Proverbs 22:17-21

17 ¹Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise, And apply your mind to my knowledge;

18 For it will be ²pleasant if you keep them within you, That they may be ready on your lips.

19 So that your ³trust may be in the LORD, I have taught you today, even you.

20 Have I not written to you ⁴excellent things Of counsels and knowledge,

21 To make you ⁵know the certainty of the words of truth That you may ⁶correctly answer 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.

Cross References

• 1. Proverbs 5:1
• 2. Proverbs 2:10
• 3. Proverbs 3:5
• 4. Proverbs 8:6
• 5. Luke 1:3, 4
• 6. Proverbs 25:13; 1 Peter 3:15

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "They together"
• [b]. Lit "made you know"
• [c]. Or "previous"
• [d]. Lit "truth"
• [e]. Lit "return to words of truth"