Proverbs
Proverbs 16:20–21
20Whoever heeds instruction will find success,a
and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD.
21The wise in heart are called discerning,
and pleasant speech promotes instruction.
Footnotes
- a 16:20 Or Whoever speaks prudently will find what is good
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Proverbs 16:20
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whoever heeds | מַשְׂכִּ֣יל | maś·kîl | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H7919 be prudent |
| instruction | דָּ֭בָר | dā·ḇār | Noun - masculine singular | H1697 speech, word |
| will find | יִמְצָא־ | yim·ṣā- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4672 attain to, find |
| success | ט֑וֹב | ṭō·wḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| and blessed | אַשְׁרָֽיו׃ | ’aš·rāw | Interjection; third person masculine singular | H835 happiness, blessedness |
| is he who trusts | וּבוֹטֵ֖חַ | ū·ḇō·w·ṭê·aḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H982 trust |
| in the LORD | בַּיהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Proverbs 16:21
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The wise | לַחֲכַם־ | la·ḥă·ḵam- | Preposition-l, Article; Adjective - masculine singular construct | H2450 wise |
| in heart | לֵ֭ב | lêḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| are called | יִקָּרֵ֣א | yiq·qā·rê | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| discerning | נָב֑וֹן | nā·ḇō·wn | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H995 discern |
| and pleasant | וּמֶ֥תֶק | ū·me·ṯeq | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4986 sweetness |
| speech | שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִם | śə·p̲ā·t̲a·yim | Noun - fd | H8193 lip, speech, edge |
| promotes | יֹסִ֥יף | yō·sîp̄ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3254 add |
| instruction | לֶֽקַח׃ | le·qaḥ | Noun - masculine singular | H3948 learning, teaching |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 16:20 Jeremiah 17:7–8 · Isaiah 26:3–4 · Isaiah 30:18 · Psalm 2:12 · Psalm 34:8 · Proverbs 19:8 · Daniel 6:23 · Psalm 146:5 · Proverbs 8:35 · Daniel 3:28 · Matthew 10:16 · Psalm 125:1
Proverbs 16:21 Proverbs 16:23–24 · Proverbs 15:7 · Isaiah 50:4 · Proverbs 27:9 · James 3:17 · John 7:46 · Luke 4:22
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.