Be pure and honest.\par Peace loving people\par will have many descendants.\par
Proverbs 19:20 - Easy To Read Version Listen to advice and accept discipline. Then you will become wise. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Hear counsel, and receive instruction, That thou mayest be wise in thy latter end. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Hear counsel, receive instruction, and accept correction, that you may be wise in the time to come. American Standard Version (1901) Hear counsel, and receive instruction, That thou mayest be wise in thy latter end. Common English Bible Listen to advice and accept instruction, so you might grow wise in the future. Catholic Public Domain Version Listen to counsel and take up discipline, so that you may be wise in your latter days. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayst be wise in thy latter end. |
Be pure and honest.\par Peace loving people\par will have many descendants.\par
Teach us how short our lives really are,\par so we can become really wise.\par
Fill us with your love every morning.\par Let us be happy and enjoy our lives.\par
These words are written so that people can be wise and know the right things to do. These words will help people understand wise teachings.
These words will teach people to develop their minds in the right way—people will learn the right way to be honest, fair, and good.
My son, {\cf2\super [1]} listen to your father when he corrects you. And don’t ignore what your mother teaches you.
A foolish person always thinks his own way is best. But a wise person listens to the things other people tell him.
People who think they are better than other people only cause trouble. But people who listen to the things other people tell them are wise.
If a person refuses to learn, then he is only hurting himself. But the person who listens when someone tells him he is wrong, will understand more and more.
A person with a short temper must pay the price. The more you get him out of trouble, the worse he becomes.
Sons, listen to your father’s teachings. Pay attention so you will understand!
But I give people the ability\par to make good decisions\par and have good judgment.\par I give understanding and power!\par
Listen to my teachings and become wise.\par Don’t refuse to listen.\par
Listen to this warning, Jerusalem.\par If you don’t listen\par then I will turn my back on you.\par I will make your land an empty desert.\par No person will be able to live there.”\par
I tell you these things so you will learn a lesson. I want you to fear and respect me. If you do this, then your home won’t be destroyed. If you do this, then I won’t have to punish you the way I planned.” But those bad people only wanted to do more of the same bad things they had already done!
Who can count Jacob’s people? They are as many as the grains of dust. No one can count even a fourth of the people of Israel. Let me die like a good man. Let my life end as happy as theirs!
If they were wise, they would understand, they would know what would happen to them!
In the desert, the Lord fed you manna [53] —something your ancestors [54] had never seen. The Lord tested you. Why? Because the Lord made you humble so that things would go well for you in the end.