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A wise heart accepts commands,
but a babbling fool will be ruined.

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A heart of wisdom will heed commandments,
    but a babbling fool will come to ruin.

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17 Whoever practices discipline is on the path to life,
but whoever rejects a warning goes astray.

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17 On the path to life is he who guards instruction,
    but he who rejects rebuke goes astray.

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29 Whoever troubles his household will inherit the wind,
and a stubborn fool will be a slave to a person with a wise heart.

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29 He who brings trouble to his household, he will inherit wind,[a]
    and a fool will serve the wise of heart.

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Notas al pie

  1. Proverbs 11:29 Or “breath, spirit”

More Examples of Righteous Behavior

12 A person who loves discipline loves knowledge,
but one who hates correction is stupid.

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12 He who loves discipline loves knowledge,
    but he who hates rebuke is stupid.

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Wise Ways to Live

13 A wise son accepts his father’s discipline,
but a scornful son does not listen to a reprimand.

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13 A wise child hears the discipline of a father,
    but a scoffer does not listen to a rebuke.

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18 A person who ignores discipline ends up with poverty and shame,
but one who conforms to correction will be honored.

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18 Poverty and disgrace belong to him who ignores instruction,
    but he who guards reproof will be honored.

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A stubborn fool despises his father’s discipline,
but whoever heeds correction is sensible.

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A fool will despise the instruction of his father,
    but he who guards reproof is prudent.

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10 Harsh discipline waits for anyone who leaves the path,
and a person who hates correction will die.

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10 Severe discipline belongs to him who forsakes the way;
    he who hates a rebuke will die.

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12 A scoffer does not love anyone who corrects him.
He will not go to wise people.

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12 A scoffer does not like his rebuke;[a]
    to the wise he will not go.

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Notas al pie

  1. Proverbs 15:12 Literally “rebuke belonging to him”

31 An ear that listens to a life-giving warning
    will find a home among the wise.
32 A person who ignores discipline despises himself,
but a person who listens to a warning acquires good sense.

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31 The ear of him who listens to admonitions of life,
    in the midst of the wise it will lodge.
32 He who ignores instruction despises himself,[a]
    but he who hears admonition gains heart.[b]

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Notas al pie

  1. Proverbs 15:32 Or “soul,” or “inner self”
  2. Proverbs 15:32 Or “mind”

14 The king’s anger is a messenger of death,
but a wise person can appease it.
15 There is life in the light from a king’s face,
and his favor is like a cloud that brings spring rain.

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14 The wrath of a king is a messenger of death,
    but one who is wise will appease[a] it.
15 In the light of the face of the king there is life,
    and his favor is like a cloud of spring rain.

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Notas al pie

  1. Proverbs 16:14 Or “atone, cover over”

A wise slave will rule over a shameful son.
He will share the inheritance with the brothers.

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A slave who deals wisely will rule over a child who acts shamefully,
    and in the midst of brothers he will share his inheritance.

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