Proverbs 16:20

Attending to instruction brings good, and trusting the Lord brings blessing. It matters because heeding God's word and trusting Him are the path to true happiness.

Cross-references · 20

• Jer 17:7–8But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him.
• Ps 2:12Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish in your rebellion, when His wrath ignites in an instant. Blessed are all who take refuge in Him.
• Isa 30:18Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore He rises to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God. Blessed are all who wait for Him.
• Isa 26:3–4You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.
• Ps 34:8Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!
• Prov 19:8He who acquires wisdom loves himself; one who safeguards understanding will find success.
• Prov 8:35For whoever finds me finds life and obtains the favor of the LORD.
• Dan 1:19–21And the king spoke with them, and among all the young men he found no one equal to Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. So they entered the king’s service.
• Dan 6:23The king was overjoyed and gave orders to lift Daniel out of the den, and when Daniel was lifted out of the den, no wounds whatsoever were found on him, because he had trusted in his God.
• Ps 146:5Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,
• Prov 24:3–5By wisdom a house is built and by understanding it is established;
• Matt 10:16Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
• Dan 3:28Nebuchadnezzar declared, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent His angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him. They violated the king’s command and risked their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.
• Prov 13:15Good understanding wins favor, but the way of the faithless is difficult.
• Ps 125:1A song of ascents. Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion. It cannot be moved; it abides forever.
• Gen 41:38–40So Pharaoh asked them, “Can we find anyone like this man, in whom the Spirit of God abides?”
• 1 Chr 5:20And because they cried out to God in battle, they were helped against their enemies, and the Hagrites and all their allies were delivered into their hands. Because they put their trust in God, He answered their prayers.
• Prov 17:2A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share his inheritance as one of the brothers.
• Prov 22:19–20So that your trust may be in the LORD, I instruct you today—yes, you.
• Eph 1:12–13in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, would be for the praise of His glory.

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