Proverbs 22:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.”
Proverbs 22:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 22:18 in 6 Bible Translations
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Proverbs 22:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips.”
Proverbs 22:18 — World English Bible
Proverbs 22:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee, If they be established together upon thy lips. ”
Proverbs 22:18 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 22:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“For they are pleasant when thou dost keep them in thy heart, They are prepared together for thy lips.”
Proverbs 22:18 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 22:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee: they shall be together fitted on thy lips.”
Proverbs 22:18 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 22:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For it shalbe pleasant, if thou keepe them in thy bellie, and if they be directed together in thy lippes.”
Proverbs 22:18 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 22:18 in Context — Proverbs 22
16 He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.
17 Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.
18 For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.
19 That thy trust may be in the Lord, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.
20 Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,
What Does Proverbs 22:18 Mean?
Proverbs 22:18 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 22. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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