Proverbios 16
1 Del hombre son las preparaciones del corazón: mas de Jehová la respuesta de la lengua.
People plan what they want to do, but Yahweh is the one who decides [MTY] what really will happen.
2 Todos los caminos del hombre son limpios en su opinión: mas Jehová pesa los espíritus.
People may think that their actions are right, but Yahweh really knows why people do what they do.
3 Encomienda a Jehová tus obras; y tus pensamientos serán afirmados.
(Request/Rely on) Yahweh to direct what you plan to do; [if you do that], you will succeed in what you plan.
4 Todas las cosas ha hecho Jehová por sí mismo; y aun al impío para el día malo.
Yahweh knows why he does everything that he does; he has even prepared the wicked for the time that he will punish them.
5 Abominación es a Jehová todo altivo de corazón: la mano junta a la mano, no será sin castigo.
Yahweh hates/detests everyone who is proud [IDM]; you can be certain [IDM] that they will be punished [LIT].
6 Con misericordia y verdad será reconciliado el pecado; y con el temor de Jehová se aparta del mal.
Be loyal to Yahweh and faithfully [obey] him; if you do that, he will forgive you for having sinned. If we revere him, nothing evil will happen to us (OR, he will prevent evil things from happening to us).
7 Cuando los caminos del hombre serán agradables a Jehová, aun sus enemigos pacificará con él.
When our behavior pleases Yahweh, he even causes our enemies to act peacefully toward us.
8 Mejor es lo poco con justicia, que la muchedumbre de los frutos sin derecho.
It is better to have a small amount of money that is earned honestly than to have a lot of money that is acquired dishonestly.
9 El corazón del hombre piensa su camino: mas Jehová endereza sus pasos.
People plan what they want to do, but Yahweh directs/determines what they will [really] be able to do.
10 Adivinación está en los labios del rey: en juicio no prevaricará su boca.
[If] God directs what a king says, what he decides is [always] right/fair.
11 Peso y balanzas derechas son de Jehová: obra suya son todas las pesas de la bolsa.
Yahweh wants us to use scales that are correct; the weights in his bag are correct, [because] he made them.
12 Abominación es a los reyes hacer impiedad; porque con justicia será confirmado su trono.
Kings detest those who do evil, because [it is people doing what] is fair/right that causes their governments to be [MTY] strong.
13 Los labios justos son el contentamiento de los reyes; y al que habla lo recto aman.
Kings are delighted to hear people say [MTY] what is true; they love those who say what is right/honest.
14 La ira del rey es mensajero de muerte: mas el hombre sabio la evitará.
If a king becomes angry, he [may] command that someone be executed, [so] wise people will [try to] cause him to be calm.
15 En la alegría del rostro del rey está la vida; y su benevolencia es como la nube tardía.
If a king has a smile [MTY] on his face, he will enable people to have a [long] life (OR, he will not order people to be executed); his being pleased [with people] is [as delightful] as rain in the springtime [when seeds are planted].
16 Mejor es adquirir sabiduría que oro preciado; y adquirir inteligencia vale más que la plata.
Becoming wise is better than aquiring gold; getting good understanding/insight is better than acquiring silver.
17 El camino de los rectos es apartarse del mal: su alma guarda, el que guarda su camino.
Those whose behavior [MET] is good/right turn away from doing evil; those who guard their conduct [MTY] protect their lives.
18 Antes del quebrantamiento es la soberbia; y antes de la caída, la altivez de espíritu.
Being proud will (lead to your having/cause you to have) disasters; despising others will result in your being ruined.
19 Mejor es abajar el espíritu con los humildes, que partir despojos con los soberbios.
It is better to be humble and poor than [to associate with] proud [people] and [to become rich by] dividing with them (plunder/goods captured in a battle).
20 El entendido en la palabra, hallará el bien; y el que confía en Jehová, bienaventurado él.
Those who heed good teaching/instruction will prosper; happy are those who trust in Yahweh.
21 El sabio de entendimiento es llamado entendido; y la dulzura de labios aumentará la doctrina.
People say that those who are wise learn what is right/good behavior, and those who talk pleasantly [are able to] influence others [to do what is right].
22 Manadero de vida es el entendimiento al que le posee: mas la erudición de los insensatos es locura.
Being wise is [like having] a fountain that gives life [MET], but foolish people are punished as a result of their acting foolishly.
23 El corazón del sabio hace prudente su boca; y con sus labios aumenta la doctrina.
Those who are wise think carefully before they talk, and as a result they are able to influence/persuade others [to do what is right].
24 Panal de miel son las hablas suaves, suavidad al alma, y medicina a los huesos.
Kind words are like honey [SIM]: We enjoy them both, and both cause our bodies to be healthy/strong.
25 Hay camino que es derecho al parecer del hombre: mas su salida son caminos de muerte.
There are some kinds of behavior [MET] that people think are right, but (walking on those roads [MET]/continually doing those things) causes those people to die.
26 El alma del que trabaja, trabaja para sí; porque su boca le constriñe.
If a worker (has an appetite/is hungry), that urges him to work hard because he [SYN] wants to [earn money to buy things to] eat.
27 El hombre perverso cava en busca del mal; y en sus labios es como llama de fuego.
Worthless people plan [ways to cause] trouble [for others], and [even] what they say [injures people] like a hot fire does [SIM].
28 El hombre perverso levanta contienda; y el chismoso aparta los príncipes.
Deceitful people cause strife/quarreling among other people; those who say false things about other people cause people who are friends to become enemies.
29 El hombre malo lisonjea a su prójimo; y le hace caminar por el camino no bueno:
Those who act violently entice/encourage others [to also act violently] and lead them along a road that will end in disaster.
30 Cierra sus ojos para pensar perversidades: mueve sus labios, efectúa el mal.
People [sometimes] show with [one of] their eyes [to signal to their friends that they are] planning to do something to harm [others]; they smirk when they are about to do something evil.
31 Corona de honra es la vejez: en el camino de justicia se hallará.
Gray hair is [like] a glorious crown [MET] that is given to people who have always behaved righteously.
32 Mejor es el que tarde se aira, que el fuerte; y el que se enseñorea de su espíritu, que el que toma una ciudad.
Those who do not become angry quickly are better than those who are powerful; it is better to (control your temper/keep yourself from becoming very angry) than to conquer a city.
33 La suerte se echa en el seno: mas de Jehová es todo su juicio.
People (cast lots/throw marked stones) [to decide what should be done], but God is the one who truly decides what will happen.
