Proverbios 20
Reina-Valera Antigua
20 EL vino es escarnecedor, la cerveza alborotadora; Y cualquiera que por ello errare, no será sabio.
2 Como bramido de cachorro de león es el terror del rey: El que lo hace enfurecerse, peca contra su alma.
3 Honra es del hombre dejarse de contienda: Mas todo insensato se envolverá en ella.
4 El perezoso no ara á causa del invierno; Pedirá pues en la siega, y no hallará.
5 Como aguas profundas es el consejo en el corazón del hombre: Mas el hombre entendido lo alcanzará.
6 Muchos hombres publican cada uno su liberalidad: Mas hombre de verdad, ¿quién lo hallará?
7 El justo que camina en su integridad, Bienaventurados serán sus hijos después de él.
8 El rey que se sienta en el trono de juicio, Con su mirar disipa todo mal.
9 ¿Quién podrá decir: Yo he limpiado mi corazón, Limpio estoy de mi pecado?
10 Doble pesa y doble medida, Abominación son á Jehová ambas cosas.
11 Aun el muchacho es conocido por sus hechos, Si su obra fuere limpia y recta.
12 El oído que oye, y el ojo que ve, Ambas cosas ha igualmente hecho Jehová.
13 No ames el sueño, porque no te empobrezcas; Abre tus ojos, y te hartarás de pan.
14 El que compra dice: Malo es, malo es: Mas en apartándose, se alaba.
15 Hay oro y multitud de piedras preciosas: Mas los labios sabios son vaso precioso.
16 Quítale su ropa al que salió por fiador del extraño; Y tómale prenda al que fía la extraña.
17 Sabroso es al hombre el pan de mentira; Mas después su boca será llena de cascajo.
18 Los pensamientos con el consejo se ordenan: Y con industria se hace la guerra.
19 El que descubre el secreto, en chismes anda: No te entrometas, pues, con el que lisonjea con sus labios.
20 El que maldice á su padre ó á su madre, Su lámpara será apagada en oscuridad tenebrosa.
21 La herencia adquirida de priesa al principio, Aun su postrimería no será bendita.
22 No digas, yo me vengaré; Espera á Jehová, y él te salvará.
23 Abominación son á Jehová las pesas dobles; Y el peso falso no es bueno.
24 De Jehová son los pasos del hombre: ¿Cómo pues entenderá el hombre su camino?
25 Lazo es al hombre el devorar lo santo, Y andar pesquisando después de los votos.
26 El rey sabio esparce los impíos. Y sobre ellos hace tornar la rueda.
27 Candela de Jehová es el alma del hombre, Que escudriña lo secreto del vientre.
28 Misericordia y verdad guardan al rey; Y con clemencia sustenta su trono.
29 La gloria de los jóvenes es su fortaleza, Y la hermosura de los viejos la vejez.
30 Las señales de las heridas son medicina para lo malo: Y las llagas llegan á lo más secreto del vientre.
Proverbs 20
English Standard Version
20 (A)Wine is a mocker, (B)strong drink a brawler,
and whoever (C)is led astray by it is not wise.[a]
2 The terror of a king is like (D)the growling of a lion;
whoever provokes him to anger (E)forfeits his life.
3 It is an honor for a man to (F)keep aloof from strife,
but every fool will be quarreling.
4 (G)The sluggard does not plow in the autumn;
(H)he will seek at harvest and have nothing.
5 The purpose in a man's heart is like (I)deep water,
but a man of understanding will draw it out.
6 Many a man (J)proclaims his own steadfast love,
but (K)a faithful man who can find?
7 The righteous who (L)walks in his integrity—
(M)blessed are his children after him!
8 (N)A king who sits on the throne of judgment
(O)winnows all evil with his eyes.
9 (P)Who can say, “I have made my heart pure;
I am clean from my sin”?
10 (Q)Unequal[b] weights and unequal measures
are both alike an abomination to the Lord.
11 Even a child (R)makes himself known by his acts,
by whether his conduct is pure and upright.[c]
12 (S)The hearing ear and the seeing eye,
(T)the Lord has made them both.
13 (U)Love not sleep, lest you (V)come to poverty;
open your eyes, and you will have (W)plenty of bread.
14 “Bad, bad,” says the buyer,
but when he goes away, then he boasts.
15 There is gold and abundance of (X)costly stones,
(Y)but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
16 (Z)Take a man's garment when he has put up security for a stranger,
and (AA)hold it in pledge when he puts up security for foreigners.[d]
17 (AB)Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man,
but afterward his mouth will be full of (AC)gravel.
18 (AD)Plans are established by counsel;
by (AE)wise guidance (AF)wage war.
19 Whoever (AG)goes about slandering reveals secrets;
therefore do not associate with (AH)a simple babbler.[e]
20 (AI)If one curses his father or his mother,
(AJ)his lamp will be put out in utter darkness.
21 (AK)An inheritance gained hastily in the beginning
will not be blessed in the end.
22 Do not say, (AL)“I will repay evil”;
(AM)wait for the Lord, and he will deliver you.
23 (AN)Unequal weights are an abomination to the Lord,
and (AO)false scales are not good.
24 A man's (AP)steps are from the Lord;
how then can man understand his way?
25 It is a snare to say rashly, “It is holy,”
and to reflect only (AQ)after making vows.
26 A wise king (AR)winnows the wicked
and drives (AS)the wheel over them.
27 (AT)The spirit[f] of man is the lamp of the Lord,
(AU)searching all (AV)his innermost parts.
28 (AW)Steadfast love and faithfulness preserve the king,
and by steadfast love his (AX)throne is upheld.
29 The glory of young men is their strength,
but (AY)the splendor of old men is their gray hair.
30 (AZ)Blows that wound cleanse away evil;
strokes make clean (BA)the innermost parts.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:1 Or will not become wise
- Proverbs 20:10 Or Two kinds of; also verse 23
- Proverbs 20:11 Or Even a child can dissemble in his actions, though his conduct seems pure and upright
- Proverbs 20:16 Or for an adulteress (compare 27:13)
- Proverbs 20:19 Hebrew with one who is simple in his lips
- Proverbs 20:27 Hebrew breath
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