Proverbs 22:18

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

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

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

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

you'll give it bold expression in your speech.

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

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

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

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

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.