El panorama
Proverbios 4 abre con “Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.”, cambia cerca del versículo 14 con “Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.” y termina con “Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.”. Estos puntos trazan el movimiento propio del capítulo desde su inicio hasta su conclusión.
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Proverbios · Versión King James · 27Proverbios 4:1-7
Versículos 1–7: Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know…
Proverbios 4:1–7 abre con “Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.” y llega a “Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Escucha la experiencia humana que da a Proverbios su primera dirección emocional y espiritual.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.” Nombrar a Hear mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
Proverbios 4:1-7
Versión King James1Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
2For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.
3For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.
4He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
5Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
6Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.
7Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
Proverbios 4:8-14
Versículos 8–14: Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour…
Proverbios 4:8–14 abre con “Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace…” y llega a “Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Escucha la experiencia humana que da a Proverbios su primera dirección emocional y espiritual.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.” 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 4:8-14
Versión King James8Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.
9She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.
10Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.
11I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.
12When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
13Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.
14Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.
Proverbios 4:15-21
Versículos 15–21: Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
Proverbios 4:15–21 abre con “Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.” y llega a “Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Escucha la experiencia humana que da a Proverbios su primera dirección emocional y espiritual.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.” Nombrar a Avoid mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
Proverbios 4:15-21
Versión King James15Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
16For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.
17For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
18But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
19The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.
20My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
21Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.
Proverbios 4:22-27
Versículos 22–27: For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their…
Proverbios 4:22–27 abre con “For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.” y llega a “Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Escucha la experiencia humana que da a Proverbios su primera dirección emocional y espiritual.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.” Esta línea aporta una razón, un resultado o una conclusión. Debe permanecer unida a la afirmación o acción que le da sentido.
Proverbios 4:22-27
Versión King James22For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
23Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
24Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
25Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
26Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.
27Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.
Detalles que vale la pena notar
La imagen inicial
Proverbs 4:1 comienza con “Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.”
Dónde cambia el capítulo
Proverbs 4:18 forma un giro natural: “But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.”
La nota final
Proverbs 4:27 deja al lector con “Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.”
Un recorrido de palabras por el capítulo
Las palabras keep, life, wisdom, heart, path, right 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.