New King James Version
Proverbs 22:18
18For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you; Let them all be fixed upon your lips,
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 Living Translation (NLT)For it is good to keep these sayings in your heart and always ready on your lips.
Context of Proverbs 22:18
16He who oppresses the poor to increase his riches, And he who gives to the rich, will surely come to poverty. 17Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise, And apply your heart to my knowledge; For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you; Let them all be fixed upon your lips, 19So that your trust may be in the Lord; I have instructed you today, even you. 20Have I not written to you excellent things Of counsels and knowledge,
Read all of Proverbs 22Proverbs 22:18 word by word
כִּֽי־נָ֭עִים כִּֽי־תִשְׁמְרֵ֣ם בְּבִטְנֶ֑ךָ יִכֹּ֥נוּ יַ֝חְדָּ֗ו עַל־שְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 22:18
- Proverbs 2:10When wisdom enters your heart, And knowledge is pleasant to your soul,
- Proverbs 3:17Her ways are ways of pleasantness, And all her paths are peace.
- Proverbs 24:13My son, eat honey because it is good, And the honeycomb which is sweet to your taste;
- Psalms 19:10More to be desired are they than gold, Yea, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
- Psalms 119:103How sweet are Your words to my taste, Sweeter than honey to my mouth!
- Jeremiah 15:16Your words were found, and I ate them, And Your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart; For I am called by Your name, O Lord God of hosts.
- Job 32:18For I am full of words; The spirit within me compels me.
- John 7:38He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.”
- Proverbs 8:6Listen, for I will speak of excellent things, And from the opening of my lips will come right things;
- Proverbs 10:13Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has understanding, But a rod is for the back of him who is devoid of understanding.
- Proverbs 15:7The lips of the wise disperse knowledge, But the heart of the fool does not do so.
- Proverbs 16:21The wise in heart will be called prudent, And sweetness of the lips increases learning.
- Proverbs 25:11A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold In settings of silver.
- Psalms 119:13With my lips I have declared All the judgments of Your mouth.
- Malachi 2:7“For the lips of a priest should keep knowledge, And people should seek the law from his mouth; For he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts.
- Hebrews 13:15Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to 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
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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
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