20 Whoever 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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Original words
Whoever heeds מַשְׂכִּ֣יל H7919 Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular . . . עַל־ H5921 Preposition instruction דָּ֭בָר H1697 Noun - masculine singular will find יִמְצָא־ H4672 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular success ט֑וֹב H2896 Noun - masculine singular and blessed אַשְׁרָֽיו׃ H835 Interjection | third person masculine singular is he who trusts וּבוֹטֵ֖חַ H982 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular in the LORD בַּיהוָ֣ה H3068 Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular
BSB notes
- Or Whoever speaks prudently will find what is good