Proverbs 22:21
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
to show you TRUE and reliable words, that you may soundly answer those who sent you?

Young's Literal Translation
To cause thee to know the certainty of sayings of truth, To return sayings of truth to those sending thee.

King James Bible
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?

Hebrew
to show you
לְהוֹדִֽיעֲךָ֗ (lə·hō·w·ḏî·‘ă·ḵā)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 3045: To know

TRUE
קֹ֭שְׁטְ (qō·šəṭ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7189: Equity, reality

and reliable
אֱמֶ֑ת (’ĕ·meṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 571: Stability, certainty, truth, trustworthiness

words,
אִמְרֵ֣י (’im·rê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 561: Something said

so that you can give
לְהָשִׁ֥יב (lə·hā·šîḇ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

sound
אֱ֝מֶ֗ת (’ĕ·meṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 571: Stability, certainty, truth, trustworthiness

answers
אֲמָרִ֥ים (’ă·mā·rîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 561: Something said

to those who sent you?
לְשֹׁלְחֶֽיךָ׃ (lə·šō·lə·ḥe·ḵā)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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