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Proverbs 16 Catholic Public Domain Version

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RV1909 Reina-Valera 1909
1 It is for man to prepare the soul, and for the Lord to govern the tongue.
1 DEL hombre son las disposiciones del corazón: mas de Jehová la respuesta de la lengua.
2 All the ways of a man are open to his eyes; the Lord is the one who weighs spirits.
2 Todos los caminos del hombre son limpios en su opinión: mas Jehová pesa los espíritus.
3 Open your works to the Lord, and your intentions will be set in order.
3 Encomienda á Jehová tus obras, y tus pensamientos serán afirmados.
4 The Lord has wrought all things because of himself. Likewise the impious is for the evil day.
4 Todas las cosas ha hecho Jehová por sí mismo, y aun al impío para el día malo.
5 All the arrogant are an abomination to the Lord. Even if hand will be joined to hand, he is not innocent. The beginning of a good way is to do justice. And this is more acceptable with God than to immolate sacrifices.
5 Abominación es á Jehová todo altivo de corazón: [aunque esté] mano sobre mano, no será reputado inocente.
6 By mercy and truth, iniquity is redeemed. And by the fear of the Lord, one turns away from evil.
6 Con misericordia y verdad se corrige el pecado: y con el temor de Jehová se apartan del mal los hombres.
7 When the ways of man will please the Lord, he will convert even his enemies to peace.
7 Cuando los caminos del hombre son agradables á Jehová, aun á sus enemigos pacificará con él.
8 Better is a little with justice, than many fruits with iniquity.
8 Mejor es lo poco con justicia, que la muchedumbre de frutos sin derecho.
9 The heart of man disposes his way. But it is for Lord to direct his steps.
9 El corazón del hombre piensa su camino: mas Jehová endereza sus pasos.
10 Foreknowledge is in the lips of the king. His mouth shall not err in judgment.
10 Adivinación está en los labios del rey: en juicio no prevaricará su boca.
11 Weights and scales are judgments of the Lord. And all the stones in the bag are his work.
11 Peso y balanzas justas son de Jehová: obra suya son todas las pesas de la bolsa.
12 Those who act impiously are abominable to the king. For the throne is made firm by justice.
12 Abominación es á los reyes hacer impiedad: porque con justicia será afirmado el trono.
13 Just lips are the will of kings. He who speaks honestly shall be loved.
13 Los labios justos son el contentamiento de los reyes; y aman al que habla lo recto.
14 The indignation of a king is a herald of death. And the wise man will appease it.
14 La ira del rey es mensajero de muerte: mas el hombre sabio la evitará.
15 In the cheerfulness of the king’s countenance, there is life. And his clemency is like belated rain.
15 En la alegría del rostro del rey está la vida; y su benevolencia es como nube de lluvia tardía.
16 Possess wisdom, for it is better than gold. And acquire prudence, for it is more precious than silver.
16 Mejor es adquirir sabiduría que oro preciado; y adquirir inteligencia vale más que la plata.
17 The path of the just turns away from evils. He who guards his soul preserves his way.
17 El camino de los rectos es apartarse del mal: su alma guarda el que guarda su camino.
18 Arrogance precedes destruction. And the spirit is exalted before a fall.
18 Antes del quebrantamiento [es] la soberbia; y antes de la caída la altivez de espíritu.
19 It is better to be humbled with the meek, than to divide spoils with the arrogant.
19 Mejor es humillar el espíritu con los humildes, que partir despojos con los soberbios.
20 The learned in word shall find good things. And whoever hopes in the Lord is blessed.
20 El entendido en la palabra, hallará el bien: y el que confía en Jehová, él es bienaventurado.
21 Whoever is wise in heart shall be called prudent. And whoever is sweet in eloquence shall attain to what is greater.
21 El sabio de corazón es llamado entendido: y la dulzura de labios aumentará la doctrina.
22 Learning is a fountain of life to one who possesses it. The doctrine of the foolish is senseless.
22 Manantial de vida es el entendimiento al que lo posee: mas la erudición de los necios es necedad.
23 The heart of the wise shall instruct his mouth and add grace to his lips.
23 El corazón del sabio hace prudente su boca; y con sus labios aumenta la doctrina.
24 Careful words are a honeycomb: sweet to the soul and healthful to the bones.
24 Panal de miel son los dichos suaves: suavidad al alma y medicina á los huesos.
25 There is a way which seems right to a man, and its end result leads to death.
25 Hay camino que parece derecho al hombre, mas su salida son caminos de muerte.
26 The soul of the laborer labors for himself, because his mouth has driven him to it.
26 El alma del que trabaja, trabaja para sí; porque su boca le constriñe.
27 The impious man digs up evil, and in his lips is a burning fire.
27 El hombre perverso cava el mal; y en sus labios hay como llama de fuego.
28 A perverse man stirs up lawsuits. And one who is verbose divides leaders.
28 El hombre perverso levanta contienda; y el chismoso aparta los mejores amigos.
29 A man of iniquity entices his friend, and he leads him along a way that is not good.
29 El hombre malo lisonjea á su prójimo, y le hace andar por el camino no bueno:
30 Whoever, with astonished eyes, thinks up depravities, biting his lips, accomplishes evil.
30 Cierra sus ojos para pensar perversidades; mueve sus labios, efectúa el mal.
31 Old age is a crown of dignity, when it is found in the ways of justice.
31 Corona de honra es la vejez, que se hallará en el camino de justicia.
32 A patient man is better than a strong one. And whoever rules his soul is better than one who assaults cities.
32 Mejor es el que tarde se aira que el fuerte; y el que se enseñorea de su espíritu, que el que toma una ciudad.
33 Lots are cast into the lap, but they are tempered by the Lord.
33 La suerte se echa en el seno: mas de Jehová es el juicio de ella.
Cross references (33)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 Proverbs 19:21; Proverbs 16:9; Luke 21:14–15; Philippians 2:13; Proverbs 20:24
  2. 2 Proverbs 21:2; 1 Samuel 16:7; Luke 16:15; Proverbs 30:12; Jeremiah 17:10
  3. 3 Psalm 37:4–5; Proverbs 3:6; Psalm 55:22; Philippians 4:6; 1 Peter 5:7
  4. 4 2 Peter 2:9; Isaiah 43:21; Romans 9:22; Isaiah 43:7; 1 Peter 2:8
  5. 5 Proverbs 6:16–17; Proverbs 8:13; Proverbs 11:21; Romans 2:8–9; James 4:6
  6. 6 Proverbs 14:16; Job 28:28; 2 Corinthians 7:1; Daniel 4:27; Luke 11:41
  7. 7 Romans 8:31; 1 John 3:22; 2 Chronicles 17:10; Colossians 1:10; Jeremiah 15:11
  8. 8 Proverbs 15:16; Psalm 37:16; 1 Timothy 6:6–9; Jeremiah 17:11; Proverbs 21:6–7
  9. 9 Proverbs 19:21; Psalm 37:23; Proverbs 16:1; Proverbs 20:24; Jeremiah 10:23
  10. 10 Isaiah 32:1–2; Genesis 44:5; Genesis 44:15; Hosea 10:4; Deuteronomy 17:18–20
  11. 11 Proverbs 11:1; Proverbs 20:10; Proverbs 20:23; Deuteronomy 25:13–15; Leviticus 19:35–36
  12. 12 Proverbs 25:5; Proverbs 29:14; Proverbs 28:9; Luke 12:48; Psalm 99:4
  13. 13 Proverbs 14:35; Proverbs 22:11; Psalm 101:5–7
  14. 14 Proverbs 20:2; Proverbs 19:12; Ecclesiastes 10:4; Luke 12:4–5; Proverbs 17:11
  15. 15 Psalm 72:6; Job 29:23–24; Hosea 6:3; Acts 2:28; Psalm 21:6
  16. 16 Proverbs 8:10–11; Matthew 16:26; Proverbs 8:19; Luke 12:21; Proverbs 3:15–18
  17. 17 Isaiah 35:8; Proverbs 19:16; Proverbs 10:9; Jude 21; Revelation 3:10
  18. 18 Proverbs 11:2; Isaiah 2:11–12; Proverbs 18:12; Obadiah 3–4; Proverbs 29:23
  19. 19 Matthew 5:3; Psalm 138:6; Isaiah 57:15; Exodus 15:9; Psalm 34:18
  20. 20 Jeremiah 17:7–8; Isaiah 30:18; Psalm 2:12; Isaiah 26:3–4; Psalm 34:8
  21. 21 Proverbs 16:23–24; Isaiah 50:4; Proverbs 15:7; Proverbs 27:9; James 3:17
  22. 22 Proverbs 13:14; John 6:63; Matthew 15:14; John 5:24; Proverbs 18:4
  23. 23 Proverbs 15:28; Matthew 12:34–35; Proverbs 22:17–18; Colossians 3:16; Psalm 45:1
  24. 24 Proverbs 12:18; Proverbs 24:13–14; Proverbs 4:22; Proverbs 25:11–12; Proverbs 23:16
  25. 25 Proverbs 14:12; Proverbs 12:15; 2 Corinthians 13:5; Proverbs 12:26; John 7:47–49
  26. 26 Ecclesiastes 6:7; Proverbs 14:23; Proverbs 9:12; 2 Thessalonians 3:8–12; 1 Thessalonians 4:11–12
  27. 27 James 3:6; Proverbs 6:14; Isaiah 5:18; Psalm 17:14–15; Psalm 52:2–4
  28. 28 Proverbs 17:9; James 3:14–16; Romans 1:29; Proverbs 18:8; Proverbs 6:14
  29. 29 Proverbs 2:12–15; 2 Peter 3:17; Proverbs 12:26; Proverbs 3:31; Proverbs 1:10–14
  30. 30 Proverbs 6:12–14; Matthew 13:15; Proverbs 16:27; Isaiah 6:10; Matthew 14:7–8
  31. 31 Proverbs 20:29; Leviticus 19:32; Proverbs 3:1–2; Proverbs 17:6; 1 Samuel 12:2–5
  32. 32 James 1:19; Proverbs 15:18; Proverbs 25:28; Proverbs 14:29; Proverbs 19:11
  33. 33 Proverbs 18:18; Jonah 1:7; Acts 1:26; Proverbs 29:26; 1 Samuel 14:41–42

Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences

What the Fathers said

Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).

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  1. Quotes verse 16:32 Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms (Psalm VII)

    … which seeth in secret will reward." Lest then he repay them that recompense evil, he overcomes his anger rather than another man, being instructed too by those writings, wherein it is written, "Better is he that overcometh his anger, than he that taketh a city." "If I have repaid them that recompense me evil, may I therefore fall by my …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)