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Good News Translation

Proverbs 22:21

and will teach you what the truth really is. Then when you are sent to find it out, you will bring back the right answer.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Instruction;   Wisdom;   Word of God;  

Dictionaries:

- Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Pardon;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Israel, History of;   Proverbs, Book of;   Wisdom and Wise Men;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Proverb;   Proverbs, Book of;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Prov'erbs, Book of;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Proverbs, Book of;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
in order to teach you true and reliable words,so that you may give a dependable reportto those who sent you?
Hebrew Names Version
To teach you truth, reliable words, To give sound answers to the ones who sent you?
King James Version
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?
English Standard Version
to make you know what is right and true, that you may give a true answer to those who sent you?
New American Standard Bible
To make you know the certainty of the words of truth, So that you may correctly answer him who sent you?
New Century Version
I am teaching you true and reliable words so that you can give true answers to anyone who asks.
Amplified Bible
To let you know the certainty of the words of truth, That you may give a correct answer to him who sent you?
World English Bible
To teach you truth, reliable words, To give sound answers to the ones who sent you?
Geneva Bible (1587)
That I might shewe thee the assurance of the wordes of trueth to answere the wordes of trueth to them that sende to thee?
Legacy Standard Bible
To make you know the veracity of the words of truthThat you may respond with the words of truth to him who sent you?
Berean Standard Bible
to show you true and reliable words, so that you can give sound answers to those who sent you?
Contemporary English Version
You can trust them completely to give you the right words for those in charge of you.
Complete Jewish Bible
so you will know that these sayings are certainly true and bring back true sayings to him who sent you.
Darby Translation
that I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest carry back words of truth to them that send thee?
Easy-to-Read Version
They will teach you things that you can know for sure to be true. Then you can give good answers to the one who sent you.
George Lamsa Translation
That I might make you know counsel and knowledge and peace and the words of truth; so that you could answer words of truth to him who might send to you.
Lexham English Bible
In order to show you what is right—sayings of truth— in order to return a true saying to him who sent you.
Literal Translation
to cause you to know the certainty of the words of truth, to return the words of truth to those who send to you?
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
yt I might shewe ye the treuth and that thou wt the verite mightest answere them yt laye eny thinge against ye?
American Standard Version
To make thee know the certainty of the words of truth, That thou mayest carry back words of truth to them that send thee?
Bible in Basic English
To make you see how certain are true words, so that you may give a true answer to those who put questions to you?
JPS Old Testament (1917)
That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth, that thou mightest bring back words of truth to them that send thee?
King James Version (1611)
That I might make thee knowe the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answere the words of trueth to them that send vnto thee?
Bishop's Bible (1568)
That I might make thee knowe the trueth, that thou with the veritie mightest aunswere them that sende vnto thee?
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
I therefore teach thee truth, and knowledge good to hear; that thou mayest answer words of truth to them that question thee.
English Revised Version
To make thee know the certainty of the words of truth, that thou mayest carry back words of truth to them that send thee?
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
that Y schulde schewe to thee the sadnesse and spechis of trewthe; to answere of these thingis to hem, that senten thee.
Update Bible Version
To make you know the certainty of the words of truth, That you may carry back words of truth to those that send you?
Webster's Bible Translation
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 to thee?
New English Translation
to show you true and reliable words, so that you may give accurate answers to those who sent you?
New King James Version
That 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?
New Living Translation
In this way, you may know the truth and take an accurate report to those who sent you.
New Life Bible
to show you that the words of truth are sure, so you may give a true answer to him who sent you?
New Revised Standard
to show you what is right and true, so that you may give a true answer to those who sent you?
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
To cause thee to know the meaning of faithful sayings, that thou mayest give back faithful sayings to them who ask thee.
Douay-Rheims Bible
That I might shew thee the certainty, and the words of truth, to answer out of these to them that sent thee.
Revised Standard Version
to show you what is right and true, that you may give a true answer to those who sent you?
Young's Literal Translation
To cause thee to know the certainty of sayings of truth, To return sayings of truth to those sending thee.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
To make you know the certainty of the words of truth That you may correctly answer him who sent you?

Contextual Overview

17 Listen, and I will teach you what the wise have said. Study their teachings, 18 and you will be glad if you remember them and can quote them. 19 I want you to put your trust in the Lord ; that is why I am going to tell them to you now. 20 I have written down thirty sayings for you. They contain knowledge and good advice, 21 and will teach you what the truth really is. Then when you are sent to find it out, you will bring back the right answer.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

I: Luke 1:3, Luke 1:4, John 20:31, 1 John 5:13

answer: 1 Peter 3:15

them that send unto thee: or, those that send thee

Reciprocal: Job 36:4 - in Psalms 49:3 - mouth Proverbs 4:2 - good Proverbs 8:6 - for Proverbs 18:20 - General Daniel 11:2 - will I

Cross-References

Genesis 22:1
Some time later God tested Abraham; he called to him, "Abraham!" And Abraham answered, "Yes, here I am!"
Genesis 22:12
"Don't hurt the boy or do anything to him," he said. "Now I know that you honor and obey God, because you have not kept back your only son from him."
Genesis 24:10
The servant, who was in charge of Abraham's property, took ten of his master's camels and went to the city where Nahor had lived in northern Mesopotamia.
Numbers 23:7
Balaam uttered this prophecy: "Balak king of Moab has brought me From Syria, from the eastern mountains. ‘Come speak for me,' he said. ‘Put a curse on the people of Israel.'
Job 1:1
There was a man named Job, living in the land of Uz, who worshiped God and was faithful to him. He was a good man, careful not to do anything evil.
Job 32:2
But a bystander named Elihu could not control his anger any longer, because Job was justifying himself and blaming God. (Elihu was the son of Barakel, a descendant of Buz, and belonged to the clan of Ram.)

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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 their being written in the word, and made known in the ministry of it;

that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee; or, "return" e them to those that send to know what are the words of truth; that inquire concerning them with meekness and fear, and to whom a reason of the hope is to be given; as such are capable of, who have had the certainty of these words made known unto them, or who have been assured of the truth of them: and so Jarchi interprets it, to them that ask of thee instruction; as if it was written, as Lyra says it should, לשואליך, "to them that inquire of thee". It may be rendered, "to them that send thee" f; to search for those things, and get the knowledge of them, in order to communicate them, which, when obtained, may be done. Unless God, Father, Son, and Spirit, should be intended, who are concerned in the sending of ministers to preach the Gospel to men; to whom they are to return an account of the words of truth, and of their dispensation of them to the souls of men; which when faithfully done, and success, they give up their account with joy, and not with grief.

e להשיב. f לשלחיך "qui miserunt te", V. L. "mittentibus te", Pagninus, Montanus, Gejerus, Michaelis, so Aben Ezra; "missoribus tui", Schultens.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

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 of the words of truth.

VI. What we know ourselves to be true, and of infinite importance to the welfare of men in general, we should carefully proclaim and witness, that they also may believe.

That thou mightest answer the words of truth

1. When the doctrine of salvation is preached, there will be many inquirers. What is this doctrine? Have any persons received these blessings-the remission of sins, witness of the Holy Spirit, purification of the heart, c., &c.? Who are they? What are the collateral arguments that prove these things, and show us that you have not misapprehended the meaning of these Scriptures?

2. Inquiries of this kind should meet with the speediest and most distinct answers and the doctrines of truth should be supported and illustrated with the words of truth. "That thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee."


 
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