Proverbs 19:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 19:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 19:20 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 19:20 — KJV
“Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.”
— Proverbs 19:20 (KJV)
Proverbs 19:20 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 19:20
“For I will at this time send all my plagues upon thine heart, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people; that thou mayest know that there is none like me in all the earth.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 19:20: hear, mayest, end
“Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God:”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 19:20: hear, counsel, mayest
“O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 19:20: wise, latter, end
“And when the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant, his father in law, the damsel's father, said unto him, Behold, now the day draweth toward evening, I pray you tarry all night: behold, the day groweth to an end, lodge here, that thine heart may be merry; and to morrow get you early on your way, that thou mayest go home. draweth: Heb. is weak the day groweth to an end: Heb. it is the pitching time of the day home: Heb. to thy tent”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 19:20: hear, mayest, end
“Let them bring them forth, and shew us what shall happen: let them shew the former things, what they be, that we may consider them, and know the latter end of them; or declare us things for to come. consider...: Heb. set our heart upon them”
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