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Proverbios 27
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Proverbios 27
Reina-Valera 1960
27 No te jactes del día de mañana;
Porque no sabes qué dará de sí el día.(A)
2 Alábete el extraño, y no tu propia boca;
El ajeno, y no los labios tuyos.
3 Pesada es la piedra, y la arena pesa;
Mas la ira del necio es más pesada que ambas.
4 Cruel es la ira, e impetuoso el furor;
Mas ¿quién podrá sostenerse delante de la envidia?
5 Mejor es reprensión manifiesta
Que amor oculto.
6 Fieles son las heridas del que ama;
Pero importunos los besos del que aborrece.
7 El hombre saciado desprecia el panal de miel;
Pero al hambriento todo lo amargo es dulce.
8 Cual ave que se va de su nido,
Tal es el hombre que se va de su lugar.
9 El ungüento y el perfume alegran el corazón,
Y el cordial consejo del amigo, al hombre.
10 No dejes a tu amigo, ni al amigo de tu padre;
Ni vayas a la casa de tu hermano en el día de tu aflicción.
Mejor es el vecino cerca que el hermano lejos.
11 Sé sabio, hijo mío, y alegra mi corazón,
Y tendré qué responder al que me agravie.
12 El avisado ve el mal y se esconde;
Mas los simples pasan y llevan el daño.
13 Quítale su ropa al que salió fiador por el extraño;
Y al que fía a la extraña, tómale prenda.
14 El que bendice a su amigo en alta voz, madrugando de mañana,
Por maldición se le contará.
15 Gotera continua en tiempo de lluvia
Y la mujer rencillosa, son semejantes;
16 Pretender contenerla es como refrenar el viento,
O sujetar el aceite en la mano derecha.
17 Hierro con hierro se aguza;
Y así el hombre aguza el rostro de su amigo.
18 Quien cuida la higuera comerá su fruto,
Y el que mira por los intereses de su señor, tendrá honra.
19 Como en el agua el rostro corresponde al rostro,
Así el corazón del hombre al del hombre.
20 El Seol y el Abadón nunca se sacian;
Así los ojos del hombre nunca están satisfechos.
21 El crisol prueba la plata, y la hornaza el oro,
Y al hombre la boca del que lo alaba.
22 Aunque majes al necio en un mortero entre granos de trigo majados con el pisón,
No se apartará de él su necedad.
23 Sé diligente en conocer el estado de tus ovejas,
Y mira con cuidado por tus rebaños;
24 Porque las riquezas no duran para siempre;
¿Y será la corona para perpetuas generaciones?
25 Saldrá la grama, aparecerá la hierba,
Y se segarán las hierbas de los montes.
26 Los corderos son para tus vestidos,
Y los cabritos para el precio del campo;
27 Y abundancia de leche de las cabras para tu mantenimiento, para mantenimiento de tu casa,
Y para sustento de tus criadas.
Proverbios 27
Reina-Valera 1995
Proverbios 27
Reina-Valera 1995
27 No te jactes del día de mañana
porque no sabes lo que el día dará de sí.
2 Alábete el extraño y no tu propia boca;
el ajeno, y no los labios tuyos.
3 Pesada es la piedra y la arena pesa,
pero más pesada que ambas es la ira del necio.
4 Cruel es la ira e impetuoso el furor,
pero ¿quién podrá sostenerse delante de la envidia?
5 Mejor es reprensión manifiesta
que amor oculto.
6 Leales son las heridas que causa el que ama,
pero falsos los besos del que aborrece.
7 El hombre saciado desprecia el panal de miel,
pero al hambriento, aun lo amargo le resulta dulce.
8 Cual ave errante lejos de su nido
es el hombre errante lejos de su hogar.
9 Los aceites y perfumes alegran el corazón,
y el cordial consejo del amigo, al hombre.
10 No dejes a tu amigo ni al amigo de tu padre,
ni vayas a la casa de tu hermano en el día de tu aflicción:
mejor es un vecino cerca que un hermano lejos.
11 Sé sabio, hijo mío, y alegra mi corazón;
así podré responder al que me agravie.
12 El prudente ve el mal y se esconde,
pero los incautos pasan y se llevan el daño.
13 Quítale su ropa al que salió fiador por el extraño
y al que fía a la mujer ajena tómale prenda.
14 A quien de madrugada bendice en alta voz a su amigo,
por maldición se le contará.
15 Gotera continua en tiempo de lluvia
y mujer pendenciera, son semejantes:
16 pretender contenerla es como querer refrenar el viento
o retener el aceite en la mano derecha.
17 El hierro con hierro se afila,
y el hombre con el rostro de su amigo.
18 Quien cuida la higuera comerá su fruto,
y el que mira por los intereses de su señor recibirá honores.
19 Como el rostro en el agua es reflejo del rostro,
así el hombre se refleja en el corazón del hombre.
20 Como el seol y el Abadón nunca se sacian,
así los ojos del hombre nunca están satisfechos.
21 En el crisol se prueba la plata, en el horno el oro,
y al hombre la boca del que le alaba.
22 Aunque majes al necio en un mortero, entre granos de trigo majados con el pisón,
no se apartará de él su necedad.
23 Sé diligente en conocer el estado de tus ovejas
y mira con cuidado por tus rebaños,
24 porque las riquezas no duran para siempre,
ni una corona es para generaciones perpetuas.
25 Saldrá la grama, brotará la hierba
y será segada la hierba de los montes;
26 tendrás corderos para vestirte,
cabritos para el precio del campo
27 y abundancia de leche de las cabras para tu mantenimiento,
para mantenimiento de tu casa
y para sustento de tus criadas.
Proverbs 27
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
Proverbs 27
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
27 Don’t boast about tomorrow,
for you don’t know what a day might bring.(A)
2 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth –
a stranger, and not your own lips.(B)
3 A stone is heavy, and sand a burden,
but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.
4 Fury is cruel, and anger a flood,
but who can withstand jealousy?(C)
5 Better an open reprimand
than concealed love.(D)
7 A person who is full tramples on a honeycomb,(G)
but to a hungry person, any bitter thing is sweet.
8 Anyone wandering from his home
is like a bird wandering from its nest.(H)
9 Oil(I) and incense bring joy to the heart,
and the sweetness of a friend is better than self-counsel.[a]
10 Don’t abandon your friend or your father’s friend,(J)
and don’t go to your brother’s house
in your time of calamity;
better a neighbour nearby than a brother far away.(K)
12 A sensible person sees danger and takes cover;
the inexperienced keep going and are punished.(N)
13 Take his garment,
for he has put up security for a stranger;
get collateral if it is for foreigners.[b](O)
14 If one blesses his neighbour
with a loud voice early in the morning,
it will be counted as a curse to him.
15 An endless dripping on a rainy day
and a nagging wife are alike;(P)
16 the one who controls her controls the wind
and grasps oil with his right hand.
17 Iron sharpens iron,
and one person sharpens another.[c]
18 Whoever tends a fig tree(Q) will eat its fruit,(R)
and whoever looks after his master will be honoured.
19 As water reflects the face,
so the heart reflects the person.
21 As a crucible refines silver,
and a smelter refines gold,
so a person should refine his praise.(V)
22 Though you grind a fool
in a mortar with a pestle along with grain,
you will not separate his foolishness from him.(W)
23 Know well the condition of your flock,(X)
and pay attention to your herds,
24 for wealth is not for ever;(Y)
not even a crown lasts for all time.
25 When hay is removed and new growth appears
and the corn from the hills is gathered in,
26 lambs will provide your clothing,
and goats, the price of a field;
27 there will be enough goat’s milk for your food –
food for your household
and nourishment for your female servants.(Z)
Proverbs 27
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Proverbs 27
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Chapter 27
1 Do not boast about tomorrow,
for you do not know what any day may bring forth.
2 Let another praise you, not your own mouth;
a stranger, not your own lips.
3 Stone is heavy, and sand a burden,
but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.(A)
4 Anger is cruel, and wrath overwhelming,
but before jealousy who can stand?[a]
5 [b]Better is an open rebuke
than a love that remains hidden.
6 Trustworthy are the blows of a friend,
dangerous, the kisses of an enemy.[c]
7 One who is full spurns honey;
but to the hungry, any bitter thing is sweet.
8 Like a bird far from the nest
so is anyone far from home.[d]
9 Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart,
but by grief the soul is torn asunder.
10 Do not give up your own friend and your father’s friend;
do not resort to the house of your kindred when trouble strikes.
Better a neighbor near than kin far away.[e]
11 Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart,
so that I can answer whoever taunts me.[f]
12 The astute see an evil and hide;
the naive continue on and pay the penalty.(B)
13 Take the garment of the one who became surety for a stranger;(C)
if for a foreign woman, exact the pledge![g]
14 Those who greet their neighbor with a loud voice[h] in the early morning,
a curse can be laid to their charge.
15 For a persistent leak on a rainy day
the match is a quarrelsome wife;(D)
16 Whoever would hide her hides a stormwind
and cannot tell north from south.
17 Iron is sharpened by iron;
one person sharpens another.[i]
18 Those who tend a fig tree eat its fruit;
so those attentive to their master will be honored.
19 As face mirrors face in water,
so the heart reflects the person.
20 Sheol and Abaddon can never be satisfied;(E)
so the eyes of mortals can never be satisfied.[j]
21 The crucible for silver, the furnace for gold,
so you must assay the praise you receive.
22 Though you pound fools with a pestle,
their folly never leaves them.
23 [k]Take good care of your flocks,
give careful attention to your herds;
24 For wealth does not last forever,
nor even a crown from age to age.
25 When the grass comes up and the new growth appears,
and the mountain greens are gathered in,
26 The lambs will provide you with clothing,
and the goats, the price of a field,
27 And there will be ample goat’s milk for your food,
food for your house, sustenance for your maidens.
Footnotes
- 27:4 Anger generally subsides with time but jealousy coolly calculates and plots revenge.
- 27:5–6 Verses 5 and 6 are concerned with true friendship. “Better than” sayings often declare one thing superior to another in view of some value, e.g., 15:17, vegetables are better than meat in view of a milieu of love. In v. 5, a rebuke is better than an act of affection in view of discipline that imparts wisdom.
- 27:6 The present translation is conjectural. The meaning seems to be that a friend’s rebuke can be life-giving and an enemy’s kiss can be deadly (like the kiss of Judas in Mt 26:48).
- 27:8 The bird symbolizes vulnerability as it flees before danger as in Is 10:14; 16:2; and Ps 11:1. For the importance of place in human life, see Jb 20:8–9. People are defined by their place, but, tragically, war, poverty, or illness can force them from it.
- 27:10 The adage is about the difference between friends and kin in a crisis. Two admonitions are grounded in one maxim (colon C). The same Hebrew word means both “one who is near” and “friend.” The whole proverb urges the reader to cultivate old family friends and neighbors and not to rely exclusively on kin in times of trouble, for kin may not be there for us.
- 27:11 A father’s command to a son to be wise, another way of saying that sons or daughters bring joy or shame to their parents.
- 27:13 See note on 20:16.
- 27:14 One interpretation takes the proverb as humorous and the other takes it as serious: (1) an overly loud and ill-timed greeting (lit., “blessing”) invites the response of a curse rather than a “blessing” (greeting); (2) the loud voice suggests hypocrisy in the greeting.
- 27:17 Iron sharpens the “face” (panim = surface, edge) of iron, and a human being sharpens the “face” (panim = face, words) of another. Human beings learn from each other and grow in wisdom by conversing.
- 27:20 Sheol, the underworld abode of the dead, is personified as a force that is never satisfied and always desires more. Cf. Is 5:14 and Hos 13:14. The saying is applicable to modern consumerism.
- 27:23–27 A little treatise on farming in the form of admonitions. It proposes the advantages of field and flock over other forms of wealth. Herds are the most productive wealth, for their value does not diminish; they are a source of money, clothing, and food. The thought is conservative and traditional but the development is vivid and concrete.
Proverbs 27
New International Version
Proverbs 27
New International Version
2 Let someone else praise you, and not your own mouth;
an outsider, and not your own lips.(C)
3 Stone is heavy and sand(D) a burden,
but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
4 Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming,
but who can stand before jealousy?(E)
5 Better is open rebuke
than hidden love.
6 Wounds from a friend can be trusted,
but an enemy multiplies kisses.(F)
7 One who is full loathes honey from the comb,
but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet.
8 Like a bird that flees its nest(G)
is anyone who flees from home.
9 Perfume(H) and incense bring joy to the heart,
and the pleasantness of a friend
springs from their heartfelt advice.
10 Do not forsake your friend or a friend of your family,
and do not go to your relative’s house when disaster(I) strikes you—
better a neighbor nearby than a relative far away.
11 Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart;(J)
then I can answer anyone who treats me with contempt.(K)
12 The prudent see danger and take refuge,
but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.(L)
13 Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger;
hold it in pledge if it is done for an outsider.(M)
14 If anyone loudly blesses their neighbor early in the morning,
it will be taken as a curse.
15 A quarrelsome wife is like the dripping(N)
of a leaky roof in a rainstorm;
16 restraining her is like restraining the wind
or grasping oil with the hand.
17 As iron sharpens iron,
so one person sharpens another.
18 The one who guards a fig tree will eat its fruit,(O)
and whoever protects their master will be honored.(P)
19 As water reflects the face,
so one’s life reflects the heart.[a]
21 The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold,(S)
but people are tested by their praise.
22 Though you grind a fool in a mortar,
grinding them like grain with a pestle,
you will not remove their folly from them.
23 Be sure you know the condition of your flocks,(T)
give careful attention to your herds;
24 for riches do not endure forever,(U)
and a crown is not secure for all generations.
25 When the hay is removed and new growth appears
and the grass from the hills is gathered in,
26 the lambs will provide you with clothing,
and the goats with the price of a field.
27 You will have plenty of goats’ milk to feed your family
and to nourish your female servants.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:19 Or so others reflect your heart back to you
- Proverbs 27:20 Hebrew Abaddon
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