Proverbios 19
Dios Habla Hoy
19 Más vale ser pobre y honrado,
que necio y calumniador.
2 No es bueno el afán sin reflexión;
las muchas prisas provocan errores.
3 La necedad del hombre le hace perder el camino,
y luego el hombre le echa la culpa al Señor.
4 La riqueza atrae multitud de amigos,
pero el pobre hasta sus amigos pierde.
5 El testigo falso no quedará sin castigo;
el mentiroso no saldrá bien librado.
6 Al que es dadivoso y desprendido,
todo el mundo lo busca y se hace su amigo.
7 Si al pobre hasta sus hermanos lo desprecian,
con mayor razón sus amigos se alejarán de él.
8 El que aprende y pone en práctica lo aprendido,
se estima a sí mismo y prospera.
9 El testigo falso no quedará sin castigo;
al mentiroso le espera la muerte.
10 No es propio del necio hacer derroche de lujos,
ni mucho menos del esclavo gobernar a grandes señores.
11 La prudencia consiste en refrenar el enojo,
y la honra, en pasar por alto la ofensa.
12 La ira del rey es como el rugido del león,
pero su buena voluntad es como rocío sobre la hierba.
13 Un hijo necio hace sufrir a su padre.
Como gotera constante es la mujer pendenciera.
14 De los padres se reciben casa y riquezas;
del Señor, la esposa inteligente.
15 La pereza hace dormir profundamente,
y el perezoso habrá de pasar hambre.
16 El que cumple el mandamiento protege su vida;
el que desprecia la enseñanza del Señor, muere.
17 Un préstamo al pobre es un préstamo al Señor,
y el Señor mismo pagará la deuda.
18 Corrige a tu hijo mientras aún pueda ser corregido,
pero procura no matarlo a causa del castigo.
19 El que mucho se enoja, recibe su merecido;
librarlo del castigo es empeorar las cosas.
20 Atiende al consejo y acepta la corrección;
así llegarás a ser sabio.
21 El hombre hace muchos planes,
pero sólo se realiza el propósito divino.
22 Lo que se quiere del hombre es lealtad;
más vale ser pobre que tramposo.
23 La reverencia al Señor conduce a la vida;
uno vive contento y sin sufrir ningún mal.
24 El perezoso mete la mano en el plato,
pero no es capaz ni de llevársela a la boca.
25 Del castigo al insolente, el imprudente aprende;
el sabio aprende con la sola corrección.
26 Maltratar al padre y echar de la casa a la madre
son actos vergonzosos y reprobables en un hijo.
27 Hijo mío, si dejas de atender a la reprensión
te apartarás de los buenos consejos.
28 El testigo falso se burla de la justicia;
el malvado lanza maldad por la boca.
29 Listas están las varas para los insolentes;
los buenos azotes para la espalda de los necios.
Proverbs 19
English Standard Version
19 (A)Better is a poor person who (B)walks in his integrity
than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.
2 Desire[a] without knowledge is not good,
and whoever (C)makes haste with his feet misses his way.
3 When a man's folly (D)brings his way to ruin,
his heart (E)rages against the Lord.
4 (F)Wealth brings many new friends,
(G)but a poor man is deserted by his friend.
5 (H)A false witness will not go unpunished,
and he who (I)breathes out lies will not escape.
6 Many seek the favor of a generous man,[b]
and everyone is a friend to a man who gives (J)gifts.
7 (K)All a poor man's brothers hate him;
(L)how much more do his friends go far from him!
He pursues them with words, but does not have them.[c]
8 (M)Whoever gets sense loves his own soul;
he who keeps understanding will (N)discover good.
9 (O)A false witness will not go unpunished,
and he who (P)breathes out lies will perish.
10 (Q)It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury,
much less for (R)a slave to rule over princes.
11 (S)Good sense makes one slow to anger,
and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
12 A king's wrath is like (T)the growling of a lion,
but his (U)favor is like (V)dew on the grass.
13 (W)A foolish son is ruin to his father,
and (X)a wife's quarreling is (Y)a continual dripping of rain.
14 (Z)House and wealth are inherited from fathers,
but a prudent wife is (AA)from the Lord.
15 (AB)Slothfulness casts into (AC)a deep sleep,
and (AD)an idle person will suffer hunger.
16 Whoever (AE)keeps the commandment keeps his life;
he who despises his ways will die.
17 (AF)Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord,
and he (AG)will repay him for his (AH)deed.
18 (AI)Discipline your son, for there is hope;
do not set your heart on (AJ)putting him to death.
19 A man of great wrath will pay the penalty,
for if you deliver him, you will only have to do it again.
20 Listen to advice and accept instruction,
that you may gain wisdom in (AK)the future.
21 (AL)Many are the plans in the mind of a man,
but (AM)it is the purpose of the Lord (AN)that will stand.
22 What is desired in a man is steadfast love,
and a poor man is better than a liar.
23 The fear of the Lord (AO)leads to life,
and whoever has it rests (AP)satisfied;
he will (AQ)not be visited by harm.
24 (AR)The sluggard buries his hand in (AS)the dish
and will not even bring it back to his mouth.
25 (AT)Strike (AU)a scoffer, and the simple will (AV)learn prudence;
(AW)reprove a man of understanding, and he will gain knowledge.
26 He who does violence to his father and chases away his mother
is (AX)a son who brings shame and reproach.
27 Cease to hear instruction, my son,
(AY)and you will stray from the words of knowledge.
28 A worthless witness mocks at justice,
and the mouth of the wicked (AZ)devours iniquity.
29 Condemnation is ready for (BA)scoffers,
and (BB)beating for the backs of fools.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:2 Or A soul
- Proverbs 19:6 Or of a noble
- Proverbs 19:7 The meaning of the Hebrew sentence is uncertain
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