Proverbs 22:20
Haue not I written vnto thee three times in counsels and knowledge,
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,
In Context
19That thy confidence may be in the Lord, I haue shewed thee this day: thou therefore take heede.
Cross References
Proverbs 8:6Giue eare, for I will speake of excellent things, and the opening of my lippes, shall teache things that be right.
2 Timothy 3:15And that thou hast knowen the holy Scriptures of a childe, which are able to make thee wise vnto saluation, through the faith which is in Christ Iesus.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 22:18-22
Serious Attention Inculcated. 17 Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge. 18 For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips. 19 That thy trust may be in the Lord , I have made known to thee this day, even to thee. 20 Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge, 21 That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that… Read the whole commentary →