Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
Proverbs 19:20 belongs to the first collection of proverbs in chapters 1-24. Its sayings are accredited to Solomon and were probably brought together by him or in his time as his own collection. It was written about the year 1000 B.C. and later as part of his three thousand proverbs. It stands before the section beginning in chapter 25 copied out by Hezekiah's scribes and distinct from chapters 30 and 31.
Hearing counsel and receiving instruction leads to being wise in the latter end and in the future. The chapter stands with teaching on the importance of temperance and warnings against intemperance. Those are lessons relevant to all time.
Proverbs 19:20 belongs to the first collection of proverbs in chapters 1-24. Its sayings are accredited to Solomon and were probably brought together by him or in his time as his own collection. It was written about the year 1000 B.C. and later as part of his three thousand proverbs. It stands before the section beginning in chapter 25 copied out by Hezekiah's scribes and distinct from chapters 30 and 31.
Hearing counsel and receiving instruction leads to being wise in the latter end and in the future. The chapter stands with teaching on the importance of temperance and warnings against intemperance. Those are lessons relevant to all time.