Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.
Holman Bible
and if
International Standard Version
for it is pleasant when you treasure them within you and have them ready on your lips.
A Conservative Version
For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee, if they be established together upon thy lips.
American Standard Version
For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee, If they be established together upon thy lips.
Amplified
For it will be pleasant if you keep them in mind [incorporating them as guiding principles];
Let them be ready on your lips [to guide and strengthen yourself and others].
Bible in Basic English
For it is a delight to keep them in your heart, to have them ready on your lips.
Darby Translation
For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee: they shall be together fitted on thy lips.
Julia Smith Translation
For pleasant things if thou shalt watch them in thy belly; they shall be prepared together for thy lips.
King James 2000
For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you; they shall all be fitted on your lips.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For [it is] pleasant if you guard them {within you}; together they will be ready upon your lips.
Modern King James verseion
For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you; they shall all be fitted in your lips,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
for it is a pleasant thing if thou keep it in thine heart, and practice it in thy mouth -
NET Bible
For it is pleasing if you keep these sayings within you, and they are ready on your lips.
New Heart English Bible
For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips.
The Emphasized Bible
For sweet shall they be, when thou shalt keep them in thine inmost mind, they shall fit well together, upon thy lips.
Webster
For it is a pleasant thing if thou keepest them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.
World English Bible
For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips.
Youngs Literal Translation
For they are pleasant when thou dost keep them in thy heart, They are prepared together for thy lips.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 22:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
Words Of The Wise
17
Incline your ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my knowledge,
18
Phrases
Cross References
Proverbs 2:10
for wisdom will come into your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul;
Job 32:18-19
For I am full of words; the spirit within me constrains me.
Psalm 19:10
More to be desired are they than gold, even much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb.
Psalm 119:13
With my lips I declare all the rules of your mouth.
Psalm 119:103
How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
Psalm 119:111
Your testimonies are my heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart.
Psalm 119:162
I rejoice at your word like one who finds great spoil.
Psalm 119:171
My lips will pour forth praise, for you teach me your statutes.
Proverbs 3:17
Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
Proverbs 8:6
Hear, for I will speak noble things, and from my lips will come what is right,
Proverbs 10:13
On the lips of him who has understanding, wisdom is found, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks sense.
Proverbs 10:21
The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of sense.
Proverbs 15:7
The lips of the wise spread knowledge; not so the hearts of fools.
Proverbs 16:21
The wise of heart is called discerning, and sweetness of speech increases persuasiveness.
Proverbs 24:13-14
My son, eat honey, for it is good, and the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste.
Proverbs 25:11
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver.
Jeremiah 15:16
Your words were found, and I ate them, and your words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart, for I am called by your name, O LORD, God of hosts.
Malachi 2:7
For the lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.
John 7:38
Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, 'Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.'"
Hebrews 13:15
Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.