Proverbs 16:20

Bible in Basic English 1965

He who gives attention to the law of right will get good; and whoever puts his faith in the Lord is happy.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 5:20

And they were helped against them, so that the Hagarites, and those with them, were given into their power. For they sent up prayers to God in the fight, and he gave ear to them, because they put their faith in him.

Psalm 125:1

A Song of the going up. Those whose hope is in the Lord are like the mountain of Zion, which may not be moved, but keeps its place for ever.

Psalm 146:5

Happy is the man who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God:

Psalm 2:12

For fear that he may be angry, causing destruction to come on you, because he is quickly moved to wrath. Happy are all those who put their faith in him.

Psalm 32:10

The sinner will be full of trouble; but mercy will be round the man who has faith in the Lord.

Psalm 34:8

By experience you will see that the Lord is good; happy is the man who has faith in him.

Proverbs 13:13

He who makes sport of the word will come to destruction, but the respecter of the law will be rewarded.

Proverbs 13:15

Wise behaviour gets approval, but the way of the false is their destruction.

Proverbs 17:2

A servant who does wisely will have rule over a son causing shame, and will have his part in the heritage among brothers.

Proverbs 19:8

He who gets wisdom has love for his soul: he who keeps good sense will get what is truly good.

Proverbs 8:35

For whoever gets me gets life, and grace from the Lord will come to him.

Isaiah 30:18

For this cause the Lord will be waiting, so that he may be kind to you; and he will be lifted up, so that he may have mercy on you; for the Lord is a God of righteousness: there is a blessing on all whose hope is in him.

Daniel 3:28

Nebuchadnezzar made answer and said, Praise be to the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who has sent his angel and kept his servants safe who had faith in him, and who put the king's word on one side and gave up their bodies to the fire, so that they might not be servants or worshippers of any other god but their God.

Daniel 6:23

Then the king was very glad, and gave orders for them to take Daniel up out of the hole. So Daniel was taken up out of the hole and he was seen to be untouched, because he had faith in his God.

Matthew 10:16

See, I send you out as sheep among wolves. Be then as wise as snakes, and as gentle as doves.