Proverbs 22:19 (DBY)

Passage

That thy confidence may be in Jehovah, I have made [them] known to thee this day, even to thee.

Nearby Context

Proverbs 22:17 Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart unto my knowledge.

Proverbs 22:18 For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee: they shall be together fitted on thy lips.

Proverbs 22:19 That thy confidence may be in Jehovah, I have made [them] known to thee this day, even to thee.

Proverbs 22:20 Have not I written to thee excellent things, in counsels and knowledge,

Proverbs 22:21 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?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "confidence", "jehovah", "known", "thee", and "even". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "confidence" and "jehovah", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "For it is a pleasant thing if..." into verse 20's "Have not I written to thee excellent...", so "confidence" and "jehovah" belong inside that flow. In Proverbs context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "confidence" and "jehovah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.