Proverbs 22:20

Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge, HAVE NOT I WRITTEN TO THEE EXCELLENT THINGS IN COUNSELS AND KNOWLEDGE. For the Qeri' [ shaaliyshiym (H7991)], "excellent things," the Kethibh reads [ shilshowm (H8032)], 'long ago'-literally, the day before yesterday; but this Hebrew word is never used without 'yesterday' ( tªmowl (H8543)) preceding. Proverbs 8:6, "Excellent (princely) things," corresponds to the English version: Hebrew, nªgiydiym (H5057). Shalishim are properly a class of military principal leaders. The Chaldaic Septuag...

EXCELLENT THINGS - A meaning of the word derived from “the third,” i. e., “the chief of three warriors in a chariot” (compareExodus 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 “three times” or “threefold form” being referred either to the Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, the Song of Solomon, or to the division of the Old Testament into the Law, the prophets, and the Hagiographa....

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 the Hebrew, which is simply שֵׁם (_shem_)_, _"name." But this word carried with it the notion of good repute, as in Ecclesiastes 7:1; for being well known implied honour and reputation, while being nameless (Job 30:8) signified not only obscurity, but ignominy and discredit. Hence the versions have ὄνομα καλόν_, nomen bonum, _and Ecclesiasticus 41:12, "Have regard to thy name (περὶ ὀνόματος)_, _for that shall continue with thee above a thousan

HAVE NOT I WRITTEN TO THEE EXCELLENT THINGS,.... In the Scriptures. Some render it, "three things" c; and think that Solomon refers to the three divisions of the Scriptures among the Jews, the law, the prophets, and holy writings; so Jarchi; but some of those writings then were not: or to the three books wrote by him; the Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs. Others render it, "in a threefold way" d, as the Targum and several versions; that is, in various ways, in different forms and styles, in order the better to inform and instruct. But it is best, with Kimchi, Gersom, and Ben Melech, to render it, "excellent things", as we do; such are the truths of the Gospel; they are more excellent than those that are only known by the light of nature, or by the law of Moses: such as suspect the love and grace of God; the person and offices of Christ; peace, pardon, righteousness, atonement, l...

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 honorable than the poor man who has a name and good reputation. In Ecclesiastes, Solomon says: “A good name is better than precious ointment” Ecclesiastes 7:11). The third verse has a wise message: “The prudent man foreseeth the evil and hideth himself, but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.” The Lord has revealed in His Word the evil which is in store for the sinner and the impenitent. He also has prepared a hiding place, an ark of safety, in His Son, our Lord. The prudent believeth the Word and flees to the refuge; the simple, the unbelieving, pass on and suffer for it when the evil comes. Humility and the fear of the Lord has a reward, while thorns and snares are in the way of the

FIRST DIVISION, PROVERBS 22:17 TO PROVERBS 24:22. Proverbs 22:17. This collection of sayings of the wise (Proverbs 22:17) is prefaced by a short _introduction exhorting_ the pupil, as is Proverbs 22:1, to study them. The author is apparently addressing a pupil or envoy, and states that he has written down these sayings that his pupil may trust in the Lord and may take back words of truth to them that sent him. Proverbs 22:2

TO THEE. for thee. See the Structure (p. 891). EXCELLENT THINGS. Hebrew margin reads "formerly", or "before". IN. With....

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, Proverbs 22:22 to Proverbs 24:22. 17 21. This short paragraph is at once a conclusion and an introduction, a pause in the continuous teaching of the same Teacher, in which he sums up what had gone before, and opens the way for further instruction. In our present Hebrew text there is no break between the 16th and 17th verses of this chapter, but the

HAVE NOT I WRITTEN TO THEE EXCELLENT THINGS— Many of the ancient versions read _threefold things,_ in which they are followed by Schultens and Grotius. The Jews distinguished philosophy under three branches; morality, physics, and divinity. Solomon wrote in all these branches, as appears from 1 Kings 4 but most of his writings are lost. This and the book of Ecclesiastes contain what he wrote in morality or ethics. His discourses on plants and animals relate to physics, and the Canticles belong to allegorical divinity. I should rather, however, understand the word according to our version; or, more properly, "Words fit for a prince to speak, and the best men in the world to hear, and therefore truly excellent." See Patrick and Calmet....

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 the words of the treacherous man. 13. The sluggard saith, There is a lion without; I shall be slain in the streets. 14. The mouth of strange women is a deep pit; He that is abhorred of Jehovah shall fall therein. 15. Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; But the rod of correction shall drive it far from him. 16. He that oppresseth the poor to increase his gain, And he that giveth to the rich, shall only come to want. 17 Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, And apply thy heart unto my knowledge. 18. For it is a pleasant thing i