Proverbios 18
Reina-Valera 1909Translation
Reina-Valera 1909
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
1SEGÚN su antojo busca el que se desvía, y se entremete en todo negocio.
1He that hath a mind to depart from a friend seeketh occasions: he shall ever be subject to reproach.
2No toma placer el necio en la inteligencia, sino en lo que su corazón se descubre.
2A fool receiveth not the words of prudence: unless thou say those things which are in his heart.
3Cuando viene el impío, viene también el menosprecio, y con el deshonrador la afrenta.
3The wicked man when he is come into the depth of sins, contemneth: but ignominy and reproach follow him.
4Aguas profundas son las palabras de la boca del hombre; y arroyo revertiente, la fuente de la sabiduría.
4Words from the mouth of a men are as deep water: and the fountain of wisdom as an overflowing stream.
5Tener respeto á la persona del impío, para hacer caer al justo de su derecho, no es bueno.
5It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to decline from the truth of judgment.
6Los labios del necio vienen con pleito; y su boca á cuestiones llama.
6The lips of a fool intermeddle with strife: and his mouth provoketh quarrels.
7La boca del necio es quebrantamiento para sí, y sus labios son lazos para su alma.
7The mouth of a fool is his destruction: and his lips are the ruin of his soul.
8Las palabras del chismoso parecen blandas, y descienden hasta lo íntimo del vientre.
8The words of the double tongued are as if they were harmless: and they reach even to the inner parts of the bowels. Fear casteth down the slothful: and the souls of the effeminate shall be hungry.
9También el que es negligente en su obra es hermano del hombre disipador.
9He that is loose and slack in his work, is the brother of him that wasteth his own works.
10Torre fuerte es el nombre de Jehová: á él correrá el justo, y será levantado.
10The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the just runneth to it, and shall be exalted.
11Las riquezas del rico son la ciudad de su fortaleza, y como un muro alto en su imaginación.
11The substance of the rich man is the city of his strength, and as a strong wall compassing him about.
12Antes del quebrantamiento se eleva el corazón del hombre, y antes de la honra es el abatimiento.
12Before destruction, the heart of a man is exalted: and before he be glorified, it is humbled.
13El que responde palabra antes de oir, le es fatuidad y oprobio.
13He that answereth before he heareth sheweth himself to be a fool, and worthy of confusion.
14El ánimo del hombre soportará su enfermedad: mas ¿quién soportará al ánimo angustiado?
14The spirit of a man upholdeth his infirmity: but a spirit that is easily angered, who can bear?
15El corazón del entendido adquiere sabiduría; y el oído de los sabios busca la ciencia.
15A wise heart shall acquire knowledge: and the ear of the wise seeketh instruction.
16El presente del hombre le ensancha el camino , y le lleva delante de los grandes.
16A man’s gift enlargeth his may, and maketh him room before princes.
17El primero en su propia causa parece justo; y su adversario viene, y le sondea.
17The just is first accuser of himself: his friend cometh, and shall search him.
18La suerte pone fin á los pleitos, y desparte los fuertes.
18The lot suppresseth contentions, and determineth even between the mighty.
19El hermano ofendido es más tenaz que una ciudad fuerte: y las contiendas de los hermanos son como cerrojos de alcázar.
19A brother that is helped by his brother, is like a strong city: and judgments are like the bars of cities.
20Del fruto de la boca del hombre se hartará su vientre; hartaráse del producto de sus labios.
20Of the fruit of a man’s mouth shall his belly be satisfied: and the offspring of his lips shall fill him.
21La muerte y la vida están en poder de la lengua; y el que la ama comerá de sus frutos.
21Death and life are in the power of the tongue: they that love it, shall eat the fruits thereof.
22El que halló esposa halló el bien, y alcanzó la benevolencia de Jehová.
22He that hath found a good wife, hath found a good thing, and shall receive a pleasure from the Lord. He that driveth away a good wife, driveth away a good thing: but he that keepeth an adulteress, is foolish and wicked.
23El pobre habla con ruegos; mas el rico responde durezas.
23The poor will speak with supplications, and the rich will speak roughly.
24El hombre que tiene amigos, ha de mostrarse amigo: y amigo hay más conjunto que el hermano.
24A man amiable in society, shall be more friendly than a brother.
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