Proverbios 20
Reina Valera Contemporánea
20 Beber vino o bebidas embriagantes
te lleva a blasfemar y a causar alborotos.
No es de sabios errar por su culpa.
2 El enojo del rey es como el rugido de un león;
enfurecerlo es atentar contra uno mismo.
3 Al hombre le adorna alejarse de pleitos,
pero los insensatos se enredan en ellos.
4 Llega el invierno y el perezoso no siembra;
cuando llega el verano, no halla comida.
5 Para la mente humana, los consejos
son tan profundos como el océano;
alcanzables sólo para quien es entendido.
6 Son muchos los que dicen ser bondadosos,
pero ¿dónde están los hombres sinceros?
7 El hombre justo no se aparta de su integridad;
¡dichosos sus hijos, que siguen sus pasos!
8 Cuando el rey ocupa el tribunal de justicia,
le basta una mirada para despejar todo mal.
9 No hay nadie que pueda afirmar
que su corazón está limpio de pecado.
10 Las pesas y las medidas falsas
son cosas que al Señor le repugnan.
11 Por sus hechos, hasta un niño deja ver
si su conducta es limpia y recta.
12 El Señor nos dotó al mismo tiempo
de oídos para oír y de ojos para ver.
13 No seas dormilón, y jamás serás pobre;
no pegues los ojos, y el pan nunca te faltará.
14 El comprador dice que lo que compra es malo,
pero en cuanto paga, alaba su compra.
15 Abundan el oro y las piedras preciosas,
pero los labios prudentes son una joya.
16 Despoja de su ropa, y reténla en prenda,
al que salga fiador de algún extraño.
17 ¡Qué sabroso sabe el pan de mentira,
pero al final acabas con mal sabor de boca!
18 Con los consejos se ordenan los planes,
y con buena estrategia se gana la guerra.
19 El que es chismoso revela el secreto;
no te juntes con gente boquifloja.
20 La muerte más sombría le aguarda
al que maldice a su padre o a su madre.
21 Al principio, se adquieren bienes de prisa;
al final, eso no es ninguna bendición.
22 Nunca digas: «¡Me voy a vengar!»
Mejor deja que el Señor lo haga por ti.
23 Al Señor le repugnan las pesas falsas;
la balanza falsa no es nada buena.
24 Si el Señor dirige los pasos del hombre,
¿cómo puede el hombre entender su camino?
25 Tú solo te tiendes la trampa
si a la ligera consagras algo a Dios
y después de eso te pones a pensar.
26 El rey sabio avienta como trigo a los impíos,
y luego pasa sobre ellos la rueda del molino.
27 El espíritu del hombre es la lámpara del Señor
que escudriña los sentimientos más profundos.
28 La misericordia y la verdad cuidan del rey,
y la clemencia sustenta su trono.
29 Los jóvenes se ufanan de su fuerza;
los ancianos se enorgullecen de sus canas.
30 Los azotes hieren pero curan la maldad;
el castigo purifica lo más recóndito del ser.
Proverbs 20
King James Version
20 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
2 The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.
3 It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
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 every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?
7 The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.
8 A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
9 Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?
10 Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the Lord.
11 Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.
12 The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the Lord hath made even both of them.
13 Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
14 It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
15 There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
16 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
17 Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
18 Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.
19 He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.
20 Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
21 An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
22 Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the Lord, and he shall save thee.
23 Divers weights are an abomination unto the Lord; and a false balance is not good.
24 Man's goings are of the Lord; how can a man then understand his own way?
25 It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry.
26 A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.
27 The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord, searching all the inward parts of the belly.
28 Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.
29 The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the grey head.
30 The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts 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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