Proverbs 19:20-21

20 Listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom in ¹the future.

21 ²Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but ³it is the purpose of the Lord ⁴that will stand.

Proverbs 19:20-21 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 8

This chapter gives an account of the introduction of the ark into the temple, 1Ki 8:1-9 of the glory of the Lord filling it, 1Ki 8:10,11 of a speech Solomon made to the people concerning the building of the temple, and how he came to be engaged in it, 1Ki 8:12-21, of a prayer of his he put up on this occasion, requesting, that what supplications soever were made at any time, or on any account, by Israelites or strangers, might be accepted by the Lord, 1Ki 8:22-53, and of his blessing the people of Israel at the close of it, with some useful exhortations, 1Ki 8:54-61, and of the great number of sacrifices offered up by him, and the feast he made for the people, upon which he dismissed them, 1Ki 8:62-66.

Cross References

• 1. 19:20 Ps. 37:37
• 2. 19:21 Ps. 33:10, 11
• 3. 19:21 Job 23:13; Isa. 14:26, 27
• 4. 19:21 Isa. 46:10