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Proverbs 22:17-18 in English

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Proverbs 22:17-18 in American Standard Version (1901)

17 Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, And apply thy heart unto my knowledge.
18 For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee, If they be established together upon thy lips.
Proverbs 22 in American Standard Version (1901)

Proverbs 22:17-18 in Brenton Septuagint Translation

17 Incline thine ear to the words of wise men: hear also my word, and apply thine heart,
18 that thou mayest know that they are good: and if thou lay them to heart, they shall also gladden thee on thy lips.
Proverbs 22 in Brenton Septuagint Translation

Proverbs 22:17-18 in King James Version + Apocrypha

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.
Proverbs 22 in King James Version + Apocrypha

Proverbs 22:17-18 in King James (Authorized) Version

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.
Proverbs 22 in King James (Authorized) Version

Proverbs 22:17-18 in LXX2012: Septuagint in American English 2012

17 Incline your ear to the words of wise men: hear also my word, and apply your heart,
18 that you may know that they are good: and if you lay them to heart, they shall also gladden you on your lips.
Proverbs 22 in LXX2012: Septuagint in American English 2012

PROVERBS 22:17-18 in Revised Version with Apocrypha (1895)

17 Incline 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, if they be established together upon thy lips.
PROVERBS 22 in Revised Version with Apocrypha (1895)

Proverbs 22:17-18 in Translation for Translators

17 Now listen MTY to what wise people have said; think carefully about what I am teaching you.
18 It will be good to ◄keep these things in your minds/always remember them►, because if you do that, you will be able to quote/recite them to others.
Proverbs 22 in Translation for Translators

Proverbs 22:17-18 in LXX2012: Septuagint in British/International English 2012

17 Incline your ear to the words of wise men: hear also my word, and apply your heart,
18 that you may know that they are good: and if you lay them to heart, they shall also gladden you on your lips.
Proverbs 22 in LXX2012: Septuagint in British/International English 2012

Proverbs 22:17-18 in World English Bible with Deuterocanon

17 Turn your ear, and listen to the words of the wise. Apply your heart to my teaching.
18 For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips.
Proverbs 22 in World English Bible with Deuterocanon

Proverbs 22:17-18 in World English Bible (Catholic)

17 Turn your ear, and listen to the words of the wise. Apply your heart to my teaching.
18 For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips.
Proverbs 22 in World English Bible (Catholic)

Proverbs 22:17-18 in World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

17 Turn your ear, and listen to the words of the wise. Apply your heart to my teaching.
18 For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips.
Proverbs 22 in World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

Proverbs 22:17-18 in Bible in Basic English

17 Let your ear be bent down for hearing my words, and let your heart give thought to knowledge.
18 For it is a delight to keep them in your heart, to have them ready on your lips.
Proverbs 22 in Bible in Basic English

Proverbs 22:17-18 in Darby Translation

17 Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart unto my knowledge.
18 For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee: they shall be together fitted on thy lips.
Proverbs 22 in Darby Translation

Proverbs 22:17-18 in Douay-Rheims 1899

17 Incline thy ear, and hear the words of the wise: and apply thy heart to my doctrine:
18 Which shall be beautiful for thee, if thou keep it in thy bowels, and it shall flow in thy lips:
Proverbs 22 in Douay-Rheims 1899

Proverbs 22:17-18 in Free Bible Version

17 Pay attention and listen to the words of the wise, and think carefully about my teachings—
18 for it's good to keep them in mind so you can be ready to share them.
Proverbs 22 in Free Bible Version

Proverbs 22:17-18 in Geneva Bible 1599

17 Incline thine eare, and heare the wordes of the wise, and apply thine heart vnto my knowledge.
18 For it shalbe pleasant, if thou keepe them in thy bellie, and if they be directed together in thy lippes.
Proverbs 22 in Geneva Bible 1599

Proverbs 22:17-18 in JPS TaNaKH 1917

17 Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart unto my knowledge.
18 For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; let them be established altogether upon thy lips.
Proverbs 22 in JPS TaNaKH 1917

Proverbs 22:17-18 in KJV Cambridge Paragraph Bible

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.
Proverbs 22 in KJV Cambridge Paragraph Bible

Proverbs 22:17-18 in Isaac Leeser Tanakh

17 Incline thy ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart unto my knowledge.
18 For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thy bosom, if they be altogether firmly seated upon thy lips.
Proverbs 22 in Isaac Leeser Tanakh

Proverbs 22:17-18 in Updated Brenton English Septuagint

17 Incline thine ear to the words of wise men: Hear also my word, and apply thy heart,
18 That thou mayest know that they are good: And if thou lay them to heart, They shall also gladden thee on thy lips,
Proverbs 22 in Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Proverbs 22:17-18 in Nyangumarta English Bible

Proverbs 22:17-18 don't exist in Nyangumarta English Bible.
Proverbs 22 in Nyangumarta English Bible

Proverbs 22:17-18 in George Noyes Bible

17 Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, And give heed to my instruction!
18 For it will be a pleasant thing, if thou keep them in thy bosom, When they are altogether established upon thy lips.
Proverbs 22 in George Noyes Bible

Proverbs [Sayings] 22:17-18 in One Unity Resource Bible

17 Turn your ear, and sh'ma ·hear obey· the words of the wise. Apply your heart to my teaching.
18 For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips.
Proverbs [Sayings] 22 in One Unity Resource Bible

Proverbs 22:17-18 in Unlocked Literal Bible

17 Incline your ear and listen to the words of the wise and apply your heart to my knowledge,
18 for it will be pleasant for you if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips.
Proverbs 22 in Unlocked Literal Bible

Proverbs 22:17-18 in World English Bible

17 Turn your ear, and listen to the words of the wise. Apply your heart to my teaching.
18 For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips.
Proverbs 22 in World English Bible

Proverbs 22:17-18 in World English Bible British Edition

17 Turn your ear, and listen to the words of the wise. Apply your heart to my teaching.
18 For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips.
Proverbs 22 in World English Bible British Edition

Proverbs 22:17-18 in Noah Webster Bible

17 Bow down thy ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart to my knowledge.
18 For it is a pleasant thing if thou keepest them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.
Proverbs 22 in Noah Webster Bible

Proverbs 22:17-18 in World Messianic Bible

17 Turn your ear, and listen to the words of the wise. Apply your heart to my teaching.
18 For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips.
Proverbs 22 in World Messianic Bible

Proverbs 22:17-18 in World Messianic Bible British Edition

17 Turn your ear, and listen to the words of the wise. Apply your heart to my teaching.
18 For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips.
Proverbs 22 in World Messianic Bible British Edition

Proverbs 22:17-18 in Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling

17 My son, bow down thine ear, and hear thou the words of wise men; but set thou the heart to my teaching.
18 That shall be fair to thee, when thou hast kept it in thine heart, and it shall flow again in thy lips.

Proverbs 22:17-18 in Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling (Enhanced)

17 My son, bow down thine ear, and hear thou the words of wise men; but set thou the heart to my teaching. (My son, bow down thy ear, and listen thou to the words of the wise; yea, set thou thy heart unto my teaching, or my instruction.)
18 That shall be fair to thee, when thou hast kept it in thine heart, and it shall flow again in thy lips. (It shall please thee when thou hast kept it in thy heart, and it shall flow freely from thy lips.)

Proverbs 22:17-18 in Young's Literal Translation

17 Incline thine ear, and hear words of the wise, And thy heart set to my knowledge,
18 For they are pleasant when thou dost keep them in thy heart, They are prepared together for thy lips.