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Proverbs 22:18 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: King James Version

For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.

Proverbs 22:18

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16 He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.

17 Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.

18 For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.

19 That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.

20 Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,

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"When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;"

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"The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom."

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From This Chapter

Proverbs 22:1

"A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold."

Proverbs 22:2

"The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all."

Proverbs 22:3

"A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished."

Proverbs 22:4

"By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life."

Proverbs 22:5

"Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them."

Proverbs 22:6

"Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it."

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