Proverbs 20:11–17 NIV - Even small children are… | Biblia (2024)

11Even a child makes himself known by his acts,

by whether his conduct is pure and upright.

12The hearing ear and the seeing eye,

the Lord has made them both.

13Love not sleep, lest you come to poverty;

open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread.

14“Bad, bad,” says the buyer,

but when he goes away, then he boasts.

15There is gold and abundance of costly stones,

but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

16Take a man’s garment when he has put up security for a stranger,

and hold it in pledge when he puts up security for foreigners.

17Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man,

but afterward his mouth will be full of gravel.

11Even a child is known by his doings,

Whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.

12The hearing ear, and the seeing eye,

The Lord hath made even both of them.

13Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty;

Open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

14It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer:

But when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

15There is gold, and a multitude of rubies:

But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

16Take his garment that is surety for a stranger:

And take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

17Bread of deceit is sweet to a man;

But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

11Even children are known by the way they act,

whether their conduct is pure, and whether it is right.

12Ears to hear and eyes to see—

both are gifts from the Lord.

13If you love sleep, you will end in poverty.

Keep your eyes open, and there will be plenty to eat!

14The buyer haggles over the price, saying, “It’s worthless,”

then brags about getting a bargain!

15Wise words are more valuable

than much gold and many rubies.

16Get security from someone who guarantees a stranger’s debt.

Get a deposit if he does it for foreigners.

17Stolen bread tastes sweet,

but it turns to gravel in the mouth.

11Even a child is known by his deeds,

Whether what he does is pure and right.

12The hearing ear and the seeing eye,

The Lord has made them both.

13Do not love sleep, lest you come to poverty;

Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with bread.

14“It is good for nothing,” cries the buyer;

But when he has gone his way, then he boasts.

15There is gold and a multitude of rubies,

But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

16Take the garment of one who is surety for a stranger,

And hold it as a pledge when it is for a seductress.

17Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man,

But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.

11Even children are known by their behavior;

their actions show if they are innocent and good.

12The Lord has made both these things:

ears to hear and eyes to see.

13If you love to sleep, you will be poor.

If you stay awake, you will have plenty of food.

14Buyers say, “This is bad. It’s no good.”

Then they go away and brag about what they bought.

15There is gold and plenty of rubies,

but only a few people speak with knowledge.

16Take the coat of someone who promises to pay a stranger’s debts,

and keep it until he pays what the stranger owes.

17Stolen food may taste sweet at first,

but later it will feel like a mouth full of gravel.

11Even a child maketh himself known by his doings,

Whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.

12The hearing ear, and the seeing eye,

Jehovah hath made even both of them.

13Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty;

Open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

14It is bad, it is bad, saith the buyer;

But when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

15There is gold, and abundance of rubies;

But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

16Take his garment that is surety for a stranger;

And hold him in pledge that is surety for foreigners.

17Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man;

But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

11Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.

12The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Jehovah hath made even both of them.

13Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

14Bad! bad! saith the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

15There is gold, and a multitude of rubies; but the lips of knowledge are a precious Jewel.

16Take his garment that is become surety for another, and hold him in pledge for strangers.

17Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

11Even a child makes himself known by his actions,

whether his deeds are pure or right.

12The ear that hears,

the eye that sees—

the Lord made them both.

13Do not love sleep or you will end up poor.

Keep your eyes open, and you will have plenty to eat.

14“Bad! Bad!” says the buyer.

Then, as he goes away, he brags ⸤about his bargain⸥.

15There are gold and plenty of jewels,

but the lips of knowledge are precious gems.

16Hold on to the garment of one who guarantees a stranger’s loan,

and hold responsible the person who makes a loan on behalf of a foreigner.

17Food gained dishonestly tastes sweet to a person,

but afterwards his mouth will be filled with gravel.

11Even a young man is known by his actions—

if his behavior is pure and upright.

12The hearing ear and the seeing eye—

the Lord made them both.

13Don’t love sleep, or you will become poor;

open your eyes, and you’ll have enough to eat.

14“It’s worthless, it’s worthless!” the buyer says,

but after he is on his way, he gloats.

15There is gold and a multitude of jewels,

but knowledgeable lips are a rare treasure.

16Take his garment,

for he has put up security for a stranger;

get collateral if it is for foreigners.

17Food gained by fraud is sweet to a man,

but afterward his mouth is full of gravel.

11Even children make themselves known by their acts,

by whether what they do is pure and right.

12The hearing ear and the seeing eye—

the Lord has made them both.

13Do not love sleep, or else you will come to poverty;

open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread.

14“Bad, bad,” says the buyer,

then goes away and boasts.

15There is gold, and abundance of costly stones;

but the lips informed by knowledge are a precious jewel.

16Take the garment of one who has given surety for a stranger;

seize the pledge given as surety for foreigners.

17Bread gained by deceit is sweet,

but afterward the mouth will be full of gravel.

11Even by his acts, a young man will make himself known,

whether his acts are pure and upright.

12The ear that hears and the eye that sees,

Yahweh has made them both.

13Do not love sleep, lest you become poor;

open your eyes and have plenty bread.

14“Bad, bad,” the buyer will say,

but when one goes to him, then he will boast.

15There is gold and many costly stones,

but precious jewels are lips of knowledge.

16Take his garment, for he has given security to a stranger,

and on behalf of a foreigner—take it as pledge.

17Bread gained by deceit is sweet for the man,

but afterward, his mouth will be filled with gravel.

11A child is known by his actions.

He is known by whether his conduct is pure and right.

12The Lord has made two things.

He has made ears that hear.

He has also made eyes that see.

13Don’t love sleep, or you will become poor.

Stay awake, and you will have more food than you need.

14“It’s no good. It’s no good!” says a buyer.

Then off he goes and brags about what he bought.

15There is gold. There are plenty of rubies.

But lips that speak knowledge are a priceless jewel.

16Take the coat of one who puts up money for what a stranger owes.

Hold it until you get paid back if he does it for a woman who commits adultery.

17Food gained by cheating tastes sweet to a man.

But he will end up with a mouth full of sand.

11It is by his deeds that a lad distinguishes himself

If his conduct is pure and right.

12The hearing ear and the seeing eye,

The Lord has made both of them.

13Do not love sleep, or you will become poor;

Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with food.

14“Bad, bad,” says the buyer,

But when he goes his way, then he boasts.

15There is gold, and an abundance of jewels;

But the lips of knowledge are a more precious thing.

16Take his garment when he becomes surety for a stranger;

And for foreigners, hold him in pledge.

17Bread obtained by falsehood is sweet to a man,

But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.