Proverbs 22:20 (YLT)

Passage

Have I not written to thee three times With counsels and knowledge?

Nearby Context

Proverbs 22:18 For they are pleasant when thou dost keep them in thy heart, They are prepared together for thy lips.

Proverbs 22:19 That thy trust may be in Jehovah, I caused thee to know to-day, even thou.

Proverbs 22:20 Have I not written to thee three times With counsels and knowledge?

Proverbs 22:21 To cause thee to know the certainty of sayings of truth, To return sayings of truth to those sending thee.

Proverbs 22:22 Rob not the poor because he <FI>is<Fi> poor, And bruise not the afflicted in the gate.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "written", "thee", "three", "times", "counsels", and "knowledge". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "written" and "thee", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 19's "That thy trust may be in Jehovah..." into verse 21's "To cause thee to know the certainty...", so "written" and "thee" 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 "written" and "thee" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.