Proverbs 19:20
Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise.
In context
17 Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will reward them for what they have done. 18 Discipline your children, for in that there is hope; do not be a willing party to their death. 19 A hot-tempered person must pay the penalty; rescue them, and you will have to do it again. 20 Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise.
21 Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails. 22 What a person desires is unfailing love; better to be poor than a liar. 23 The fear of the Lord leads to life; then one rests content, untouched by trouble.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 19:20 in the KJV
Hear counsel, and receive instruction, That thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 19:20 in the ESV
Listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom in the future.