1Más vale ser pobre e intachable que necio y embustero.2El afán sin conocimiento no vale nada; mucho yerra quien mucho corre.3La necedad del hombre le hace perder el rumbo, y para colmo su corazón se irrita contra el SEÑOR.4Con las riquezas aumentan los amigos, pero al pobre hasta su amigo lo abandona.5El testigo falso no quedará sin castigo; el que esparce mentiras no saldrá bien librado.6Muchos buscan congraciarse con los poderosos; todos son amigos de quienes reparten regalos.7Si al pobre lo aborrecen sus parientes, con más razón lo evitan sus amigos. Aunque los busca suplicante, por ninguna parte los encuentra.[1]8El que adquiere cordura[2] a sí mismo se ama, y el que retiene el discernimiento prospera.9El testigo falso no quedará sin castigo; el que difunde mentiras perecerá.10No va bien con el necio vivir entre lujos, y menos con el esclavo gobernar a los príncipes.11El buen juicio hace al hombre paciente; su gloria es pasar por alto la ofensa.12Rugido de león es la ira del rey; su favor es como rocío sobre el pasto.13El hijo necio es la ruina del padre; la mujer pendenciera es gotera constante.14La casa y el dinero se heredan de los padres, pero la esposa inteligente es un don del SEÑOR.15La pereza conduce al sueño profundo; el holgazán pasará hambre.16El que cumple el mandamiento cumple consigo mismo; el que descuida su conducta morirá.17Servir al pobre es hacerle un préstamo al SEÑOR; Dios pagará esas buenas acciones.18Corrige a tu hijo mientras aún hay esperanza; no te hagas cómplice de su muerte.[3]19El iracundo tendrá que afrontar el castigo; el que intente disuadirlo aumentará su enojo.[4]20Escucha el consejo y acepta la corrección, y llegarás a ser sabio.21El corazón humano genera muchos proyectos, pero al final prevalecen los designios del SEÑOR.22De todo hombre se espera lealtad.[5] Más vale ser pobre que mentiroso.23El temor del SEÑOR conduce a la vida; da un sueño tranquilo y evita los problemas.24El perezoso mete la mano en el plato, pero es incapaz de llevarse el bocado a la boca.25Golpea al insolente, y se hará prudente el inexperto; reprende al entendido, y ganará en conocimiento.26El que roba a su padre y echa a la calle a su madre es un hijo infame y sinvergüenza.27Hijo mío, si dejas de atender a la corrección, te apartarás de las palabras del saber.28El testigo corrupto se burla de la justicia, y la boca del malvado engulle maldad.29El castigo se dispuso para los insolentes, y los azotes para la espalda de los necios.
Sprüche 19
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1Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool. (Ps 26,1; Ps 26,11; Spr 14,2; Spr 20,7; Spr 28,6)2Desire[1] without knowledge is not good, and whoever makes haste with his feet misses his way. (Spr 21,5; Spr 28,20; Spr 29,20)3When a man’s folly brings his way to ruin, his heart rages against the Lord. (Ps 37,7; Spr 11,3; Jes 8,21; Offb 16,11)4Wealth brings many new friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend. (Spr 14,20)5A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes out lies will not escape. (5Mo 19,16; Spr 6,19; Spr 12,19; Spr 21,28)6Many seek the favor of a generous man,[2] and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts. (Spr 17,8)7All a poor man’s brothers hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him! He pursues them with words, but does not have them.[3] (Ps 38,11; Spr 19,4)8Whoever gets sense loves his own soul; he who keeps understanding will discover good. (Spr 15,32; Spr 16,20)9A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes out lies will perish. (Spr 19,5)10It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury, much less for a slave to rule over princes. (Spr 17,7; Spr 26,1; Spr 30,22; Pred 10,6)11Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense. (Spr 14,29)12A king’s wrath is like the growling of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass. (Ps 133,3; Spr 14,35; Spr 16,14; Spr 20,2; Spr 28,15; Hos 14,5; Mi 5,7)13A foolish son is ruin to his father, and a wife’s quarreling is a continual dripping of rain. (Spr 10,1; Spr 17,21; Spr 21,9; Spr 27,15)14House and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the Lord. (Spr 18,22; 2Kor 12,14)15Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, and an idle person will suffer hunger. (Hi 4,13; Spr 6,9; Spr 10,4; Spr 20,4; Spr 20,13; Spr 23,21)16Whoever keeps the commandment keeps his life; he who despises his ways will die. (Spr 13,13; Lk 10,28)17Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed. (5Mo 15,7; Spr 12,14; Spr 22,9; Spr 28,27; Pred 11,1; Mt 10,42; Mt 25,40; Lk 6,38; 2Kor 9,6; Hebr 6,10)18Discipline your son, for there is hope; do not set your heart on putting him to death. (5Mo 21,18; Spr 13,24; Spr 23,13)19A man of great wrath will pay the penalty, for if you deliver him, you will only have to do it again.20Listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom in the future. (Ps 37,37)21Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand. (Hi 23,13; Ps 33,10; Jes 14,26; Jes 46,10)22What is desired in a man is steadfast love, and a poor man is better than a liar.23The fear of the Lord leads to life, and whoever has it rests satisfied; he will not be visited by harm. (3Mo 26,6; Ps 25,13; Spr 10,16; Spr 11,19; Jes 38,5; Mk 10,30)24The sluggard buries his hand in the dish and will not even bring it back to his mouth. (Spr 15,19; Spr 20,4; Spr 26,15; Mt 26,23; Mk 14,20)25Strike a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; reprove a man of understanding, and he will gain knowledge. (5Mo 13,6; Ps 1,1; Spr 9,8; Spr 21,11)26He who does violence to his father and chases away his mother is a son who brings shame and reproach. (Spr 10,5; Spr 17,2)27Cease to hear instruction, my son, and you will stray from the words of knowledge. (2Petr 2,21)28A worthless witness mocks at justice, and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity. (Hi 15,16; Hi 34,7; Spr 18,8)29Condemnation is ready for scoffers, and beating for the backs of fools. (Spr 10,13; Spr 18,6; Spr 19,25; Spr 26,3)