El panorama
Proverbios 18 abre con “Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all…”, cambia cerca del versículo 12 con “Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.” y termina con “A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh…”. Estos puntos trazan el movimiento propio del capítulo desde su inicio hasta su conclusión.
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Proverbios · Versión King James · 24Proverbios 18:1-8
Versículos 1–8: Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and…
Proverbios 18:1–8 abre con “Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.” y llega a “The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Proverbios 18 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.” Nombrar a Through mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
“When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen cometh, contempt, ignominy. Su relación con los versículos 2 y 4 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
Proverbios 18:1-8
Versión King James1Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.
2A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.
3When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.
4The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
5It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
6A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
7A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
8The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
Proverbios 18:9-16
Versículos 9–16: He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great…
Proverbios 18:9–16 abre con “He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.” y llega a “A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Proverbios 18 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
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“He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen brother, slothful, waster. Su relación con los versículos 10 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
Proverbios 18:9-16
Versión King James9He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
10The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
11The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.
12Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.
13He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.
14The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?
15The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
16A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
Proverbios 18:17-24
Versículos 17–24: He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh…
Proverbios 18:17–24 abre con “He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.” y llega a “A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Proverbios 18 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen cause, cometh, first. Su relación con los versículos 18 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
“A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen bars, brother, castle. Su relación con los versículos 18 y 20 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
Proverbios 18:17-24
Versión King James17He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.
18The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.
19A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.
20A man’s belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.
21Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
22Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD .
23The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.
24A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
Detalles que vale la pena notar
La imagen inicial
Proverbs 18:1 comienza con “Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.”
Dónde cambia el capítulo
Proverbs 18:14 forma un giro natural: “The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?”
La nota final
Proverbs 18:24 deja al lector con “A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.”
Un recorrido de palabras por el capítulo
Las palabras man’s, mouth, brother, cometh, heart, lips ayudan a revelar las preocupaciones que se repiten en el capítulo.
Primero el texto
Donde difieren los lectores
El resumen comienza con lo que dice el pasaje y cómo se relacionan sus partes. No supone que una denominación ya haya resuelto cada pregunta. Toda dependencia de una tradición, teoría literaria o reconstrucción histórica se identifica con claridad.
El texto KJV aparece primero. Las conclusiones interpretativas se identifican, y las diferencias se presentan cuando ayudan a explicar por qué las comunidades serias no siempre llegan a la misma respuesta.
Las notas interpretativas comparativas de este capítulo están en preparación. Hasta que las notas revisadas estén listas, esta página separa el texto KJV del resumen y la aplicación sin afirmar que todos los lectores serios coinciden en cada cuestión.