Proverbs 2:11-22
Revised Standard Version
11 discretion will watch over you;
understanding will guard you;
12 delivering you from the way of evil,
from men of perverted speech,
13 who forsake the paths of uprightness
to walk in the ways of darkness,
14 who rejoice in doing evil
and delight in the perverseness of evil;
15 men whose paths are crooked,
and who are devious in their ways.
16 You will be saved from the loose[a] woman,
from the adventuress[b] with her smooth words,
17 who forsakes the companion of her youth
and forgets the covenant of her God;
18 for her house sinks down to death,
and her paths to the shades;
19 none who go to her come back
nor do they regain the paths of life.
20 So you will walk in the way of good men
and keep to the paths of the righteous.
21 For the upright will inhabit the land,
and men of integrity will remain in it;
22 but the wicked will be cut off from the land,
and the treacherous will be rooted out of it.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 2:16 Heb strange
- Proverbs 2:16 Heb foreign woman
Proverbs 2:11-22
American Standard Version
11 Discretion shall watch over thee;
Understanding shall keep thee:
12 To deliver thee from the way of [a]evil,
From the men that speak perverse things;
13 Who forsake the paths of uprightness,
To walk in the ways of darkness;
14 Who rejoice to do evil,
And delight in the perverseness of [b]evil;
15 Who are crooked in their ways,
And wayward in their paths:
16 To deliver thee from the strange woman,
Even from the foreigner that [c]flattereth with her words;
17 That forsaketh the [d]friend of her youth,
And forgetteth the covenant of her God:
18 For [e]her house inclineth unto death,
And her paths unto [f]the dead;
19 None that go unto her return again,
Neither do they attain unto the paths of life:
20 That thou mayest walk in the way of good men,
And keep the paths of the righteous.
21 For the upright shall dwell in the [g]land,
And the perfect shall remain in it.
22 But the wicked shall be cut off from the land,
[h]And the treacherous shall be rooted out of it.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 2:12 Or, the evil man
- Proverbs 2:14 Or, the evil man
- Proverbs 2:16 Hebrew maketh smooth her words.
- Proverbs 2:17 Or, guide
- Proverbs 2:18 Or, she sinketh down unto death, which is her house
- Proverbs 2:18 Or, the shades. Hebrew Rephaim.
- Proverbs 2:21 Or, earth
- Proverbs 2:22 Or, earth
Proverbs 3:31-32
Revised Standard Version
31 Do not envy a man of violence
and do not choose any of his ways;
32 for the perverse man is an abomination to the Lord,
but the upright are in his confidence.
Proverbs 3:31-32
American Standard Version
31 Envy thou not the man of violence,
And choose none of his ways.
32 For the perverse is an abomination to Jehovah;
But his [a]friendship is with the upright.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 3:32 Or, counsel
Proverbs 6:12-15
Revised Standard Version
12 A worthless person, a wicked man,
goes about with crooked speech,
13 winks with his eyes, scrapes[a] with his feet,
points with his finger,
14 with perverted heart devises evil,
continually sowing discord;
15 therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly;
in a moment he will be broken beyond healing.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 6:13 Or taps
Proverbs 6:12-15
American Standard Version
12 A worthless person, a man of iniquity,
Is he that walketh with a perverse mouth;
13 That winketh with his eyes, that [a]speaketh with his feet,
That [b]maketh signs with his fingers;
14 In whose heart is perverseness,
Who deviseth evil continually,
Who [c]soweth discord.
15 Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly;
On a sudden shall he be broken, and that without remedy.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 6:13 Or, shuffleth
- Proverbs 6:13 Or, teacheth with
- Proverbs 6:14 Hebrew letteth loose.
Proverbs 10:6
Revised Standard Version
6 Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
Proverbs 10:6
American Standard Version
6 Blessings are upon the head of the righteous;
But [a]violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 10:6 Or, the mouth of the wicked covereth violence
Proverbs 10:11-13
Revised Standard Version
11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
12 Hatred stirs up strife,
but love covers all offenses.
13 On the lips of him who has understanding wisdom is found,
but a rod is for the back of him who lacks sense.
Proverbs 10:11-13
American Standard Version
11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life;
But [a]violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
12 Hatred stirreth up strifes;
But love covereth all transgressions.
13 In the lips of him that hath discernment wisdom is found;
But a rod is for the back of him that is void of [b]understanding.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 10:11 Or, the mouth of the wicked covereth violence
- Proverbs 10:13 Hebrew heart.
Proverbs 10:18
Revised Standard Version
18 He who conceals hatred has lying lips,
and he who utters slander is a fool.
Proverbs 10:18
American Standard Version
18 He that hideth hatred is of lying lips;
And he that uttereth a slander is a fool.
Proverbs 11:13
Revised Standard Version
13 He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets,
but he who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a thing hidden.
Proverbs 11:13
American Standard Version
13 He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets;
But he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth a matter.
Proverbs 12:15-18
Revised Standard Version
15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes,
but a wise man listens to advice.
16 The vexation of a fool is known at once,
but the prudent man ignores an insult.
17 He who speaks the truth gives honest evidence,
but a false witness utters deceit.
18 There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts,
but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
Proverbs 12:15-18
American Standard Version
15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes;
But he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsel.
16 A fool’s vexation is [a]presently known;
But a prudent man concealeth shame.
17 He that [b]uttereth truth showeth forth righteousness;
But a false witness, deceit.
18 There is that speaketh rashly like the piercings of a sword;
But the tongue of the wise is health.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 12:16 Or, openly. Hebrew in the day.
- Proverbs 12:17 Hebrew breatheth out.
Proverbs 13:16
Revised Standard Version
16 In everything a prudent man acts with knowledge,
but a fool flaunts his folly.
Proverbs 13:16
American Standard Version
16 Every prudent man worketh with knowledge;
But a fool flaunteth his folly.
Proverbs 16:27-30
Revised Standard Version
27 A worthless man plots evil,
and his speech is like a scorching fire.
28 A perverse man spreads strife,
and a whisperer separates close friends.
29 A man of violence entices his neighbor
and leads him in a way that is not good.
30 He who winks his eyes plans[a] perverse things,
he who compresses his lips brings evil to pass.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 16:30 Gk Syr Vg Tg: Heb to plan
Proverbs 16:27-30
American Standard Version
27 A worthless man [a]deviseth mischief;
And in his lips there is as a scorching fire.
28 A perverse man scattereth abroad strife;
And a whisperer [b]separateth chief friends.
29 A man of violence enticeth his neighbor,
And leadeth him in a way that is not good.
30 [c]He that shutteth his eyes, it is to devise perverse things:
He that compresseth his lips bringeth evil to pass.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 16:27 Hebrew diggeth.
- Proverbs 16:28 Or, alienateth his friend
- Proverbs 16:30 Or, He that shutteth his eyes to devise perverse things, That compresseth his lips, bringeth etc.
Proverbs 17:4
Revised Standard Version
4 An evildoer listens to wicked lips;
and a liar gives heed to a mischievous tongue.
Proverbs 17:4
American Standard Version
4 An evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips;
And [a]a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 17:4 Hebrew falsehood.
Proverbs 17:9
Revised Standard Version
9 He who forgives an offense seeks love,
but he who repeats a matter alienates a friend.
Proverbs 17:9
American Standard Version
9 He that covereth a transgression seeketh love;
But he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.
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