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Proverbs 19:20
20Listen to counsel, receive instruction, and accept correction, That you may be wise in the time to come.
Proverbs 19:20 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
- New International Version (NIV)Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom in the future.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Listen to counsel and receive instruction, That you may be wise in your latter days.
Context of Proverbs 19:20
18Discipline and teach your son while there is hope, And do not [indulge your anger or resentment by imposing inappropriate punishment nor] desire his destruction. 19A man of great anger will bear the penalty [for his quick temper and lack of self-control]; For if you rescue him [and do not let him learn from the consequences of his action], you will only have to rescue him over and over again. Listen to counsel, receive instruction, and accept correction, That you may be wise in the time to come. 21Many plans are in a man’s mind, But it is the Lord’s purpose for him that will stand (be carried out). 22That which is desirable in a man is his loyalty and unfailing love, But it is better to be a poor man than a [wealthy] liar.
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שְׁמַ֣ע עֵ֭צָה וְקַבֵּ֣ל מוּסָ֑ר לְ֝מַ֗עַן תֶּחְכַּ֥ם בְּאַחֲרִיתֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 19:20
- Proverbs 1:8My son, hear the instruction of your father, And do not reject the teaching of your mother.
- Proverbs 2:1My son, if you will receive my words And treasure my commandments within you,
- Proverbs 8:34Blessed [happy, prosperous, to be admired] is the man who listens to me, Watching daily at my gates, Waiting at my doorposts.
- Numbers 23:10Who can count the dust (the descendants) of Jacob And the number of even the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous [those who are upright and in right standing with God], And let my end be like his!”
- Deuteronomy 8:16He fed you manna in the wilderness, [a substance] which your fathers did not know, so that He might humble you [by dependence on Him] and that He might test you, to do good [things] for you at the end.
- Deuteronomy 32:29O that they were wise, that they understood this, That they could discern their future and ultimate fate!
- Psalms 37:37Mark the blameless man [who is spiritually complete], and behold the upright [who walks in moral integrity]; There is a [good] future for the man of peace [because a life of honor blesses one’s descendants].
- Psalms 90:12So teach us to number our days, That we may cultivate and bring to You a heart of wisdom.
- Luke 16:19“Now there was a certain rich man who was habitually dressed in expensive purple and fine linen, and celebrated and lived joyously in splendor every day.
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Commentaries on Proverbs 19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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