Amsal 22:18

22:18 For it is pleasing if ¹  you keep these sayings ²  within you,

and ³  they are ready on your lips. ⁴ 

[22:18]  ¹ tn Or “when” (so NIV).

[22:18]  ² tn Heb “keep them,” referring to the words of the wise expressed in these sayings. The referent has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[22:18]  ³ tn The term “and” does not appear in the Hebrew but is supplied in the translation.

[22:18]  ⁴ sn If the teachings are preserved in the heart/mind of the disciple, then that individual will always be ready to speak what was retained.