Proverbs 22:20

Have I not written for thee noble things, with counsels and knowledge:

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,

In Context

19That in Yahweh may be thy trust, I have made them known to thee to-day, even to thee.

21To cause thee to know the meaning of faithful sayings, that thou mayest give back faithful sayings to them who ask thee.

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Cross References

Proverbs 8:6Hear, for, princely things, will I speak, and the opening of my lips shall be of equity;

2 Timothy 3:15And that, from a babe, those sacred letters, thou hast known which are able to make thee wise unto salvation, through the faith which is in Christ Jesus:

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 →

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