18For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee: they shall be together fitted on thy lips.


In Context

15 Folly is bound in the heart of a child; the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

16 He that oppresseth the poor, it is to enrich him; he that giveth to the rich, bringeth only to want.

17 Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart unto my knowledge.

18 For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee: they shall be together fitted on thy lips.

19 That thy confidence may be in Jehovah, I have made them known to thee this day, even to thee.

20 Have not I written to thee excellent things, in counsels and knowledge,

Proverbs 22:18 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:18For [it is] a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

22:18for it is pleasing when you keep them in your heart and have all of them ready on your lips.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

22:18Which shall be beautiful for thee, if thou keep it in thy bowels, and it shall flow in thy lips:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

22:18For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee, If they be established together upon thy lips.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

22:18For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee, if they be established together upon thy lips.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:18For it is a pleasant thing if thou keepest them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:18For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

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

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:18For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you; they shall with be fitted in your lips.