Pro 22:20 | TNotes | STEP | 22:20 thirty sayings: Early scribes noticed that the Hebrew word for thirty has been written in an unusual form ( shlshwm ) rather than the usual form ( shlyshym ). All the early translations of the Old Testament (e.g., Greek Septuagint, Latin Vulgate, Syriac Peshitta) read it as thirty . Nonetheless, some prefer to translate the word as excellent sayings.

‏ Proverbs 22:20

22:20 ^a thirty sayings: Early scribes noticed that the Hebrew word for thirty has been written in an unusual form (shlshwm) rather than the usual form (shlyshym). All the early translations of the Old Testament (e.g., Greek Septuagint, Latin Vulgate, Syriac Peshitta) read it as thirty. Nonetheless, some prefer to translate the word as excellent sayings.