King James Version
Proverbs 22:20 in the King James Version says “Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 22 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,”
Proverbs 22:20 · KJV
For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips. within: Heb. in thy belly
That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee. even: or, trust thou also
Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,
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? to them: or, to those that send thee?
Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“Have not I written”
H3789to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)
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