Proverbs 22:18
Which shall be beautiful for thee, if thou keep it in thy bowels, and it shall flow in thy lips:
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner, 1752)
In The King James Version
For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.
In Context
17Incline thy ear, and hear the words of the wise: and apply thy heart to my doctrine:
19That thy trust may be in the Lord, wherefore I have also shewn it to thee this day.
Cross References
Proverbs 2:10If wisdom shall enter into thy heart, and knowledge please thy soul:
Proverbs 4:20My son, hearken to my words, and incline thy ear to my sayings.
Proverbs 8:6Hear, for I will speak of great things: and my lips shall be opened to preach right things.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 22:18-22
Serious Attention Inculcated. 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, 21 That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that… Read the whole commentary →