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Proverbs 19:20 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 19 · verse 20
Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.Proverbs 19:20 · King James Version
Proverbs 19:20 in context
18Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
19A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.
20Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
21There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
22The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.
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Key words (Strong's)
- instructionmûwçârproperly, chastisementH4148 →
- counselʻêtsâhadviceH6098 →
- receiveqâbalto admitH6901 →
- Hearshâmaʻto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etcH8085 →
- wisechâkamto be wiseH2449 →
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Note, 1. It is well with those that are wise in their latter end, wise for their latter end, for their future state, wise for another world, that are found wise when their latter end comes, wise virgins, wise builders, wise stewards, that are wise at length, and understand the things that belong to their peace, before…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary