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
14 The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
15 He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the Lord.
16 Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?
17 A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
18 A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
19 He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
20 He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
21 He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
22 A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
23 A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
24 Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
26 Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.
27 He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
28 Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.
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