Proverbs 3
International Standard Version
The Blessings of Trusting God
3 My son, don’t forget my instruction,
and keep my commandments carefully in mind.[a]
2 For they will add length to your days, years to your life,
and abundant peace to you.
3 Do not let gracious love and truth leave you.
Bind them around your neck,
write them on the tablet of your heart,
4 and find favor and a good reputation[b] with God and men.
5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and do not depend on your own understanding.
6 In all your ways acknowledge[c] him,
and he will make your paths straight.
7 Do not be wise in your own opinion.
Fear the Lord and turn away from evil.
8 This will bring healing to your body,
and refreshment to your bones.
9 Honor the Lord with your wealth
and with the first[d] of all your produce,
10 so your barns will be filled with abundance,
and your vats will burst open with new wine.
11 My son, do not reject the Lord’s discipline,
and do not despise his correction,
12 because the Lord corrects the person he loves,
just as a father corrects[e] the son he delights in.[f]
Wisdom More Valuable than Riches
13 How joyful is the man who finds wisdom,
and the man who gains understanding,
14 because her profit is better than the profit of silver,
and her yield than fine gold.
15 She is more precious than rubies,
and nothing you desire compares with her.
16 Long life is in her right hand,
and in her left are riches and honor.
17 Her ways are pleasant ways,
and all her paths are peaceful.
18 She is a tree of life for those who embrace her,
and whoever clutches her tightly will be joyful.
19 By wisdom the Lord laid the earth’s foundations,
and by understanding he set the heavens in place.
20 By his knowledge the depths broke open,
and the clouds drip with dew.
Benefits of Wisdom
21 My son, do not let wisdom[g] leave your sight.
Carefully observe sound judgment and discernment,
22 and they will be life to you
and a graceful ornament[h] for your neck.
23 Then you will travel safely on your way,
and your foot will not stumble.
24 When you sit[i] down, you will not be afraid;
when you lie down, your sleep will be pleasant.[j]
25 Do not be afraid of sudden disaster,[k]
or the devastation that comes to the wicked.
26 Indeed, the Lord will be your confidence,
and he will keep your foot from being caught.
Wisdom in Action
27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,
when it is in your power to act.
28 Do not say to your neighbor,
“Go, and come back.
I will pay you[l] tomorrow,”
when you have cash[m] with you.
29 Do not plan to harm your neighbor,
when he is living peacefully[n] beside you.
30 Do not bring a lawsuit against a person for no reason,
when he has done you no harm.
31 Do not envy a violent man,
and do not emulate his lifestyle.[o]
32 Indeed, a perverse man is utterly disgusting[p] to the Lord,
but he takes the upright into his confidence.[q]
33 The Lord’s curse is on the house of the wicked,
but he blesses the dwelling of the righteous.
34 Though God[r] scoffs at scoffers,
he gives grace to the humble.
35 The wise will inherit honor,
but he holds fools up for ridicule.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:1 Lit. Let your heart keep my commandments
- Proverbs 3:4 Lit. good judgment or sense
- Proverbs 3:6 Or know
- Proverbs 3:9 Or best
- Proverbs 3:12 The Heb. lacks corrects
- Proverbs 3:12 So MT; LXX reads loves, and he punishes every son he accepts
- Proverbs 3:21 The Heb. lacks wisdom
- Proverbs 3:22 Lit. grace
- Proverbs 3:24 So LXX; MT reads lie
- Proverbs 3:24 Or sweet
- Proverbs 3:25 Lit. terror
- Proverbs 3:28 Lit. it
- Proverbs 3:28 The Heb. lacks cash
- Proverbs 3:29 Or securely
- Proverbs 3:31 Lit. ways
- Proverbs 3:32 Lit. an abomination
- Proverbs 3:32 Lit. but his secret counsel is with the upright
- Proverbs 3:34 Lit. he
Proverbios 3
Nueva Versión Internacional (Castilian)
Otras ventajas de la sabiduría
3 Hijo mío, no te olvides de mis enseñanzas;
más bien, guarda en tu corazón mis mandamientos.
2 Porque prolongarán tu vida muchos años
y te traerán prosperidad.
3 Que nunca te abandonen el amor y la verdad:
llévalos siempre alrededor de tu cuello
y escríbelos en el libro de tu corazón.
4 Contarás con el favor de Dios
y tendrás buena fama[a] entre la gente.
5 Confía en el Señor de todo corazón,
y no en tu propia inteligencia.
6 Reconócelo en todos tus caminos,
y él allanará tus sendas.
7 No seas sabio en tu propia opinión;
más bien, teme al Señor y huye del mal.
8 Esto infundirá salud a tu cuerpo
y fortalecerá tu ser.[b]
9 Honra al Señor con tus riquezas
y con los primeros frutos de tus cosechas.
10 Así tus graneros se llenarán a reventar
y tus bodegas rebosarán de vino nuevo.
11 Hijo mío, no desprecies la disciplina del Señor,
ni te ofendas por sus reprensiones.
12 Porque el Señor disciplina a los que ama,
como corrige un padre a su hijo querido.
13 Dichoso el que halla sabiduría,
el que adquiere inteligencia.
14 Porque ella es de más provecho que la plata
y rinde más ganancias que el oro.
15 Es más valiosa que las piedras preciosas:
¡ni lo más deseable se le puede comparar!
16 Con la mano derecha ofrece larga vida;
con la izquierda, honor y riquezas.
17 Sus caminos son placenteros
y en sus senderos hay paz.
18 Ella es árbol de vida para quienes la abrazan;
¡dichosos los que la retienen!
19 Con sabiduría afirmó el Señor la tierra,
con inteligencia estableció los cielos.
20 Por su conocimiento se separaron las aguas,
y las nubes dejaron caer su rocío.
21 Hijo mío, conserva el buen juicio;
no pierdas de vista la discreción.
22 Te serán fuente de vida,
te adornarán como un collar.
23 Podrás recorrer tranquilo tu camino,
y tus pies no tropezarán.
24 Al acostarte, no tendrás temor alguno;
te acostarás y dormirás tranquilo.
25 No temerás ningún desastre repentino,
ni la desgracia que sobreviene a los impíos.
26 Porque el Señor estará siempre a tu lado
y te librará de caer en la trampa.
27 No niegues un favor a quien te lo pida
si en tu mano está el otorgarlo.
28 Nunca digas a tu prójimo:
«Vuelve más tarde; te ayudaré mañana»,
si hoy tienes con qué ayudarlo.
29 No urdas el mal contra tu prójimo,
contra el que ha puesto en ti su confianza.
30 No entres en pleito con nadie
que no te haya hecho ningún daño.
31 No envidies a los violentos,
ni optes por andar en sus caminos.
32 Porque el Señor aborrece al perverso,
pero al íntegro le brinda su amistad.
33 La maldición del Señor cae sobre la casa del malvado;
su bendición, sobre el hogar de los justos.
34 El Señor se burla de los burlones,
pero muestra su favor a los humildes.
35 Los sabios son dignos de honra,
pero los necios solo merecen deshonra.
Proverbs 3
King James Version
3 My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:
2 For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:
4 So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.
8 It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.
9 Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:
10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
11 My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; neither be weary of his correction:
12 For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
13 Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
14 For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
15 She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
16 Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.
17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
18 She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.
19 The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.
20 By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.
21 My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:
22 So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
23 Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.
24 When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
25 Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.
26 For the Lord shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.
27 Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.
28 Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.
29 Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
30 Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
31 Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
32 For the froward is abomination to the Lord: but his secret is with the righteous.
33 The curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.
34 Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.
35 The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.
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