Proverbs 22:21

Answer — That thou mayst be able to give solid, and satisfactory answers.

Related Commentaries of Proverbs 22:21

Albert 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...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

First Division, Proverbs 22:17 to Proverbs 24:22 . Proverbs 22:17-21 . This collection of sayings of the wise ( Proverbs 22:17 ) is prefaced...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

words . sayings, or utterances. Hebrew. 'imrah. See App-73. send unto . inquire of. Illustration: the queen of Sheba ( 1 Kings 10 ).
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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 mig...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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? Th...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

These proverbs are very unlike the preceding in tone, and style. The author's own personality is brought distinctly into view ( Proverbs 22:17-21 ;...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

RM 'Them that send thee,' i.e. his parents. Perhaps it ought to be, 'them that ask thee' ( 1 Peter 3:15 ).
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

That thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee? — This rendering is somewhat doubtful, but seems to give the best sense t...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHANNEL 23 THE TREATMENT OF THE POOR "The rich and the needy meet together; The Lord is the maker of them all."- Proverbs 22:2 "He that hath a...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Verse Proverbs 22:2 . The question that naturally arises on reading this is, Where do they meet together? This proverb is often used as having refer...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want. Bow down thine ear, and hear the words...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire 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 writt...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

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? Ver. 21....
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

That thy trust may be in the Lord That, knowing God, and his word and promises, thou mayest cheerfully and confidently trust in him, which is the o...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

17 Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge. 18 For it is a pleasant thing if thou kee...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

That I may make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that I may teach thee, not false, or vain, or uncertain things, as the teachers of t...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 22:21 . Them that send unto thee , rather “ them that send thee .” “The senders here,” says Zöckler, “are naturally the...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 22:1 . A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches. When a man lives revered for his piety, it is better than to be feared for h...
The Biblical Illustrator

Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise. Spiritual verities I. The experimental knowledge of them is a transcendent blessing. They a...
The Biblical Illustrator

That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth. Certainties This is an age of inquiry. The ideas of the ancient world are the...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

v. 21. that I might make thee know the certainty, the strict correctness or verity, of the words of truth, that thou, equipped with this knowledg...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 John 5:13 ; 1 Peter 3:15 ; John 20:31 ; Luke 1:3 ; Luke 1:4

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?

Related Commentaries of Proverbs 22:21

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Proverbs 22:21