Proverbs 16:20
He that reflecteth on a matter wisely will find happiness; and whoso trusteth in the Lord—happiness attend him!
Leeser Tanakh
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 is it to be of a humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide spoil with the proud.
Cross References
Genesis 41:38And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as this, a man in whom the spirit of God is?
Psalms 2:12Do homage to the son, lest he be angry, and ye be lost on the way; for his wrath is so speedily kindled. Happy are all they that put their trust in him.
Psalms 125:1“A song of the degrees.” Those who trust in the Lord are like mount Zion, which will not he moved, which endureth for ever.
Proverbs 8:35For he who findeth me findeth life, and he obtaineth favor from the Lord.
Proverbs 13:15Good intelligence giveth grace; but the way of the treacherous is hard.
Proverbs 19:8He that getteth intelligence loveth his own soul: he that guardeth understanding will find happiness.
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 →