Proverbs 22:18

Proverbs 22:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.
• New International Version (NIV)for it is pleasing when you keep them in your heart and have all of them ready on your lips.
• English Standard Version (ESV)for it will be pleasant if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you; Let them all be fixed upon your lips,

Context of Proverbs 22:18

16Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich will surely lead to poverty. 17Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise— apply your mind to my knowledge— for it is pleasing when you keep them within you and they are constantly on your lips. 19So that your trust may be in the LORD, I instruct you today—yes, you. 20Have I not written for you thirty sayings about counsel and knowledge,

Proverbs 22:18 word by word

כִּֽי־נָ֭עִים כִּֽי־תִשְׁמְרֵ֣ם בְּבִטְנֶ֑ךָ יִכֹּ֥נוּ יַ֝חְדָּ֗ו עַל־שְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear

• forכִּיkîy · forH3588
• it is pleasingנָעִיםnâ‛îym · pleasantH5273
• you keep themשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: guardH8104
• within youבֶּ֫טֶןbeţen · belly: bodyH990
• within youכּוּןkûn · to establish: prepareH3559
• and they are constantlyיָחְדָּוyachad · togetherH3162
• onעַל‛al · uponH5921
• your lipsשָׂפָהώâphâh ώepheth · lipsH8193

Cross-references for Proverbs 22:18

• Proverbs 2:10For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will delight your soul.
• Proverbs 3:17All her ways are pleasant, and all her paths are peaceful.
• Proverbs 24:13Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste.
• Psalms 19:10They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb.
• Psalms 119:103How sweet are Your words to my taste— sweeter than honey in my mouth!
• Jeremiah 15:16Your words were found, and I ate them. Your words became my joy and my heart’s delight. For I bear Your name, O LORD God of Hosts.
• Job 32:18For I am full of words, and my spirit within me compels me.
• John 7:38Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’”
• Proverbs 8:6Listen, for I speak of noble things, and the opening of my lips will reveal right.
• Proverbs 10:13Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks judgment.
• Proverbs 15:7The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the hearts of fools.
• Proverbs 16:21The wise in heart are called discerning, and pleasant speech promotes instruction.
• Proverbs 25:11A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.
• Psalms 119:13With my lips I proclaim all the judgments of Your mouth.
• Malachi 2:7For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the LORD of Hosts.
• Hebrews 13:15Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name.

Commentaries on Proverbs 22:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee - II. The pleasure and profit which may be derived from an attentive hearing. They should be laid up in the heart-stored, treasured up within thee. This will yield high satisfaction and happiness to the soul: "For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee." 3. The man who thus attends to the teachings of wisdom shall gain an experimental knowledge of them, so as to be able to speak of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18What is “pleasant” in the sight of God and man is the union of two things, belief passing into profession, profession resting on belief.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-21Verses 17-21 To these words, to this knowledge, the ear must be bowed down, and the heart applied by faith and love. To live a life of delight in God and dependence on him, is the foundation of all practical religion. The way to know the certainty of the word of truth, is to make conscience of our duty.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-21Like the prologue in the book of Proverbs (Proverbs 1:2–7) and the introductions to the individual discourses (see Proverbs 1:8–9; 2:1–11), this section starts by encouraging listening. This wisdom goes beyond practical advice; it aims to inspire trust in the Lord.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. These lessons must be laid up in the mind, and fitted--or better, "fixed" in the lips so as to be ever ready.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 22:18

• Instruction
• Wisdom

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Commentaries on Proverbs 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings