Proverbs 19:20

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Pay attention to advice and accept correction, so you can live sensibly.

Cross References

Psalm 37:37

Think of the bright future waiting for all the families of honest and innocent and peace-loving people.

Psalm 90:12

Teach us to use wisely all the time we have.

Psalm 90:14

When morning comes, let your love satisfy all our needs. Then we can celebrate and be glad for what time we have left.

Proverbs 1:2

Proverbs will teach you wisdom and self-control and how to understand sayings with deep meanings.

Proverbs 1:3

You will learn what is right and honest and fair.

Proverbs 1:8

My child, obey the teachings of your parents,

Proverbs 12:15

Fools think they know what is best, but a sensible person listens to advice.

Proverbs 13:10

Too much pride causes trouble. Be sensible and take advice.

Proverbs 15:32

You hurt only yourself by rejecting instruction, but it makes good sense to accept it.

Proverbs 19:19

People with bad tempers are always in trouble, and they need help over and over again.

Proverbs 4:1

My child, listen closely to my teachings and learn common sense.

Proverbs 8:14

I am strong, and I offer sensible advice and sound judgment.

Proverbs 8:33

Listen carefully to my instructions, and you will be wise.

Jeremiah 6:8

Listen to me, you people of Jerusalem and Judah. I will abandon you, and your land will become an empty desert.

Zephaniah 3:7

God felt certain that Jerusalem would learn to respect and obey him. Then he would hold back from punishing the city and not wipe it out. But everyone there was eager to start sinning again.

Numbers 23:10

They are living alone in peace. And though they are many, they don't bother the other nations. “I hope to obey God for as long as I live and to die in such peace.”

Deuteronomy 32:29

If you did, you could see where you are headed.

Deuteronomy 8:16

He also gave you manna, a kind of food your ancestors had never even heard about. The LORD was testing you to make you trust him, so that later on he could be good to you.