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

18It is pleasant if you keep them in mind ⌞so that⌟ they will be on the tip of your tongue, 19so that your trust may be in the Lord. Today I have made them known to you, especially to you. Didn’t I write to you previously with advice and knowledge 21in order to teach you the words of truth so that you can give an accurate report to those who send you? 22Do not rob the poor because they are poor or trample on the rights of an oppressed person at the city gate,

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 am speaking about noble things, and my lips will say what is right.
• Psalms 12:6The promises of the Lord are pure, like silver refined in a furnace and purified seven times.
• Hosea 8:12I have written many things for them in my teachings, but they consider these things strange and foreign.
• 2 Timothy 3:15From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures. They have the power to give you wisdom so that you can be saved through faith in Christ Jesus.
• 2 Peter 1:19So we regard the words of the prophets as confirmed beyond all doubt. You’re doing well by paying attention to their words. Continue to pay attention as you would to a light that shines in a dark place as you wait for day to come and the morning star to rise in your hearts.

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
• Wisdom

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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