Proverbs 16:20

¶ He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy [is] he.

He that handleth a matter {H1697} wisely {H7919} shall find {H4672} good {H2896}: and whoso trusteth {H982} in the LORD {H3068}, happy {H835} is he.

He who has skill in a matter will succeed; he who trusts in ADONAI will be happy.

Whoever heeds instruction will find success, and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD.

He that giveth heed unto the word shall find good; And whoso trusteth in Jehovah, happy is he.

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Cross-References

  • Jeremiah 17:7 (9 votes)

    Blessed [is] the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.

  • Jeremiah 17:8 (9 votes)

    For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and [that] spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.

  • Isaiah 30:18 (8 votes)

    ¶ And 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.

  • Psalms 2:12 (8 votes)

    Kiss 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.

  • Psalms 34:8 (7 votes)

    O taste and see that the LORD [is] good: blessed [is] the man [that] trusteth in him.

  • Isaiah 26:3 (6 votes)

    Thou wilt keep [him] in perfect peace, [whose] mind [is] stayed [on thee]: because he trusteth in thee.

  • Isaiah 26:4 (6 votes)

    Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH [is] everlasting strength: