Proverbs 22:21

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 TRUTH. The words of Scripture are: (1) certain, and not at all ambiguous or equivocal (like the pagan oracles); (2) full of truth, and therefore full of salutary power. THAT THOU MIGHTEST ANSWER THE WORDS OF TRUTH TO THEM THAT SEND UNTO THEE? - to consult thee. One experimentally taught in Scripture becomes a kind of oracle whom others may consult in difficulties. But Gejer, after the Vulgate, Chaldaic, and Syriac, translates, 'to them that send thee'-namely, to thy superiors who send thee on any mission. So the Hebrew (; ;...

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. 3) Are truly _fulfilled_ to all that believe. 2. These words of truth are certain, קשט _koshet_, they are not of dubious or difficult interpretation; they _point directly_ to the great end for which God gave them; they _promise_, and they are _fulfilled_. He who pleads them by faith, receives their _accomplishment_ in the spirit and power of Divine love. The Scriptures, as far as they concern the salvation of the soul, are to be _experimentally_ understood; and, by this experimental knowledge, every believer has the _witness in himself_, and knows the _certainty_

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....

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

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 truth; the subject matter of which is Christ, who is the truth, and which the Spirit of truth leads into: there is a "certainty" in these; they are in the sure word of prophecy; are contained in the inspired and infallible word of God, and are no other than the Gospel of God; nothing is more sure than that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God, and truly and properly God; and that salvation is alone by him; and that whoever believes in him shall be saved; with many other things, which ministers of the word should affirm with boldness and assurance; and which others may come to a certain knowledge of, even to the riches of a full assurance of understanding; and which is the end of the...

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

WORDS. sayings, or utterances. Hebrew. _'imrah._ See App-73. SEND UNTO. inquire of. Illustration: the queen of Sheba (1 Kings 10)....

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

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