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1 The king's heart in the hands of the Lord is like the water streams, and by him it is turned in any direction at his pleasure.
1 COMO los repartimientos de las aguas, así está el corazón del rey en la mano de Jehová: á todo lo que quiere lo inclina.
1 The king’s heart is in Yahweh’s hand like the watercourses. He turns it wherever he desires.
2 Every way of a man seems right to himself, but the Lord is the tester of hearts.
2 Todo camino del hombre es recto en su opinión: mas Jehová pesa los corazones.
2 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but Yahweh weighs the hearts.
3 To do what is right and true is more pleasing to the Lord than an offering.
3 Hacer justicia y juicio es á Jehová más agradable que sacrificio.
3 To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to Yahweh than sacrifice.
4 A high look and a heart of pride, ***of the evil-doer is sin.
4 Altivez de ojos, y orgullo de corazón, y el brillo de los impíos, son pecado.
4 A high look and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, is sin.
5 The purposes of the man of industry have their outcome only in wealth; but one who is over-quick in acting will only come to be in need.
5 Los pensamientos del solícito ciertamente [van] á abundancia; mas todo presuroso, indefectiblemente á pobreza.
5 The plans of the diligent surely lead to profit; and everyone who is hasty surely rushes to poverty.
6 He who gets stores of wealth by a false tongue, is going after what is only breath, and searching for death.
6 Allegar tesoros con lengua de mentira, es vanidad desatentada de aquellos que buscan la muerte.
6 Getting treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.
7 By their violent acts the evil-doers will be pulled away, because they have no desire to do what is right.
7 La rapiña de los impíos los destruirá; por cuanto no quisieron hacer juicio.
7 The violence of the wicked will drive them away, because they refuse to do what is right.
8 Twisted is the way of him who is full of crime; but as for him whose heart is clean, his work is upright.
8 El camino del hombre perverso es torcido y extraño: mas la obra del limpio es recta.
8 The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
9 It is better to be living in an angle of the house-top, than with a bitter-tongued woman in a wide house.
9 Mejor es vivir en un rincón de zaquizamí, que con la mujer rencillosa en espaciosa casa.
9 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop than to share a house with a contentious woman.
10 The desire of the evil-doer is fixed on evil: he has no kind feeling for his neighbour.
10 El alma del impío desea mal: su prójimo no le parece bien.
10 The soul of the wicked desires evil; his neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes.
11 When the man of pride undergoes punishment, the simple man gets wisdom; and by watching the wise he gets knowledge.
11 Cuando el escarnecedor es castigado, el simple se hace sabio; y cuando se amonestare al sabio, aprenderá ciencia.
11 When the mocker is punished, the simple gains wisdom. When the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.
12 The Upright One, looking on the house of the evil-doer, lets sinners be overturned to their destruction.
12 Considera el justo la casa del impío: [cómo] los impíos son trastornados por el mal.
12 The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked, and brings the wicked to ruin.
13 He whose ears are stopped at the cry of the poor, will himself get no answer to his cry for help.
13 El que cierra su oído al clamor del pobre, también él clamará, y no será oído.
13 Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he will also cry out, but shall not be heard.
14 By a secret offering wrath is turned away, and the heat of angry feelings by money in the folds of the robe.
14 El presente en secreto amansa el furor, y el don en el seno, la fuerte ira.
14 A gift in secret pacifies anger, and a bribe in the cloak, strong wrath.
15 It is a joy to the good man to do right, but it is destruction to the workers of evil.
15 Alegría es al justo hacer juicio; mas quebrantamiento á los que hacen iniquidad.
15 It is joy to the righteous to do justice; but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
16 The wanderer from the way of knowledge will have his resting-place among the shades.
16 El hombre que se extravía del camino de la sabiduría, vendrá á parar en la compañía de los muertos.
16 The man who wanders out of the way of understanding shall rest in the assembly of the departed spirits.
17 The lover of pleasure will be a poor man: the lover of wine and oil will not get wealth.
17 Hombre necesitado será el que ama el deleite: y el que ama el vino y ungüentos no enriquecerá.
17 He who loves pleasure will be a poor man. He who loves wine and oil won’t be rich.
18 The evil-doer will be given as a price for the life of the good man, and the worker of deceit in the place of the upright.
18 El rescate del justo es el impío, y por los rectos el prevaricador.
18 The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, the treacherous for the upright.
19 It is better to be living in a waste land, than with a bitter-tongued and angry woman.
19 Mejor es morar en tierra del desierto, que con la mujer rencillosa é iracunda.
19 It is better to dwell in a desert land, than with a contentious and fretful woman.
20 There is a store of great value in the house of the wise, but it is wasted by the foolish man.
20 Tesoro codiciable y pingüe hay en la casa del sabio; mas el hombre insensato lo disipará.
20 There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man swallows it up.
21 He who goes after righteousness and mercy will get life, righteousness, and honour.
21 El que sigue la justicia y la misericordia, hallará la vida, la justicia, y la honra.
21 He who follows after righteousness and kindness finds life, righteousness, and honor.
22 A wise man goes up into the town of the strong ones, and overcomes its strength in which they put their faith.
22 La ciudad de los fuertes tomó el sabio, y derribó la fuerza en que ella confiaba.
22 A wise man scales the city of the mighty, and brings down the strength of its confidence.
23 He who keeps watch over his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.
23 El que guarda su boca y su lengua, su alma guarda de angustias.
23 Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.
24 The man of pride, lifted up in soul, is named high-hearted; he is acting in an outburst of pride.
24 Soberbio y presuntuoso escarnecedor es el nombre del que obra con orgullosa saña.
24 The proud and arrogant man—“Scoffer” is his name— he works in the arrogance of pride.
25 The desire of the hater of work is death to him, for his hands will do no work.
25 El deseo del perezoso le mata, porque sus manos no quieren trabajar.
25 The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.
26 All the day the sinner goes after his desire: but the upright man gives freely, keeping nothing back.
26 Hay quien todo el día codicia: mas el justo da, y no desperdicia.
26 There are those who covet greedily all day long; but the righteous give and don’t withhold.
27 The offering of evil-doers is disgusting: how much more when they give it with an evil purpose!
27 El sacrificio de los impíos es abominación: ¡cuánto más ofreciéndolo con maldad!
27 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination— how much more, when he brings it with a wicked mind!
28 A false witness will be cut off, ...
28 El testigo mentiroso perecerá: mas el hombre que oye, permanecerá en su dicho.
28 A false witness will perish. A man who listens speaks to eternity.
29 The evil-doer makes his face hard, but as for the upright, he gives thought to his way.
29 El hombre impío afirma su rostro: mas el recto ordena sus caminos.
29 A wicked man hardens his face; but as for the upright, he establishes his ways.
30 Wisdom and knowledge and wise suggestions are of no use against the Lord.
30 No hay sabiduría, ni inteligencia, ni consejo, contra Jehová.
30 There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against Yahweh.
31 The horse is made ready for the day of war, but power to overcome is from the Lord.
31 El caballo se apareja para el día de la batalla: mas de Jehová es el salvar.
31 The horse is prepared for the day of battle; but victory is with Yahweh.
Cross references (31)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Proverbs 16:9; Ezra 6:22; Proverbs 20:24; Acts 7:10; Proverbs 16:1
- 2 Proverbs 16:2; Luke 16:15; Proverbs 16:25; Jeremiah 17:10; Proverbs 30:12
- 3 1 Samuel 15:22; Hosea 6:6; Proverbs 15:8; Micah 6:6–8; Mark 12:33
- 4 Proverbs 6:17; 1 Peter 5:5; Proverbs 8:13; Isaiah 2:17; Luke 18:14
- 5 Proverbs 13:4; Proverbs 10:4; 1 Thessalonians 4:11–12; Proverbs 27:23–27; Ephesians 4:28
- 6 Proverbs 13:11; Proverbs 10:2; Proverbs 20:21; Jeremiah 17:11; Proverbs 8:36
- 7 Proverbs 21:21; Ephesians 5:6; Micah 3:9–12; Zechariah 5:3–4; Proverbs 22:22–23
- 8 1 John 3:3; Daniel 12:10; 1 Peter 1:22–23; Proverbs 2:15; 1 Corinthians 3:3
- 9 Proverbs 19:13; Proverbs 21:19; Proverbs 27:15–16; Proverbs 25:24; Proverbs 12:4
- 10 1 John 2:16; Micah 3:2–3; Proverbs 3:29; Mark 7:21–22; 1 Corinthians 10:6
- 11 Proverbs 19:25; Proverbs 18:15; Proverbs 9:9; Acts 5:5; Proverbs 18:1
- 12 Proverbs 14:11; Psalm 37:35–36; Psalm 107:43; 2 Peter 3:6–7; Proverbs 14:32
- 13 Proverbs 1:28; Proverbs 28:27; Matthew 6:14; James 2:13–16; Matthew 7:2
- 14 Proverbs 19:6; Proverbs 18:16; Proverbs 17:8; Matthew 6:3–4; 1 Samuel 25:35
- 15 Proverbs 10:29; Matthew 7:23; Isaiah 64:5; Ecclesiastes 3:12; Job 29:12–17
- 16 Hebrews 10:38; Psalm 125:5; Hebrews 10:26–27; Zephaniah 1:6; Psalm 49:14
- 17 Proverbs 23:21; 1 Timothy 5:6; 2 Timothy 3:4; Proverbs 5:10–11; Proverbs 21:20
- 18 Proverbs 11:8; Isaiah 43:3–4; Isaiah 53:4–5; 1 Peter 3:18; Isaiah 55:8–9
- 19 Proverbs 21:9; Psalm 55:6–7; Psalm 120:5–6; Jeremiah 9:2
- 20 Matthew 25:3–4; Psalm 112:3; Ecclesiastes 5:19; Proverbs 15:6; Ecclesiastes 7:11
- 21 Matthew 5:6; 1 Corinthians 15:58; Proverbs 22:4; Proverbs 15:9; 1 Timothy 6:11
- 22 Ecclesiastes 7:19; Proverbs 24:5; Ecclesiastes 9:13–18; 2 Samuel 5:6–9; 2 Samuel 20:16–22
- 23 Proverbs 13:3; Proverbs 18:21; Proverbs 17:27–28; James 1:26; Proverbs 12:13
- 24 Psalm 1:1; Ecclesiastes 7:8–9; Matthew 2:16; Proverbs 18:12; Proverbs 1:22
- 25 Proverbs 13:4; Matthew 25:26; Proverbs 19:24; Proverbs 12:24; Proverbs 26:16
- 26 Psalm 37:26; Psalm 112:9; Acts 20:33–35; Ephesians 4:28; Luke 6:30–36
- 27 Isaiah 66:3; Proverbs 15:8; Matthew 23:13; Jeremiah 6:20; Amos 5:21–22
- 28 2 Corinthians 4:13; Proverbs 19:5; Proverbs 19:9; Deuteronomy 19:16–19; Exodus 23:1
- 29 1 Thessalonians 3:11; Haggai 1:7; Proverbs 11:5; Haggai 2:18–19; Ezekiel 18:28
- 30 Acts 5:39; Proverbs 19:21; Jeremiah 9:23; Isaiah 14:27; 1 Corinthians 3:19–20
- 31 Psalm 20:7; Isaiah 31:1; Psalm 33:17–18; Psalm 147:10; Psalm 3:3
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What the Fathers said
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
… end, when he said, "All these are delivered unto me, and to whomsoever I will I give them." For it is not he who has appointed the kingdoms of this world, but God; for "the heart of the king is in the hand of God." And the Word also says by Solomon, "By me kings do reign, and princes administer …
For the waters are fled from the rebuke of God; because "the heart of kings is in the hand of God, He hath bent it whither He would;" He commanded peace to be given by them to the Christians; the authority of the Apostles sprang up and towered high....The waters fled from the rebuke of God.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)
Let each, as he can recall to mind what he hath heard, by mutual conversation stir up the food ye have received, ruminate on what ye have heard, let it not descend in you into the bowels of forgetfulness. Let the treasure to be desired rest upon your lips.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)