English Standard Version
Proverbs 22:19
19That your trust may be in the Lord, I have made them known to you today, even to you.
Proverbs 22:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)That thy trust may be in the Lord, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.
- New International Version (NIV)So that your trust may be in the Lord, I teach you today, even you.
- New King James Version (NKJV)So that your trust may be in the Lord; I have instructed you today, even you.
- New Living Translation (NLT)I am teaching you today—yes, you— so you will trust in the Lord.
Context of Proverbs 22:19
17Incline your ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my knowledge, 18for it will be pleasant if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips. That your trust may be in the Lord, I have made them known to you today, even to you. 20Have I not written for you thirty sayings of counsel and knowledge, 21to make you know what is right and true, that you may give a true answer to those who sent you?
Read all of Proverbs 22Proverbs 22:19 word by word
לִהְי֣וֹת בַּ֭יהוָה מִבְטַחֶ֑ךָ הוֹדַעְתִּ֖יךָ הַיּ֣וֹם אַף־אָֽתָּה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 22:19
- Proverbs 3:5Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.
- Psalms 62:8Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us. Selah
- Isaiah 12:2"Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the Lord God is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation."
- Isaiah 26:4Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock.
- Jeremiah 17:7"Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord.
- 1 Peter 1:21who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.
Commentaries on Proverbs 22:19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19That thy trust may be in the Lord, I have made known, etc. - III. The End for which the wise man gives these instructions: - "That thy trust may be in the Lord." That thou mayest acknowledge Him as the Fountain of all good; and refer every thing to him. That this end may be accomplished, the instructions are specific and particular: "I have made known to thee, even to thee." And this has not only been done in times past, "I have made known:" but even in…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19Even to thee - The wide general character of the teaching does not hinder its being a personal message to every one who reads it.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. 17-21Like the prologue in the book of Proverbs (Proverbs 1:2–7) and the introductions to the individual discourses (see Proverbs 1:8–9; 2:1–11), this section starts by encouraging listening. This wisdom goes beyond practical advice; it aims to inspire trust in the Lord.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. That ... Lord--This is the design of the instruction.Read the comment
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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
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