Proverbs 16:20
If you pay attention to wise instruction you will do well; you'll be happy if you trust in the Lord.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy is he.
In Context
19Better to have a humble spirit and live with the poor than to share plunder with the proud.
21If you think wisely you'll be called perceptive; if you speak pleasantly you'll be persuasive.
Cross References
Genesis 41:38So Pharaoh asked them, “Where can we find a man like this who has the spirit of God in him?”
Psalms 2:12Submit to his son so that he will not become angry and you die suddenly. His anger flares up quickly, but how happy are all those who go to him for protection.
Psalms 125:1Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, for it is unshakeable and endures forever.
Proverbs 8:35For those who find me, find life, and are accepted by the Lord.
Proverbs 13:15Good sense earns appreciation, but the way of the unfaithful is hard.
Proverbs 19:8If you become wise, you have good self-esteem; if you learn good sense you'll be successful.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 16:20
19 Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud. This is a paradox which the children of this world cannot understand and will not subscribe to, that it is better to be poor and humble than to be rich and proud. 1. Those that divide the spoil are commonly proud; they value themselves and despise others, and their mind rises with their condition; those therefore that are rich in this world have need to be charged that they be not high-minded, 1 Tim. vi. 17 . Those… Read the whole commentary →