King James Version

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?

Study

Hebrew

Tap a word to see its meaning. Words run left to right in English reading order.

לְהוֹדִֽיעֲךָ֗lehodiakhato knowיָדַעpreposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to know”, the to-form of the verbH3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with…קֹ֭שְׁטְqoshetetruthקֹשֶׁטnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “truth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7189equity (as evenly weighed), i.e. realitytruth.אִמְרֵ֣יimreanswerאֵמֶרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “answer”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH561something saidanswer, [idiom] appointed unto him, saying, speech, word.אֱמֶ֑תemetassuredאֶמֶתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “assured”, the ordinary formH571stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthinessassured(-ly), establishment, faithful, right, sure, true (-ly, -th), verity.לְהָשִׁ֥יבlehashivto againשׁוּבpreposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct — “to again”, the to-form of the verbH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…אֲמָרִ֥יםamarimanswerאֵמֶרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “answer”, the ordinary formH561something saidanswer, [idiom] appointed unto him, saying, speech, word.אֱ֝מֶ֗תemetassuredאֶמֶתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “assured”, the ordinary formH571stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthinessassured(-ly), establishment, faithful, right, sure, true (-ly, -th), verity.לְשֹׁלְחֶֽיךָlesholecheykhato sendשָׁלַחpreposition, verb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to send”, a verb used as a describing wordH7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, ou…

Jewish translation (JPS 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?

Compare Public-Domain Translations

The King James Version remains the text of this page and the canonical URL.

American Standard Version (1901)

To make thee know the certainty of the words of truth, That thou mayest carry back words of truth to them that send thee?

Young’s Literal Translation

To cause thee to know the certainty of sayings of truth, To return sayings of truth to those sending thee.

World English Bible

To teach you truth, reliable words, to give sound answers to the ones 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?

Douay-Rheims

That I might shew thee the certainty, and the words of truth, to answer out of these to them that sent thee.

Jewish Publication Society (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?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

I therefore teach thee truth, and knowledge good to hear; that thou mayest answer words of truth to them that question thee.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Διδάσκω οὖν σε ἀληθῆ λόγον, καὶ γνῶσιν ἀγαθὴν ὑπακούειν, τοῦ ἀποκρίνεσθαί σε λόγους ἀληθείας τοῖς προβαλλομένοις σοι.