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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 22:21 - Truth
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?
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| That I might make thee know | H3045 | יָדַע |
[Verb] to 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.) |
| the certainty | H7189 | קֹשֶׁט |
[Noun Masculine] equity (as evenly {weighed }) that {is} reality |
| of the words | H561 | אֵמֶר |
[Noun Masculine] something said |
| of truth | H571 | אֶמֶת |
[Noun Feminine] stability; figuratively {certainty} {truth } trustworthiness |
| that thou mightest answer | H7725 | שׁוּב |
[Verb] to 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 adverbially again |
| the words | H561 | אֵמֶר |
[Noun Masculine] something said |
| of truth | H571 | אֶמֶת |
[Noun Feminine] stability; figuratively {certainty} {truth } trustworthiness |
| to them that send | H7971 | שָׁלַח |
[Verb] to send {away} {for} or out (in a great variety of applications) |
| unto thee |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.