20Whoever heeds instruction will find success, and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 16:20
The LORD Weighs the Heart: Sovereignty, Humility, Justice, and the Wise Path
The chapter moves from the LORD's sovereignty over plans and motives, to justice in royal rule, to the superiority of wisdom and humility, to gracious speech and the warning against self-deceived paths, to destructive speech and violent companionship, and finally to patience, self-control, and the LORD's final governance.
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Verse 20
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Whoever heedsמַשְׂכִּ֣ילH7919Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular. . .עַל־H5921Prepositioninstructionדָּ֭בָרH1697Noun - masculine singularwill findיִמְצָא־H4672Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularsuccessט֑וֹבH2896Noun - masculine singularand blessedאַשְׁרָֽיו׃H835Interjection | third person masculine singularis he who trustsוּבוֹטֵ֖חַH982Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularin the LORDבַּיהוָ֣הH3068Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular
BSB notes
- Or Whoever speaks prudently will find what is good