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 Living Translation (NLT)Get all the advice and instruction you can, so you will be wise the rest of your life.

Context of Proverbs 19:20

18Chasten your son while there is hope, And do not set your heart on his destruction. 19A man of great wrath will suffer punishment; For if you rescue him, you will have to do it again. Listen to counsel and receive instruction, That you may be wise in your latter days. 21There are many plans in a man’s heart, Nevertheless the Lord’s counsel—that will stand. 22What is desired in a man is kindness, And a poor man is better than a liar.

Proverbs 19:20 word by word

שְׁמַ֣ע עֵ֭צָה וְקַבֵּ֣ל מוּסָ֑ר לְ֝מַ֗עַן תֶּחְכַּ֥ם בְּאַחֲרִיתֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• counselעֵצָה‛êtsâh · counselH6098
• and receiveקָבַלqâbal · to receiveH6901
• instructionמוּסָרmûsâr · discipline: instructionH4148
• that thou mayest be wiseחָכַםchâkam · be wiseH2449
• in thy latter endאַחֲרִית'achărîyth · endH319

Cross-references for Proverbs 19:20

• Proverbs 1:8My son, hear the instruction of your father, And do not forsake the law of your mother;
• Proverbs 2:1My son, if you receive my words, And treasure my commands within you,
• Proverbs 8:34Blessed is the man who listens to me, Watching daily at my gates, Waiting at the posts of my doors.
• Numbers 23:10“Who can count the dust of Jacob, Or number one-fourth of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, And let my end be like his!”
• Deuteronomy 8:16who fed you in the wilderness with manna, which your fathers did not know, that He might humble you and that He might test you, to do you good in the end—
• Deuteronomy 32:29Oh, that they were wise, that they understood this, That they would consider their latter end!
• Psalms 37:37Mark the blameless man, and observe the upright; For the future of that man is peace.
• Psalms 90:12So teach us to number our days, That we may gain a heart of wisdom.
• Luke 16:19“There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and fared sumptuously 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