Proverbios 22

1 Vale más la buena fama que las muchas riquezas,y más que oro y plata, la buena reputación.

2 El rico y el pobre tienen esto en común:a ambos los ha creado el SEÑOR.

3 El prudente ve el peligro y lo evita;el inexperto sigue adelante y sufre las consecuencias.

4 Recompensa de la humildad y del temor del SEÑORson las riquezas, la honra y la vida.

5 Espinas y trampas hay en la senda de los impíos,pero el que cuida su vida se aleja de ellas.

6 Instruye al niño en el camino correcto,y aun en su vejez no lo abandonará.

7 Los ricos son los amos de los pobres;los deudores son esclavos de sus acreedores.

8 El que siembra maldad cosecha desgracias;el SEÑOR lo destruirá con el cetro de su ira.^[a]

9 El que es generoso^[b] será bendecido,pues comparte su comida con los pobres.

10 Despide al insolente, y se irá la discordiay cesarán los pleitos y los insultos.

11 El que ama la pureza de corazón y tiene gracia al hablartendrá por amigo al rey.

12 Los ojos del SEÑOR protegen el saber,pero desbaratan las palabras del traidor.

13 «¡Hay un león allá afuera! —dice el holgazán—.¡En plena calle me va a hacer pedazos!»

14 La boca de la adúltera es una fosa profunda;en ella caerá quien esté bajo la ira del SEÑOR.

15 La necedad es parte del corazón juvenil,pero la vara de la disciplina la corrige.

16 Oprimir al pobre para enriquecerse,y hacerle regalos al rico,¡buena manera de empobrecerse!

Los treinta dichos de los sabios

17 Presta atención, escucha mis palabras;^[c]aplica tu corazón a mi conocimiento.

18 Grato es retenerlas dentro de ti,y tenerlas todas a flor de labio.

19 A ti te las enseño en este día,para que pongas tu confianza en el SEÑOR.

20 ¿Acaso no te he escrito treinta^[d] dichosque contienen sabios consejos?

21 Son para enseñarte palabras ciertas y confiables,para que sepas responder bien a quien te pregunte.^[e]

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22 No explotes al pobre porque es pobre,ni oprimas en los tribunales^[f] a los necesitados;

23 porque el SEÑOR defenderá su causa,y despojará a quienes los despojen.

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24 No te hagas amigo de gente violenta,ni te juntes con los iracundos,

25 no sea que aprendas sus malas costumbresy tú mismo caigas en la trampa.

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26 No te comprometas por otrosni salgas fiador de deudas ajenas;

27 porque si no tienes con qué pagar,te quitarán hasta la cama en que duermes.

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28 No cambies de lugar los linderos antiguosque establecieron tus antepasados.

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29 ¿Has visto a alguien diligente en su trabajo?Se codeará con reyes, y nunca será un Don Nadie.

Proverbios 22 Commentary

Chapter 22

Verse 1 We should be more careful to do that by which we may get and keep a good name, than to raise or add unto a great estate. Verse 2 . Divine Providence has so ordered it, that some are rich, and others poor, but all are guilty before God; and at the throne of God's grace the poor are as welcome as the rich. Verse 3 . Faith foresees the evil coming upon sinners, and looks to Jesus Christ as the sure refuge from the storm. Verse 4 . Where the fear of God is, there will be humility. And much is to be enjoyed by it; spiritual riches, and eternal life at last. Verse 5 . The way of sin is vexatious and dangerous. But the way of duty is safe and easy. Verse 6 . Train children, not in the way they would go, that of their corrupt hearts, but in the way they should go; in which, if you love them, you would have them go. As soon as possible every child should be led to the knowledge of the Saviour. Verse 7 . This shows how important it is for every man to keep out of debt. As to the things of this life, there is a difference between the rich and the poor; but let the poor remember, it is the Lord that made the difference. Verse 8 . The power which many abuse, will soon fail them. Verse 9 . He that seeks to relieve the wants and miseries of others shall be blessed. Verse 10 . Profane scoffers and revilers disturb the peace. Verse 11 . God will be the Friend of a man in whose spirit there is no guile; this honour have all the saints. Verse 12 . God turns the counsels and designs of treacherous men to their own confusion. Verse 13 . The slothful man talks of a lion without, but considers not his real danger from the devil, that roaring lion within, and from his own slothfulness, which kills him. Verse 14 . The vile sin of licentiousness commonly besots the mind beyond recovery. Verse 15 . Sin is foolishness, it is in the heart, there is an inward inclination to sin: children bring it into the world with them; and it cleaves close to the soul. We all need to be corrected by our heavenly Father. Verse 16 . We are but stewards, and must distribute what God intrusts to our care, according to his will. ( 17-21 ) . To these words, to this knowledge, the ear must be bowed down, and the heart applied by faith and love. To live a life of delight in God and dependence on him, is the foundation of all practical religion. The way to know the certainty of the ( proverbs 22:22-23 ) that robs and oppresses the poor, does so at his peril. And if ( proverbs 22:24-25 ) hearts have so much tinder in them, that it is dangerous to have to do with those that throw about the sparks of their passion. ( proverbs 22:26-27 ) those are not so, who, by folly or other carelessness, waste what they have. Verse 28 . We are taught not to trespass on another man's right. And it is hard to find a truly industrious man. Such a man will rise. Seest thou a man diligent in the business of religion? He is likely to excel. Let us then be diligent in God's work.

Footnotes

• [a]. "el Señor " "… " "su ira" . Lit. "el cetro de su ira perecerá" .
• [b]. "El que es generoso" . Lit. "El buen ojo" .
• [c]. "mis palabras " (LXX); "las palabras de los sabios " (TM).
• [d]. "escrito treinta" . Alt. "escrito antes o escrito excelentes" .
• [e]. "a quien te pregunte " (LXX); "al que te envíe " (TM).
• [f]. "en los tribunales" . Lit. "en la puerta" .

Chapter Summary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 10

This chapter contains an account of the queen of Sheba's visit to King Solomon to her great satisfaction, 1Ki 10:1-13, of Solomon's merchandise and riches, and the magnificence of his court, 1Ki 10:14-23, of the rich presents sent to him, and of the purchase of chariots and horses, and other things, he made, 1Ki 10:24-29.