Proverbs 19:20

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 your son while there is hope, And do not desire his death. 19A man of great anger will bear the penalty, For if you rescue him, you will only have to do it again. Listen to counsel and accept discipline, That you may be wise the rest of your days. 21Many plans are in a man’s heart, But the counsel of the Lord will stand. 22What is desirable in a man is his kindness, And it is better to be a poor man than a liar.

Proverbs 19:20 word by word

שְׁמַ֣ע עֵ֭צָה וְקַבֵּ֣ל מוּסָ֑ר לְ֝מַ֗עַן תֶּחְכַּ֥ם בְּאַחֲרִיתֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

• Listenשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• to counselעֵצָה‛êtsâh · counselH6098
• and acceptקָבַלqâbal · to receiveH6901
• disciplineמוּסָרmûsâr · discipline: instructionH4148
• That you may be wiseחָכַםchâkam · be wiseH2449
• the restאַחֲרִית'achărîyth · endH319

Cross-references for Proverbs 19:20

• Proverbs 1:8Hear, my son, your father’s instruction And do not forsake your mother’s teaching;
• Proverbs 2:1My son, if you will receive my words And treasure my commandments within you,
• Proverbs 8:34Blessed is the man who listens to me, Watching daily at my gates, Waiting at my doorposts.
• Numbers 23:10Who can count the dust of Jacob, Or number the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the upright, And let my end be like his!”
• Deuteronomy 8:16In the wilderness He fed you manna which your fathers did not know, that He might humble you and that He might test you, to do good for you in the end.
• Deuteronomy 32:29Would that they were wise, that they understood this, That they would discern their future!
• Psalms 37:37Mark the blameless man, and behold the upright; For the man of peace will have a posterity.
• Psalms 90:12So teach us to number our days, That we may present to You a heart of wisdom.
• Luke 16:19“Now there was a rich man, and he habitually dressed in purple and fine linen, joyously living in splendor every day.

Commentaries on Proverbs 19:20

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20Verse 20 Those that would be wise in their latter end, must be taught and ruled when young.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. (Compare Pr 13:18-20). latter end--(Pr 5:11). In youth prepare for age.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 19:20

• Counsel
• Wisdom

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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