Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary
Proverbs 22:21
To them that send unto thee - Better as in the margin; compare Proverbs 10:26. The man who has learned the certainty of the words of truth will learn to observe it in all that men commit to him.
To them that send unto thee - Better as in the margin; compare Proverbs 10:26. The man who has learned the certainty of the words of truth will learn to observe it in all that men commit to him.
Verse Proverbs 22:21. _THAT I MIGHT MAKE THEE KNOW THE CERTAINTY OF THE WORDS_ _OF TRUTH_] 1. These are words or doctrines of _truth_: 1) They are true in themselves. 2) Come from the God of truth....
CHAPTER 22 INSTRUCTIONS CONTINUED Better than great riches, better than silver and gold is a name and loving favor. If a person has riches and a bad name and is not well thought of, he is less honorab...
FIRST DIVISION, PROVERBS 22:17 TO PROVERBS 24:22. Proverbs 22:17. This collection of sayings of the wise (Proverbs 22:17
WORDS. sayings, or utterances. Hebrew. _'imrah._ See App-73. SEND UNTO. inquire of. Illustration: the queen of Sheba (1 Kings 10)....
_send_unto _thee_ Rather, SEND THEE, with A.V. marg. and R.V. The verse is well rendered in the Rel. Tract. Society's Annotated Bible: "To teach thee truth, even words of faithfulness; That thou ma...
III. Second Collection of Proverbs Chap. Proverbs 22:17 to Proverbs 24:22 A short Preface or Introduction, Proverbs 22:17-21. The body of the Collection,...
TEXT Proverbs 22:11-21 11. He that loveth pureness of heart, For the grace of his lips the king will be his friend. 12. The eyes of Jehovah preserve him that hath knowledge; But he overthroweth...
That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee? THAT I MIGHT MAKE THEE KNOW THE CERTAINTY OF THE WORDS OF...
RM 'Them that send thee,' i.e. his parents. Perhaps it ought to be, 'them that ask thee' (1 Peter 3:15)....
These proverbs are very unlike the preceding in tone, and style. The author's own personality is brought distinctly into view (Proverbs 22:17; Proverbs 23:15); he had a high opinion of the value of hi...
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 22 V1 It is better to be a responsible person than to have great wealth. It is better that people trust you than for you to receive silver and...
Wise lessons are valuable. And they are important. We need to study these lessons. We should learn them. These lessons teach us how we should live. And they will teach us how to answer other people’s...
THAT THOU MIGHTEST ANSWER THE WORDS OF TRUTH TO THEM THAT SEND UNTO THEE? — This rendering is somewhat doubtful, but seems to give the best sense to the passage. The scholar is to be instructed not fo...
לְ הֹודִֽיעֲךָ֗ קֹ֖שְׁטְ אִמְרֵ֣י אֱמֶ֑ת לְ ה
CHANNEL 23 THE TREATMENT OF THE POOR "The rich and the needy meet together; The Lord is the maker of them all."- Proverbs 22:2 "He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed, for he giveth of his b...
Verse Proverbs 22:2. The question that naturally arises on reading this is, Where do they meet together? This proverb is often used as having reference to the sanctuary or house of prayer; but a very...
_Sent. Septuagint, "are sent to thee." Thou mayst become a teacher, (Haydock) or give satisfaction to thy parents, who have sent thee to my school. (Calmet)_...
He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want. Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowled...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 THROUGH 31. In chapter 10 begin the details which teach those who give ear how to avoid the snares into which the simple might fall, the path to be followe...
THAT I MIGHT MAKE THEE KNOW THE CERTAINTY OF THE WORDS OF TRUTH,.... Such are the doctrines of the Gospel; they are "the words of truth"; are written in the Scriptures of truth; come from the God of t...
That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee? Ver. 21. _That I might make thee know the certainty._] And s...
_That thy trust may be in the Lord_ That, knowing God, and his word and promises, thou mayest cheerfully and confidently trust in him, which is the only way to thy safety and happiness. _I have made k...
V. 21. THAT I MIGHT MAKE THEE KNOW THE CERTAINTY, the strict correctness or verity, OF THE WORDS OF TRUTH, THAT THOU, equipped with this knowledge, MIGHTEST ANSWER THE WORDS OF TRUTH TO THEM THAT SEND...
TO THEM THAT SEND UNTO THEE? OR, TO THOSE THAT SEND THEE...
THAT I MAY MAKE THEE KNOW THE CERTAINTY OF THE WORDS OF TRUTH; that I may teach thee, not false, or vain, or uncertain things, as the teachers of the heathen nations do, but the true and infallible or...
Proverbs 22:21 know H3045 (H8687) certainty H7189 words H561 truth H571 answer H7725 (H8687) words H561 truth...
CONTENTS: Warnings and instructions. CHARACTERS: God, Solomon. CONCLUSION: Those who walk humbly with God in obedience to the commands of His Word and in submission to the disposals of His providenc...
Proverbs 22:1. _A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches._ When a man lives revered for his piety, it is better than to be feared for his power. Proverbs 22:2. _The rich and the poor meet...
_That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth._ CERTAINTIES This is an age of inquiry. The ideas of the ancient world are the ideas of the childhood of the race. The Bible is a hum...
_Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise._ SPIRITUAL VERITIES I. The experimental knowledge of them is a transcendent blessing. They are “excellent things” in themselves--things that reve...
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 22:17 The Thirty Sayings of “the Wise.” This section easily divides into 30 distinct teachings, as indicated in Proverbs 22:20. These
CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 22:21. THEM THAT SEND UNTO THEE, rather “_them that send thee_.” “The senders here,” says Zöckler, “are naturally the parents, who have sent their son to the teacher of wisd...
EXPOSITION PROVERBS 22:1 A GOOD NAME IS RATHER TO BE CHOSEN THAN GREAT RICHES. It will be observed that "good" in the Authorized Version is in italics, showing that the epithet is not expressed in th...
A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favor rather than silver and gold (Proverbs 22:1). The good name, so important, so valuable. Good reputation, so important. "Rather to...
1 John 5:13; 1 Peter 3:15; John 20:31; Luke 1:3; Luke 1:4...
Answer — That thou mayst be able to give solid, and satisfactory answers....