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Proverbs 16:20
20If you listen carefully to good teaching, you will do well. If you trust in the Lord, you are in a happy place.
Proverbs 16:20 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the Lord, happy is he.
- New International Version (NIV)Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers, and blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Whoever gives thought to the word will discover good, and blessed is he who trusts in the Lord.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He who heeds the word wisely will find good, And whoever trusts in the Lord, happy is he.
Context of Proverbs 16:20
18If you are proud, you will soon come to an end. Anyone who boasts will soon fall down. 19You may be humble and have poor people as your friends. But that is better than if you have proud friends who give you things that they have robbed from others. If you listen carefully to good teaching, you will do well. If you trust in the Lord, you are in a happy place. 21If you have wise thoughts, people will say that you know what is right. If you speak kind words, people will accept your teaching. 22Wisdom is like a spring of fresh water that gives life to those who have it. But the silly things that fools do brings them punishment.
Read all of Proverbs 16Proverbs 16:20 word by word
מַשְׂכִּ֣יל עַל־דָּ֭בָר יִמְצָא־ט֑וֹב וּבוֹטֵ֖חַ בַּיהוָ֣ה אַשְׁרָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 16:20
- Proverbs 8:35Anyone who finds me, wisdom, finds true life. The Lord will bless that person.
- Proverbs 13:15People respect a person who has wise thoughts. But the way that wicked people live destroys them.
- Proverbs 17:2A slave who is wise will have authority over a son who does stupid things. When his master dies, that slave will receive some of his valuable things.
- Proverbs 19:8If you learn to be wise, it shows that you love yourself. If you understand what is right, you will do well.
- Proverbs 24:320. It is wisdom that helps a man to build a house. The house will have a strong foundation if he understands what is right.
- Genesis 41:38Pharaoh said to his officers, ‘This man has the Spirit of God in him. We will never find anyone else like him.’
- Daniel 1:19The king spoke with all the young men. He discovered that there was nobody else like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah. So they became the king's servants.
- Matthew 10:16Jesus then said to his disciples, ‘Listen well. I am sending you to people who will want to kill you. You will be like sheep among wild animals. You must watch carefully, like snakes do. But you must also be good and kind like doves.
- Proverbs 22:19I want you to trust in the Lord. So I will tell you these things today. They are for you.
- 1 Chronicles 5:20God helped their army to fight against their enemies. He put the Hagrites under their power, as well as the other people who fought with them. The soldiers of Manasseh, Reuben and Gad called out to God for help during the battle. God answered their prayers because they trusted him.
- Psalms 2:12Bend down low in front of his son! If not, the Lord will be angry. He will quickly become very angry. You will suddenly die! But as for those who serve the Lord as their king, he blesses them and he takes care of them all.
- Psalms 34:8Taste and see that the Lord is good! God blesses people who turn to him to keep them safe.
- Psalms 125:1People who trust in the Lord are strong, like Mount Zion. Nothing can shake it. It will always be there.
- Psalms 146:5The person who knows that the God of Jacob will help him is a happy person! If he trusts in the Lord as his God, he is happy.
- Isaiah 26:3Lord, you keep those people safe who continue to trust in you. You give them peace in their minds, because they believe in you.
- Isaiah 30:18So the Lord is waiting for the right time to be kind to you. He is ready to show his great love for you. The Lord God does what is right and fair. Everyone who waits for him to come and help them is a happy person!
Commentaries on Proverbs 16:20
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20Good as it is to “handle a matter wisely,” it is far better to “trust in the Lord.” The former is really impossible except through the latter.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. handleth a matter--wisely considers "the word," that is, of God (compare Pr 13:13). trusteth--(Compare Psa 2:12; 118:8, 9).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 16
- 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
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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