Proverbs 22:18

NETBible

For it is pleasing if 1  you keep these sayings 2  within you, and 3  they are ready on your lips. 4 

NIV ©

for it is pleasing when you keep them in your heart and have all of them ready on your lips.

NASB ©

For it will be pleasant if you keep them within you, That they may be ready on your lips.

NLT ©

For it is good to keep these sayings deep within yourself, always ready on your lips.

MSG ©

you'll give it bold expression in your speech.

BBE ©

For it is a delight to keep them in your heart, to have them ready on your lips.

NRSV ©

for it will be pleasant if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips.

NKJV ©

For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you; Let them all be fixed upon your lips,

KJV
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NASB ©
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NETBible

For it is pleasing if 1  you keep these sayings 2  within you, and 3  they are ready on your lips. 4 

NET Notes

1 tn Or “when” (so NIV).

2 tn Heb “keep them,” referring to the words of the wise expressed in these sayings. The referent has been specified in the translation for clarity.

3 tn The term “and” does not appear in the Hebrew but is supplied in the translation.

4 sn If the teachings are preserved in the heart/mind of the disciple, then that individual will always be ready to speak what was retained.