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Proverbs 16 God's Word for You (Latin American Textual Bible)
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1 Del hombre son los planes del corazón, Pero de Yavé la respuesta de la boca.
1 The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from Yahweh.
2 Al hombre le parecen limpios todos sus caminos, Pero Yavé pesa los espíritus.
2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes, but Yahweh weighs the motives.
3 Encomienda a Yavé tus obras, Y tus pensamientos serán afirmados.
3 Commit your deeds to Yahweh, and your plans shall succeed.
4 Yavé mismo hizo todas las cosas para Él, Aun al perverso para el día malo.
4 Yahweh has made everything for its own end— yes, even the wicked for the day of evil.
5 Repugnancia es a Yavé todo altivo de corazón, Ciertamente no quedará impune.
5 Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to Yahweh; they shall certainly not be unpunished.
6 Por la misericordia y la verdad se borra la iniquidad, Y por el temor a Yavé se aparta uno del mal.
6 By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for. By the fear of Yahweh men depart from evil.
7 Cuando los caminos del hombre agradan a Yavé, Él hace que aun sus enemigos estén en paz con él.
7 When a man’s ways please Yahweh, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
8 Mejor es un poco con justicia, Que gran ganancia con injusticia.
8 Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues with injustice.
9 El corazón del hombre traza su camino, Pero Yavé afirma sus pasos.
9 A man’s heart plans his course, but Yahweh directs his steps.
10 Hay una decisión divina en los labios del rey: Que su boca no yerre en la sentencia.
10 Inspired judgments are on the lips of the king. He shall not betray his mouth.
11 Peso y balanzas justas son de Yavé. Todas las pesas de la bolsa son obra suya.
11 Honest balances and scales are Yahweh’s; all the weights in the bag are his work.
12 Repugnancia es que los reyes cometan perversidad, Porque el trono se afianza con la justicia.
12 It is an abomination for kings to do wrong, for the throne is established by righteousness.
13 Los reyes aprueban los labios sinceros, Y aman al que habla lo recto.
13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings. They value one who speaks the truth.
14 La ira del rey es mensajero de muerte, Pero el hombre sabio lo apaciguará.
14 The king’s wrath is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it.
15 En la serenidad del rostro del rey está la vida, Y su favor es como nube de lluvia tardía.
15 In the light of the king’s face is life. His favor is like a cloud of the spring rain.
16 Mejor es adquirir sabiduría que oro, Y obtener entendimiento es más que plata.
16 How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! Yes, to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
17 El camino de los rectos es apartarse del mal, El que guarda su camino preserva su vida.
17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil. He who keeps his way preserves his soul.
18 Antes del quebrantamiento está la soberbia, Y antes de la caída, la altivez de espíritu.
18 Pride goes before destruction, and an arrogant spirit before a fall.
19 Es mejor ser humilde de espíritu con los humildes Que repartir despojos con los soberbios.
19 It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, than to divide the plunder with the proud.
20 El que atiende la palabra hallará el bien, Y el que confía en Yavé es inmensamente feliz.
20 He who heeds the Word finds prosperity. Whoever trusts in Yahweh is blessed.
21 El sabio de corazón será llamado entendido, Y la dulzura de labios aumenta el saber.
21 The wise in heart shall be called prudent. Pleasantness of the lips promotes instruction.
22 Manantial de vida es el entendimiento para el que lo posee, Pero el castigo de los necios es su misma necedad.
22 Understanding is a fountain of life to one who has it, but the punishment of fools is their folly.
23 El corazón del sabio muestra prudente su boca, Y sus labios aumentan el saber.
23 The heart of the wise instructs his mouth, and adds learning to his lips.
24 Panal de miel son las palabras agradables. Dulces para el alma y saludables para los huesos.
24 Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
25 Hay camino que al hombre [parece] derecho, Pero su fin es camino de muerte.
25 There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.
26 La persona que labora para ella misma Trabaja porque su boca lo obliga.
26 The appetite of the laboring man labors for him, for his mouth urges him on.
27 El hombre perverso desentierra el mal, Y lleva en sus labios fuego abrasador.
27 A worthless man devises mischief. His speech is like a scorching fire.
28 El hombre perverso provoca contienda, Y el chismoso separa a los mejores amigos.
28 A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends.
29 El hombre violento persuade a su amigo, Y lo hace andar por camino no bueno,
29 A man of violence entices his neighbor, and leads him in a way that is not good.
30 El que guiña los ojos trama perversidades, El que frunce los labios realiza el mal.
30 One who winks his eyes to plot perversities, one who compresses his lips, is bent on evil.
31 Corona de honra es la cabeza cana, Se halla en el camino de la justicia.
31 Gray hair is a crown of glory. It is attained by a life of righteousness.
32 El lento para la ira es mejor que el valiente, Y el que domina su espíritu que el que captura una ciudad.
32 One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; one who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city.
33 Las suertes se echan sobre la ropa, Pero toda decisión es de Yavé.
33 The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from Yahweh.
Cross references (33)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Proverbs 19:21; Proverbs 16:9; Luke 21:14–15; Philippians 2:13; Proverbs 20:24
- 2 Proverbs 21:2; 1 Samuel 16:7; Luke 16:15; Proverbs 30:12; Jeremiah 17:10
- 3 Psalm 37:4–5; Proverbs 3:6; Psalm 55:22; Philippians 4:6; 1 Peter 5:7
- 4 2 Peter 2:9; Isaiah 43:21; Romans 9:22; Isaiah 43:7; 1 Peter 2:8
- 5 Proverbs 6:16–17; Proverbs 8:13; Proverbs 11:21; Romans 2:8–9; James 4:6
- 6 Proverbs 14:16; Job 28:28; 2 Corinthians 7:1; Daniel 4:27; Luke 11:41
- 7 Romans 8:31; 1 John 3:22; 2 Chronicles 17:10; Colossians 1:10; Jeremiah 15:11
- 8 Proverbs 15:16; Psalm 37:16; 1 Timothy 6:6–9; Jeremiah 17:11; Proverbs 21:6–7
- 9 Proverbs 19:21; Psalm 37:23; Proverbs 16:1; Proverbs 20:24; Jeremiah 10:23
- 10 Isaiah 32:1–2; Genesis 44:5; Genesis 44:15; Hosea 10:4; Deuteronomy 17:18–20
- 11 Proverbs 11:1; Proverbs 20:10; Proverbs 20:23; Deuteronomy 25:13–15; Leviticus 19:35–36
- 12 Proverbs 25:5; Proverbs 29:14; Proverbs 28:9; Luke 12:48; Psalm 99:4
- 13 Proverbs 14:35; Proverbs 22:11; Psalm 101:5–7
- 14 Proverbs 20:2; Proverbs 19:12; Ecclesiastes 10:4; Luke 12:4–5; Proverbs 17:11
- 15 Psalm 72:6; Job 29:23–24; Hosea 6:3; Acts 2:28; Psalm 21:6
- 16 Proverbs 8:10–11; Matthew 16:26; Proverbs 8:19; Luke 12:21; Proverbs 3:15–18
- 17 Isaiah 35:8; Proverbs 19:16; Proverbs 10:9; Jude 21; Revelation 3:10
- 18 Proverbs 11:2; Isaiah 2:11–12; Proverbs 18:12; Obadiah 3–4; Proverbs 29:23
- 19 Matthew 5:3; Psalm 138:6; Isaiah 57:15; Exodus 15:9; Psalm 34:18
- 20 Jeremiah 17:7–8; Isaiah 30:18; Psalm 2:12; Isaiah 26:3–4; Psalm 34:8
- 21 Proverbs 16:23–24; Isaiah 50:4; Proverbs 15:7; Proverbs 27:9; James 3:17
- 22 Proverbs 13:14; John 6:63; Matthew 15:14; John 5:24; Proverbs 18:4
- 23 Proverbs 15:28; Matthew 12:34–35; Proverbs 22:17–18; Colossians 3:16; Psalm 45:1
- 24 Proverbs 12:18; Proverbs 24:13–14; Proverbs 4:22; Proverbs 25:11–12; Proverbs 23:16
- 25 Proverbs 14:12; Proverbs 12:15; 2 Corinthians 13:5; Proverbs 12:26; John 7:47–49
- 26 Ecclesiastes 6:7; Proverbs 14:23; Proverbs 9:12; 2 Thessalonians 3:8–12; 1 Thessalonians 4:11–12
- 27 James 3:6; Proverbs 6:14; Isaiah 5:18; Psalm 17:14–15; Psalm 52:2–4
- 28 Proverbs 17:9; James 3:14–16; Romans 1:29; Proverbs 18:8; Proverbs 6:14
- 29 Proverbs 2:12–15; 2 Peter 3:17; Proverbs 12:26; Proverbs 3:31; Proverbs 1:10–14
- 30 Proverbs 6:12–14; Matthew 13:15; Proverbs 16:27; Isaiah 6:10; Matthew 14:7–8
- 31 Proverbs 20:29; Leviticus 19:32; Proverbs 3:1–2; Proverbs 17:6; 1 Samuel 12:2–5
- 32 James 1:19; Proverbs 15:18; Proverbs 25:28; Proverbs 14:29; Proverbs 19:11
- 33 Proverbs 18:18; Jonah 1:7; Acts 1:26; Proverbs 29:26; 1 Samuel 14:41–42
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… 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 …
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