20Listen to advice and accept instruction, and in the end you will be wise.


In Context

17 He who is kind to the poor lends to the Lord , and he will reward him for what he has done.

18 Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be a willing party to his death.

19 A hot-tempered man must pay the penalty; if you rescue him, you will have to do it again.

20 Listen to advice and accept instruction, and in the end you will be wise.

21 Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the Lord 's purpose that prevails.

22 What a man desires is unfailing love ; better to be poor than a liar.

Proverbs 19:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:20Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

19:20Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayst be wise in thy latter end.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

19:20Hear counsel, and receive instruction, That thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:20Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

19:20Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:20Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:20Listen to counsel and receive instruction, that you may be wise in your latter end.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

19:20Hear counsel and receive instruction, So that thou art wise in thy latter end.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:20Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that you may be wise in your latter end.