Proverbs 19:20

Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 19

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

What Does Proverbs 19:20 Mean?

Proverbs 19:20 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 19, verse 20 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Key themes in this passage include Wisdom.

Cross-References (20)

These passages are connected to Proverbs 19:20 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Job 8:7“Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase.”Proverbs 12:15“The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.”Proverbs 8:34“Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.”Proverbs 2:1“My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;”Proverbs 1:8“My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:”Proverbs 4:1“Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.”Numbers 23:10“Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his!”Proverbs 13:10“Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.”Luke 16:19“There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:”Psalms 90:14“O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.”Psalms 37:37“Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.”Psalms 90:12“So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.”Deuteronomy 8:16“Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end;”Proverbs 15:5“A fool despiseth his father’s instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.”Proverbs 15:31“The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.”Ezekiel 3:10“Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, all my words that I shall speak unto thee receive in thine heart, and hear with thine ears.”Deuteronomy 32:29“O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!”1 Kings 12:8“But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, and which stood before him:”1 Chronicles 21:11“So Gad came to David, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Choose thee”2 Chronicles 10:6“And king Rehoboam took counsel with the old men that had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel give ye me to return answer to this people?”

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