Proverbs 22:17-21

Words of the Wise

17 Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise; you shall apply your heart to my teaching.

18 For [it is] pleasant if you guard them {within you}; together they will be ready upon your lips.

19 [In order] for your trust to be in Yahweh, I have made [them] known to you {today}--even you.

20 Have I not written for you thirty [sayings] with admonitions and knowledge?

21 [In order] to show you what is right--sayings of truth-- [in order] to return a true saying to him who sent you.

Proverbs 22:17-21 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 10

This chapter contains an account of the queen of Sheba's visit to King Solomon to her great satisfaction, 1Ki 10:1-13, of Solomon's merchandise and riches, and the magnificence of his court, 1Ki 10:14-23, of the rich presents sent to him, and of the purchase of chariots and horses, and other things, he made, 1Ki 10:24-29.

Footnotes

• [a] Or "mind"
• [b] Literally "in your belly/womb"
• [c] Literally "the day"
• [d] Or "only"