Proverbs 19:20-22

Holman Christian Standard Bible

²⁰Listen to counsel and receive instruction
so that you may be wise later in life.^[a]^(A)

²¹Many plans are in a man’s heart,
but the Lord’s decree will prevail.^(B)

²²What is desirable in a man is his fidelity;
better to be a poor man than a liar.^(C)

Proverbs 19:20-22

New International Version

²⁰Listen to advice and accept discipline,^(A)
and at the end you will be counted among the wise.^(B)

²¹Many are the plans in a person’s heart,
but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.^(C)

²²What a person desires is unfailing love^[a];
better to be poor than a liar.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

New International Version (NIV)