Verse 20

Listen to advice and accept discipline, so that you may become wise in the future.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 12:15 : 15 The way of a fool seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.
  • Luke 16:19-23 : 19 "There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. 20 At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores. 21 He longed to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores. 22 "The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried. 23 In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side.
  • Num 23:10 : 10 Who can count the dust of Jacob or number a fourth of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and may my final end be like theirs!
  • Deut 8:16 : 16 He fed you manna in the wilderness, which your fathers had never known, to humble and test you so that He might do good for you in the end.
  • Deut 32:29 : 29 If only they were wise and would understand this, they would comprehend their latter end.
  • Ps 37:37 : 37 Observe the blameless and consider the upright, for there is a future for the person of peace.
  • Ps 90:12 : 12 Teach us to number our days carefully, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
  • Ps 90:14 : 14 Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, so that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.
  • Prov 1:8 : 8 Listen, my son, to your father's instruction, and do not forsake your mother's teaching,
  • Prov 2:1-9 : 1 My son, if you accept my words and treasure my commands with you, 2 making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding, 3 if you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding, 4 if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures, 5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God. 6 For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding. 7 He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk in integrity, 8 guarding the paths of justice and watching over the way of His faithful ones. 9 Then you will understand righteousness, justice, and integrity—the entire good path.
  • Prov 4:1 : 1 Listen, my sons, to the instruction of a father; pay attention so you may gain understanding.
  • Prov 8:34-35 : 34 Blessed is the one who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at the doorposts of my entrances. 35 For whoever finds me finds life and obtains favor from the LORD.