Proverbs 22:18 · KJV
“For {it is} a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips. {within...: Heb. in thy belly}”
— Proverbs 22:18
Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.
That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee. {even...: or, trust thou also}
Proverbs 22 — Context
He that oppresseth the poor to increase his {riches, and} he that giveth to the rich, {shall} surely {come} to want.
17Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.
18For {it is} a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips. {within...: Heb. in thy belly}
19That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee. {even...: or, trust thou also}
20Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,
Cross References
Jeremiah 15:16
Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts. {I am...: Heb. thy name is called upon me}
Proverbs 8:6
Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips {shall be} right things.
Proverbs 2:10
When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;
Proverbs 15:7
The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish {doeth} not so.
John 7:38
He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
Proverbs 10:21
The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom. {of wisdom: Heb. of heart}
Psalms 119:103
How sweet are thy words unto my taste! {yea, sweeter} than honey to my mouth! {taste: Heb. palate}
Psalms 19:10
More to be desired {are they} than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. {the honeycomb: Heb. the dropping of honeycombs}