Proverbs · Free Bible Version (Spanish)
Proverbs 21 Free Bible Version (Spanish)
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1 El Señor dirige las decisiones del rey como si fuera una corriente de agua, enviándola en la dirección que él quiere.
1 The king’s heart is in Yahweh’s hand like the watercourses. He turns it wherever he desires.
2 La gente cree que lo que hace es lo correcto, pero el Señor mira sus motivos.
2 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but Yahweh weighs the hearts.
3 Hacer lo recto y justo agrada al Señor más que los sacrificios.
3 To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to Yahweh than sacrifice.
4 El orgullo y la arrogancia son los pecados que guían la vida de los malvados.
4 A high look and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, is sin.
5 Los que hacen planes con anticipación y trabajan arduamente tendrán abundancia. Mientras que los que actúan precipitadamente terminarán en la pobreza.
5 The plans of the diligent surely lead to profit; and everyone who is hasty surely rushes to poverty.
6 El dinero que se obtiene con mentiras es como el humo en el viento. Su búsqueda terminará en muerte.
6 Getting treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.
7 La destrucción causada por los malvados los destruirá, y será por negarse a hacer lo correcto.
7 The violence of the wicked will drive them away, because they refuse to do what is right.
8 Los culpables viven vidas torcidas, pero los inocentes siguen caminos rectos.
8 The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
9 Es mejor vivir en un rincón del terrado, que compartir toda una casa con una esposa conflictiva.
9 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop than to share a house with a contentious woman.
10 Los malvados se alegran haciendo el mal, y no les importa el mal que le causan a los demás.
10 The soul of the wicked desires evil; his neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes.
11 Cuando un burlador es castigado, un inmaduro puede aprender sabiduría. Cuando los sabios son educados, obtienen conocimiento.
11 When the mocker is punished, the simple gains wisdom. When the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.
12 El Dios de justicia ve lo que sucede en las casas de los malvados, y los derriba hasta el desastre.
12 The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked, and brings the wicked to ruin.
13 Si te rehúsas a escuchar el lamento de los pobres, tampoco tus lamentos serán oídos.
13 Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he will also cry out, but shall not be heard.
14 Un regalo dado en secreto calma la ira, y un botín oculto apacigua el furor.
14 A gift in secret pacifies anger, and a bribe in the cloak, strong wrath.
15 Cuando se hace justicia, los justos se alegran; pero los que hacen el mal se espantan.
15 It is joy to the righteous to do justice; but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
16 El que se desvía del camino del entendimiento termina con los muertos.
16 The man who wanders out of the way of understanding shall rest in the assembly of the departed spirits.
17 Si amas el placer, te volverás pobre. Si amas el vino y el aceite, nunca llegarás a ser rico.
17 He who loves pleasure will be a poor man. He who loves wine and oil won’t be rich.
18 Los que pagan el precio son los malvados y no los justos; también pagan los mentirosos y no los que viven en rectitud.
18 The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, the treacherous for the upright.
19 Es mejor vivir en un desierto que con una esposa conflictiva y de mal temperamento.
19 It is better to dwell in a desert land, than with a contentious and fretful woman.
20 Los sabios retienen su riqueza y el aceite que poseen, pero los tontos gastan todo lo que tienen.
20 There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man swallows it up.
21 Si procuras la bondad y el amor fiel, hallarás vida, prosperidad y honra.
21 He who follows after righteousness and kindness finds life, righteousness, and honor.
22 Los sabios pueden conquistar la ciudad de los guerreros fuertes, y derribar las fortalezas que creen que los protegen.
22 A wise man scales the city of the mighty, and brings down the strength of its confidence.
23 Si cuidas tus palabras, te librarás de muchos problemas.
23 Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.
24 Burlador orgulloso y presumido es el nombre del que actúa con arrogancia insolente.
24 The proud and arrogant man—“Scoffer” is his name— he works in the arrogance of pride.
25 Los holgazanes morirán de hombre porque se niegan a trabajar.
25 The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.
26 Hay quienes solo quieren tener más, pero los justos dan con generosidad.
26 There are those who covet greedily all day long; but the righteous give and don’t withhold.
27 Los sacrificios de los malvados son detestables, y peor aún es cuando los traen con motivaciones malvadas.
27 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination— how much more, when he brings it with a wicked mind!
28 Las mentiras de los testigos falsos se desvanecen, pero las palabras del testigo fiel permanecerán.
28 A false witness will perish. A man who listens speaks to eternity.
29 Los malvados actúan sin vergüenza alguna, pero los justos cuidan cada cosa que hacen.
29 A wicked man hardens his face; but as for the upright, he establishes his ways.
30 Toda la sabiduría, entendimiento e instrucción que puedas lograr no son nada delante del Señor.
30 There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against Yahweh.
31 Puedes alistar tu caballo para la batalla, pero la victoria es del Señor.
31 The horse is prepared for the day of battle; but victory is with Yahweh.
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)