Proverbs · Catholic Public Domain Version
Proverbs 21 Catholic Public Domain Version
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1 Just as with the dividing of the waters, so also is the heart of the king in the hand of the Lord. He shall bend it whichever way he wills.
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.
2 Every way of a man seems right to himself. But the Lord weighs hearts.
2 Todo camino del hombre es recto en su opinión: mas Jehová pesa los corazones.
3 To do mercy and judgment is more pleasing to the Lord than sacrifices.
3 Hacer justicia y juicio es á Jehová más agradable que sacrificio.
4 To lift up the eyes is to enlarge the heart. The lamp of the impious is sin.
4 Altivez de ojos, y orgullo de corazón, y el brillo de los impíos, son pecado.
5 The intentions of the robust continually bring forth abundance. But all the lazy are continually in need.
5 Los pensamientos del solícito ciertamente [van] á abundancia; mas todo presuroso, indefectiblemente á pobreza.
6 Whoever gathers treasures by a lying tongue is vain and heartless. And he will stumble into the snares of death.
6 Allegar tesoros con lengua de mentira, es vanidad desatentada de aquellos que buscan la muerte.
7 The robberies of the impious will drag them down, because they were not willing to do judgment.
7 La rapiña de los impíos los destruirá; por cuanto no quisieron hacer juicio.
8 The perverse way of a man is foreign. But whoever is pure: his work is upright.
8 El camino del hombre perverso es torcido y extraño: mas la obra del limpio es recta.
9 It is better to sit in a corner of the attic, than with a contentious woman and in a shared house.
9 Mejor es vivir en un rincón de zaquizamí, que con la mujer rencillosa en espaciosa casa.
10 The soul of the impious desires evil; he will not take pity on his neighbor.
10 El alma del impío desea mal: su prójimo no le parece bien.
11 When the pestilent is punished, a little one will become wiser. And if he pursues what is wise, he will receive knowledge.
11 Cuando el escarnecedor es castigado, el simple se hace sabio; y cuando se amonestare al sabio, aprenderá ciencia.
12 The just thinks carefully about the house of the impious, so that he may draw the impious away from evil.
12 Considera el justo la casa del impío: [cómo] los impíos son trastornados por el mal.
13 Whoever blocks his ears to the outcry of the poor shall also cry out himself, and he will not be heeded.
13 El que cierra su oído al clamor del pobre, también él clamará, y no será oído.
14 A surprise gift extinguishes anger. And a gift concealed in the bosom extinguishes the greatest indignation.
14 El presente en secreto amansa el furor, y el don en el seno, la fuerte ira.
15 It is gladness for the just to do judgment; and it is dread for those who work iniquity.
15 Alegría es al justo hacer juicio; mas quebrantamiento á los que hacen iniquidad.
16 A man who wanders astray from the way of doctrine will linger in the company of the giants.
16 El hombre que se extravía del camino de la sabiduría, vendrá á parar en la compañía de los muertos.
17 Whoever loves a feast will be in deprivation. Whoever loves wine and fatness will not be enriched.
17 Hombre necesitado será el que ama el deleite: y el que ama el vino y ungüentos no enriquecerá.
18 The impious is given over instead of the just, and the iniquitous is given over in place of the upright.
18 El rescate del justo es el impío, y por los rectos el prevaricador.
19 It is better to live in a deserted land, than with a quarrelsome and emotional woman.
19 Mejor es morar en tierra del desierto, que con la mujer rencillosa é iracunda.
20 There is desirable treasure, as well as oil, in the habitations of the just. And the imprudent man will waste it.
20 Tesoro codiciable y pingüe hay en la casa del sabio; mas el hombre insensato lo disipará.
21 Whoever follows justice and mercy shall discover life, justice, and glory.
21 El que sigue la justicia y la misericordia, hallará la vida, la justicia, y la honra.
22 The wise has ascended the city of the strong, and he has torn down the bulwark of its confidence.
22 La ciudad de los fuertes tomó el sabio, y derribó la fuerza en que ella confiaba.
23 Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue guards his soul from anguish.
23 El que guarda su boca y su lengua, su alma guarda de angustias.
24 A proud and arrogant one is also called ignorant, if he, in anger, acts according to pride.
24 Soberbio y presuntuoso escarnecedor es el nombre del que obra con orgullosa saña.
25 Desires kill the lazy, for his hands are not willing to work at all.
25 El deseo del perezoso le mata, porque sus manos no quieren trabajar.
26 He covets and desires all day long. But whoever is just shall distribute and shall not cease.
26 Hay quien todo el día codicia: mas el justo da, y no desperdicia.
27 The sacrifices of the impious are abominable, because they are offered out of wickedness.
27 El sacrificio de los impíos es abominación: ¡cuánto más ofreciéndolo con maldad!
28 A lying witness will perish. An obedient man shall speak of victory.
28 El testigo mentiroso perecerá: mas el hombre que oye, permanecerá en su dicho.
29 The impious man insolently hardens his face. But whoever is upright corrects his own way.
29 El hombre impío afirma su rostro: mas el recto ordena sus caminos.
30 There is no wisdom, there is no prudence, there is no counsel, which is against the Lord.
30 No hay sabiduría, ni inteligencia, ni consejo, contra Jehová.
31 The horse is prepared for the day of battle. But the Lord bestows salvation.
31 El caballo se apareja para el día de la batalla: mas de Jehová es el salvar.
Cross references (31)
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- 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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… 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)