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Proverbs 22:19

So that your trust may be in the LORD, I instruct you today—yes, you.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The author addresses a student directly, emphasizing personal reception of wisdom within a larger collection of instructional sayings. This moment occurs immediately after noting that keeping these words internally and vocalizing them brings pleasure.

The words — The Hebrew מִבְטַחֶךָ (mivtaChekha) translates literally to "your trust" or "your confidence." Paired with בַּיהוָה (baYahweh), it literally reads "in Yahweh," anchoring the object of that confidence.

The thread — The command to anchor confidence in God appears in Psalm 62:8, which directs people to pour out their hearts to Him as a refuge. It also parallels Proverbs 3:5, which pairs wholehearted trust in the LORD with a rejection of personal understanding.

Why it lands — The text requires immediate, personal reliance on divine guidance rather than human reasoning. It asks the reader to internalize the instruction and let it govern daily speech and decisions.

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The Hebrew words

לִהְי֣וֹתli/h.Yotto/ beבַּ֭יהוָהba./Yah.wehin/ Yahwehמִבְטַחֶ֑ךָmiv.ta.Che./khatrust/ yourהוֹדַעְתִּ֖יךָho.da'.Ti./khaI teach/ youהַיּ֣וֹםhai./Yomthis/ dayאַף־'af-evenאָֽתָּה׃'A.tahyou

King James Version

That thy trust may be in the Lord, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.

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