The Meaning of Proverbs 19:20 Explained

Proverbs 19:20

KJV: Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

YLT: Hear counsel and receive instruction, So that thou art wise in thy latter end.

Darby: Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

ASV: Hear counsel, and receive instruction, That thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Hear  counsel,  and receive  instruction,  that thou mayest be wise  in thy latter end. 

What does Proverbs 19:20 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 19

1  Life and Conduct

What do the individual words in Proverbs 19:20 mean?

Listen to counsel and receive instruction that you may be wise in your latter days
שְׁמַ֣ע עֵ֭צָה וְקַבֵּ֣ל מוּסָ֑ר לְ֝מַ֗עַן תֶּחְכַּ֥ם בְּאַחֲרִיתֶֽךָ

שְׁמַ֣ע  Listen  to 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular
Root: שָׁמַע 
Sense: to hear, listen to, obey.
עֵ֭צָה  counsel 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: עֵצָה 
Sense: counsel, advice, purpose.
וְקַבֵּ֣ל  and  receive 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Imperative, masculine singular
Root: קָבַל  
Sense: to take, receive, be before.
מוּסָ֑ר  instruction 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: מוּסָר  
Sense: discipline, chastening, correction.
לְ֝מַ֗עַן  that 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: לְמַעַן 
Sense: purpose, intent prep.
תֶּחְכַּ֥ם  you  may  be  wise 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: חָכַם  
Sense: to be wise.
בְּאַחֲרִיתֶֽךָ  in  your  latter  days 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: אַחֲרִית  
Sense: after part, end.