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Proverbs 27
New International Reader's Version
Proverbs 27
New International Reader's Version
27 Don’t brag about tomorrow.
You don’t know what a day will bring.
2 Let another person praise you, and not your own mouth.
Let an outsider praise you, and not your own lips.
3 Stones are heavy, and sand weighs a lot.
But letting a foolish person make you angry is a heavier load than both of them.
4 Anger is mean, and great anger overpowers you.
But who can face jealousy?
5 Being warned openly is better
than being loved in secret.
6 Wounds from a friend can be trusted.
But an enemy kisses you many times.
7 When you are full, you even hate honey.
When you are hungry, even what is bitter tastes sweet.
8 Anyone who runs away from home
is like a bird that flies away from its nest.
9 Perfume and incense bring joy to your heart.
And the sweetness of a friend comes from their honest advice.
10 Don’t desert your friend or a friend of your family.
And don’t go to your relative’s house when trouble strikes you.
A neighbor nearby is better than a relative far away.
11 My son, be wise and bring joy to my heart.
Then I can answer anyone who makes fun of me.
12 Wise people see danger and go to a safe place.
But childish people keep on going and suffer for it.
13 Take the coat of one who puts up money for what a stranger owes.
Hold it until you get paid back if it is done for an outsider.
14 Suppose you loudly bless your neighbor early in the morning.
Then you might as well be cursing him.
15 A nagging wife is like the dripping
of a leaky roof in a rainstorm.
16 Stopping her is like trying to stop the wind.
It’s like trying to grab olive oil with your hand.
17 As iron sharpens iron,
so one person sharpens another.
18 A person who guards a fig tree will eat its fruit.
And a person who protects their master will be honored.
19 When you look into water, you see a likeness of your face.
When you look into your heart, you see what you are really like.
20 Death and the Grave are never satisfied.
People’s eyes are never satisfied either.
21 Fire tests silver, and heat tests gold.
But people are tested by the praise they receive.
22 Suppose you could grind a foolish person in a mill.
Suppose you could grind them as you would grind grain with a tool.
Even then you could not remove their foolishness from them.
23 Be sure you know how your flocks are doing.
Pay careful attention to your herds.
24 Riches don’t last forever.
And a crown is not secure for all time to come.
25 The hay is removed, and new growth appears.
The grass from the hills is gathered in.
26 Then your lambs will provide you with clothes.
And the money from selling your goats will buy you a field.
27 You will have plenty of goats’ milk to feed your family.
It will also feed your female servants.
Proverbs 27
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
Proverbs 27
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
27 Do not boast about tomorrow,
for you do not know what a day may bring.
2 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth—
a stranger, and not your own lips.
3 A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty,
but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
4 Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming,
but who is able to stand before jealousy?
5 Better is open rebuke
than hidden love.
6 Well meant are the wounds a friend inflicts,
but profuse are the kisses of an enemy.
7 The sated appetite spurns honey,
but to a ravenous appetite even the bitter is sweet.
8 Like a bird that strays from its nest
is one who strays from home.
9 Perfume and incense make the heart glad,
but the soul is torn by trouble.[a]
10 Do not forsake your friend or the friend of your parent;
do not go to the house of your kindred on the day of your calamity.
Better is a neighbour who is nearby
than kindred who are far away.
11 Be wise, my child, and make my heart glad,
so that I may answer whoever reproaches me.
12 The clever see danger and hide;
but the simple go on, and suffer for it.
13 Take the garment of one who has given surety for a stranger;
seize the pledge given as surety for foreigners.[b]
14 Whoever blesses a neighbour with a loud voice,
rising early in the morning,
will be counted as cursing.
15 A continual dripping on a rainy day
and a contentious wife are alike;
16 to restrain her is to restrain the wind
or to grasp oil in the right hand.[c]
17 Iron sharpens iron,
and one person sharpens the wits[d] of another.
18 Anyone who tends a fig tree will eat its fruit,
and anyone who takes care of a master will be honoured.
19 Just as water reflects the face,
so one human heart reflects another.
20 Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied,
and human eyes are never satisfied.
21 The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold,
so a person is tested[e] by being praised.
22 Crush a fool in a mortar with a pestle
along with crushed grain,
but the folly will not be driven out.
23 Know well the condition of your flocks,
and give attention to your herds;
24 for riches do not last for ever,
nor a crown for all generations.
25 When the grass is gone, and new growth appears,
and the herbage of the mountains is gathered,
26 the lambs will provide your clothing,
and the goats the price of a field;
27 there will be enough goats’ milk for your food,
for the food of your household
and nourishment for your servant-girls.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:9 Gk: Heb the sweetness of a friend is better than one’s own counsel
- Proverbs 27:13 Vg and 20.16: Heb for a foreign woman
- Proverbs 27:16 Meaning of Heb uncertain
- Proverbs 27:17 Heb face
- Proverbs 27:21 Heb lacks is tested
Proverbios 27
Nueva Biblia de las Américas
Proverbios 27
Nueva Biblia de las Américas
27 No te gloríes del día de mañana(A),
Porque no sabes qué traerá el día(B).
2 Que te alabe el extraño, y no tu boca;
El extranjero, y no tus labios(C).
3 Pesada es la piedra y pesada la arena,
Pero la provocación del necio es más pesada que ambas.
4 Cruel es el furor e inundación la ira;
Pero ¿quién se mantendrá ante los celos(D)?
5 Mejor es la reprensión franca(E)
Que el amor encubierto.
6 Fieles son las heridas del amigo(F),
Pero engañosos[a] los besos del enemigo[b](G).
7 El hombre[c] saciado aborrece[d] la miel,
Pero para el hombre[e] hambriento todo lo amargo le es dulce.
8 Como pájaro que vaga lejos de su nido(H),
Así es el hombre que vaga lejos de su hogar[f](I).
9 El ungüento(J) y el perfume alegran el corazón,
Y dulce para su amigo es el consejo del hombre[g].
10 No abandones a tu amigo(K) ni al amigo de tu padre(L),
Ni vayas a la casa de tu hermano el día de tu infortunio.
Mejor es un vecino cerca que un hermano lejos.
11 Sé sabio, hijo mío, y alegra mi corazón(M),
Para que yo responda al que me afrenta(N).
12 El hombre prudente ve el mal y se esconde,
Los simples siguen adelante y pagan las consecuencias.
13 Tómale la ropa al que[h] sale fiador del extraño;
Y tómale prenda por la mujer desconocida[i](O).
14 Al que muy de mañana bendice a su amigo en alta voz,
Le será contado como una maldición(P).
15 Gotera constante en día de lluvia
Y mujer rencillosa, son semejantes(Q);
16 El que trata de contenerla[j], es como refrenar[k] al viento
Y recoger[l] aceite con su mano derecha.
17 El hierro con hierro se afila,
Y un hombre aguza a otro[m].
18 El que cuida la higuera comerá su fruto(R),
Y el que atiende a su señor será honrado(S).
19 Como el agua refleja el rostro[n],
Así el corazón del hombre refleja al hombre.
20 El Seol[o] y el Abadón[p](T) nunca se sacian(U);
Tampoco se sacian los ojos del hombre(V).
21 El crisol es para la plata y el horno para el oro(W),
Y al hombre se le prueba por la alabanza que recibe(X).
22 Aunque machaques con el mazo al necio en un mortero entre el grano molido,
No se apartará de él su necedad(Y).
23 ¶Conoce bien la condición[q] de tus rebaños,
Y presta atención[r] a tu ganado(Z);
24 Porque las riquezas no son eternas,
Ni perdurará la corona por todas las generaciones(AA).
25 Cuando la hierba desaparece se ve el retoño,
Y se recogen las hierbas de los montes(AB);
26 Los corderos darán para tu vestido,
Y las cabras para el precio de un campo,
27 Y habrá suficiente leche de cabra para tu alimento,
Para el alimento de tu casa,
Y sustento para tus doncellas.
Footnotes
- 27:6 O excesivos.
- 27:6 Lit. del que te odia.
- 27:7 Lit. alma.
- 27:7 Lit. pisotea.
- 27:7 Lit. alma.
- 27:8 Lit. lugar.
- 27:9 Lit. alma.
- 27:13 Lit. cuando.
- 27:13 O extranjera.
- 27:16 Lit. esconderla.
- 27:16 Lit. esconde.
- 27:16 Lit. se enfrenta al.
- 27:17 Lit. el rostro de su amigo.
- 27:19 Lit. rostro al rostro.
- 27:20 I.e. región de los muertos.
- 27:20 I.e. lugar de destrucción.
- 27:23 Lit. el semblante.
- 27:23 Lit. pon tu corazón.
Proverbs 27
New International Version
Proverbs 27
New International Version
2 Let someone else praise you, and not your own mouth;
an outsider, and not your own lips.(C)
3 Stone is heavy and sand(D) a burden,
but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
4 Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming,
but who can stand before jealousy?(E)
5 Better is open rebuke
than hidden love.
6 Wounds from a friend can be trusted,
but an enemy multiplies kisses.(F)
7 One who is full loathes honey from the comb,
but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet.
8 Like a bird that flees its nest(G)
is anyone who flees from home.
9 Perfume(H) and incense bring joy to the heart,
and the pleasantness of a friend
springs from their heartfelt advice.
10 Do not forsake your friend or a friend of your family,
and do not go to your relative’s house when disaster(I) strikes you—
better a neighbor nearby than a relative far away.
11 Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart;(J)
then I can answer anyone who treats me with contempt.(K)
12 The prudent see danger and take refuge,
but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.(L)
13 Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger;
hold it in pledge if it is done for an outsider.(M)
14 If anyone loudly blesses their neighbor early in the morning,
it will be taken as a curse.
15 A quarrelsome wife is like the dripping(N)
of a leaky roof in a rainstorm;
16 restraining her is like restraining the wind
or grasping oil with the hand.
17 As iron sharpens iron,
so one person sharpens another.
18 The one who guards a fig tree will eat its fruit,(O)
and whoever protects their master will be honored.(P)
19 As water reflects the face,
so one’s life reflects the heart.[a]
21 The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold,(S)
but people are tested by their praise.
22 Though you grind a fool in a mortar,
grinding them like grain with a pestle,
you will not remove their folly from them.
23 Be sure you know the condition of your flocks,(T)
give careful attention to your herds;
24 for riches do not endure forever,(U)
and a crown is not secure for all generations.
25 When the hay is removed and new growth appears
and the grass from the hills is gathered in,
26 the lambs will provide you with clothing,
and the goats with the price of a field.
27 You will have plenty of goats’ milk to feed your family
and to nourish your female servants.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:19 Or so others reflect your heart back to you
- Proverbs 27:20 Hebrew Abaddon
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