Proverbs 16:20 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

²⁰ He who gives heed to the word will prosper, and happy is he who trusts 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.

Proverbs 16:20 Cross References

Isaiah 30:18

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

Psalm 2:12

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

Psalm 34:8

O taste and see that the Lord is good! Happy is the man who takes refuge in him!

Proverbs 19:8

He who gets wisdom loves himself; he who keeps understanding will prosper.

Matthew 10:16

“Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.

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 hurt was found upon him, beause he had trusted in his God.

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, and set at naught the king's command, and yielded up their bodies rather than serve and worship any god except their own God.

Proverbs 8:35

For he who finds me finds life and obtains favor from the Lord;

Psalm 146:5

Happy is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God,

Proverbs 13:15

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

Psalm 125:1

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

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.

Proverbs 17:2

A slave who deals wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully, and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.

Psalm 32:10

Many are the pangs of the wicked; but steadfast love surrounds him who trusts in the Lord.

Proverbs 13:13

He who despises the word brings destruction on himself, but he who respects the commandment will be rewarded.