Proverbs 17:12-28 - ESV - Let a man meet a she-bear robbed of her cubs ra...

12 Let a man meet ¹a she-bear robbed of her cubs ²rather than a fool in his folly.

13 If anyone ³returns evil for good, ⁴evil will not depart from his house.

14 The beginning of strife is like letting out water, so ⁵quit before the quarrel breaks out.

15 He who ⁶justifies the wicked and he who ⁷condemns the righteous are both alike an abomination to the LORD.

16 Why should a fool have money in his hand ⁸to buy wisdom when he has no sense?

17 ⁹A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

18 One who lacks sense gives a pledge and puts up security in the presence of his neighbor.

19 Whoever loves transgression loves strife; he who ¹⁰makes his door high seeks destruction.

20 ¹¹A man of crooked heart does not discover good, and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity.

21 He who ¹²sires a fool gets himself sorrow, and the father of a fool has no joy.

22 ¹³A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit ¹⁴dries up the bones.

23 The wicked accepts ¹⁵a bribe in secret^a to ¹⁶pervert the ways of justice.

24 ¹⁷The discerning sets his face toward wisdom, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

25 ¹⁸A foolish son is a grief to his father ¹⁹and bitterness to ²⁰her who bore him.

26 ²¹To impose a fine on a righteous man is not good, nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.

27 Whoever ²²restrains his words has knowledge, and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.

28 Even a fool ²³who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.

Proverbios 17:12 Mejor es encontrarse con una osa privada de sus cachorros, que con un necio en su necedad.

12 Mejor es que se encuentre un hombre con una osa a la cual han robado sus cachorros, que con un loco en su locura

12 Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.

12 Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs, Rather than a fool in his folly.

Proverbios 17:12 Es menos peligroso toparse con una osa a la que le han robado sus crías
que enfrentar a un necio en plena necedad.

12 Más vale toparse con una osa a la que le quitaron los cachorrosque con un necio empecinado en su necedad.

12 Mejor es se encuentre un hombre con una osa á la cual han robado sus cachorros, Que con un fatuo en su necedad.

12 Mejor es que se encuentre un hombre con una osa a la cual han robado sus cachorros, que con un loco en su locura.

Proverbs 17:12-28 ESV