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Proverbs 17
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
Proverbs 17
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
17 Better is a dry morsel with quiet
than a house full of feasting with strife.
2 A slave who deals wisely will rule over a child who acts shamefully,
and will share the inheritance as one of the family.
3 The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold,
but the Lord tests the heart.
4 An evildoer listens to wicked lips;
and a liar gives heed to a mischievous tongue.
5 Those who mock the poor insult their Maker;
those who are glad at calamity will not go unpunished.
6 Grandchildren are the crown of the aged,
and the glory of children is their parents.
7 Fine speech is not becoming to a fool;
still less is false speech to a ruler.[a]
8 A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of those who give it;
wherever they turn they prosper.
9 One who forgives an affront fosters friendship,
but one who dwells on disputes will alienate a friend.
10 A rebuke strikes deeper into a discerning person
than a hundred blows into a fool.
11 Evil people seek only rebellion,
but a cruel messenger will be sent against them.
12 Better to meet a she-bear robbed of its cubs
than to confront a fool immersed in folly.
13 Evil will not depart from the house
of one who returns evil for good.
14 The beginning of strife is like letting out water;
so stop before the quarrel breaks out.
15 One who justifies the wicked and one who condemns the righteous
are both alike an abomination to the Lord.
16 Why should fools have a price in hand
to buy wisdom, when they have no mind to learn?
17 A friend loves at all times,
and kinsfolk are born to share adversity.
18 It is senseless to give a pledge,
to become surety for a neighbour.
19 One who loves transgression loves strife;
one who builds a high threshold invites broken bones.
20 The crooked of mind do not prosper,
and the perverse of tongue fall into calamity.
21 The one who begets a fool gets trouble;
the parent of a fool has no joy.
22 A cheerful heart is a good medicine,
but a downcast spirit dries up the bones.
23 The wicked accept a concealed bribe
to pervert the ways of justice.
24 The discerning person looks to wisdom,
but the eyes of a fool to the ends of the earth.
25 Foolish children are a grief to their father
and bitterness to her who bore them.
26 To impose a fine on the innocent is not right,
or to flog the noble for their integrity.
27 One who spares words is knowledgeable;
one who is cool in spirit has understanding.
28 Even fools who keep silent are considered wise;
when they close their lips, they are deemed intelligent.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:7 Or a noble person
Proverbios 17
Reina-Valera 1995
Proverbios 17
Reina-Valera 1995
17 Mejor es un bocado seco y en paz
que una casa de contiendas llena de provisiones.
2 El siervo prudente se impondrá al hijo indigno,
y con los hermanos compartirá la herencia.
3 El crisol es para la plata y el horno para el oro,
pero Jehová es quien prueba los corazones.
4 El malo presta atención al labio inicuo
y el mentiroso escucha la lengua detractora.
5 El que escarnece al pobre afrenta a su Hacedor,
pero no quedará sin castigo el que se alegra de la desgracia.
6 Corona de los viejos son los nietos
y honra de los hijos son sus padres.
7 Si no conviene al necio el lenguaje elocuente,
¡cuánto menos al príncipe el labio mentiroso!
8 Como un talismán es el soborno para el que lo practica:
dondequiera que va, halla prosperidad.
9 El que encubre la falta busca la amistad;
el que la divulga, aparta al amigo.
10 La reprensión aprovecha al inteligente
más que cien azotes al necio.
11 El rebelde no busca sino el mal:
un mensajero cruel será enviado contra él.
12 Mejor es toparse con una osa privada de sus cachorros
que con un fatuo en su necedad.
13 Al que da mal por bien,
el mal no se apartará de su casa.
14 El que inicia la discordia es como quien suelta las aguas,
¡abandona, pues, la contienda, antes que se complique!
15 El que justifica al malvado y el que condena al justo,
ambos son igualmente abominables para Jehová.
16 ¿De qué sirve el dinero en la mano del necio para comprar sabiduría,
si no tiene entendimiento?
17 En todo tiempo ama el amigo
y es como un hermano en tiempo de angustia.
18 El hombre falto de entendimiento estrecha la mano
para salir fiador en presencia de su amigo.
19 El que ama la disputa ama la transgresión;
y el que abre demasiado la puerta busca su ruina.
20 El perverso de corazón nunca hallará el bien;
el que intriga con su lengua caerá en el mal.
21 El que engendra a un insensato, para su tristeza lo engendra;
el padre del necio no tiene alegría.
22 El corazón alegre es una buena medicina,
pero el espíritu triste seca los huesos.
23 El malvado acepta en secreto el soborno
para pervertir las sendas de la justicia.
24 En el rostro del inteligente aparece la sabiduría,
pero los ojos del necio vagan hasta el extremo de la tierra.
25 El hijo necio es pesadumbre para su padre
y amargura para la que lo dio a luz.
26 Ciertamente no es bueno condenar al justo
ni herir a hombres nobles que actúan rectamente.
27 El que ahorra palabras tiene sabiduría;
prudente de espíritu es el hombre inteligente.
28 Aun el necio, cuando calla, es tenido por sabio;
el que cierra sus labios es inteligente.
Proverbs 17
New International Version
Proverbs 17
New International Version
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.
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)
14 Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam;
so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.(P)
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)
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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