King James Version
Proverbs 19:20 in the King James Version says “Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 19 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.”
Proverbs 19:20 · KJV
Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying. for: or, to his destruction: or, to cause him to die
A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again. do: Heb. add
Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Hear”
H8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
“instruction”
H4148properly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint
properly, heed, i.e., purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order that
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