Proverbs 22:18

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

For it is pleasing if you keep them within you and if they are  constantly on your lips.

Cross References

Jeremiah 15:16

Your words were found, and I ate them. Your words became a delight to me and the joy of my heart, for I bear your name, Lord God of Armies.

Proverbs 2:10

For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will delight you.

Proverbs 15:7

The lips of the wise broadcast knowledge, but not so the heart of fools.

Proverbs 10:21

The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of sense.

Proverbs 8:6

Listen, for I speak of noble things, and what my lips say is right.

Hebrews 13:15

Therefore, through him let us continually offer up to God a sacrifice of praise, that is, the fruit of lips that confess his name.

John 7:38

The one who believes in me,   as the Scripture   has said, will have streams of living water   flow   from deep within him.’

Proverbs 25:11

A word spoken at the right time is like gold apples in silver settings.

Proverbs 16:21

Anyone with a wise heart is called discerning, and pleasant speech  increases learning.

Proverbs 10:13

Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of the one who lacks sense.

Proverbs 3:17

Her ways are pleasant, and all her paths, peaceful.

Malachi 2:7

For the lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and people should desire instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the Lord of Armies.

Proverbs 22:19

I have instructed you today #– #even you – so that your confidence may be in the  Lord.

Proverbs 4:20

My son, pay attention to my words; listen closely to my sayings.

Proverbs 4:21

Don’t lose sight of them; keep them within your heart.