Proverbios 14
1 La mujer sabia edifica su casa, pero la mujer insensata la está derribando con sus manos.
Wise women [PRS] hold their families together [by the wise things that they do], but foolish women ruin their families by the foolish things that they do.
2 El que sigue su camino en justicia, tiene ante sí el temor de Jehová; pero aquel cuyos caminos están retorcidos no le da honor.
By [continually] behaving/acting righteously, [people show that they] greatly revere Yahweh; those who (walk on crooked paths/always deceive others) [show that they] despise him.
3 En la boca del hombre necio hay una vara para su espalda, pero los labios de los sabios los mantendrán seguros.
Foolish people will be punished [MTY] for what they say, but wise [people] will be protected by what they say [MTY].
4 Donde no hay bueyes, su lugar de comida está vacío; pero mucho aumento viene a través de la fuerza del buey.
If [a man has] no oxen [to plow his field], he does not [need to put] grain [in their feedbox], but if [he has] oxen, they will enable [him to produce] an abundant crop.
5 Un testigo verdadero no dice lo que es falso, pero un testigo falso está exhalando engaño.
Witnesses who are reliable [always] say what (is true/really happened), but witnesses who are not reliable constantly tell lies [about what happened].
6 El que odia a la autoridad, buscando sabiduría, no la entiende; pero el conocimiento llega fácilmente al hombre inteligente.
Those who make fun [of being wise] will never become wise, but those who understand [what is right] learn things easily.
7 Apártate del necio, porque no hallarás labios del conocimiento.
Stay away from foolish people, because they will not be able to teach you anything [useful].
8 La sabiduría del hombre de buen sentido hace que su camino sea claro; pero el comportamiento imprudente de los necios es un engaño.
Those who have good sense are wise, so they know what they should do [and what they should not do]; foolish people do not know what is right to do, but because they think that they do, they are deceiving themselves.
9 En las tiendas de aquellos que odian a la autoridad hay error, pero en la casa del hombre recto hay gracia.
Foolish people make fun of their committing sins; but God is pleased with those who do what is right.
10 Nadie tiene conocimiento del dolor de un hombre sino él mismo; y una persona extraña no tiene parte en su alegría.
If you are very sad or if you are joyful, only you know what you are experiencing; no one else [can] know what you are feeling.
11 La casa del pecador será derribada; pero la tienda del hombre recto hará bien.
Houses built by wicked [people] will be destroyed, but houses built by good/righteous [people] will last for a long time.
12 Hay un camino que parece derecho ante un hombre, pero su fin son los caminos de la muerte.
There are some kinds of behavior [MET] that [some] people [falsely] think are right, but (walking on those roads/continually doing those things) causes [those people] to die.
13 Incluso mientras se ríe el corazón puede estar triste; y después de la alegría llega el dolor.
[Sometimes] when people laugh, they are [really] sad, and when they stop laughing, they are still sad.
14 Aquel cuyo corazón se ha apartado tendrá la recompensa de sus caminos en toda su medida; pero un buen hombre tendrá la recompensa de sus obras.
Those who stubbornly continue to do what is wrong will get what they deserve, and those who continually do what is good will [also] get what they deserve.
15 El hombre simple tiene fe en cada palabra, pero el hombre de buen sentido tiene cuidado de su caminar.
Foolish people believe everything [that people tell them]; those who have good sense think carefully about what will be the result of their actions.
16 El hombre sabio, temiendo, se guarda del mal; pero el hombre tonto continúa en su orgullo, sin pensar en el peligro.
Wise people are careful and avoid [doing things that will give them] trouble; foolish people are careless and act (too quickly/without thinking).
17 El que se enoja pronto, hará lo que es insensato, pero el hombre de buen juicio callará.
Those who quickly become angry [IDM] do foolish things; [people] hate those who plan to do wicked things (OR, those who have good sense remain calm/patient).
18 El comportamiento necio es patrimonio de lo simple, pero los hombres de buen sentido están coronados por el conocimiento.
Foolish people get what they deserve for doing foolish things; those with good sense are rewarded [MET] by being able to learn a lot.
19 Las rodillas del mal se inclinan ante el bien; y los pecadores descienden en el polvo a las puertas de los rectos.
[Some day] evil [people] will bow down in front of righteous [people to show that they respect them]; they [will humbly stand] at the gates of [the houses of] righteous [people and request their help].
20 El pobre es odiado incluso por su prójimo, pero el hombre rico tiene muchos amigos.
[No one likes] poor [people]; even their friends/neighbors do not like them; rich [people] have many friends, but [only while the rich people still have money].
21 El que no respeta a su prójimo es un pecador, pero el que tiene lástima de los pobres es feliz.
It is sinful to despise your [poor] neighbors; [God] is pleased with those who do kind things for the poor.
22 ¿No se equivocarán los que maquinan el mal? Pero la misericordia y la buena fe son para los obradores del bien.
Those who plan to do things that are evil/wrong are walking on the wrong road; people faithfully love, respect and are loyal to those who plan to do what is good.
23 En todo trabajo duro hay ganancias, pero hablar solo hace que un hombre sea pobre.
If you work hard, you will (accomplish something good/get a good income), but if all you do is to talk [and not work], you will remain poor.
24 Su sabiduría es una corona para los sabios, pero su comportamiento necio es alrededor de la cabeza de los imprudentes.
One of the rewards [MET] of being wise is to become rich; the reward of acting foolishly is to become more foolish.
25 Un verdadero testigo es el salvador de vidas; pero el que dice cosas falsas es una causa de engaño.
By saying [in court] what is true, you [can] save the life [of the one who is being falsely accused]; if you tell lies, you are abandoning someone who needs your help [to defend him].
26 Porque aquel en cuyo corazón está el temor de Jehová, hay una gran esperanza; y sus hijos tendrán un lugar seguro.
Those who revere Yahweh are confident [that he will protect them], and their family will [also] be protected.
27 El temor del Señor es una fuente de vida, por la cual uno puede ser apartado de las redes de la muerte.
Having an awesome respect for Yahweh is [like] [MET] [having] a fountain that gives life; it will help you to escape when something dangerous is threatening to kill you [MET].
28 La gloria del rey está en el número de su pueblo; y por necesidad del pueblo, un gobernante puede llegar a la destrucción.
If a king rules over many people, many people will [be able to] honor him; if he has only a few people in his kingdom, he will have very little [HYP] power.
29 El que tarda en enojarse tiene gran sensatez; pero aquel cuyo espíritu es demasiado rápido enaltece a lo que es tonto.
Those who do not quickly become angry are very wise; by quickly becoming angry, people show that they are foolish.
30 Una mente tranquila es la vida del cuerpo, pero la envidia es una enfermedad en los huesos.
Having a mind that is peaceful results in having a healthy body; having a mind that is [often] in turmoil is [like] [MET] cancer in [a person’s] bones.
31 El que es duro con el pobre avergüenza a su Hacedor; pero el que tiene misericordia de los necesitados le da honor.
Those who oppress poor people are insulting God, the one who made those poor people, but acting kindly toward them is respecting God.
32 El pecador es trastornado en su maldad, pero el hombre recto tiene esperanza en su justicia.
Wicked [people] ruin themselves by the evil things that they do, but righteous/good [people] are kept safe/protected even when they die (OR, because of their continually doing what is right).
33 La sabiduría tiene su lugar de descanso en la mente de los sabios, pero ella no se ve entre los necios.
Those who have good sense always think what is wise; foolish people do not know anything about being wise.
34 Por la justicia una nación se enaltece, pero el pecado es motivo de vergüenza para los pueblos.
[When] the people of a nation [continually act] righteously, it causes that nation to be great; [continually doing what is] evil causes a nation to be disgraced.
35 El rey se complace en un siervo que hace sabiamente, pero su ira es contra el que es motivo de vergüenza.
Kings are pleased with officials who do their work competently/skillfully, but they punish [MTY] those who [do their work in a manner that] causes the kings to be disgraced.
