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Proverbs 16:20

NETBible	The one who deals wisely¹ in a matter² will find success,³ and blessed⁴ is the one who trusts in the Lord.⁵
NIV © biblegateway Pro 16:20	Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers, and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 16:20	He who gives attention to the word will find good, And blessed is he who trusts in the LORD.
NLT © biblegateway Pro 16:20	Those who listen to instruction will prosper; those who trust the LORD will be happy.
MSG © biblegateway Pro 16:20	It pays to take life seriously; things work out when you trust in GOD.
BBE © SABDAweb Pro 16:20	He who gives attention to the law of right will get good; and whoever puts his faith in the Lord is happy.
NRSV © bibleoremus Pro 16:20	Those who are attentive to a matter will prosper, and happy are those who trust in the LORD.
NKJV © biblegateway Pro 16:20	He who heeds the word wisely will find good, And whoever trusts in the LORD, happy is he.
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KJV	He that handleth a matter <01697> wisely <07919> (8688) shall find <04672> (8799) good <02896>_: and whoso trusteth <0982> (8802) in the LORD <03068>_, happy <0835> [is] he. {handleth...: or, understandeth a matter}
NASB © biblegateway Pro 16:20	He who gives <07919> attention <07919> to the word <01697> will find <04672> good <02896> , And blessed <0835> is he who trusts <0982> in the LORD <03068> .
LXXM	sunetov <4908> A-NSM en <1722> PREP pragmasin <4229> N-DPN eurethv {N-NSM} agaywn <18> A-GPM pepoiywv <3982> V-RAPNS de <1161> PRT epi <1909> PREP yew <2316> N-DSM makaristov {A-NSM}
NET [draft] ITL	The one who deals wisely <07919> in <05921> a matter <01697> will find <04672> success <02896> , and blessed <0835> is the one who trusts <0982> in the Lord <03068> .
HEBREW	wyrsa <0835> hwhyb <03068> xjwbw <0982> bwj <02896> aumy <04672> rbd <01697> le <05921> lykvm (16:20) <07919>

NETBible

The one who deals wisely¹ in a matter² will find success,³ and blessed⁴ is the one who trusts in the Lord.⁵

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “he who is prudent” or “he who deals wisely” (cf. KJV). The proverb seems to be referring to wise business concerns and the reward for the righteous. One who deals wisely in a matter will find good results. R. N. Whybray sees a contrast here: “The shrewd man of business will succeed well, but the happy man is he who trusts the Lord” (Proverbs [CBC], 92). Synonymous parallelism is more appropriate.

²tn Or “he who gives heed to a word,” that is, “who listens to instruction” (cf. NIV, NLT).

³tn Heb “good” (so KJV, ASV).

⁴tn Although traditionally this word is translated “happy” (cf. KJV, ASV, NAB, NRSV, NLT), such a translation can be misleading because the word means far more than that. It describes the heavenly bliss that comes from knowing one is right with God and following God’s precepts. The “blessed” could be at odds with the world (Ps 1:1-3).

⁵tn Heb “and the one who trusts in the Lord – blessed is he.”