Proverbs 16:20 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

²⁰ Those who are attentive to a matter will prosper, and happy are those who trust in the Lord.

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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.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁰ The learned in word shall find good things: and he that trusteth in the Lord is blessed.

Proverbs 16:20 Cross References

1 Chronicles 5:20

and when they received help against them, the Hagrites and all who were with them were given into their hands, for they cried to God in the battle, and he granted their entreaty because they trusted in him.

Psalm 125:1

Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved but abides forever.

Psalm 146:5

Happy are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord their God,

Psalm 2:12

kiss his feet, or he will be angry, and you will perish in the way, for his wrath is quickly kindled. Happy are all who take refuge in him.

Psalm 32:10

Many are the torments of the wicked, but steadfast love surrounds those who trust in the Lord.

Psalm 34:8

O taste and see that the Lord is good; happy are those who take refuge in him.

Proverbs 13:13

Those who despise a word bring destruction on themselves, but those who respect a command will be rewarded.

Proverbs 13:15

Good sense wins favor, but the way of the faithless is their ruin.

Proverbs 17:2

A slave who deals wisely will rule over a child who acts shamefully and will share the inheritance as one of the family.

Proverbs 19:8

To get wisdom is to love oneself; to keep understanding is to prosper.

Proverbs 8:35

For whoever finds me finds life and obtains favor from the Lord,

Isaiah 30:18

Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him.

Daniel 3:28

Nebuchadnezzar said, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent his angel and delivered his servants who trusted in him. They disobeyed the king’s command and yielded up their bodies rather than serve and worship any god except their own God.

Daniel 6:23

Then the king was exceedingly glad and commanded that Daniel be taken up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no kind of harm was found on him because he had trusted in his God.

Matthew 10:16

“I am sending you out like sheep into the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.