Proverbs 19:20

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Listen to advice and accept discipline, so that you may become wise in the future.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 12:15 : 15 The way of a fool seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.
  • Luke 16:19-23 : 19 "There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. 20 At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores. 21 He longed to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores. 22 "The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried. 23 In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side.
  • Num 23:10 : 10 Who can count the dust of Jacob or number a fourth of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and may my final end be like theirs!
  • Deut 8:16 : 16 He fed you manna in the wilderness, which your fathers had never known, to humble and test you so that He might do good for you in the end.
  • Deut 32:29 : 29 If only they were wise and would understand this, they would comprehend their latter end.
  • Ps 37:37 : 37 Observe the blameless and consider the upright, for there is a future for the person of peace.
  • Ps 90:12 : 12 Teach us to number our days carefully, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
  • Ps 90:14 : 14 Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, so that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.
  • Prov 1:8 : 8 Listen, my son, to your father's instruction, and do not forsake your mother's teaching,
  • Prov 2:1-9 : 1 My son, if you accept my words and treasure my commands with you, 2 making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding, 3 if you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding, 4 if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures, 5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God. 6 For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding. 7 He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk in integrity, 8 guarding the paths of justice and watching over the way of His faithful ones. 9 Then you will understand righteousness, justice, and integrity—the entire good path.
  • Prov 4:1 : 1 Listen, my sons, to the instruction of a father; pay attention so you may gain understanding.
  • Prov 8:34-35 : 34 Blessed is the one who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at the doorposts of my entrances. 35 For whoever finds me finds life and obtains favor from the LORD.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 1:5
    78%

    5Let the wise hear and increase their learning, and the one who understands gain guidance,

  • Prov 23:19
    78%

    19Listen, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right path.

  • Prov 19:21
    77%

    21Many are the plans in a person's heart, but it is the LORD's purpose that will prevail.

  • Prov 22:17
    75%

    17Incline your ear and listen to the words of the wise; apply your heart to my knowledge.

  • Prov 8:33
    75%

    33Listen to instruction and be wise; do not neglect it.

  • Prov 12:15
    75%

    15The way of a fool seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.

  • Prov 19:19
    75%

    19A person with great anger must bear the penalty; if you rescue them, you will have to do it again.

  • Prov 15:31-32
    2 verses
    74%

    31The ear that listens to life-giving correction will dwell among the wise.

    32Those who ignore discipline despise themselves, but those who heed correction gain understanding.

  • Prov 4:10
    74%

    10Listen, my son, and accept my words, and the years of your life will be many.

  • Prov 19:27
    73%

    27Stop listening to instruction, my son, and you will stray from the words of knowledge.

  • Prov 23:12
    73%

    12Apply your heart to discipline, and your ears to the words of knowledge.

  • Eccl 7:5
    72%

    5It is better to hear the rebuke of a wise person than to listen to the song of fools.

  • Prov 20:18
    72%

    18Plans are established by counsel; with wise guidance wage your war.

  • Prov 20:21
    72%

    21An inheritance gained hastily at the beginning will not be blessed at the end.

  • Prov 18:15
    72%

    15The heart of the understanding one gains knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

  • Prov 2:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

    1My son, if you accept my words and treasure my commands with you,

    2making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding,

  • Exod 18:19
    72%

    19Now listen to me; I will give you advice, and may God be with you. You must be the people's representative before God and bring their disputes to Him.

  • Prov 15:22
    72%

    22Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.

  • Job 22:21-22
    2 verses
    72%

    21Be reconciled with God now, and at peace with Him; this will bring good to you.

    22Accept instruction from His mouth and place His words in your heart.

  • Job 34:16
    72%

    16If you have understanding, listen to this; pay attention to the sound of my words.

  • Deut 32:29
    71%

    29If only they were wise and would understand this, they would comprehend their latter end.

  • Prov 5:1
    71%

    1My son, pay attention to my wisdom; listen carefully to my understanding.

  • Prov 13:18
    71%

    18Poverty and shame come to those who ignore discipline, but those who heed correction are honored.

  • Prov 9:9
    71%

    9Instruct the wise, and they will be wiser still; teach the righteous, and they will add to their learning.

  • Prov 24:6
    71%

    6For with wise counsel you wage war, and in an abundance of advisers there is victory.

  • Prov 10:8
    71%

    8A wise-hearted person accepts commands, but a fool with loose lips will come to ruin.

  • Prov 4:20
    71%

    20My son, pay attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings.

  • Prov 10:17
    71%

    17The one who heeds discipline is on the path of life, but the one who rejects correction leads others astray.

  • Prov 29:20
    71%

    20Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

  • Prov 1:3
    71%

    3To receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness, justice, and equity,

  • Prov 20:5
    70%

    5The purposes of a person's heart are deep waters, but a person of understanding draws them out.

  • Job 36:18
    70%

    18Beware that wrath does not entice you to scoffing, and let a great ransom not turn you aside.

  • Prov 16:22-23
    2 verses
    70%

    22Understanding is a fountain of life to the one who has it, but the discipline of fools is folly.

    23The heart of the wise makes his mouth prudent, and his lips promote learning.

  • Prov 29:1
    70%

    1A man who is often corrected but stubbornly stiffens his neck will be suddenly broken beyond healing.

  • Prov 15:5
    70%

    5A fool despises his father's discipline, but whoever heeds correction is wise.

  • Prov 16:20
    70%

    20Whoever gives attention to a matter will find good, and blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord.

  • Prov 13:1
    70%

    1A wise son listens to his father's instruction, but a mocker does not heed rebuke.

  • Prov 27:12
    70%

    12The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.

  • Prov 19:25
    70%

    25Strike a scoffer, and the simple will gain wisdom; rebuke the discerning, and they will gain knowledge.

  • Prov 17:10
    70%

    10A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding than a hundred lashes into a fool.

  • Job 33:33
    70%

    33But if not, listen to me; be silent, and I will teach you wisdom.

  • Eccl 9:17
    70%

    17The quiet words of the wise are more to be heeded than the shouts of a ruler among fools.

  • Job 5:27
    70%

    27Behold, we have examined this, and it is true. Listen to it and apply it to yourself.

  • Prov 4:1
    70%

    1Listen, my sons, to the instruction of a father; pay attention so you may gain understanding.

  • Prov 8:10
    70%

    10Take my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold.

  • Prov 17:24
    70%

    24Wisdom is before the face of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.