Proverbs · Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
Proverbs 21 Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
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1 As the divisions of waters, so the heart of the king is in the hand of the Lord: whithersoever he will he shall turn it.
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 seemeth right to himself: but the Lord weigheth the hearts.
2 Todo camino del hombre es recto en su opinión: mas Jehová pesa los corazones.
3 To do mercy and judgment, pleaseth the Lord more than victims.
3 Hacer justicia y juicio es á Jehová más agradable que sacrificio.
4 Haughtiness of the eyes is the enlarging of the heart: the lamp of the wicked is sin.
4 Altivez de ojos, y orgullo de corazón, y el brillo de los impíos, son pecado.
5 The thoughts of the industrious always bring forth abundance: but every sluggard is always in want.
5 Los pensamientos del solícito ciertamente [van] á abundancia; mas todo presuroso, indefectiblemente á pobreza.
6 He that gathereth treasures by a lying tongue, is vain and foolish, and shall stumble upon 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 wicked shall be their downfall, because they would not do judgment.
7 La rapiña de los impíos los destruirá; por cuanto no quisieron hacer juicio.
8 The perverse way of a man is strange: but as for him that is pure, his work is right.
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 housetop, than with a brawling women, and in a common house.
9 Mejor es vivir en un rincón de zaquizamí, que con la mujer rencillosa en espaciosa casa.
10 The soul of the wicked desireth evil, he will not have pity on his neighbour.
10 El alma del impío desea mal: su prójimo no le parece bien.
11 When a pestilent man is punished, the little one will be wiser: and if he follow the 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 considereth seriously the house of the wicked, that he may withdraw the wicked from evil.
12 Considera el justo la casa del impío: [cómo] los impíos son trastornados por el mal.
13 He that stoppeth his ear against the cry of the poor, shall also cry himself and shall not be heard.
13 El que cierra su oído al clamor del pobre, también él clamará, y no será oído.
14 A secret present quencheth anger: and a gift in the bosom the greatest wrath.
14 El presente en secreto amansa el furor, y el don en el seno, la fuerte ira.
15 It is joy to the just to do judgment: and dread to them that work iniquity.
15 Alegría es al justo hacer juicio; mas quebrantamiento á los que hacen iniquidad.
16 A man that shall wander out of the way of doctrine, shall abide 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 He that loveth good cheer, shall be in want: he that loveth wine, and fat things, shall not be rich.
17 Hombre necesitado será el que ama el deleite: y el que ama el vino y ungüentos no enriquecerá.
18 The wicked is delivered up for the just: and the unjust for the righteous.
18 El rescate del justo es el impío, y por los rectos el prevaricador.
19 It is better to dwell in a wilderness, than with a quarrelsome and passionate woman.
19 Mejor es morar en tierra del desierto, que con la mujer rencillosa é iracunda.
20 There is a treasure to be desired, and oil in the dwelling of the just: and the foolish man shall spend it.
20 Tesoro codiciable y pingüe hay en la casa del sabio; mas el hombre insensato lo disipará.
21 He that followeth justice and mercy, shall find life, justice, and glory.
21 El que sigue la justicia y la misericordia, hallará la vida, la justicia, y la honra.
22 The wise man hath scaled the city of the strong, and hath cast down the strength of the confidence thereof.
22 La ciudad de los fuertes tomó el sabio, y derribó la fuerza en que ella confiaba.
23 He that keepeth his mouth and his tongue, keepeth his soul from distress.
23 El que guarda su boca y su lengua, su alma guarda de angustias.
24 The proud and the arrogant is called ignorant, who in anger worketh pride.
24 Soberbio y presuntuoso escarnecedor es el nombre del que obra con orgullosa saña.
25 Desires kill the slothful: for his hands have refused to work at all.
25 El deseo del perezoso le mata, porque sus manos no quieren trabajar.
26 He longeth and desireth all the day: but he that is just, will give, and will not cease.
26 Hay quien todo el día codicia: mas el justo da, y no desperdicia.
27 The sacrifices of the wicked are abominable, because they are offered of wickedness.
27 El sacrificio de los impíos es abominación: ¡cuánto más ofreciéndolo con maldad!
28 A lying witness shall perish: an obedient man shall speak of victory.
28 El testigo mentiroso perecerá: mas el hombre que oye, permanecerá en su dicho.
29 The wicked man impudently hardeneth his face: but he that is righteous, correcteth his 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 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 giveth safety.
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)