Proverbs 22:18

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For it is pleasant when you keep them within you; they will be ready on your lips all together.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 2:10 : 10 For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.
  • Prov 3:17 : 17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
  • Prov 8:6 : 6 Listen, for I speak noble things, and what comes from my lips is right.
  • Prov 10:13 : 13 Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of those who lack understanding.
  • Prov 10:21 : 21 The lips of the righteous nourish many, but fools die for lack of sense.
  • Prov 15:7 : 7 The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but the hearts of fools are not upright.
  • Prov 16:21 : 21 The wise in heart will be called discerning, and pleasant speech increases learning.
  • Prov 24:13-14 : 13 Eat honey, my son, for it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to your taste. 14 In the same way, know that wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
  • Prov 25:11 : 11 Like golden apples in silver settings is a word spoken at the right time.
  • Jer 15:16 : 16 Your words were found, and I ate them. Your word became to me the joy and delight of my heart, for I am called by Your name, LORD God of Hosts.
  • Mal 2:7 : 7 For the lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the Lord of Hosts.
  • John 7:38 : 38 'Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.'
  • Heb 13:15 : 15 Through Him then, let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that confess His name.
  • Job 32:18-19 : 18 For I am full of words, and the spirit within me compels me. 19 Inside me, my heart is like wine that has no vent, ready to burst like new wineskins.
  • Ps 19:10 : 10 The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever; the judgments of the LORD are true, and altogether righteous.
  • Ps 119:13 : 13 With my lips I recount all the judgments spoken by Your mouth.
  • Ps 119:103 : 103 How sweet are Your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
  • Ps 119:111 : 111 I have inherited Your testimonies forever, for they are the joy of my heart.
  • Ps 119:162 : 162 I rejoice in Your promise like one who finds great spoils.
  • Ps 119:171 : 171 My lips will pour forth praise, for You teach me Your statutes.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 5:2
    79%

    2So you may preserve discretion, and your lips may guard knowledge.

  • Prov 22:19-20
    2 verses
    78%

    19So that your trust may be in the LORD, I have made them known to you today—even you.

    20Have I not written for you thirty sayings of counsel and knowledge?

  • Prov 23:15-16
    2 verses
    77%

    15My son, if your heart becomes wise, my heart will also rejoice.

    16Yes, my inmost being will exult when your lips speak what is right.

  • Prov 4:20-22
    3 verses
    77%

    20My son, pay attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings.

    21Do not let them depart from your sight; keep them in the midst of your heart.

    22For they are life to those who find them and healing to all their flesh.

  • Job 22:21-22
    2 verses
    76%

    21Be reconciled with God now, and at peace with Him; this will bring good to you.

    22Accept instruction from His mouth and place His words in your heart.

  • Prov 16:21
    76%

    21The wise in heart will be called discerning, and pleasant speech increases learning.

  • Prov 2:10-11
    2 verses
    76%

    10For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.

    11Discretion will protect you, and understanding will guard you,

  • Prov 2:1-2
    2 verses
    76%

    1My son, if you accept my words and treasure my commands with you,

    2making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding,

  • Prov 16:23-24
    2 verses
    76%

    23The heart of the wise makes his mouth prudent, and his lips promote learning.

    24Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

  • Prov 3:21-22
    2 verses
    76%

    21My son, do not let them depart from your sight; guard sound wisdom and discretion.

    22They will be life to your soul and grace to your neck.

  • Prov 22:17
    75%

    17Incline your ear and listen to the words of the wise; apply your heart to my knowledge.

  • Prov 3:2-4
    3 verses
    75%

    2For they will add length of days, years of life, and peace to you.

    3Let lovingkindness and truth never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.

    4Then you will find favor and good understanding in the sight of God and man.

  • Prov 4:24
    75%

    24Put away from you a deceitful mouth, and keep corrupt speech far from you.

  • Prov 6:21-22
    2 verses
    74%

    21Bind them always upon your heart; tie them around your neck.

    22When you walk, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; and when you wake, they will speak to you.

  • Prov 7:3
    74%

    3Tie them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.

  • Prov 1:9
    74%

    9For they will be a graceful garland for your head and pendants for your neck.

  • Ps 31:20
    74%

    20How abundant is your goodness, which you have stored up for those who fear you and worked out for those who take refuge in you, in the presence of humanity.

  • Prov 7:1
    74%

    1My son, keep my words and treasure my commandments with you.

  • Ps 19:11
    73%

    11They are more desirable than gold, even the finest gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb.

  • Ps 34:13
    73%

    13Who is the person who desires life and loves many days to see good?

  • Prov 21:23
    73%

    23Whoever guards their mouth and tongue keeps themselves from troubles.

  • Deut 11:18
    73%

    18Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds. Tie them as reminders on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.

  • Ps 119:103
    72%

    103How sweet are Your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!

  • Prov 18:20-21
    2 verses
    72%

    20From the fruit of a man's mouth, his stomach is filled; he is satisfied with the yield of his lips.

    21Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.

  • Prov 3:17-18
    2 verses
    72%

    17Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.

    18She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her, and those who hold her fast are blessed.

  • Prov 16:13
    72%

    13Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and they love those who speak honestly.

  • Prov 20:15
    72%

    15There is gold and an abundance of jewels, but lips of knowledge are a precious treasure.

  • Prov 8:6
    72%

    6Listen, for I speak noble things, and what comes from my lips is right.

  • Job 20:13
    72%

    13though he cherishes it and does not let it go, but keeps it in the midst of his mouth,

  • Ps 141:3
    72%

    3Set a guard over my mouth, LORD; keep watch over the door of my lips.

  • Ps 119:171
    72%

    171My lips will pour forth praise, for You teach me Your statutes.

  • Prov 23:12
    72%

    12Apply your heart to discipline, and your ears to the words of knowledge.

  • Prov 4:5
    72%

    5Acquire wisdom; acquire understanding. Do not forget or turn away from the words of my mouth.

  • Prov 15:23
    71%

    23A person finds joy in an apt reply—and how good is a timely word!

  • Prov 14:3
    71%

    3The mouth of a fool brings a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise protect them.

  • Prov 24:14
    71%

    14In the same way, know that wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off.