Tree of Life Version
Proverbs 22:19
19So that your trust may be in Adonai, I made them known to you this day, 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 King James Version (NKJV)So that your trust may be in the Lord; I have instructed you today, even you.
Context of Proverbs 22:19
17Incline your ear and listen to the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my knowledge. 18For it is delightful if you keep them within you, ready on your lips. So that your trust may be in Adonai, I made them known to you this day, even you. 20Have I not written to you thirty sayings of admonition and knowledge, 21to show you true and reliable words, 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 Adonai with all your heart, lean not on your own understanding.
- Psalms 62:8On God, my salvation and my glory is the rock of my strength. My refuge is in God.
- Isaiah 12:2Behold, God is my salvation! I will trust and will not be afraid. For the Lord Adonai is my strength and my song. He also has become my salvation.”
- Isaiah 26:4Trust in Adonai forever, for the Lord Adonai is a Rock of ages.
- Jeremiah 17:7Blessed is the one who trusts in Adonai, whose confidence is in Adonai.
- 1 Peter 1:21Through Him you are believers in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your trust 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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