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Proverbs 22:18

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

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כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…נָ֭עִיםnaimpleasantנָעִיםadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “pleasant”, the ordinary formH5273delightful (objective or subjective, literal or figurative)pleasant(-ure), sweet.כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…תִשְׁמְרֵ֣םtishmerembewardשָׁמַרverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “beward”, an unfinished actionH8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).בְּבִטְנֶ֑ךָbevitnekhain bodyבֶּטֶןpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “in body”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH990the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anythingbelly, body, [phrase] as they be born, [phrase] within, womb.יִכֹּ֥נוּyikonvbe fittedכּוּןverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “be fitted”, an unfinished actionH3559properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous)certain(-ty), confirm, direct, faithfulness, fashion, fasten, firm, be fitted, be fixed, frame, be meet, ordain, order, perfect, (make) preparation, prepare (self), provide, make provision, (be, make) ready, right, set (aright, fast, forth…יַ֝חְדָּ֗וyachdavalikeיַחַדadverb — “alike”H3162properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedlyalike, at all (once), both, likewise, only, (al-) together, withal.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…שְׂפָתֶֽיךָsefateykhalanguageשָׂפָהnoun, common, feminine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “language”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8193the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; let them be established altogether upon thy lips.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee, If they be established together upon thy lips.

Young’s Literal Translation

For they are pleasant when thou dost keep them in thy heart, They are prepared together for thy lips.

World English Bible

For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips.

Darby Translation

For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee: they shall be together fitted on thy lips.

Douay-Rheims

Which shall be beautiful for thee, if thou keep it in thy bowels, and it shall flow in thy lips:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; let them be established altogether upon thy lips.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

that thou mayest know that they are good: and if thou lay them to heart, they shall also gladden thee on thy lips.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ ἐὰν ἐμβάλῃς αὐτοὺς εἰς τὴν καρδίαν σου, εὐφρανοῦσί σε ἅμα ἐπὶ σοῖς χείλεσιν·