Proverbs 22:18
“For it is a pleasant thing, if thou keepe them within thee; they shall withall be fitted in thy lippes.”
1611 King James Version (KJV)
Viewing the original 1611 KJV with archaic English spelling.
Click to switch to the Standard KJV.
Proverbs 22:18 Context
16Hee that oppresseth the poore to increase his riches, and he that giueth to the rich, shall surely come to want. 17Bow downe thine eare, and heare the words of the wise, and apply thine heart vnto my knowledge. 18For it is a pleasant thing, if thou keepe them within thee; they shall withall be fitted in thy lippes. 19That thy trust may bee in the Lord, I haue made knowen to thee this day, euen to thee. 20Haue not I written to thee excellent things in counsailes and knowledge:
Share This Verse:
For [it is] a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.
- King James Version
For it will be pleasant if you keep them within you, That they may be ready on your lips.
- New American Standard Version (1995)