Haughty eyes(A) and a proud heart—
    the unplowed field of the wicked—produce sin.

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A proud attitude,[a] accompanied by[b] a haughty look, is sin;
    they reveal[c] wicked people.

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Notas al pie

  1. Proverbs 21:4 Lit. heart
  2. Proverbs 21:4 Lit. proud heart and
  3. Proverbs 21:4 Lit. sin; the lamp of

24 The proud and arrogant person(A)—“Mocker” is his name—
    behaves with insolent fury.

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24 The names “Proud,” “Arrogant,” and “Mocker”
    fit whoever acts with presumptuous conceit.

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Humility is the fear of the Lord;
    its wages are riches and honor(A) and life.(B)

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The reward of humility is the fear of the Lord,
    along with wealth, honor, and life.

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27 It is not good to eat too much honey,(A)
    nor is it honorable to search out matters that are too deep.(B)

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27 To eat too much honey isn’t good;
    and neither is it honorable to seek one’s own glory.

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16 A sluggard is wiser in his own eyes
    than seven people who answer discreetly.

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16 The lazy person is wiser in his own opinion
    than seven men who can give an appropriate response.

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Let someone else praise you, and not your own mouth;
    an outsider, and not your own lips.(A)

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Let someone else praise you,
    not your own mouth;
        a stranger, and never your own lips.

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21 The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold,(A)
    but people are tested by their praise.

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21 As the crucible tests[a] silver,
    and the furnace assays[b] gold;
        so praise received tests[c] a man.

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Notas al pie

  1. Proverbs 27:21 The Heb. lacks tests
  2. Proverbs 27:21 The Heb. lacks assays
  3. Proverbs 27:21 The Heb. lacks tests

23 Pride brings a person low,(A)
    but the lowly in spirit gain honor.(B)

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23 A person’s pride will bring about his downfall,
    but the humble in spirit will gain honor.

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