Proverbs 22:18
It will be good to ◄keep these things in your minds/always remember them►, because if you do that, you will be able to quote/recite them to others.
Translation for Translators
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
17Now listen [MTY] to what wise people have said; think carefully about what I am teaching you.
19I want you to trust in Yahweh, and that is the reason that I am telling them to you, now.
Cross References
Psalms 19:10The things that God has decided are more valuable than gold, even the finest/purest gold. They are sweeter than honey that drips from honeycombs.
Psalms 119:103When I read your words, they are like [MET] sweet things that I taste/eat, yes, they are even sweeter than honey.
Psalms 119:162I am happy about ◄your words/what you have promised to do for me►, as happy as someone who has found a great treasure.
Proverbs 2:10because you will be wise in your inner being; and knowing what God wants you to know will cause you to be joyful.
Proverbs 4:20My son, pay attention to what I am saying. Listen to my words carefully.
Proverbs 8:6Listen to me, because I have some excellent/important things to say. What I say is what is fair/right.
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 →