Proverbios 8
La Biblia de las Américas
Llamamiento de la sabiduría
8 (A)¿No clama la sabiduría,
y levanta[a] su voz la prudencia?
2 En la cima de las alturas(B), junto al camino,
donde cruzan las sendas, se coloca;
3 junto a las puertas(C), a la salida de la ciudad,
en el umbral de las puertas, da voces:
4 Oh hombres, a vosotros clamo,
para los hijos de los hombres es mi voz.
5 Oh simples, aprended prudencia(D);
y vosotros, necios(E), aprended sabiduría[b].
6 Escuchad, porque hablaré cosas excelentes(F),
y con el abrir de mis labios rectitud(G).
7 Porque mi boca proferirá la verdad(H),
abominación a mis labios es la impiedad.
8 Conforme a la justicia son todas las palabras de mi boca,
no hay en ellas nada torcido ni perverso(I).
9 Todas son sinceras para el que entiende(J),
y rectas para los que han hallado conocimiento(K).
10 Recibid mi instrucción y no la plata,
y conocimiento antes que el oro escogido(L);
11 porque mejor es la sabiduría que las joyas[c](M),
y todas las cosas deseables no pueden compararse con ella(N).
La sabiduría se elogia a sí misma
12 Yo, la sabiduría, habito con la prudencia(O),
y he hallado conocimiento y discreción(P).
13 El temor del Señor es aborrecer el mal(Q).
El orgullo, la arrogancia(R), el mal camino(S)
y la boca perversa(T), yo aborrezco.
14 Mío es el consejo(U) y la prudencia(V),
yo soy la inteligencia, el poder es mío(W).
15 Por mí reinan los reyes,
y los gobernantes decretan justicia(X).
16 Por mí gobiernan los príncipes y los nobles,
todos los que juzgan con justicia.
17 Amo a los que me aman(Y),
y los que me buscan con diligencia me hallarán(Z).
18 Conmigo están las riquezas y el honor(AA),
la fortuna duradera y la justicia(AB).
19 Mi fruto es mejor que el oro, que el oro puro(AC),
y mi ganancia es mejor que la plata escogida(AD).
20 Yo ando por el camino de la justicia,
por en medio de las sendas del derecho,
21 para otorgar heredad a los que me aman
y así llenar sus tesoros(AE).
22 El Señor me poseyó al principio de su camino,
antes de sus obras de tiempos pasados[d](AF).
23 Desde la eternidad fui establecida[e](AG),
desde el principio, desde los orígenes de la tierra(AH).
24 Cuando no había abismos fui engendrada[f],
cuando no había manantiales abundantes en aguas(AI).
25 Antes que los montes fueran asentados,
antes que las colinas, fui engendrada[g](AJ),
26 cuando Él no había hecho aún la tierra y los campos[h],
ni el polvo primero del mundo.
27 Cuando estableció los cielos(AK), allí estaba yo;
cuando trazó un círculo sobre la faz del abismo(AL),
28 cuando arriba afirmó los cielos,
cuando las fuentes del abismo se afianzaron[i],
29 cuando al mar puso sus límites
para que las aguas no transgredieran su mandato[j](AM),
cuando señaló los cimientos de la tierra(AN),
30 yo estaba entonces junto a Él(AO), como arquitecto;
y era su delicia de día en día,
regocijándome[k] en todo tiempo en su presencia,
31 regocijándome[l] en el mundo, en su tierra,
y teniendo mis delicias con los hijos de los hombres(AP).
32 Ahora pues, hijos, escuchadme(AQ),
porque bienaventurados son los que guardan mis caminos(AR).
33 Escuchad la instrucción y sed sabios(AS),
y no la menospreciéis.
34 Bienaventurado el hombre que me escucha(AT),
velando a mis puertas día a día,
aguardando en los postes de mi entrada.
35 Porque el que me halla, halla la vida(AU),
y alcanza el favor del Señor(AV).
36 Pero el que peca[m] contra mí, a sí mismo se daña(AW);
todos los que me odian(AX), aman la muerte(AY).
Footnotes
- Proverbios 8:1 Lit., da
- Proverbios 8:5 Lit., de corazón
- Proverbios 8:11 Lit., los corales
- Proverbios 8:22 Lit., desde entonces
- Proverbios 8:23 O, consagrada
- Proverbios 8:24 Lit., nací
- Proverbios 8:25 Lit., nací
- Proverbios 8:26 Lit., los lugares exteriores
- Proverbios 8:28 Lit., se hicieron fuertes
- Proverbios 8:29 Lit., boca
- Proverbios 8:30 O, jugando
- Proverbios 8:31 O, jugando
- Proverbios 8:36 O, yerra
Proverbs 8
New King James Version
The Excellence of Wisdom
8 Does not (A)wisdom cry out,
And understanding lift up her voice?
2 She takes her stand on the top of the [a]high hill,
Beside the way, where the paths meet.
3 She cries out by the gates, at the entry of the city,
At the entrance of the doors:
4 “To you, O men, I call,
And my voice is to the sons of men.
5 O you [b]simple ones, understand prudence,
And you fools, be of an understanding heart.
6 Listen, for I will speak of (B)excellent things,
And from the opening of my lips will come right things;
7 For my mouth will speak truth;
Wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
8 All the words of my mouth are with righteousness;
Nothing crooked or perverse is in them.
9 They are all plain to him who understands,
And right to those who find knowledge.
10 Receive my instruction, and not silver,
And knowledge rather than choice gold;
11 (C)For wisdom is better than rubies,
And all the things one may desire cannot be compared with her.
12 “I, wisdom, dwell with prudence,
And find out knowledge and discretion.
13 (D)The fear of the Lord is to hate evil;
(E)Pride and arrogance and the evil way
And (F)the perverse mouth I hate.
14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom;
I am understanding, (G)I have strength.
15 (H)By me kings reign,
And rulers decree justice.
16 By me princes rule, and nobles,
All the judges of [c]the earth.
17 (I)I love those who love me,
And (J)those who seek me diligently will find me.
18 (K)Riches and honor are with me,
Enduring riches and righteousness.
19 My fruit is better than gold, yes, than fine gold,
And my revenue than choice silver.
20 I [d]traverse the way of righteousness,
In the midst of the paths of justice,
21 That I may cause those who love me to inherit wealth,
That I may fill their treasuries.
22 “The(L) Lord possessed me at the beginning of His way,
Before His works of old.
23 (M)I have been established from everlasting,
From the beginning, before there was ever an earth.
24 When there were no depths I was brought forth,
When there were no fountains abounding with water.
25 (N)Before the mountains were settled,
Before the hills, I was brought forth;
26 While as yet He had not made the earth or the [e]fields,
Or the [f]primal dust of the world.
27 When He prepared the heavens, I was there,
When He drew a circle on the face of the deep,
28 When He established the clouds above,
When He strengthened the fountains of the deep,
29 (O)When He assigned to the sea its limit,
So that the waters would not transgress His command,
When (P)He marked out the foundations of the earth,
30 (Q)Then I was beside Him as [g]a master craftsman;
(R)And I was daily His delight,
Rejoicing always before Him,
31 Rejoicing in His inhabited world,
And (S)my delight was with the sons of men.
32 “Now therefore, listen to me, my children,
For (T)blessed are those who keep my ways.
33 Hear instruction and be wise,
And do not disdain it.
34 (U)Blessed is the man who listens to me,
Watching daily at my gates,
Waiting at the posts of my doors.
35 For whoever finds me finds life,
And (V)obtains favor from the Lord;
36 But he who sins against me (W)wrongs his own soul;
All those who hate me love death.”
Footnotes
- Proverbs 8:2 Lit. heights
- Proverbs 8:5 naive
- Proverbs 8:16 MT, Syr., Tg., Vg. righteousness; LXX, Bg., some mss. and editions earth
- Proverbs 8:20 walk about on
- Proverbs 8:26 outer places
- Proverbs 8:26 Lit. beginning of the dust
- Proverbs 8:30 A Jewish tradition one brought up
Proverbs 8
Tree of Life Version
Wisdom Appeals at the Gates
8 Does not wisdom cry out,
and understanding lift her voice?
2 On the topmost heights along the way,
at the crossroads, she takes her stand.
3 Beside the gates leading into the city,
at the entrances, she cries aloud:
4 “To you, O men, I call out!
My cry is to all mankind!
5 O naïve ones, learn prudence!
Fools, gain understanding!
6 Listen, for I speak excellent things,
and my lips utter right things.
7 For my mouth speaks truth,
and my lips detest wickedness.
8 All the words of my mouth are righteous,
Nothing in them is perverse or crooked.
9 All of them are straightforward to the discerning,
and right to those who find knowledge.
10 Receive my instruction instead of silver
and knowledge rather than choice gold.
11 For wisdom is better than jewels,
nothing you desire compares with her.
12 “I, wisdom, dwell with prudence,
and acquire knowledge with discretion.
13 To fear Adonai is to hate evil.
I hate pride and arrogance,
evil behavior and a perverse mouth.
14 Counsel and sound wisdom are mine.
I have understanding and power.
15 By me kings reign
and princes decree justice.
16 By me princes govern,
and all nobles who judge righteously.
17 I love those who love me.
Those who earnestly seek me find me.[a]
18 With me are wealth and honor,
enduring riches and righteousness.
19 My fruit is better than refined gold,
my harvest better than choice silver.
20 I walk in the way of righteousness,
along paths of justice.
21 I endow substance to those who love me
and fill their treasuries.
Wisdom Before Creation
22 “Adonai brought me forth,
the first of His way,
before His works of old.
23 From eternity I was appointed
from the beginning, before the world began.
24 When there were no depths, I was brought forth,
when there were no fountains abounding with water.
25 Before the mountains were shaped,
before the hills, I was brought forth.
26 He had not yet made the land,
the fields, or the first dust of the earth.
27 When He set the heavens in place, I was there.
When He inscribed the horizon on the face of the ocean,
28 when He established the skies above,
when He securely fixed the fountains of the deep,
29 when He set the boundaries for the sea,
so that the waters never transgress His command,
when He laid out earth’s foundations—
30 then I was the craftsman beside Him,
I was His daily delight, always rejoicing before Him,
31 rejoicing in His whole world,
and delighting in mankind.
32 “So now, children, listen to me!
Blessed are those who keep my ways.
33 Heed discipline and be wise,
and do not neglect it.
34 Blessed is the one who listens to me,
watching daily at my gates,
waiting at my doorposts.
35 For whoever finds me finds life
and obtains favor from Adonai.
36 But whoever fails to find me harms his life—
all who hate me love death.”
Footnotes
- Proverbs 8:17 cf. Matt. 7:8.
Proverbs 8
King James Version
8 Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?
2 She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths.
3 She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors.
4 Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man.
5 O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
6 Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things.
7 For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.
9 They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.
10 Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.
11 For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
12 I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.
13 The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.
15 By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.
16 By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.
17 I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
18 Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.
19 My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver.
20 I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:
21 That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.
22 The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.
23 I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.
24 When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.
25 Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:
26 While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.
27 When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:
28 When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:
29 When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:
30 Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;
31 Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.
32 Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways.
33 Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.
34 Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
35 For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the Lord.
36 But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.
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