El panorama
Proverbios 8 abre con “Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?”, cambia cerca del versículo 18 con “Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.” y termina con “But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.”. Estos puntos trazan el movimiento propio del capítulo desde su inicio hasta su conclusión.
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Proverbios · Versión King James · 36Proverbios 8:1-8
Versículos 1–8: Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?
Proverbios 8:1–8 abre con “Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?” y llega a “All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Sigue las imágenes, argumentos, oraciones y observaciones con las que Proverbios examina la vida delante de Dios.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
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Proverbios 8:1-8
Versión King James1Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?
2She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths.
3She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors.
4Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man.
5O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
6Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things.
7For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
8All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.
Proverbios 8:9-16
Versículos 9–16: They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that…
Proverbios 8:9–16 abre con “They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.” y llega a “By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Sigue las imágenes, argumentos, oraciones y observaciones con las que Proverbios examina la vida delante de Dios.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen find, knowledge, plain. Su relación con los versículos 10 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
Proverbios 8:9-16
Versión King James9They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.
10Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.
11For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
12I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.
13The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
14Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.
15By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.
16By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.
Proverbios 8:17-24
Versículos 17–24: I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
Proverbios 8:17–24 abre con “I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.” y llega a “When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Sigue las imágenes, argumentos, oraciones y observaciones con las que Proverbios examina la vida delante de Dios.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.” 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 8:17-24
Versión King James17I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
18Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.
19My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver.
20I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:
21That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.
22The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.
23I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.
24When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.
Proverbios 8:25-32
Versículos 25–32: Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:
Proverbios 8:25–32 abre con “Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:” y llega a “Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways.” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Sigue las imágenes, argumentos, oraciones y observaciones con las que Proverbios examina la vida delante de Dios.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen hills, mountains, settled. Su relación con los versículos 26 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
“When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen compass, depth, face. Su relación con los versículos 26 y 28 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
Proverbios 8:25-32
Versión King James25Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:
26While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.
27When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:
28When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:
29When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:
30Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;
31Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.
32Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways.
Proverbios 8:33-36
Versículos 33–36: Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.
Proverbios 8:33–36 abre con “Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.” y llega a “But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Sigue las imágenes, argumentos, oraciones y observaciones con las que Proverbios examina la vida delante de Dios.
Proverbios 8:33-36
Versión King James33Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.
34Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
35For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD .
36But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.
Detalles que vale la pena notar
La imagen inicial
Proverbs 8:1 comienza con “Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?”
Dónde cambia el capítulo
Proverbs 8:30 forma un giro natural: “Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;”
La nota final
Proverbs 8:36 deja al lector con “But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.”
Un recorrido de palabras por el capítulo
Las palabras earth, wisdom, love, find, gold, hate 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.