Proverbs 16:20 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

²⁰ He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the Lord, happy is he.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁰ He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: And whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy is he.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁰ He who deals wisely and heeds [God's] word and counsel shall find good, and whoever leans on, trusts in, and is confident in the Lord–happy, blessed, and fortunate is he.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁰ He that giveth heed unto the word shall find good; And whoso trusteth in Jehovah, happy is he.

Common English Bible

²⁰ Those with insight find prosperity; those who trust the LORD are blessed.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁰ The learned in word shall find good things. And whoever hopes in the Lord is blessed.

Proverbs 16:20 Cross References

Isaiah 30:18

And therefore will the Lord wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the Lord is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.

Psalm 2:12

Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.

Psalm 34:8

O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

Proverbs 19:8

He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.

Matthew 10:16

Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

Daniel 6:23

Then was the king exceeding glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God.

Daniel 3:28

Then Nebuchadnez´zar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed´nego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.

Proverbs 8:35

For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favor of the Lord.

Psalm 146:5

Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God:

Proverbs 13:15

Good understanding giveth favor: but the way of transgressors is hard.

Psalm 125:1

They that trust in the Lord shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.

1 Chronicles 5:20

And they were helped against them, and the Ha´garites were delivered into their hand, and all that were with them: for they cried to God in the battle, and he was entreated of them; because they put their trust in him.

Proverbs 17:2

A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.

Psalm 32:10

Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the Lord, mercy shall compass him about.

Proverbs 13:13

Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.