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Proverbios 23
Nueva Versión Internacional
Proverbios 23
Nueva Versión Internacional
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23 Cuando te sientes a comer con un gobernante,
fíjate bien en lo que[a] tienes ante ti.
2 Si eres dado a la glotonería,
domina tu apetito.[b]
3 No codicies sus manjares,
pues tal comida no es más que un engaño.
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4 No te afanes acumulando riquezas;
no te obsesiones con ellas.
5 ¿Acaso has podido verlas? ¡No existen!
Es como si les salieran alas,
pues se van volando como las águilas.
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6 No te sientes a la mesa de un tacaño[c]
ni codicies sus manjares,
7 pues él solo piensa en los gastos.
«Come y bebe», te dirá,
pero no te lo dirá de corazón.
8 Acabarás vomitando lo que hayas comido
y tus cumplidos no habrán servido de nada.
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9 A oídos del necio jamás dirijas palabra,
pues se burlará de tus sabios consejos.
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10 No cambies de lugar los linderos antiguos
ni invadas la propiedad de los huérfanos,
11 porque su Redentor es muy poderoso
y contra ti defenderá su causa.
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12 Trae disciplina a tu corazón
y conocimiento a tus oídos.
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13 No dejes de disciplinar al joven;
si lo castigas con vara, no se morirá.
14 Castígalo con vara
y así lo librarás de la muerte.[d]
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15 Hijo mío, si tu corazón es sabio,
también mi corazón se regocijará;
16 en lo íntimo de mi ser me alegraré
cuando tus labios hablen con rectitud.
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17 No envidies en tu corazón a los pecadores;
más bien, muéstrate siempre celoso en el temor del Señor.
18 Cuentas con una esperanza futura,
la cual no será destruida.
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19 Hijo mío, presta atención y sé sabio;
mantén tu corazón en lo que es correcto.
20 No te juntes con los que beben mucho vino
ni con los que se hartan de carne,
21 pues borrachos y glotones, por su indolencia,
acaban harapientos y en la pobreza.
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22 Escucha a tu padre, que te engendró,
y no desprecies a tu madre cuando sea anciana.
23 Adquiere la verdad y la sabiduría,
la disciplina y el discernimiento,
¡y no los vendas!
24 El padre del justo experimenta gran regocijo;
quien tiene un hijo sabio se deleita en él.
25 ¡Que se alegren tu padre y tu madre!
¡Que se regocije la que te dio la vida!
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26 Dame, hijo mío, tu atención[e]
y no pierdas de vista mi ejemplo.[f]
27 Porque fosa profunda es la prostituta,
y estrecho pozo, la mujer ajena.
28 Se pone al acecho, como un bandido,
y multiplica la infidelidad de los hombres.
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29 ¿De quién son los lamentos? ¿De quién los pesares?
¿De quién son los pleitos? ¿De quién las quejas?
¿De quién son las heridas gratuitas?
¿De quién los ojos morados?
30 ¡Del que no suelta la botella de vino
ni deja de probar licores!
31 No te fijes en lo rojo que es el vino,
ni en cómo brilla en la copa,
ni en la suavidad con que se desliza;
32 porque acaba mordiendo como serpiente
y envenenando como víbora.
33 Tus ojos verán alucinaciones
y tu mente imaginará perversidades.
34 Te parecerá estar durmiendo en alta mar,
acostado sobre el mástil mayor.
35 Y dirás: «Me han herido, pero no me duele.
Me han golpeado, pero no lo siento.
¿Cuándo despertaré de este sueño
para ir a buscar otro trago?».
Footnotes
- 23:1 en lo que. Alt. en quién.
- 23:2 domina tu apetito. Lit. ponle un cuchillo a tu garganta.
- 23:6 un tacaño. Alt. un hombre mal intencionado.
- 23:14 de la muerte. Lit. del Seol.
- 23:26 atención. Lit. corazón. En la Biblia, corazón se usa para designar el asiento de las emociones, pensamientos y voluntad, es decir, el proceso de toma de decisiones del ser humano.
- 23:26 ejemplo. Lit. camino; camino es una imagen del estilo de vida.
Proverbs 23
New Living Translation
Proverbs 23
New Living Translation
23 While dining with a ruler,
pay attention to what is put before you.
2 If you are a big eater,
put a knife to your throat;
3 don’t desire all the delicacies,
for he might be trying to trick you.
4 Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich.
Be wise enough to know when to quit.
5 In the blink of an eye wealth disappears,
for it will sprout wings
and fly away like an eagle.
6 Don’t eat with people who are stingy;
don’t desire their delicacies.
7 They are always thinking about how much it costs.[a]
“Eat and drink,” they say, but they don’t mean it.
8 You will throw up what little you’ve eaten,
and your compliments will be wasted.
9 Don’t waste your breath on fools,
for they will despise the wisest advice.
10 Don’t cheat your neighbor by moving the ancient boundary markers;
don’t take the land of defenseless orphans.
11 For their Redeemer[b] is strong;
he himself will bring their charges against you.
12 Commit yourself to instruction;
listen carefully to words of knowledge.
13 Don’t fail to discipline your children.
The rod of punishment won’t kill them.
14 Physical discipline
may well save them from death.[c]
15 My child,[d] if your heart is wise,
my own heart will rejoice!
16 Everything in me will celebrate
when you speak what is right.
17 Don’t envy sinners,
but always continue to fear the Lord.
18 You will be rewarded for this;
your hope will not be disappointed.
19 My child, listen and be wise:
Keep your heart on the right course.
20 Do not carouse with drunkards
or feast with gluttons,
21 for they are on their way to poverty,
and too much sleep clothes them in rags.
22 Listen to your father, who gave you life,
and don’t despise your mother when she is old.
23 Get the truth and never sell it;
also get wisdom, discipline, and good judgment.
24 The father of godly children has cause for joy.
What a pleasure to have children who are wise.[e]
25 So give your father and mother joy!
May she who gave you birth be happy.
26 O my son, give me your heart.
May your eyes take delight in following my ways.
27 A prostitute is a dangerous trap;
a promiscuous woman is as dangerous as falling into a narrow well.
28 She hides and waits like a robber,
eager to make more men unfaithful.
29 Who has anguish? Who has sorrow?
Who is always fighting? Who is always complaining?
Who has unnecessary bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?
30 It is the one who spends long hours in the taverns,
trying out new drinks.
31 Don’t gaze at the wine, seeing how red it is,
how it sparkles in the cup, how smoothly it goes down.
32 For in the end it bites like a poisonous snake;
it stings like a viper.
33 You will see hallucinations,
and you will say crazy things.
34 You will stagger like a sailor tossed at sea,
clinging to a swaying mast.
35 And you will say, “They hit me, but I didn’t feel it.
I didn’t even know it when they beat me up.
When will I wake up
so I can look for another drink?”
Proverbs 23
New International Version
Proverbs 23
New International Version
Saying 7
23 When you sit to dine with a ruler,
note well what[a] is before you,
2 and put a knife to your throat
if you are given to gluttony.
3 Do not crave his delicacies,(A)
for that food is deceptive.
Saying 8
4 Do not wear yourself out to get rich;
do not trust your own cleverness.
5 Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone,(B)
for they will surely sprout wings
and fly off to the sky like an eagle.(C)
Saying 9
6 Do not eat the food of a begrudging host,
do not crave his delicacies;(D)
7 for he is the kind of person
who is always thinking about the cost.[b]
“Eat and drink,” he says to you,
but his heart is not with you.
8 You will vomit up the little you have eaten
and will have wasted your compliments.
Saying 10
9 Do not speak to fools,
for they will scorn your prudent words.(E)
Saying 11
10 Do not move an ancient boundary stone(F)
or encroach on the fields of the fatherless,
11 for their Defender(G) is strong;(H)
he will take up their case against you.(I)
Saying 12
12 Apply your heart to instruction(J)
and your ears to words of knowledge.
Saying 13
13 Do not withhold discipline from a child;
if you punish them with the rod, they will not die.
14 Punish them with the rod
and save them from death.(K)
Saying 14
15 My son, if your heart is wise,
then my heart will be glad indeed;
16 my inmost being will rejoice
when your lips speak what is right.(L)
Saying 15
17 Do not let your heart envy(M) sinners,
but always be zealous for the fear of the Lord.
18 There is surely a future hope for you,
and your hope will not be cut off.(N)
Saying 16
19 Listen, my son,(O) and be wise,
and set your heart on the right path:
20 Do not join those who drink too much wine(P)
or gorge themselves on meat,
21 for drunkards and gluttons become poor,(Q)
and drowsiness clothes them in rags.
Saying 17
22 Listen to your father, who gave you life,
and do not despise your mother when she is old.(R)
23 Buy the truth and do not sell it—
wisdom, instruction and insight as well.(S)
24 The father of a righteous child has great joy;
a man who fathers a wise son rejoices in him.(T)
25 May your father and mother rejoice;
may she who gave you birth be joyful!(U)
Saying 18
26 My son,(V) give me your heart
and let your eyes delight in my ways,(W)
27 for an adulterous woman is a deep pit,(X)
and a wayward wife is a narrow well.
28 Like a bandit she lies in wait(Y)
and multiplies the unfaithful among men.
Saying 19
29 Who has woe? Who has sorrow?
Who has strife? Who has complaints?
Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?
30 Those who linger over wine,(Z)
who go to sample bowls of mixed wine.
31 Do not gaze at wine when it is red,
when it sparkles in the cup,
when it goes down smoothly!
32 In the end it bites like a snake
and poisons like a viper.
33 Your eyes will see strange sights,
and your mind will imagine confusing things.
34 You will be like one sleeping on the high seas,
lying on top of the rigging.
35 “They hit me,” you will say, “but I’m not hurt!
They beat me, but I don’t feel it!
When will I wake up
so I can find another drink?”(AA)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:1 Or who
- Proverbs 23:7 Or for as he thinks within himself, / so he is; or for as he puts on a feast, / so he is
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