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Proverbs 17
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17 Better a dry crust with peace and quiet
    than a house full of feasting, with strife.(A)

2 A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son
    and will share the inheritance as one of the family.

3 The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold,(B)
    but the Lord tests the heart.(C)

4 A wicked person listens to deceitful lips;
    a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.

5 Whoever mocks the poor(D) shows contempt for their Maker;(E)
    whoever gloats over disaster(F) will not go unpunished.(G)

6 Children’s children(H) are a crown to the aged,
    and parents are the pride of their children.

7 Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool—
    how much worse lying lips to a ruler!(I)

8 A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it;
    they think success will come at every turn.(J)

9 Whoever would foster love covers over an offense,(K)
    but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.(L)

10 A rebuke impresses a discerning person
    more than a hundred lashes a fool.

11 Evildoers foster rebellion against God;
    the messenger of death will be sent against them.

12 Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs
    than a fool bent on folly.(M)

13 Evil will never leave the house
    of one who pays back evil(N) for good.(O)

14 Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam;
    so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.(P)

15 Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent(Q)—
    the Lord detests them both.(R)

16 Why should fools have money in hand to buy wisdom,
    when they are not able to understand it?(S)

17 A friend loves at all times,
    and a brother is born for a time of adversity.(T)

18 One who has no sense shakes hands in pledge
    and puts up security for a neighbor.(U)

19 Whoever loves a quarrel loves sin;
    whoever builds a high gate invites destruction.

20 One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper;
    one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.

21 To have a fool for a child brings grief;
    there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.(V)

22 A cheerful heart is good medicine,
    but a crushed(W) spirit dries up the bones.(X)

23 The wicked accept bribes(Y) in secret
    to pervert the course of justice.(Z)

24 A discerning person keeps wisdom in view,
    but a fool’s eyes(AA) wander to the ends of the earth.

25 A foolish son brings grief to his father
    and bitterness to the mother who bore him.(AB)

26 If imposing a fine on the innocent is not good,(AC)
    surely to flog honest officials is not right.

27 The one who has knowledge uses words with restraint,(AD)
    and whoever has understanding is even-tempered.(AE)

28 Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent,
    and discerning if they hold their tongues.(AF)

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Proverbs 17
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17 (A)Better is a dry morsel with quiet
    than a house full of feasting[a] with strife.
2 A servant who deals wisely will rule over (B)a son who acts shamefully
    and (C)will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.
3 (D)The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold,
    (E)and the Lord tests hearts.
4 An evildoer listens to wicked lips,
    and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
5 Whoever mocks the poor (F)insults his Maker;
    he who is (G)glad at calamity will not go (H)unpunished.
6 (I)Grandchildren are (J)the crown of the aged,
    and the glory of children is their fathers.
7 Fine speech is not (K)becoming to a fool;
    still less is (L)false speech to a prince.
8 (M)A bribe is like a magic[b] stone in the eyes of the one who gives it;
    wherever he turns he prospers.
9 Whoever (N)covers an offense seeks love,
    but he who repeats a matter (O)separates close friends.
10 A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding
    than a hundred blows into a fool.
11 An evil man seeks only rebellion,
    and (P)a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
12 Let a man meet (Q)a she-bear robbed of her cubs
    (R)rather than a fool in his folly.
13 If anyone (S)returns evil for good,
    (T)evil will not depart from his house.
14 The beginning of strife is like letting out water,
    so (U)quit before the quarrel breaks out.
15 He who (V)justifies the wicked and he who (W)condemns the righteous
    are both alike an abomination to the Lord.
16 Why should a fool have money in his hand (X)to buy wisdom
    when he has no sense?
17 (Y)A friend loves at all times,
    and a brother is born for adversity.
18 One who lacks sense gives a pledge
    and puts up security in the presence of his neighbor.
19 Whoever loves transgression loves strife;
    he who (Z)makes his door high seeks destruction.
20 (AA)A man of crooked heart does not discover good,
    and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity.
21 He who (AB)sires a fool gets himself sorrow,
    and the father of a fool has no joy.
22 (AC)A joyful heart is good medicine,
    but a crushed spirit (AD)dries up the bones.
23 The wicked accepts (AE)a bribe in secret[c]
    to (AF)pervert the ways of justice.
24 (AG)The discerning sets his face toward wisdom,
    but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
25 (AH)A foolish son is a grief to his father
    (AI)and bitterness to (AJ)her who bore him.
26 (AK)To impose a fine on a righteous man is not good,
    nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.
27 Whoever (AL)restrains his words has knowledge,
    and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
28 Even a fool (AM)who keeps silent is considered wise;
    when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 17:1 Hebrew sacrifices
  2. Proverbs 17:8 Or precious
  3. Proverbs 17:23 Hebrew a bribe from the bosom
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Proverbios 17
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17 Mejor es un bocado seco y con él tranquilidad,
Que una casa llena de banquetes con discordia[a](A).
2 El siervo prudente prevalecerá sobre el hijo sin honra,
Y con[b] los hermanos participará de la herencia.
3 El crisol es para la plata y el horno para el oro(B),
Pero el Señor prueba los corazones(C).
4 El malhechor escucha a los labios perversos(D);
El mentiroso[c] presta atención a la lengua detractora.
5 El que se burla del pobre afrenta a su Hacedor(E);
El que se regocija de la desgracia(F) no quedará sin castigo.
6 Corona de los ancianos son los nietos(G),
Y la gloria de los hijos son sus padres(H).
7 No convienen al necio las palabras elocuentes[d](I),
Mucho menos al príncipe los labios mentirosos(J).
8 Talismán[e] es el soborno(K) a los ojos de su dueño;
Dondequiera que se vuelva, prospera.
9 El que cubre una falta busca afecto(L),
Pero el que repite el asunto separa a los mejores amigos(M).
10 La reprensión penetra más en el que tiene entendimiento
Que cien azotes en el necio.
11 El rebelde solo busca el mal,
Y un cruel mensajero se enviará contra él.
12 Mejor es encontrarse con una osa privada de sus cachorros(N),
Que con un necio en su necedad(O).
13 Al que devuelve mal por bien(P),
El mal no se apartará de su casa(Q).
14 El comienzo del pleito es como el soltar de las aguas;
Deja, pues, la riña antes de que empiece(R).
15 El que justifica al impío y el que condena al justo(S),
Ambos son igualmente abominación al Señor.
16 ¿De qué sirve[f] el precio en la mano del necio para comprar sabiduría(T)
Cuando no tiene entendimiento[g]?
17 En todo tiempo ama el amigo(U),
Y el hermano nace para tiempo de angustia.
18 El hombre falto de entendimiento[h] se compromete[i],
Y sale fiador a favor de su prójimo(V).
19 El que ama la transgresión, ama el pleito(W);
El que alza su puerta, busca la destrucción(X).
20 El de corazón perverso nunca encuentra el bien(Y),
Y el de lengua pervertida cae en el mal(Z).
21 El que engendra un necio, para su tristeza lo engendra,
Y el padre del necio no tiene alegría(AA).
22 El corazón alegre es buena medicina[j](AB),
Pero el espíritu quebrantado seca los huesos(AC).
23 El impío recibe soborno(AD) bajo el manto[k]
Para pervertir las sendas del derecho(AE).
24 En presencia del que tiene entendimiento está la sabiduría,
Pero los ojos del necio(AF) están en los extremos de la tierra.
25 El hijo necio es pesadumbre de su padre(AG)
Y amargura para la que lo dio a luz(AH).
26 Ciertamente no es bueno multar al justo(AI),
Ni golpear a los nobles por su rectitud.
27 El que retiene sus palabras tiene conocimiento[l](AJ),
Y el de espíritu sereno es hombre entendido(AK).
28 Aun el necio, cuando calla, es tenido por sabio,
Cuando cierra los labios, por prudente(AL).

Footnotes

  1. 17:1 Lit. sacrificios de discordia.
  2. 17:2 Lit. entre.
  3. 17:4 Lit. la falsedad.
  4. 17:7 Lit. el labio de abundancia.
  5. 17:8 Lit. Piedra de favor.
  6. 17:16 Lit. ¿Entonces por qué.
  7. 17:16 Lit. no hay corazón.
  8. 17:18 Lit. corazón.
  9. 17:18 Lit. da la palma.
  10. 17:22 Lit. causa buena curación.
  11. 17:23 Lit. del seno.
  12. 17:27 Lit. sabe.
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