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Proverbios 23 abre con “When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:”, cambia cerca del versículo 18 con “For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.” y termina con “They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I…”. Estos puntos trazan el movimiento propio del capítulo desde su inicio hasta su conclusión.
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Proverbios · Versión King James · 35Proverbios 23:1-7
Versículos 1–7: When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is…
Proverbios 23:1–7 abre con “When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:” y llega a “For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Proverbios 23 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
Este bloque contiene 1 preguntas. No son simple puntuación: muestran dónde una voz busca, desafía, teme o intenta comprender.
“When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen consider, diligently, ruler. Su relación con los versículos 2 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
Proverbios 23:1-7
Versión King James1When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:
2And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.
3Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.
4Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
5Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
6Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:
7For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.
Proverbios 23:8-14
Versículos 8–14: The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet…
Proverbios 23:8–14 abre con “The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.” y llega a “Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Proverbios 23 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen eaten, lose, morsel. Su relación con los versículos 9 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
Proverbios 23:8-14
Versión King James8The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.
9Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
10Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:
11For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.
12Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
13Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
14Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
Proverbios 23:15-21
Versículos 15–21: My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.
Proverbios 23:15–21 abre con “My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.” y llega a “For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Proverbios 23 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
Proverbios 23:15-21
Versión King James15My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.
16Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
17Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.
18For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
19Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
20Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:
21For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
Proverbios 23:22-28
Versículos 22–28: Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when…
Proverbios 23:22–28 abre con “Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.” y llega a “She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Proverbios 23 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.” Nombrar a Hearken mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
Proverbios 23:22-28
Versión King James22Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
23Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
24The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.
25Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.
26My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
27For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
28She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.
Proverbios 23:29-35
Versículos 29–35: Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling…
Proverbios 23:29–35 abre con “Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without…” y llega a “They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Proverbios 23 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
Este bloque contiene 2 preguntas. No son simple puntuación: muestran dónde una voz busca, desafía, teme o intenta comprender.
“Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath…” La pregunta hace que el pasaje avance con más calma. Observa quién debe responder, qué presupone y si las líneas siguientes ofrecen una respuesta.
Proverbios 23:29-35
Versión King James29Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?
30They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.
31Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.
32At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.
33Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.
34Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.
35They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.
Detalles que vale la pena notar
La imagen inicial
Proverbs 23:1 comienza con “When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:”
Dónde cambia el capítulo
Proverbs 23:29 forma un giro natural: “Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?”
La nota final
Proverbs 23:35 deja al lector con “They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.”
Un recorrido de palabras por el capítulo
Las palabras heart, eyes, rejoice, father, lieth, wine 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.