New King James Version
Proverbs 22:19
19So that your trust may be in the Lord; I have instructed you today, even 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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)That your trust may be in the Lord, I have made them known to you today, even to 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 is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you; Let them all be fixed upon your lips, So that your trust may be in the Lord; I have instructed you today, even you. 20Have I not written to you excellent things Of counsels and knowledge, 21That I may make you know the certainty of the words of truth, That you may answer words of truth To those who send to 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 lean not on your own understanding;
- Psalms 62:8Trust in Him at all times, you people; Pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us. Selah
- Isaiah 12:2Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; ‘For Yah, the Lord, is my strength and song; He also has become my salvation.’ ”
- Isaiah 26:4Trust in the Lord forever, For in YAH, the Lord, is everlasting strength.
- Jeremiah 17:7“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, And whose hope is the Lord.
- 1 Peter 1:21who through Him believe 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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