Proverbs 3:3-4
Evangelical Heritage Version
3 Do not allow mercy and truth to leave you.
Fasten them around your neck.
Write them on the tablet of your heart.
4 Then you will find favor and approval[a]
in the eyes of God and man.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 3:4 Literally good understanding
Proverbs 3:13-18
Evangelical Heritage Version
13 How blessed is the person who finds wisdom,[a]
the person who acquires understanding,
14 because the profit it gives is better than the profit from silver,
and its yield is better than gold!
15 It is more valuable than gems,[b]
and nothing you desire can equal it.
16 In its right hand are the days of a long life.
In its left hand are riches and honor.
17 Its ways are pleasant ways,
and all its paths are peace.
18 It is a tree of life for those who hold on to it.
Those who cling to it are blessed.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 3:13 Or Wisdom. An issue throughout Proverbs 1-9 is when wisdom should be capitalized as the personal name of Lady Wisdom and when it is the common noun. Most translations do not capitalize wisdom in verses like verse 13 because of the parallelism with understanding. This decision also determines whether the English pronouns should be she or it. In Hebrew the noun for wisdom is feminine, so the pronouns in Hebrew are always feminine.
- Proverbs 3:15 The meaning of this word is uncertain. It may refer to a specific gemstone, such as rubies or red coral.
Proverbs 3:35
Evangelical Heritage Version
35 Wise people inherit honor,
but proud fools receive disgrace.
Proverbs 4:7-9
Evangelical Heritage Version
7 The beginning of wisdom is to obtain Wisdom.
Give up everything you have, in order to gain Understanding.
8 Cherish her, and she will exalt you.
She will honor you when you embrace her.
9 She will set a garland of grace on your head.
She will present you with a beautiful crown.
Proverbs 10:7
Evangelical Heritage Version
7 To remember a righteous person is a blessing,
but the name of the wicked will rot.
Proverbs 11:16
Evangelical Heritage Version
16 A gracious woman takes hold of honor,
but ruthless men take hold of riches.[a]
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 11:16 The Greek text has a longer double proverb here: A gracious woman takes hold of honor, ⎣and she who hates virtue sets up a throne for dishonor. The lazy become destitute,⎦ but ruthless men take hold of riches.
Proverbs 11:26-27
Evangelical Heritage Version
26 People curse the person who hoards grain,
but a blessing rests on the head of one who sells it.
27 Whoever searches for good seeks favor,
but whoever pursues evil will find it.
Proverbs 12:8
Evangelical Heritage Version
8 A person is praised for the good sense that he speaks,
but a person with a twisted heart will be despised.
Proverbs 12:9
Evangelical Heritage Version
9 Better to be underestimated and have a servant
than to pretend to be wealthy and lack bread.
Proverbs 13:15
Evangelical Heritage Version
15 Good sense yields grace,
but the way of the treacherous is unchanging.[a]
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 13:15 Or inescapable. The Hebrew reads the way of the treacherous always flows (that is, it is enduring). The translation above attempts to make sense of this difficult reading without emendation. Common emendations are to add the word not to the sentence (the way of the treacherous does not endure) or to change enduring to hard.
Proverbs 13:18
Evangelical Heritage Version
18 A person who ignores discipline ends up with poverty and shame,
but one who conforms to correction will be honored.
Proverbs 14:35
Evangelical Heritage Version
35 A king favors a servant who acts wisely,
but he is furious with one who acts shamefully.
Proverbs 15:33
Evangelical Heritage Version
33 The fear of the Lord gives discipline and wisdom,
and humility comes before honor.
Proverbs 16:13
Evangelical Heritage Version
13 Kings approve of righteous lips.
They love a person who speaks upright things.
Proverbs 17:28
Evangelical Heritage Version
28 Even a stubborn fool who keeps silent will be considered wise.
He is considered to be perceptive if he keeps his lips shut.
Proverbs 18:12
Evangelical Heritage Version
12 Before destruction a man’s heart is proud,
but humility comes before honor.
Proverbs 20:11
Evangelical Heritage Version
11 Even a youth makes himself known by his acts,
by whether his conduct is pure and upright.
Proverbs 21:21
Evangelical Heritage Version
21 A person who pursues righteousness and mercy
will find life, righteousness, and honor.
Proverbs 22:4
Evangelical Heritage Version
4 The outcome of humility and of the fear of the Lord
is wealth, honor, and life.
Proverbs 25:6-7
Evangelical Heritage Version
6 Do not honor yourself in a king’s presence.
Do not stand in a place reserved for great people,
7 because it is better to be told, “Come up here,”
than for you to be humiliated before a ruler
whom your eyes have seen.[a]
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 25:7 Many translations associate this line with verse 8: What you have seen with your eye do not bring quickly into court. Manuscript evidence supports a connection with verse 7, but sense seems to favor including it with verse 8.
Proverbs 25:13
Evangelical Heritage Version
13 To those who send him, a trustworthy messenger
is like cooling snow on a warm day during harvest.
He refreshes his masters’ spirits.
Proverbs 25:27
Evangelical Heritage Version
27 Eating too much honey is not good,
and people seeking their own glory is not glorious.[a]
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 25:27 The line is cryptic.
Proverbs 27:18
Evangelical Heritage Version
18 A person who tends a fig tree eats its fruit,
and a person who takes care of his master will be honored.
Proverbs 28:23
Evangelical Heritage Version
23 In the end a person who corrects someone will find more favor
than a person with a flattering tongue.
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