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Proverbios 19
Nueva Biblia de las Américas
Proverbios 19
Nueva Biblia de las Américas
19 Mejor es el pobre que anda en su integridad(A)
Que el de labios perversos y necio.
2 Tampoco es bueno para una persona[a] carecer de conocimiento,
Y el que se apresura con los pies peca(B).
3 La insensatez del hombre pervierte su camino(C),
Y su corazón se irrita contra el Señor(D).
4 La riqueza añade muchos amigos,
Pero el pobre es separado de su amigo(E).
5 El testigo falso(F) no quedará sin castigo,
Y el que cuenta[b] mentiras no escapará(G).
6 Muchos buscan el favor(H) del generoso[c],
Y todo hombre es amigo del que da(I).
7 Todos los hermanos del pobre lo aborrecen,
¡Cuánto más sus amigos se alejarán de él(J)!
Los persigue(K) con palabras, pero ellos se han ido[d].
8 El que adquiere cordura[e] ama su alma;
El que guarda la prudencia hallará el bien(L).
9 El testigo falso no quedará sin castigo,
Y el que cuenta[f] mentiras perecerá(M).
10 Al necio no conviene la vida de lujo(N);
Mucho menos a un siervo gobernar a los príncipes(O).
11 La discreción del hombre le hace lento para la ira(P),
Y su gloria es pasar por alto una ofensa(Q).
12 Como rugido de león es la ira del rey(R),
Y su favor como rocío sobre la hierba(S).
13 El hijo necio es ruina de su padre(T),
Y gotera constante las contiendas de una esposa(U).
14 Casa y riqueza son herencia de los padres(V),
Pero la mujer prudente viene del Señor.
15 La pereza hace caer en profundo sueño(W),
Y el alma ociosa sufrirá hambre.
16 El que guarda el mandamiento guarda su alma(X),
Pero el que desprecia sus caminos morirá.
17 El que se apiada del pobre presta al Señor(Y),
Y Él lo recompensará por su buena obra[g](Z).
18 Disciplina a tu hijo mientras hay esperanza,
Pero no desee tu alma causarle la muerte(AA).
19 El hombre de gran ira llevará el castigo,
Porque si tú lo rescatas, tendrás que hacerlo de nuevo.
20 Escucha el consejo y acepta la corrección[h],
Para que seas sabio(AB) el resto de tus días[i].
21 Muchos son los planes en el corazón del hombre(AC),
Mas el consejo del Señor permanecerá(AD).
22 Lo que es deseable en un hombre es su bondad[j],
Y es mejor ser pobre que mentiroso.
23 El temor[k] del Señor conduce a la vida(AE),
Para poder dormir satisfecho(AF), sin ser tocado[l] por el mal(AG).
24 El perezoso(AH) mete su mano en el plato(AI),
Y ni aun a su boca la llevará.
25 Golpea al insolente y el ingenuo[m] se volverá astuto(AJ),
Pero reprende al que tiene inteligencia(AK) y ganará[n] en conocimiento.
26 El que asalta a su padre y echa fuera a su madre(AL)
Es un hijo que trae vergüenza y desgracia.
27 Cesa, hijo mío, de escuchar la instrucción[o],
Y te desviarás de las palabras de sabiduría.
28 El testigo perverso se burla de la justicia[p],
Y la boca de los impíos esparce[q] iniquidad(AM).
29 Los juicios[r] están preparados para los insolentes(AN),
Y los azotes para la espalda de los necios(AO).
Footnotes
- 19:2 Lit. alma.
- 19:5 Lit. respira.
- 19:6 O noble.
- 19:7 Lit. no están.
- 19:8 Lit. corazón.
- 19:9 Lit. respira.
- 19:17 O sus beneficios.
- 19:20 O instrucción.
- 19:20 Lit. en tus postrimerías.
- 19:22 O lealtad.
- 19:23 O La reverencia.
- 19:23 Lit. visitado.
- 19:25 Lit. simple.
- 19:25 Lit. discernirá.
- 19:27 O disciplina.
- 19:28 O del derecho.
- 19:28 O traga.
- 19:29 Gr. Las varas.
Proverbs 19
New International Version
Proverbs 19
New International Version
19 Better the poor whose walk is blameless
than a fool whose lips are perverse.(A)
2 Desire without knowledge is not good—
how much more will hasty feet miss the way!(B)
4 Wealth attracts many friends,
but even the closest friend of the poor person deserts them.(E)
7 The poor are shunned by all their relatives—
how much more do their friends avoid them!(K)
Though the poor pursue them with pleading,
they are nowhere to be found.[a](L)
8 The one who gets wisdom loves life;
the one who cherishes understanding will soon prosper.(M)
9 A false witness will not go unpunished,
and whoever pours out lies will perish.(N)
10 It is not fitting for a fool(O) to live in luxury—
how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!(P)
11 A person’s wisdom yields patience;(Q)
it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense.
13 A foolish child is a father’s ruin,(U)
and a quarrelsome wife is like
the constant dripping of a leaky roof.(V)
15 Laziness brings on deep sleep,
and the shiftless go hungry.(Y)
16 Whoever keeps commandments keeps their life,
but whoever shows contempt for their ways will die.(Z)
17 Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord,(AA)
and he will reward them for what they have done.(AB)
18 Discipline your children, for in that there is hope;
do not be a willing party to their death.(AC)
19 A hot-tempered person must pay the penalty;
rescue them, and you will have to do it again.
20 Listen to advice and accept discipline,(AD)
and at the end you will be counted among the wise.(AE)
21 Many are the plans in a person’s heart,
but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.(AF)
22 What a person desires is unfailing love[b];
better to be poor than a liar.
23 The fear of the Lord leads to life;
then one rests content, untouched by trouble.(AG)
24 A sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
he will not even bring it back to his mouth!(AH)
25 Flog a mocker, and the simple will learn prudence;
rebuke the discerning,(AI) and they will gain knowledge.(AJ)
26 Whoever robs their father and drives out their mother(AK)
is a child who brings shame and disgrace.
27 Stop listening to instruction, my son,(AL)
and you will stray from the words of knowledge.
28 A corrupt witness mocks at justice,
and the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.(AM)
29 Penalties are prepared for mockers,
and beatings for the backs of fools.(AN)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:7 The meaning of the Hebrew for this sentence is uncertain.
- Proverbs 19:22 Or Greed is a person’s shame
Proverbs 19
King James Version
Proverbs 19
King James Version
19 Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
2 Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.
3 The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the Lord.
4 Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.
5 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
6 Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.
7 All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him.
8 He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
9 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.
10 Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
11 The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
12 The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
14 House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the Lord.
15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
16 He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die.
17 He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
18 Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
19 A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.
20 Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
21 There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand.
22 The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.
23 The fear of the Lord tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.
24 A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
25 Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.
26 He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.
27 Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.
28 An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.
29 Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.
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