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Proverbs 21 Unlocked Literal Bible
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1 The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of Yahweh; he turns it wherever he pleases.
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 person's way is right in his own eyes, but it is Yahweh who weighs the hearts.
2 Todo camino del hombre es recto en su opinión: mas Jehová pesa los corazones.
3 To do what is right and just is more acceptable to Yahweh than sacrifice.
3 Hacer justicia y juicio es á Jehová más agradable que sacrificio.
4 Haughty eyes and a proud heart— the lamp of the wicked—are sin.
4 Altivez de ojos, y orgullo de corazón, y el brillo de los impíos, son pecado.
5 The plans of the diligent lead only to prosperity, but everyone who acts too quickly comes only to poverty.
5 Los pensamientos del solícito ciertamente [van] á abundancia; mas todo presuroso, indefectiblemente á pobreza.
6 Acquiring riches by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a snare that kills.
6 Allegar tesoros con lengua de mentira, es vanidad desatentada de aquellos que buscan la muerte.
7 The violence of the wicked will drag them away, for they refuse to do what is just.
7 La rapiña de los impíos los destruirá; por cuanto no quisieron hacer juicio.
8 The way of a guilty person is crooked, but the one who is pure does what is right.
8 El camino del hombre perverso es torcido y extraño: mas la obra del limpio es recta.
9 It is better to live on a corner of the roof than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.
9 Mejor es vivir en un rincón de zaquizamí, que con la mujer rencillosa en espaciosa casa.
10 The appetite of the wicked craves evil; his neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.
10 El alma del impío desea mal: su prójimo no le parece bien.
11 When the mocker is punished, the naive become wise, and when the wise person is instructed, he lays hold of knowledge.
11 Cuando el escarnecedor es castigado, el simple se hace sabio; y cuando se amonestare al sabio, aprenderá ciencia.
12 The righteous person watches the house of the wicked person; he brings wicked people to disaster.
12 Considera el justo la casa del impío: [cómo] los impíos son trastornados por el mal.
13 The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he also will cry out, but he will not be answered.
13 El que cierra su oído al clamor del pobre, también él clamará, y no será oído.
14 A gift in secret appeases anger and a concealed gift appeases strong wrath.
14 El presente en secreto amansa el furor, y el don en el seno, la fuerte ira.
15 When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous person, but it brings terror to evildoers.
15 Alegría es al justo hacer juicio; mas quebrantamiento á los que hacen iniquidad.
16 The one who wanders from the way of understanding, he will rest in the assembly of the dead.
16 El hombre que se extravía del camino de la sabiduría, vendrá á parar en la compañía de los muertos.
17 Whoever loves pleasure will become poor; the one who loves wine and oil will not be rich.
17 Hombre necesitado será el que ama el deleite: y el que ama el vino y ungüentos no enriquecerá.
18 A wicked person is ransom for the righteous person, and the treacherous person is ransom for upright people.
18 El rescate del justo es el impío, y por los rectos el prevaricador.
19 It is better to live in the desert than with a quarreling and angry wife.
19 Mejor es morar en tierra del desierto, que con la mujer rencillosa é iracunda.
20 Desirable treasure and oil are kept in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish person swallows it all up.
20 Tesoro codiciable y pingüe hay en la casa del sabio; mas el hombre insensato lo disipará.
21 The one who does right and is kind— this person finds life, righteousness, and honor.
21 El que sigue la justicia y la misericordia, hallará la vida, la justicia, y la honra.
22 A wise man scales the city of the mighty ones, and he brings down the stronghold in which they trusted.
22 La ciudad de los fuertes tomó el sabio, y derribó la fuerza en que ella confiaba.
23 Whoever guards his mouth and tongue keeps himself out of trouble.
23 El que guarda su boca y su lengua, su alma guarda de angustias.
24 The proud and haughty person—”Mocker” is his name— acts with arrogant pride.
24 Soberbio y presuntuoso escarnecedor es el nombre del que obra con orgullosa saña.
25 The desire of the lazy kills him, for his hands refuse to work.
25 El deseo del perezoso le mata, porque sus manos no quieren trabajar.
26 All day long he craves and craves more, but the righteous person gives and does not hold back.
26 Hay quien todo el día codicia: mas el justo da, y no desperdicia.
27 The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable; it is even more detestable when he brings it with evil motives.
27 El sacrificio de los impíos es abominación: ¡cuánto más ofreciéndolo con maldad!
28 A false witness will perish, but the one who listens will speak for all time.
28 El testigo mentiroso perecerá: mas el hombre que oye, permanecerá en su dicho.
29 A wicked man makes his face hard, but an upright person is certain about his ways.
29 El hombre impío afirma su rostro: mas el recto ordena sus caminos.
30 There is no wisdom, there is no understanding, and there is no advice that can stand against Yahweh.
30 No hay sabiduría, ni inteligencia, ni consejo, contra Jehová.
31 The horse is prepared for the day of battle, but the victory belongs to Yahweh.
31 El caballo se apareja para el día de la batalla: mas de Jehová es el salvar.
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)