KJV King James Version
He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy [is] he.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Proverbs 16:20
He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy [is] he.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Whoever heeds instruction will find success, and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD.
WEB World English Bible
He who heeds the Word finds prosperity. Whoever trusts in Yahweh is blessed.
ASV American Standard Version
He that giveth heed unto the word shall find good; And whoso trusteth in Jehovah, happy is he.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
The wise in any matter findeth good, And whoso is trusting in Jehovah, O his happiness.
Surrounding context — Proverbs 16
17 The highway of the upright [is] to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
18 Pride [goeth] before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
19 Better [it is to be] of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
20 He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy [is] he.
21 The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
22 Understanding [is] a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools [is] folly.
23 The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.
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Jeremiah 17:7-8Blessed [is] the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.Psalm 2:12Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish [from] the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed [are] all they that put their trust in him.Isaiah 30:18And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD [is] a God of judgment: blessed [are] all they that wait for him.Psalm 34:8O taste and see that the LORD [is] good: blessed [is] the man [that] trusteth in him.Isaiah 26:3-4Thou wilt keep [him] in perfect peace, [whose] mind [is] stayed [on thee]: because he trusteth in thee.Proverbs 19:8He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.Proverbs 8:35For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD.Matthew 10:16Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.Daniel 1:19-21And the king communed with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the king.Psalm 146:5Happy [is he] that [hath] the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope [is] in the LORD his God:Daniel 6:23Then was the king exceeding glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God.Daniel 3:28[Then] Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed [be] the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king’s word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.Proverbs 24:3-5Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:Proverbs 13:15Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors [is] hard.Genesis 41:38-40And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find [such a one] as this [is], a man in whom the Spirit of God [is]?1 Chronicles 5:20And they were helped against them, and the Hagarites were delivered into their hand, and all that [were] with them: for they cried to God in the battle, and he was intreated of them; because they put their trust in him.Psalm 125:1A Song of degrees. They that trust in the LORD [shall be] as mount Zion, [which] cannot be removed, [but] abideth for ever.Ephesians 1:12-13That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.
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