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Proverbs 22:18
for it is pleasing when you keep them within you
from Saying 1, Proverbs 22:17-21
What it says

It is pleasant when you keep these sayings within you and have them ready on your lips.

What it is doing

This verse commends inward retention and ready expression of wisdom.

In context

17Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise — 18for it is pleasing when you keep them within you 19So that your trust may be in the LORD, 20Have I not written for you thirty sayings 21to show you true and reliable words,