Amsal 19:20

19:20 Listen to advice ¹  and receive discipline,

that ²  you may become wise ³  by the end of your life. ⁴ 

[19:20]  ¹ sn The advice refers in all probability to the teachings of the sages that will make one wise.

[19:20]  ² tn The proverb is one continuous thought, but the second half of the verse provides the purpose for the imperatives of the first half.

[19:20]  ³ tn The imperfect tense has the nuance of a final imperfect in a purpose clause, and so is translated “that you may become wise” (cf. NAB, NRSV).

[19:20]  ⁴ tn Heb “become wise in your latter end” (cf. KJV, ASV) which could obviously be misunderstood.