Proverbs 3:3-4
English Standard Version
3 Let not (A)steadfast love and (B)faithfulness forsake you;
(C)bind them around your neck;
(D)write them on the tablet of your heart.
4 So you will (E)find favor and (F)good success[a]
in the sight of God and man.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 3:4 Or repute
Proverbs 3:3-4
Revised Standard Version
3 Let not loyalty and faithfulness forsake you;
bind them about your neck,
write them on the tablet of your heart.
4 So you will find favor and good repute[a]
in the sight of God and man.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 3:4 Cn: Heb understanding
Proverbs 3:13-18
English Standard Version
Blessed Is the One Who Finds Wisdom
13 (A)Blessed is the one who finds wisdom,
and the one who gets understanding,
14 (B)for the gain from her is better than gain from silver
and her profit better than (C)gold.
15 She is more precious than (D)jewels,
and (E)nothing you desire can compare with her.
16 (F)Long life is in her right hand;
in her left hand are (G)riches and honor.
17 Her (H)ways are ways of pleasantness,
and all her paths are peace.
18 She is (I)a tree of life to those who (J)lay hold of her;
those who hold her fast are called blessed.
Proverbs 3:13-18
Revised Standard Version
The True Wealth
13 Happy is the man who finds wisdom,
and the man who gets understanding,
14 for the gain from it is better than gain from silver
and its profit better than gold.
15 She is more precious than jewels,
and nothing you desire can compare with her.
16 Long life is in her right hand;
in her left hand are riches and honor.
17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
and all her paths are peace.
18 She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her;
those who hold her fast are called happy.
Proverbs 3:35
English Standard Version
35 The wise will inherit honor,
but fools get[a] disgrace.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 3:35 The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain
Proverbs 3:35
Revised Standard Version
35 The wise will inherit honor,
but fools get[a] disgrace.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 3:35 Cn: Heb exalt
Proverbs 4:7-9
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Proverbs 4:7-9
Revised Standard Version
7 The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom,
and whatever you get, get insight.
8 Prize her highly,[a] and she will exalt you;
she will honor you if you embrace her.
9 She will place on your head a fair garland;
she will bestow on you a beautiful crown.”
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 4:8 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
Proverbs 10:7
English Standard Version
Proverbs 10:7
Revised Standard Version
7 The memory of the righteous is a blessing,
but the name of the wicked will rot.
Proverbs 11:16
English Standard Version
Proverbs 11:16
Revised Standard Version
16 A gracious woman gets honor,
and violent men get riches.
Proverbs 11:26-27
English Standard Version
26 (A)The people curse him who holds back grain,
but (B)a blessing is on the head of him who (C)sells it.
27 Whoever diligently seeks good seeks favor,[a]
but evil comes to (D)him who searches for it.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 11:27 Or acceptance
Proverbs 11:26-27
Revised Standard Version
26 The people curse him who holds back grain,
but a blessing is on the head of him who sells it.
27 He who diligently seeks good seeks favor,
but evil comes to him who searches for it.
Proverbs 12:8
English Standard Version
8 A man is commended according to his good sense,
but one of twisted mind is (A)despised.
Proverbs 12:8
Revised Standard Version
8 A man is commended according to his good sense,
but one of perverse mind is despised.
Proverbs 12:9
English Standard Version
9 Better to be lowly and have a servant
than to play the great man and lack bread.
Proverbs 12:9
Revised Standard Version
9 Better is a man of humble standing who works for himself
than one who plays the great man but lacks bread.
Proverbs 13:15
English Standard Version
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 13:15 Probable reading (compare Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate); Hebrew is rugged, or is an enduring rut
Proverbs 13:15
Revised Standard Version
15 Good sense wins favor,
but the way of the faithless is their ruin.[a]
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 13:15 Cn Compare Gk Syr Vg Tg: Heb is enduring
Proverbs 13:18
English Standard Version
18 Poverty and disgrace come to him who (A)ignores instruction,
(B)but whoever (C)heeds reproof is honored.
Proverbs 13:18
Revised Standard Version
18 Poverty and disgrace come to him who ignores instruction,
but he who heeds reproof is honored.
Proverbs 14:35
English Standard Version
35 A servant who deals wisely has (A)the king's favor,
but his wrath falls on one who acts shamefully.
Proverbs 14:35
Revised Standard Version
35 A servant who deals wisely has the king’s favor,
but his wrath falls on one who acts shamefully.
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