Proverbios 27

1 No te jactes del día de mañana,porque no sabes lo que el día traerá.

2 No te jactes de ti mismo;que sean otros los que te alaben.

3 Pesada es la piedra, pesada es la arena,pero más pesada es la ira del necio.

4 Cruel es la furia, y arrolladora la ira,pero ¿quién puede enfrentarse a la envidia?

5 Más vale ser reprendido con franquezaque ser amado en secreto.

6 Más confiable es el amigo que hiereque el enemigo que besa.

7 Al que no tiene hambre, hasta la miel lo empalaga;al hambriento, hasta lo amargo le es dulce.

8 Como ave que vaga lejos del nidoes el hombre que vaga lejos del hogar.

9 El perfume y el incienso alegran el corazón;la dulzura de la amistad fortalece el ánimo.^[a]

10 No abandones a tu amigo ni al amigo de tu padre.No vayas a la casa de tu hermano cuando tengas un problema.Más vale vecino cercano que hermano distante.

11 Hijo mío, sé sabio y alegra mi corazón;así podré responder a los que me desprecian.

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

13 Toma la prenda del que salga fiador por un extraño;reténla en garantía si la entrega por la mujer ajena.

14 El mejor saludo se juzga una impertinenciacuando se da a gritos y de madrugada.

15 Gotera constante en un día lluviosoes la mujer que siempre pelea.

16 Quien la domine, podrá dominar el vientoy retener^[b] aceite en la mano.

17 El hierro se afila con el hierro,y el hombre en el trato con el hombre.

18 El que cuida de la higuera comerá de sus higos,y el que vela por su amo recibirá honores.

19 En el agua se refleja el rostro,y en el corazón se refleja la persona.

20 El sepulcro, la muerte y los ojos del hombrejamás se dan por satisfechos.

21 En el crisol se prueba la plata;en el horno se prueba el oro;ante las alabanzas, el hombre.

22 Aunque al necio lo muelas y lo remuelas,y lo machaques como al grano,no le quitarás la necedad.

23 Asegúrate de saber cómo están tus rebaños;cuida mucho de tus ovejas;

24 pues las riquezas no son eternasni la fortuna está siempre segura.

25 Cuando se limpien los campos y brote el verdor,y en los montes se recoja la hierba,

26 las ovejas te darán para el vestido,y las cabras para comprar un campo;

27 tendrás leche de cabra en abundanciapara que se alimenten tú y tu familia,y toda tu servidumbre.

Proverbios 27 Commentary

Chapter 27

Verse 1 We know not what a day may bring forth. This does not forbid preparing for to-morrow, but presuming upon to-morrow. We must not put off the great work of conversion, that one thing needful. Verse 2 . There may be occasion for us to justify ourselves, ( proverbs 27:3-4 ) ( proverbs 27:5-6 ) rebukes are better, not only than secret hatred, but than love which compliments in sin, to the hurt of the soul. Verse 7 . The poor have a better relish of their enjoyments, and are often more thankful for them, than the rich. In like manner the proud and self-sufficient disdain the gospel; but those who hunger and thirst after righteousness, find comfort from the meanest book or sermon that testifies of Christ Jesus. Verse 8 . Every man has his proper place in society, where he may be safe and comfortable. ( proverbs 27:9-10 ) kindred's sake; apply to those who are at hand, and will help in need. But there is a Friend that sticketh closer than a brother, and let us place entire confidence in him. Verse 11 . An affectionate parent urges his son to prudent conduct that should gladden his heart. The good conduct of Christians is the best answer to all who find fault with the gospel. Verse 12 . Where there is temptation, if we thrust ourselves into it, there will be sin, and punishment will follow. Verse 13 . An honest man may be made a beggar, but he is not honest that makes himself one. Verse 14 . It is folly to be fond of being praised; it is a temptation to pride. ( proverbs 27:15-16 ) shower, troublesome for a time; the contentions of a wife are like constant rain. Verse 17 . We are cautioned to take heed whom we converse with. And directed to have in view, in conversation, to make one another wiser and better. Verse 18 . Though a calling be laborious and despised, yet those who keep to it, will find there is something to be got by it. God is a Master who has engaged to honour those who serve him faithfully. Verse 19 . One corrupt heart is like another; so are sanctified hearts: the former bear the same image of the earthly, the latter the same image of the heavenly. Let us carefully watch our own hearts, comparing them with the word of God. Verse 20 . Two things are here said to be never satisfied, death and sin. The appetites of the carnal mind for profit or pleasure are always desiring more. Those whose eyes are ever toward the Lord, are satisfied in him, and shall for ever be so. Verse 21 . Silver and gold are tried by putting them into the furnace and fining-pot; so is a man tried by praising him. Verse 22 . Some are so bad, that even severe methods do not answer the end; what remains but that they should be rejected? The new-creating power of God's grace alone is able to make a change. ( 23-27 ) . We ought to have some business to do in this world, and not to live in idleness, and not to meddle with what we do not understand. We must be diligent and take pains. Let us do what we can, still the world cannot be secured to us, therefore we must choose a more lasting portion; but by the blessing of God upon our honest labours, we may expect to enjoy as much of earthly blessings as is good for us.

Footnotes

• [a]. Texto de difícil traducción.
• [b]. "y retener" . Lit. "y llamará" .

Chapter Summary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 14

This chapter relates the sickness of Jeroboam's son, the application of his wife, at his instance, to the prophet Ahijah, in the child's favour, 1Ki 14:1-6, the prophecy of the prophet concerning the ruin of Jeroboam's house, and the death of the child, which came to pass, 1Ki 14:7-18, an account of the years of Jeroboam's reign, and also of Rehoboam's, 1Ki 14:19-21, and of the evil things done and suffered by the latter in his kingdom, and the calamities that came upon him for it, 1Ki 14:22-28 and the conclusion of his reign, 1Ki 14:29-31.