Proverbs 22:20

Proverbs 22:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,
• New International Version (NIV)Have I not written thirty sayings for you, sayings of counsel and knowledge,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Have I not written for you thirty sayings of counsel and knowledge,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Have I not written to you excellent things Of counsels and knowledge,

Context of Proverbs 22:20

18If you remember these things, you will be happy. Tell them to other people. 19I want you to trust in the Lord. So I will tell you these things today. They are for you. I have written down 30 wise thoughts for you. They will teach you what is right, so that you know how to live well. 21You can trust these words because they are true. Then you can give a good answer to the people who sent you to me. 221. Do not cheat poor people just because they are poor. Do not attack helpless people in court.

Proverbs 22:20 word by word

הֲלֹ֤א כָתַ֣בְתִּי לְ֭ךָ שָׁלִישִׁ֑ים בְּמ֖וֹעֵצֹ֣ת וָדָֽעַת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Have not I writtenכָּתַבkâthab · to writeH3789
• to theeשִׁלְשֹׁםshilshôm shilshôm · three days agoH8032
• excellent thingsשָׁלִישׁshâlîysh shâlôsh shâlôsh · officerH7991
• in counselsמוֹעֵצָהmô‛êtsâh · counselH4156
• and knowledgeדַּ֫עַתda‛ath · knowledgeH1847

Cross-references for Proverbs 22:20

• Proverbs 8:6Listen! I have important things to tell you. Everything that I will speak is right.
• Psalms 12:6The Lord's promises are true. We can trust them, because they are pure. They are as pure as silver that people have put in a hot fire seven times.
• Hosea 8:12I carefully explained my laws to my people. But they do not accept my laws as their own.
• 2 Timothy 3:15Even when you were a child, you already knew the message of the Bible. The Bible has taught you how you can be truly wise. You understand that God saves you because you believe in Christ Jesus.
• 2 Peter 1:19As well as that, we have the prophets' messages from long ago. They also show us very clearly that these things are true. The prophets' words are like a light that shines in a dark place. That light continues to shine in the dark until the dawn comes. So you need to think about those messages carefully. Then the morning star will rise and it will bring light deep inside you.

Commentaries on Proverbs 22:20

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20Excellent things - A meaning of the word derived from “the third,” i. e., “the chief of three warriors in a chariot” (compare Exodus 14:7 note). Another reading of the Hebrew text gives “Have I not written to thee long ago?” and this would form a natural antithesis to “this day” of Proverbs 22:19. The rendering of the Septuagint is: “write them for thyself three times;” that of the Vulgate, “I have written it (i. e., my counsel) In threefold form;” the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-21Verses 17-21 To these words, to this knowledge, the ear must be bowed down, and the heart applied by faith and love. To live a life of delight in God and dependence on him, is the foundation of all practical religion. The way to know the certainty of the word of truth, is to make conscience of our duty.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20thirty sayings: Early scribes observed that the Hebrew word for thirty was written in an unusual form (shlshwm) instead of the usual form (shlyshym). All early translations of the Old Testament, such as the Greek Septuagint, Latin Vulgate, and Syriac Peshitta, interpret it as thirty. However, some choose to translate the word as excellent sayings.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. excellent things--or probably of former times. counsels and knowledge--both advice and instruction.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 22:20

• Instruction
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Commentaries on Proverbs 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings