Proverbios 20
Palabra de Dios para Todos
20 El vino causa insolencia,
y las bebidas embriagantes provocan escándalos;
hacen que la gente pierda el control de sí misma.
2 El enojo del rey es como el rugido de un león;
el que lo provoca puede perder la vida.
3 El que evita la contienda es digno de respeto,
pero el insensato se meterá de lleno en ella.
4 En la época de siembra el perezoso no siembra nada,
cuando llegue la cosecha buscará alimento y no encontrará nada.
5 Un buen consejo es como agua de manantial,
y el sabio trata de aprender de los demás.
6 Son muchos a los que uno considera amigos;
pero, ¿quién encontrará a uno digno de confianza?
7 El hombre bueno vive con integridad,
¡qué afortunados son los hijos que vienen después!
8 Cuando el rey se sienta en el tribunal,
descubre el mal con sólo mirar.
9 ¿Quién se atreve a decir: «He hecho siempre lo correcto,
nunca he pecado»?
10 Pesas falsas y medidas adulteradas,
ambas cosas las detesta el SEÑOR.
11 Basta con observar lo que hace un niño
para darse cuenta si es bueno y honesto.
12 Los oídos para oír, los ojos para ver,
todos ellos los hizo el SEÑOR.
13 No des rienda suelta al sueño, o te quedarás pobre;
mantente despierto y tendrás alimento en abundancia.
14 El comprador dice: «¡Malo y caro!»,
pero luego se va y presume del buen negocio que hizo.
15 El oro y las joyas lo enriquecen a uno,
pero vale mucho más el que mide sus palabras.
16 Que le retengan hasta la camisa
al que sirva de fiador de las deudas de otro.
17 Sabe bien el pan que se consigue estafando a los demás,
pero después será como llenarse la boca de arena.
18 Busca buen consejo al hacer tus planes;
se necesita una buena estrategia para librar una guerra.
19 El chismoso no es digno de confianza;
no busques la amistad del que habla demasiado.
20 Al que se atreva a maldecir al papá o la mamá
se le apagará la lámpara en medio de la más terrible oscuridad.
21 Las riquezas conseguidas fácilmente
no llegarán a feliz término.
22 No te vengues de quien te haga daño,
deja eso en manos del SEÑOR y él te hará vencedor.
23 El SEÑOR detesta el uso de pesas falsas
y condena el uso de balanzas adulteradas.
24 El SEÑOR tiene en sus manos el destino del ser humano,
¿quién podrá entender lo que pasa en su vida?
25 Queda atrapado el que le hace una promesa a Dios a la ligera
y luego la reconsidera.
26 El rey sabio avienta a los perversos
y los aplasta con la rueda de molino.
27 El espíritu de una persona es la lámpara del SEÑOR,
revela lo que hay dentro de cada uno.[a]
28 Si un rey tiene fiel amor y lealtad, se mantendrá en el poder;
el fiel amor sostendrá su trono.
29 Al joven se le admira por su fuerza,
y al anciano se le respeta por sus canas.
30 El castigo le quita lo malo al perverso,
porque el castigo hace cambiar a la gente.
Footnotes
- 20:27 o El SEÑOR examina el espíritu de las personas y llega hasta sus más profundos pensamientos.
Proverbs 20
New King James Version
Wine Is a Mocker
20 Wine (A)is a mocker,
Strong drink is a brawler,
And whoever is led astray by it is not wise.
2 The [a]wrath of a king is like the roaring of a lion;
Whoever provokes him to anger sins against his own life.
3 (B)It is honorable for a man to stop striving,
Since any fool can start a quarrel.
5 Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water,
But a man of understanding will draw it out.
6 Most men will proclaim each his own [b]goodness,
But who can find a faithful man?
8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment
Scatters all evil with his eyes.
9 (G)Who can say, “I have made my heart clean,
I am pure from my sin”?
10 (H)Diverse weights and diverse measures,
They are both alike, an abomination to the Lord.
11 Even a child is (I)known by his deeds,
Whether what he does is pure and right.
12 (J)The hearing ear and the seeing eye,
The Lord has made them both.
13 (K)Do not love sleep, lest you come to poverty;
Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with bread.
14 “It is [c]good for nothing,” cries the buyer;
But when he has gone his way, then he boasts.
15 There is gold and a multitude of rubies,
But (L)the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
16 (M)Take the garment of one who is surety for a stranger,
And hold it as a pledge when it is for a seductress.
17 (N)Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man,
But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.
19 (Q)He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets;
Therefore do not associate with one (R)who flatters with his lips.
23 Diverse weights are an abomination to the Lord,
And dishonest scales are not good.
24 A man’s steps are of the Lord;
How then can a man understand his own way?
25 It is a snare for a man to devote rashly something as holy,
And afterward to reconsider his vows.
26 (Y)A wise king sifts out the wicked,
And brings the threshing wheel over them.
29 The glory of young men is their strength,
And (AB)the splendor of old men is their gray head.
30 Blows that hurt cleanse away evil,
As do stripes the [g]inner depths of the heart.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:2 Lit. fear or terror, produced by the king’s wrath
- Proverbs 20:6 Lit. mercy
- Proverbs 20:14 Lit. evil, evil
- Proverbs 20:22 repay
- Proverbs 20:27 Lit. rooms of the belly
- Proverbs 20:28 mercy
- Proverbs 20:30 Lit. rooms of the belly
Proverbs 20
English Standard Version
20 (A)Wine is a mocker, (B)strong drink a brawler,
and whoever (C)is led astray by it is not wise.[a]
2 The terror of a king is like (D)the growling of a lion;
whoever provokes him to anger (E)forfeits his life.
3 It is an honor for a man to (F)keep aloof from strife,
but every fool will be quarreling.
4 (G)The sluggard does not plow in the autumn;
(H)he will seek at harvest and have nothing.
5 The purpose in a man's heart is like (I)deep water,
but a man of understanding will draw it out.
6 Many a man (J)proclaims his own steadfast love,
but (K)a faithful man who can find?
7 The righteous who (L)walks in his integrity—
(M)blessed are his children after him!
8 (N)A king who sits on the throne of judgment
(O)winnows all evil with his eyes.
9 (P)Who can say, “I have made my heart pure;
I am clean from my sin”?
10 (Q)Unequal[b] weights and unequal measures
are both alike an abomination to the Lord.
11 Even a child (R)makes himself known by his acts,
by whether his conduct is pure and upright.[c]
12 (S)The hearing ear and the seeing eye,
(T)the Lord has made them both.
13 (U)Love not sleep, lest you (V)come to poverty;
open your eyes, and you will have (W)plenty of bread.
14 “Bad, bad,” says the buyer,
but when he goes away, then he boasts.
15 There is gold and abundance of (X)costly stones,
(Y)but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
16 (Z)Take a man's garment when he has put up security for a stranger,
and (AA)hold it in pledge when he puts up security for foreigners.[d]
17 (AB)Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man,
but afterward his mouth will be full of (AC)gravel.
18 (AD)Plans are established by counsel;
by (AE)wise guidance (AF)wage war.
19 Whoever (AG)goes about slandering reveals secrets;
therefore do not associate with (AH)a simple babbler.[e]
20 (AI)If one curses his father or his mother,
(AJ)his lamp will be put out in utter darkness.
21 (AK)An inheritance gained hastily in the beginning
will not be blessed in the end.
22 Do not say, (AL)“I will repay evil”;
(AM)wait for the Lord, and he will deliver you.
23 (AN)Unequal weights are an abomination to the Lord,
and (AO)false scales are not good.
24 A man's (AP)steps are from the Lord;
how then can man understand his way?
25 It is a snare to say rashly, “It is holy,”
and to reflect only (AQ)after making vows.
26 A wise king (AR)winnows the wicked
and drives (AS)the wheel over them.
27 (AT)The spirit[f] of man is the lamp of the Lord,
(AU)searching all (AV)his innermost parts.
28 (AW)Steadfast love and faithfulness preserve the king,
and by steadfast love his (AX)throne is upheld.
29 The glory of young men is their strength,
but (AY)the splendor of old men is their gray hair.
30 (AZ)Blows that wound cleanse away evil;
strokes make clean (BA)the innermost parts.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:1 Or will not become wise
- Proverbs 20:10 Or Two kinds of; also verse 23
- Proverbs 20:11 Or Even a child can dissemble in his actions, though his conduct seems pure and upright
- Proverbs 20:16 Or for an adulteress (compare 27:13)
- Proverbs 20:19 Hebrew with one who is simple in his lips
- Proverbs 20:27 Hebrew breath
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